Historical figures in 1945

The atlas holds 116 people and 201 moments here, in 1945. The most recorded lives are Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Benito Mussolini and George Orwell. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Educators.

Notable people

1. Edmund Hillary

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   New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, diplomat, and philanthropist. Hillary became internationally known after reaching Mount Everest’s summit with…

2. Eisaku Satō

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   Japanese politician and prime minister of Japan from 1964 to 1972. A former railway bureaucrat, Satō led Japan during rapid economic growth, pursued…

3. Eleanor Roosevelt

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

4. Elizabeth II

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

5. Elvis Presley

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   American singer and actor Elvis Aaron Presley, widely known as the “King of Rock and Roll.” Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, he grew up in Memphis,…

6. Emilio Aguinaldo

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   Filipino revolutionary, military leader, and political figure who led forces in the Philippine Revolution, headed the First Philippine Republic,…

7. Enrico Fermi

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   Italian and naturalized-American physicist whose documented movements trace a path from Rome and Pisa through European study in Göttingen and Leiden,…

8. Eva Perón

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   María Eva Duarte de Perón, known as Eva or Evita Perón, was an Argentine actress, political leader, social-welfare organizer, and First Lady of…

9. Félix Houphouët-Boigny

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   1 moment here

   Ivorian physician and politician who became the first president of Côte d’Ivoire, serving from independence in 1960 until his death in 1993.…

10. Fidel Castro

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    1 moment here

    Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…

11. Fidel V. Ramos

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    Filipino military officer and politician who served as president of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998.…

12. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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

13. Frida Kahlo

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    Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón) was born in Coyoacán and spent much of her life in Mexico City.…

14. Gabriela Mistral

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    Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…

15. George H. W. Bush

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    George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…

16. George Orwell

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

17. Gerald Ford

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    Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.) was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 after having served as…

18. Getúlio Vargas

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    1 moment here

    Brazilian lawyer, military officer, and politician who led Brazil from 1930 to 1945 and again from 1951 until his death in 1954.…

19. Gough Whitlam

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    Edward Gough Whitlam was an Australian lawyer, Royal Australian Air Force navigator, Labor politician and the 21st prime minister of Australia.…

20. Harry S. Truman

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

21. Hastings Banda

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

22. Hideki Tojo

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    Japanese Imperial Army officer and politician who served as Japan's prime minister from 1941 to 1944.…

23. Hirohito

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    Hirohito (posthumously Emperor Shōwa) was Emperor of Japan from 25 December 1926 until his death in 1989.…

24. Ho Chi Minh

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    3 moments here

    Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, who led the Việt Minh, proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, and…

Moments

1. 1945 Diplomatic service in Paris Octavio Paz
2. 1945 Mexican diplomatic posting in New York City Octavio Paz
3. 1945 Arrival in Stanleyville Patrice Lumumba
4. 1945 Postwar settlement in Chelsea P. L. Travers
5. 1945 Internment at Neu-Ulm Pope Benedict XVI
6. 1945 Aid to Edith Zierer Pope John Paul II
7. 1945 Return to Lahore after marriage Pran
8. 1945 Soviet detention at Chita Puyi
9. 1945 Soviet detention at Khabarovsk Puyi
10. 1945 Cornell residence at Telluride House Richard Feynman
11. 1945 Trinity nuclear test Richard Feynman
12. 1945 Baltimore naval-contract office Richard Nixon
13. 1945 Bureau of Aeronautics office Richard Nixon
14. 1945 Teaching at Dadaya Mission Robert Mugabe
15. 1945 Keeps first Yearling Row Ranch Ronald Reagan
16. 1945 Writing Vents on Seven Hundred Acre Island Saint-John Perse
17. 1945 Left Dhaka for Calcutta University Satyendra Nath Bose
18. 1945 Evening student at City College Stanley Kubrick
19. 1945 Battles around Magelang and Ambarawa Suharto
20. 1945 Kangchenjunga reconnaissance Tenzing Norgay
21. 1945 End of war at Kumanosho base Toshiro Mifune
22. 1945 Study at National Southwestern Associated University Tsung-Dao Lee
23. 1945 Anti-Malayan Union speech in Alor Setar Tunku Abdul Rahman
24. 1945 Anti-Malayan Union speech in Kulim Tunku Abdul Rahman
25. 1945 Anti-Malayan Union speech in Sungai Petani Tunku Abdul Rahman
26. 1945 Protection of Alor Setar after Japanese surrender Tunku Abdul Rahman
27. 1945 Kolkhoz worker in native village Vasily Shukshin
28. 1945 Studies at Blackstone College for Girls Violeta Chamorro
29. 1945 Stops in Malta en route to Yalta Winston Churchill
30. 1945 Graduate enrollment at the University of Chicago Yang Chen-Ning
31. 1945 Transit through Calcutta for U.S. study Yang Chen-Ning
32. 1945 Arrest while serving in East Prussia Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
33. 1945 Death at Bergen-Belsen Anne Frank
34. 1945 Birth at his maternal grandfather's farm Bob Marley
35. 1945 Théâtre de l'Étoile engagement Édith Piaf
36. 1945 Arrest at San Nicolas residence Emilio Aguinaldo
37. 1945 Attends Yalta Conference Franklin Delano Roosevelt
38. 1945 Briefs ambassadors in Algiers Franklin Delano Roosevelt
39. 1945 Meets Churchill in Malta Franklin Delano Roosevelt
40. 1945 Meets Middle Eastern rulers on Great Bitter Lake Franklin Delano Roosevelt
41. 1945 War correspondent in liberated Paris George Orwell
42. 1945 Attends the Yalta Conference Joseph Stalin
43. 1945 Performance on a tank at Gillrath Marlene Dietrich
44. 1945 Attends Yalta Conference Winston Churchill
45. 1945 Last filmed public appearance in Chancellery garden Adolf Hitler
46. 1945 Consultation at the California Institute of Technology Alfred Hitchcock
47. 1945 Burma National Army parade Aung San
48. 1945 Independence declaration meeting Bảo Đại
49. 1945 Addresses Congress after Yalta Franklin Delano Roosevelt
50. 1945 Returns to Warm Springs to rest Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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