Historical figures of the Cold War

The atlas holds 395 people and 5,747 moments here, from 1947 to 1991. The most recorded lives are Ronald Reagan, Martin Luther King Jr. and Mikhail Gorbachev. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Performers.

Notable people

  1. William Faulkner

    from 1950 to 1962

    15 moments here

    American novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose work was closely associated with Oxford and north Mississippi.…

  2. Willy Brandt

    from 1961 to 1990

    40 moments here

    German Social Democratic politician, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm in Lübeck. He lived in exile in Norway and Sweden during the Nazi era, became…

  3. Yang Chen-Ning

    from 1949 to 1980

    16 moments here

    Chinese-American theoretical physicist whose work in statistical mechanics, particle physics, gauge theory, and condensed-matter physics included the…

  4. Yasser Arafat

    from 1948 to 1988

    21 moments here

    Palestinian political leader, founding member of Fatah, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization from 1969 to 2004, and president of the…

  5. Yasunari Kawabata

    from 1950 to 1972

    12 moments here

    Japanese novelist and short-story writer, Nobel laureate in Literature in 1968. His documented movements include an Osaka and Ibaraki childhood,…

  6. Yayoi Kusama

    from 1948 to 1977

    13 moments here

    Japanese avant-garde artist, novelist, and performance artist known for polka dots, Infinity Net paintings, immersive mirror rooms, and public…

  7. Yuri Gagarin

    from 1950 to 1968

    24 moments here

    Soviet pilot and cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin became the first human to travel into outer space and to orbit Earth on Vostok 1 on 12 April…

  8. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

    from 1947 to 1979

    47 moments here

    Pakistani barrister and statesman who served as Pakistan’s fourth president (1971–1973) and ninth prime minister (1973–1977).…

Moments

  1. 1950 Preparation for The Men Marlon Brando
  2. 1950 Early DNA diffraction photographs Maurice Wilkins
  3. 1950 Marriage in Montevideo Miguel Ángel Asturias
  4. 1950 Arrival for Moscow State University Mikhail Gorbachev
  5. 1950 Moscow State University residence Mikhail Gorbachev
  6. 1950 Establishes Missionaries of Charity Mother Teresa
  7. 1950 Audience with Pope Pius XII Ngô Đình Diệm
  8. 1950 Lobbying meetings in Paris Ngô Đình Diệm
  9. 1950 Visit to Japan during exile Ngô Đình Diệm
  10. 1950 First SRF World Convocation Paramahansa Yogananda
  11. 1950 Labour battalion near Zagreb Pol Pot
  12. 1950 Marriage on Boon Teck Road P. Ramlee
  13. 1950 Imprisonment at Fushun Puyi
  14. 1950 First Republic Day parade Rajendra Prasad
  15. 1950 Retreats to paint at Portlligat Salvador Dalí
  16. 1950 London business assignment Satyajit Ray
  17. 1950 Childhood move to Belgium Sebastián Piñera
  18. 1950 Return to Switzerland after coronation Sirikit
  19. 1950 Royal honeymoon at Hua Hin Sirikit
  20. 1950 Family move to St Albans Stephen Hawking
  21. 1950 First ascent of Bandarpunch Tenzing Norgay
  22. 1950 Residence at Ấn Quang Pagoda Thích Nhất Hạnh
  23. 1950 Living with grandmother Tina Turner
  24. 1950 Research appointment at UC Berkeley Tsung-Dao Lee
  25. 1950 Arrival for Oxford study V. S. Naipaul
  26. 1950 Foundry apprenticeship Yuri Gagarin
  27. 1950 Meeting with Stalin and Mao Ho Chi Minh
  28. 1950 Birth in Río Gallegos Néstor Kirchner
  29. 1950 Marriage at Aoyama Gakuin Methodist Church Toshiro Mifune
  30. 1950 Resumed presidency in Taipei Chiang Kai-shek
  31. 1950 Receiving television equipment at the port Hebe Camargo
  32. 1950 Ratio Club introductory talk Alan Turing
  33. 1950 First National Arbor Day attendance Hirohito
  34. 1950 Marriage at Srapathum Palace Sirikit
  35. 1950 Expedition to Makassar Suharto
  36. 1950 PEN inspection of Hiroshima atomic-bomb site Yasunari Kawabata
  37. 1950 PEN inspection of Nagasaki atomic-bomb site Yasunari Kawabata
  38. 1950 A Streetcar Named Desire revival Anthony Quinn
  39. 1950 Coronation at the Grand Palace Bhumibol Adulyadej
  40. 1950 Buddhist visit to Colombo B. R. Ambedkar
  41. 1950 Marriage to Conrad Hilton Jr. Elizabeth Taylor
  42. 1950 Installation as queen at coronation Sirikit
  43. 1950 Congress for Cultural Freedom founding conference Bertrand Russell
  44. 1950 Blair House Korean War meeting Harry S. Truman
  45. 1950 Visit to Jakarta Jawaharlal Nehru
  46. 1950 Business trip during the fall of Seoul Kim Dae-jung
  47. 1950 Challenges segregation at Mary's Cafe Martin Luther King Jr.
  48. 1950 Law studies at Christ Church Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
  49. 1950 Meeting Richard Nixon at Bohemian Grove Dwight D. Eisenhower
  50. 1950 Diplomatic call on Gromyko Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

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