Historical figures in 1947
The atlas holds 71 people and 127 moments here, in 1947. The most recorded lives are Eva Perón, Mahatma Gandhi and John Steinbeck. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Jurists.
Notable people
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
in 1947
3 moments here
Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a barrister and political leader who led the All-India Muslim League and became Pakistan’s first governor-general after…
Mwai Kibaki
in 1947
1 moment here
Kenyan economist and politician who served as Kenya’s third president from 2002 to 2013. This chronology records documented physical presence from…
Neil Armstrong
in 1947
1 moment here
American naval aviator, research test pilot, NASA astronaut, aerospace administrator, and professor.…
Oscar Niemeyer
in 1947
1 moment here
Brazilian modernist architect whose career ranged from early work in Rio de Janeiro and New York to Brasília, Paris exile, and later international…
Pran
in 1947
1 moment here
Pran Krishan Sikand, known mononymously as Pran, was an Indian actor whose screen career extended from pre-Partition Lahore to Hindi cinema in…
Pridi Banomyong
in 1947
2 moments here
Thai lawyer, political leader, regent, prime minister, and founder of Thammasat University. A civilian leader of the 1932 Siamese Revolution, he…
Ram Narayan
in 1947
1 moment here
Indian sarangi player who established the sarangi as a solo concert instrument in Hindustani classical music.…
Salvador Dalí
in 1947
1 moment here
Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, designer, filmmaker, and leading exponent of Surrealism. Born in Figueres, Dalí trained in Madrid, joined the…
Sarojini Naidu
in 1947
1 moment here
Indian poet, nationalist, women’s-rights advocate, president of the Indian National Congress, and first governor of the United Provinces.…
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
in 1947
1 moment here
Bangladeshi political leader, founding president of Bangladesh, and prime minister. His documented life moved from childhood and schooling in Bengal…
Simone de Beauvoir
in 1947
2 moments here
French existentialist philosopher, writer, social theorist, and feminist activist. Born and died in Paris, Beauvoir studied philosophy in Paris,…
Sirikit
in 1947
1 moment here
Sirikit Kitiyakara was Queen of Thailand from 1950 to 2016 as consort of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and later Queen Mother.…
Suharto
in 1947
1 moment here
Indonesian army officer and politician who served as acting president from 1967 and president of Indonesia from 1968 until his resignation in 1998.…
Sukarno
in 1947
1 moment here
Sukarno (1901–1970) was an Indonesian nationalist, revolutionary, engineer, and the first president of Indonesia.…
Tenzing Norgay
in 1947
4 moments here
Nepalese-Indian Sherpa mountaineer, born Namgyal Wangdi, who with Edmund Hillary made the first confirmed ascent of Mount Everest on 29 May 1953.…
T. S. Eliot
in 1947
1 moment here
Thomas Stearns Eliot was a St. Louis-born poet, critic, editor, and playwright who studied in Massachusetts, Paris, Germany, and Oxford before making…
Vallabhbhai Patel
in 1947
3 moments here
Indian lawyer, Indian National Congress leader, independence activist, and statesman. Known as Sardar Patel, he organized major civil-disobedience…
Vasily Shukshin
in 1947
2 moments here
Soviet Russian writer, actor, screenwriter, and film director associated with Village Prose.…
Vivien Leigh
in 1947
1 moment here
British actress Vivien Leigh (born Vivian Mary Hartley) was acclaimed for stage work and for Academy Award-winning performances as Scarlett O'Hara in…
Walter Brattain
in 1947
1 moment here
American experimental physicist and co-inventor of the point-contact transistor. Brattain’s documented life moved from his birth in Amoy, China,…
Wangarĩ Maathai
in 1947
1 moment here
Kenyan environmentalist, democracy activist, academic, founder of the Green Belt Movement, parliamentarian, and the first African woman awarded the…
Yukio Mishima
in 1947
1 moment here
Yukio Mishima, born Kimitake Hiraoka, was a Japanese novelist, playwright, actor, and political activist.…
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
in 1947
1 moment here
Pakistani barrister and statesman who served as Pakistan’s fourth president (1971–1973) and ninth prime minister (1973–1977).…
Moments
- 1947 Tryst with Destiny address Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1947 Recovery stay in Stockbridge Judy Garland
- 1947 Fasts and spins in Calcutta on independence day Mahatma Gandhi
- 1947 Stays at Sodepur before independence Mahatma Gandhi
- 1947 Transfer to Buenos Aires Miguel Ángel Asturias
- 1947 Arrived in Karachi from Delhi Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- 1947 Pakistan independence celebrations Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- 1947 Presided over Pakistan's Constituent Assembly Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- 1947 Meetings with princely rulers Vallabhbhai Patel
- 1947 Return to L'Étoile with Les Compagnons Édith Piaf
- 1947 Rio Conference state visit Harry S. Truman
- 1947 American opening night at Playhouse Theatre Édith Piaf
- 1947 National Sports Festival opening Hirohito
- 1947 Death in Göttingen Max Planck
- 1947 Copa Aldao match in Montevideo Alfredo Di Stéfano
- 1947 Married at Westminster Abbey Elizabeth II
- 1947 Visit to the Casas Tipos exhibition Eva Perón
- 1947 Departure from Liverpool aboard MV Accra Kwame Nkrumah
- 1947 Escaped to Singapore after coup Pridi Banomyong
- 1947 Visit to Somnath ruins Vallabhbhai Patel
- 1947 Point-contact transistor work Walter Brattain
- 1947 Argentina debut at Estadio George Capwell Alfredo Di Stéfano
- 1947 The Gentleman From Athens on Broadway Anthony Quinn
- 1947 Tuberculosis treatment at Hairmyres Hospital George Orwell
- 1947 UGCC headquarters at Saltpond Kwame Nkrumah
- 1947 Secret marriage at Stratford-upon-Avon Lee Kuan Yew
- 1947 Marriage to Siti Hartinah Suharto