Brussels in the Space Age

The atlas holds 20 people and 22 moments here, from 1958 to 2021. The most recorded lives are Ronald Reagan, Silvio Berlusconi and Mikhail Gorbachev.

Notable people

Alberto Fujimori
in 1991
1 moment here
Peruvian agricultural engineer, university rector, and president of Peru from 1990 to 2000. His presidency combined market reforms and…
Alfredo Di Stéfano
in 1958
1 moment here
Argentine-born footballer and manager who became a Spanish citizen and was the central player in Real Madrid's five consecutive European Cup…
Chinghiz Aitmatov
in 2000
1 moment here
Kyrgyz author, public intellectual, and diplomat who wrote in Kyrgyz and Russian. His documented life connects his native Sheker and Soviet-era…
Eusébio
in 1964
1 moment here
Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (1942–2014) was a Portuguese footballer, born in Lourenço Marques (now Maputo), who became Benfica's record goalscorer and…
George H. W. Bush
in 1989
1 moment here
George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…
Gerald Ford
in 1975
1 moment here
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…
Herbert Hoover
in 1958
1 moment here
Herbert Clark Hoover was an American mining engineer, international relief administrator, U.S.…
José Mujica
in 2011
1 moment here
Uruguayan guerrilla fighter, farmer and politician who was president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015.…
Kofi Annan
in 2005
1 moment here
Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…
Li Keqiang
in 2019
1 moment here
Chinese politician and economist who rose from rural labour in Anhui through the Communist Youth League, led Henan and Liaoning, served as vice…
Mikhail Gorbachev
in 1972
1 moment here
Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…
Miriam Makeba
in 1985
1 moment here
South African singer, songwriter, actor, and anti-apartheid activist known as “Mama Africa.” Makeba’s career took her from Johannesburg and Pretoria…
Muammar Gaddafi
in 2004
1 moment here
Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…
Olav V
in 1964
1 moment here
Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…
Omar Bongo
in 1993
1 moment here
Gabonese politician who served as Gabon’s second president from 1967 until his death in 2009.…
Patrice Lumumba
in 1960
1 moment here
Congolese independence leader and first prime minister of the Republic of the Congo. Lumumba worked in Stanleyville, led the Mouvement National…
Richard Nixon
in 1969
1 moment here
Richard Milhous Nixon was an American lawyer, naval officer, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 37th president of the United States.…
Ronald Reagan
from 1985 to 1988
2 moments here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Silvio Berlusconi
from 2003 to 2021
2 moments here
Italian media entrepreneur, owner of AC Milan, and politician who served three terms as prime minister of Italy (1994–1995, 2001–2006, and…
Willy Brandt
in 1973
1 moment 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…

Brussels in the Space Age

Notable people

Alberto Fujimori

Alfredo Di Stéfano

Chinghiz Aitmatov

Eusébio

George H. W. Bush

Gerald Ford

Herbert Hoover

José Mujica

Kofi Annan

Li Keqiang

Mikhail Gorbachev

Miriam Makeba

Muammar Gaddafi

Olav V

Omar Bongo

Patrice Lumumba

Richard Nixon

Ronald Reagan

Silvio Berlusconi

Willy Brandt

Moments

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