Beijing in the Space Age
The atlas holds 60 people and 133 moments here, from 1957 to 2025. The most recorded lives are Kim Il Sung, Liu Xiaobo and Norodom Sihanouk.
Notable people
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
in 1957
1 moment here
Bangladeshi political leader, founding president of Bangladesh, and prime minister. His documented life moved from childhood and schooling in Bengal…
Shinzo Abe
from 2006 to 2018
3 moments here
Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2020.…
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
in 1972
1 moment here
Sri Lankan stateswoman and three-time prime minister of Ceylon/Sri Lanka. Born Sirima Ratwatte in Ratnapura, she became the world’s first woman…
Soong Ching-ling
in 1981
2 moments here
Chinese politician and activist, wife of Sun Yat-sen, leading figure of the Kuomintang’s left wing, and later a senior officeholder of the People’s…
Sushma Swaraj
in 2015
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, politician and diplomat. Swaraj served in the Haryana government, represented constituencies in Parliament, was Chief Minister of…
Trần Đại Quang
in 2017
2 moments here
Vietnamese police general and politician who served as Minister of Public Security from 2011 to 2016 and as President of Vietnam from April 2016…
Tsung-Dao Lee
from 1972 to 2006
3 moments here
Chinese-American theoretical physicist and 1957 Nobel laureate, known for work on parity violation, particle physics, statistical mechanics, and…
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
in 2008
2 moments here
Nigerian teacher, businessman and politician who served as governor of Katsina State from 1999 to 2007 and president of Nigeria from 2007 until his…
Yang Chen-Ning
from 1971 to 2025
5 moments here
Chinese-American theoretical physicist whose work in statistical mechanics, particle physics, gauge theory, and condensed-matter physics included the…
Zaha Hadid
in 2012
3 moments here
Iraqi-British architect, artist, and designer known for experimental, fluid architectural forms.…
Zhou Enlai
from 1972 to 1976
2 moments here
Chinese revolutionary, statesman, and diplomat who served as the first premier of the People’s Republic of China from 1949 until his death.…
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
from 1972 to 1976
3 moments here
Pakistani barrister and statesman who served as Pakistan’s fourth president (1971–1973) and ninth prime minister (1973–1977).…
Moments
- 2008 Opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics Jiang Zemin
- 2008 Taken from Beijing apartment into secret detention Liu Xiaobo
- 2009 Medical residence in Beijing Norodom Sihanouk
- 2009 Meeting with Xi Jinping in Beijing Kim Dae-jung
- 2009 Held at Beijing No. 1 Detention Center Liu Xiaobo
- 2009 Trial at Beijing No. 1 Intermediate Court Liu Xiaobo
- 2010 88th-birthday visit at Tsinghua Yang Chen-Ning
- 2011 State visit to China Benigno Aquino III
- 2011 Xinhai Revolution centenary appearance Jiang Zemin
- 2011 Talks with Hu Jintao Nguyễn Phú Trọng
- 2012 Return to Beijing for treatment Norodom Sihanouk
- 2012 Galaxy SOHO construction visit Zaha Hadid
- 2012 Wangjing SOHO media interview Zaha Hadid
- 2012 Death in Beijing Norodom Sihanouk
- 2012 Galaxy SOHO opening Zaha Hadid
- 2013 Appointment as premier Li Keqiang
- 2013 China state visit José Mujica
- 2013 Official visit to China Manmohan Singh
- 2014 APEC summit and Xi Jinping meeting Shinzo Abe
- 2015 Beijing RIC meeting Sushma Swaraj
- 2015 State visit to China Edgar Lungu
- 2015 Meeting Xi Jinping in Beijing Nguyễn Phú Trọng
- 2016 State visit to China Muhammadu Buhari
- 2016 Appearance in Wangfujing Chester Bennington
- 2017 Belt and Road Forum Trần Đại Quang
- 2017 State visit to China begins Trần Đại Quang
- 2018 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Edgar Lungu
- 2018 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Muhammadu Buhari
- 2018 Beijing meetings with Xi Jinping Shinzo Abe
- 2019 State visit to China Sebastián Piñera
- 2022 Talks with Xi Jinping Nguyễn Phú Trọng
- 2023 Meeting with Xi Jinping Ebrahim Raisi
- 2025 Death in Beijing Yang Chen-Ning