Historical figures in 1932
The atlas holds 69 people and 110 moments here, in 1932. The most recorded lives are Charlie Chaplin, Umm Kulthum and Bảo Đại. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Performers.
Notable people
Hirohito
in 1932
1 moment here
Hirohito (posthumously Emperor Shōwa) was Emperor of Japan from 25 December 1926 until his death in 1989.…
Ho Chi Minh
in 1932
2 moments here
Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, who led the Việt Minh, proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, and…
Howard Florey
in 1932
1 moment here
Australian pharmacologist and pathologist who led the Oxford team that developed penicillin into a practical therapeutic drug.…
Jacques Chirac
in 1932
1 moment here
French statesman who served as prime minister (1974–1976; 1986–1988), mayor of Paris (1977–1995), and president of France (1995–2007).…
Jiddu Krishnamurti
in 1932
1 moment here
Indian philosopher, speaker, and writer. Raised within the Theosophical Society, he became head of the Order of the Star in the East, dissolved it at…
Jomo Kenyatta
in 1932
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Jomo Kenyatta (c. 1897–1978) was a Kenyan anti-colonial activist and politician who became Kenya’s first prime minister in 1963 and first president…
Juan Manuel Fangio
in 1932
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Argentine racing driver Juan Manuel Fangio was a five-time Formula One World Drivers’ Champion.…
Katharine Hepburn
in 1932
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American stage, film, and television actress whose career ran from 1928 to 1995. Hepburn was born in Hartford, Connecticut, educated at Bryn Mawr…
Lev Landau
in 1932
1 moment here
Soviet theoretical physicist Lev Davidovich Landau was born in Baku, educated in Baku and Leningrad, and undertook formative research travel in…
Lu Xun
in 1932
2 moments here
Lu Xun (Zhou Shuren; 1881–1936) was a Chinese writer, critic, translator, lecturer, and civil servant whose work was central to modern Chinese…
Macfarlane Burnet
in 1932
1 moment here
Australian virologist and immunologist Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet, known as Macfarlane Burnet, shared the 1960 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine…
Mahatma Gandhi
in 1932
1 moment here
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…
Manmohan Singh
in 1932
1 moment here
Indian economist, academic, civil servant, finance minister and prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014.…
Marguerite Duras
in 1932
2 moments here
French novelist, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and experimental filmmaker, born Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu.…
Maxim Gorky
in 1932
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Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov, known as Maxim Gorky, was a Russian and Soviet writer, journalist, publisher, and political activist.…
Miguel Ángel Asturias
in 1932
2 moments here
Guatemalan poet-diplomat, novelist, playwright, journalist, and 1967 Nobel laureate. Asturias’s documented life moved between Guatemala, Europe,…
Miriam Makeba
in 1932
2 moments here
South African singer, songwriter, actor, and anti-apartheid activist known as “Mama Africa.” Makeba’s career took her from Johannesburg and Pretoria…
Momoko Kōchi
in 1932
1 moment here
Japanese film, stage, and television actress, born Momoko Ōkōchi. She became widely known for playing Emiko Yamane in Godzilla (1954), later worked…
Muhammad Iqbal
in 1932
4 moments here
Muhammad Iqbal (1877–1938) was a South Asian philosopher, poet, lawyer, and political figure.…
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
in 1932
1 moment here
Ottoman officer, Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, founder of the Republic of Turkey, and its first president.…
Niels Bohr
in 1932
1 moment here
Danish theoretical physicist whose work on atomic structure and quantum theory earned the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physics.…
Octavio Paz
in 1932
1 moment here
Mexican poet, essayist, editor, and diplomat whose international postings and teaching appointments connected Mexico City, the United States, Europe,…
Pablo Neruda
in 1932
1 moment here
Chilean poet, diplomat, senator, Communist political figure, and 1971 Nobel laureate. Born Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto, he lived and…
Paramahansa Yogananda
in 1932
1 moment here
Indian and American Hindu monk, yogi, teacher, and founder of Self-Realization Fellowship and Yogoda Satsanga Society of India.…
Moments
- 1932 Concert tour in Beirut Umm Kulthum
- 1932 Concert tour in Damascus Umm Kulthum
- 1932 Concert tour in Rabat Umm Kulthum
- 1932 Concert tour in Tunis Umm Kulthum
- 1932 Final stop of 1932 tour Umm Kulthum
- 1932 Imprisonment at Yeravda Vallabhbhai Patel
- 1932 Hollywood screenwriting stays William Faulkner
- 1932 Birth at Heathwood Elizabeth Taylor
- 1932 Arrives in Singapore Charlie Chaplin
- 1932 Boards Suwa Maru at Naples Charlie Chaplin
- 1932 Stays at Sea View Hotel Charlie Chaplin
- 1932 Joseph Hunter chair at Sheffield Howard Florey
- 1932 Opening of The Warrior's Husband Katharine Hepburn
- 1932 Birth in Prospect Township Miriam Makeba
- 1932 Birth in Yanaka Momoko Kōchi
- 1932 Ceremonial entry into Changchun Puyi
- 1932 Attends Serangoon horse races Charlie Chaplin
- 1932 Hospitalized with dengue fever Charlie Chaplin
- 1932 Spends birthday in Bali Charlie Chaplin
- 1932 Detroit residence and artistic work Frida Kahlo
- 1932 Teacher at The Hawthorns High School George Orwell
- 1932 Return to Chile at Puerto Montt Pablo Neruda
- 1932 Persian tour reaches Tehran Rabindranath Tagore
- 1932 Solo transatlantic departure Amelia Earhart
- 1932 Solo transatlantic landing Amelia Earhart
- 1932 Dines at Fujiya Hotel Charlie Chaplin
- 1932 Third trip abroad: England Helen Keller
- 1932 Third trip abroad: Scotland Helen Keller
- 1932 Visits a Bedouin encampment Rabindranath Tagore
- 1932 Visit to Baghdad Rabindranath Tagore
- 1932 Arrival for MGM screenwriting work William Faulkner
- 1932 Returns to Los Angeles after world journey Charlie Chaplin
- 1932 At Klai Kangwon Palace during revolution Prajadhipok
- 1932 Return to Bangkok after the coup Prajadhipok
- 1932 Paints Detroit Industry Diego Rivera
- 1932 Accepts presidential nomination in Chicago Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1932 Arrival in California for film career Katharine Hepburn
- 1932 Stays at Çınarcık Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- 1932 Birth at Jato Abebe Bikila
- 1932 Birth in Bangkok Sirikit
- 1932 Birth in Chaguanas V. S. Naipaul
- 1932 Anchorage at Cape Saint-Jacques Bảo Đại
- 1932 Arrival at Đà Nẵng Bảo Đại
- 1932 Farewell before return to Vietnam Bảo Đại
- 1932 Return to Huế by rail Bảo Đại
- 1932 Poona Pact negotiations at Yerwada B. R. Ambedkar
- 1932 Campaign address in Salt Lake City Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1932 Campaign address in San Francisco Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1932 Birth in Gah Manmohan Singh
- 1932 Death in London Ronald Ross