Historical figures in 1917

The atlas holds 71 people and 130 moments here, in 1917. The most recorded lives are Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky and Sergei Rachmaninoff. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Artists.

Notable people

  1. Albert Luthuli

    in 1917

    2 moments here

    Albert John Luthuli was a South African teacher, traditional leader, anti-apartheid activist, and President-General of the African National Congress.…

  2. Alfred Deakin

    in 1917

    1 moment here

    Australian barrister, journalist, federation advocate and Australia’s second prime minister.…

  3. Alfred Hitchcock

    in 1917

    1 moment here

    English filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980), known as the “Master of Suspense,” worked in British cinema before relocating to Hollywood in 1939.…

  4. Amelia Earhart

    in 1917

    1 moment here

    American aviator and author. Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas, became a leading aviation pioneer, crossed the Atlantic as a passenger in 1928,…

  5. Bertrand Russell

    in 1917

    1 moment here

    Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, was an English philosopher, mathematician, logician, writer, and public campaigner.…

  6. B. R. Ambedkar

    in 1917

    1 moment here

    Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer, politician, principal architect of India’s Constitution, and a leading…

  7. C. V. Raman

    in 1917

    1 moment here

    Indian physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (1888–1970), known for research on light scattering and for the Raman effect.…

  8. Dwight D. Eisenhower

    in 1917

    1 moment here

    Dwight D. Eisenhower was a United States Army officer, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, and the 34th president of the United…

  9. Ernest Hemingway

    in 1917

    1 moment here

    American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway’s documented movements ranged from Illinois and Michigan to Italy in World War I,…

  10. Ferdinand Marcos

    in 1917

    1 moment here

    Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as president of the Philippines from 1965 until his overthrow…

  11. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

    in 1917

    2 moments here

    Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as New York state senator, assistant secretary of the Navy,…

  12. Franz Kafka

    in 1917

    3 moments here

    German-language Jewish Czech writer whose fiction transformed modern literature. Born and educated in Prague, Kafka trained as a lawyer and worked…

  13. George Bernard Shaw

    in 1917

    1 moment here

    Irish playwright, critic, polemicist, and political activist. Born in Dublin, Shaw moved to London in 1876, became a leading Fabian and dramatist,…

  14. George Orwell

    in 1917

    2 moments here

    George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, and democratic socialist.…

  15. Golda Meir

    in 1917

    2 moments here

    Golda Meir was an Israeli political leader who served as Israel’s prime minister from 1969 to 1974.…

  16. Harry S. Truman

    in 1917

    1 moment here

    Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.…

  17. Hastings Banda

    in 1917

    1 moment here

    Hastings Kamuzu Banda was a Malawian physician and politician who led Nyasaland to independence and served as Malawi's prime minister and first…

  18. Helen Keller

    in 1917

    1 moment here

    Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…

  19. Henri Matisse

    in 1917

    2 moments here

    French painter, sculptor, draughtsman, printmaker, and major figure of modern art. Born in Le Cateau-Cambresis, Matisse trained and worked…

  20. Herbert Hoover

    in 1917

    1 moment here

    Herbert Clark Hoover was an American mining engineer, international relief administrator, U.S.…

  21. Howard Florey

    in 1917

    1 moment here

    Australian pharmacologist and pathologist who led the Oxford team that developed penicillin into a practical therapeutic drug.…

  22. Igor Stravinsky

    in 1917

    2 moments here

    Russian-born composer, conductor, and pianist who became a French citizen in 1934 and an American citizen in 1945.…

  23. Igor Tamm

    in 1917

    1 moment here

    Soviet theoretical physicist and 1958 Nobel laureate in Physics, noted for work on Cherenkov radiation, nuclear physics, and controlled thermonuclear…

  24. I. M. Pei

    in 1917

    1 moment here

    Ieoh Ming Pei was a Chinese-American architect whose work ranged from U.S. civic and cultural buildings to major projects in China, France, and the…

Moments

  1. 1917 Principalship at Blaauwbosch school Albert Luthuli
  2. 1917 Teaching qualification at Edendale Albert Luthuli
  3. 1917 Return and confinement at home Alfred Deakin
  4. 1917 Royal Engineers exercise in Hyde Park Alfred Hitchcock
  5. 1917 Toronto nursing service Amelia Earhart
  6. 1917 Military Secretary appointment in Baroda B. R. Ambedkar
  7. 1917 Training command at Fort Oglethorpe Dwight D. Eisenhower
  8. 1917 Reporter at The Kansas City Star Ernest Hemingway
  9. 1917 Inspects Haiti Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  10. 1917 Inspects Santo Domingo Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  11. 1917 Western Front battlefield visit George Bernard Shaw
  12. 1917 Spring term at Wellington College George Orwell
  13. 1917 Poale Zion travel in Chicago Golda Meir
  14. 1917 Artillery training at Camp Doniphan Harry S. Truman
  15. 1917 Mine work in Johannesburg Hastings Banda
  16. 1917 Move to Forest Hills Helen Keller
  17. 1917 Relocation to Cimiez Henri Matisse
  18. 1917 Travel to Nice and settlement on the Riviera Henri Matisse
  19. 1917 Moved into Washington home Herbert Hoover
  20. 1917 Delegate to the First Congress of Soviets Igor Tamm
  21. 1917 Sojourns in Locarno James Joyce
  22. 1917 Livestock transport work at Narok Jomo Kenyatta
  23. 1917 Store work in Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta
  24. 1917 Humber Garrison outpost at Roos J. R. R. Tolkien
  25. 1917 Recovery at Little Haywood J. R. R. Tolkien
  26. 1917 Residence in the Bronx Leon Trotsky
  27. 1917 Okhrana headquarters visit after the February Revolution Maxim Gorky
  28. 1917 Lauenstein Conferences Max Weber
  29. 1917 Science as a Vocation lecture Max Weber
  30. 1917 Visits the German Western Front Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
  31. 1917 Visits Pompeii Pablo Picasso
  32. 1917 Champaran Satyagraha Rajendra Prasad
  33. 1917 Lives in Monmouth Ronald Reagan
  34. 1917 Exhibits at his Figueres home Salvador Dalí
  35. 1917 Recuperation in Long Beach Sarah Bernhardt
  36. 1917 Suffrage advocacy before the Joint Select Committee Sarojini Naidu
  37. 1917 Final departure from Ivanovka Sergei Rachmaninoff
  38. 1917 War-benefit recital in Moscow Sergei Rachmaninoff
  39. 1917 Cambridge nursing home Srinivasa Ramanujan
  40. 1917 Sanatorium treatment in London Srinivasa Ramanujan
  41. 1917 Sanatorium treatment in Matlock Srinivasa Ramanujan
  42. 1917 Sanatorium treatment in Wells Srinivasa Ramanujan
  43. 1917 Conducts experiments on Long Island Sound Thomas Edison
  44. 1917 Lloyds Bank employment T. S. Eliot
  45. 1917 Childhood stay at Ootacamund Vivien Leigh
  46. 1917 Return to Chicago for high school Walt Disney
  47. 1917 Chelsea studio Katherine Mansfield
  48. 1917 Permanent move to Paris Le Corbusier
  49. 1917 Death at rue Beaujon Octave Mirbeau
  50. 1917 Designs Parade in Rome Pablo Picasso

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