Historical figures in 1949
The atlas holds 81 people and 105 moments here, in 1949. The most recorded lives are Albert Camus, Sukarno and Mao Zedong. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Performers.
Notable people
Vallabhbhai Patel
in 1949
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, Indian National Congress leader, independence activist, and statesman. Known as Sardar Patel, he organized major civil-disobedience…
Vasily Shukshin
in 1949
2 moments here
Soviet Russian writer, actor, screenwriter, and film director associated with Village Prose.…
Vivien Leigh
in 1949
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…
Walt Disney
in 1949
1 moment here
Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. His documented movements include childhood residences in…
Winston Churchill
in 1949
1 moment here
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…
Yang Chen-Ning
in 1949
1 moment here
Chinese-American theoretical physicist whose work in statistical mechanics, particle physics, gauge theory, and condensed-matter physics included the…
Yasser Arafat
in 1949
1 moment here
Palestinian political leader, founding member of Fatah, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization from 1969 to 2004, and president of the…
Yitzhak Rabin
in 1949
1 moment here
Israeli military officer, statesman, prime minister, ambassador, and 1994 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.…
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
in 1949
1 moment here
Pakistani barrister and statesman who served as Pakistan’s fourth president (1971–1973) and ninth prime minister (1973–1977).…