Historical figures in 1940

The atlas holds 82 people and 139 moments here, in 1940. The most recorded lives are Charles de Gaulle, Adolf Hitler and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Performers.

Notable people

  1. Abdurrahman Wahid

    in 1940

    1 moment here

    Indonesian Islamic scholar, Nahdlatul Ulama leader, reform advocate, and fourth president of Indonesia (1999–2001), widely known as Gus Dur.…

  2. Abdus Salam

    in 1940

    1 moment here

    Pakistani theoretical physicist and 1979 Nobel Prize laureate whose career connected education in Punjab and Cambridge with professorships in Lahore…

  3. Adolf Hitler

    in 1940

    9 moments here

    Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who led the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP), became German…

  4. Albert Camus

    in 1940

    3 moments here

    French writer, philosopher, journalist, and political activist, born in French Algeria. Camus studied and worked in Algiers, moved between Algeria…

  5. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

    in 1940

    3 moments here

    French writer and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944) pioneered airmail flying in Europe, Africa, and South America, wrote works including…

  6. Astrud Gilberto

    in 1940

    1 moment here

    Brazilian-American singer and songwriter best known for her English-language vocals on “The Girl from Ipanema.” Born in Salvador, she grew up in Rio…

  7. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

    in 1940

    1 moment here

    Indian statesman, poet, journalist and Bharatiya Janata Party leader who served as India’s prime minister in 1996 and from 1998 to 2004.…

  8. Aung San

    in 1940

    3 moments here

    Burmese independence leader, political organizer, and military commander. Aung San helped found the Burma Independence Army, led the anti-Japanese…

  9. Benito Mussolini

    in 1940

    1 moment here

    Italian journalist, Fascist leader, and dictator of Italy from 1922 until his removal in 1943.…

  10. Bruce Lee

    in 1940

    1 moment here

    Bruce Lee (Lee Jun-fan) was a Hong Kong and American martial artist, actor, filmmaker, and founder of Jeet Kune Do.…

  11. Burhanuddin Rabbani

    in 1940

    1 moment here

    Afghan Islamic scholar, Jamiat-e Islami leader, president of Afghanistan during 1992–96 and briefly in 2001, Northern Alliance political leader, and…

  12. Carlos Fuentes

    in 1940

    1 moment here

    Carlos Fuentes Macías was a Mexican novelist, essayist, public intellectual, and diplomat. Born in Panama City to a Mexican diplomat, he spent…

  13. Charles de Gaulle

    in 1940

    13 moments here

    French army officer, leader of Free France during the Second World War, head of France's Provisional Government, and president of the French Fifth…

  14. Chien-Shiung Wu

    in 1940

    1 moment here

    Chinese-American experimental physicist whose career moved from Jiangsu and eastern China to California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York,…

  15. Christiaan Barnard

    in 1940

    1 moment here

    South African cardiac surgeon who led the team that performed the first successful human-to-human heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape…

  16. Claude Simon

    in 1940

    4 moments here

    French novelist, painter, photographer, viticulturist, Resistance participant, and 1985 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.…

  17. Diego Rivera

    in 1940

    1 moment here

    Mexican painter and muralist Diego Rivera was a central figure in Mexican muralism. His documented movements include study in Mexico and Europe, work…

  18. Dwight D. Eisenhower

    in 1940

    2 moments 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…

  19. Édith Piaf

    in 1940

    1 moment here

    French singer and lyricist Édith Giovanna Gassion, known as Édith Piaf, rose from street performance in Paris to international prominence in chanson…

  20. Eleanor Roosevelt

    in 1940

    1 moment here

    American political figure, diplomat, activist, and First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945.…

  21. Elizabeth II

    in 1940

    2 moments here

    Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…

  22. Elizabeth Taylor

    in 1940

    1 moment here

    British-American actress and HIV/AIDS activist. Born in London, Taylor moved to Southern California in 1939, became a major Hollywood star, worked…

  23. Ernest Hemingway

    in 1940

    2 moments here

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

  24. Errol Flynn

    in 1940

    1 moment here

    Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn was an Australian-born actor who became a major Hollywood star in swashbuckling and adventure films.…

Moments

  1. 1940 Intermediate studies in Jhang Abdus Salam
  2. 1940 Move to Paris for Paris-Soir Albert Camus
  3. 1940 Wartime stay in Lyon Albert Camus
  4. 1940 Postgraduate study at DAV College Atal Bihari Vajpayee
  5. 1940 Political study in Tokyo Aung San
  6. 1940 Family transfer to Santiago Carlos Fuentes
  7. 1940 Doctorate at UC Berkeley Chien-Shiung Wu
  8. 1940 Medical studies begin Christiaan Barnard
  9. 1940 Fort Ord assignment Dwight D. Eisenhower
  10. 1940 Regimental and corps staff work at Fort Lewis Dwight D. Eisenhower
  11. 1940 Return visit to Arthurdale Eleanor Roosevelt
  12. 1940 Family settlement in Beverly Hills Elizabeth Taylor
  13. 1940 Sun Valley writing base Ernest Hemingway
  14. 1940 Virginia City location shooting Errol Flynn
  15. 1940 Rome apartment with family Federico Fellini
  16. 1940 Consular transfer to Niterói Gabriela Mistral
  17. 1940 Secondary school in Barranquilla Gabriel García Márquez
  18. 1940 Wartime base at Lansdowne Terrace George Orwell
  19. 1940 Lived and studied in Bombo Idi Amin
  20. 1940 Nubian-riots injury at Wandegeya Idi Amin
  21. 1940 Move to Los Angeles Igor Stravinsky
  22. 1940 In Switzerland during German advance Indira Gandhi
  23. 1940 Student-theatre directing debut Ingmar Bergman
  24. 1940 Final flight to Zurich James Joyce
  25. 1940 Captured at Padoux Jean-Paul Sartre
  26. 1940 Prisoner at Stalag XII-D Jean-Paul Sartre
  27. 1940 Prisoner of war in Nancy Jean-Paul Sartre
  28. 1940 University of Sydney medical lectures John Eccles
  29. 1940 Studied at Stanford John F. Kennedy
  30. 1940 Sea of Cortez collecting expedition John Steinbeck
  31. 1940 Gran Premio del Norte at Lima Juan Manuel Fangio
  32. 1940 Algiers wartime planning efforts Le Corbusier
  33. 1940 Los Angeles portrait Marlene Dietrich
  34. 1940 PhD awarded at Birmingham Maurice Wilkins
  35. 1940 Started school in Lira Milton Obote
  36. 1940 Wartime exile in the United Kingdom Olav V
  37. 1940 Childhood in Bauru Pelé
  38. 1940 Wartime residence in New York P. L. Travers
  39. 1940 Stay at Lake Vyrnwy Hotel Prajadhipok
  40. 1940 Wartime move to Devon Prajadhipok
  41. 1940 First film role in Lahore Pran
  42. 1940 Exile route through London Saint-John Perse
  43. 1940 Fine-art study at Visva-Bharati Satyajit Ray
  44. 1940 Rest at Orchard's Point Sergei Rachmaninoff
  45. 1940 Residence at Wendtworth Sirimavo Bandaranaike
  46. 1940 Wartime move to Chongqing Soong Ching-ling
  47. 1940 KNIL reserve-battalion posting Suharto
  48. 1940 Seventh Flying Squad posting Toshiro Mifune
  49. 1940 All India Congress Committee meeting Vallabhbhai Patel
  50. 1940 Permanent residence at Monk's House Virginia Woolf

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