Budapest in the Space Age

The atlas holds 8 people and 10 moments here, from 1972 to 2023. The most recorded lives are Pope Francis, Ayrton Senna and Mikhail Gorbachev.

Notable people

  1. Ayrton Senna

    from 1988 to 1992

    2 moments here

    Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna da Silva was a three-time Formula One World Drivers’ Champion.…

  2. Diana, Princess of Wales

    in 1990

    1 moment here

    Diana Frances Spencer (1961–1997) was Princess of Wales from 1981 until her divorce in 1996.…

  3. Dorothy Hodgkin

    in 1972

    1 moment here

    English chemist and X-ray crystallographer Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin determined major biomolecular structures including penicillin, vitamin B12,…

  4. Freddie Mercury

    in 1986

    1 moment here

    Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) was a British singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead vocalist of Queen.…

  5. 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…

  6. Kim Il Sung

    in 1984

    1 moment here

    Kim Il Sung (born Kim Song Ju) was a Korean communist guerrilla leader, North Korean political leader, and founder of the Democratic People’s…

  7. Mikhail Gorbachev

    in 1986

    1 moment here

    Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…

  8. Pope Francis

    from 2021 to 2023

    2 moments here

    Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was an Argentine Jesuit priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal, and head of the Catholic Church and…

Moments

  1. 1972 Insulin lecture in Budapest Dorothy Hodgkin
  2. 1984 State visit to Budapest in 1984 Kim Il Sung
  3. 1986 State visit to Budapest Mikhail Gorbachev
  4. 1986 Népstadion concert Freddie Mercury
  5. 1988 Hungarian Grand Prix victory Ayrton Senna
  6. 1989 Address at Karl Marx University George H. W. Bush
  7. 1990 Visit to Budapest's Museum of Applied Arts Diana, Princess of Wales
  8. 1992 Hungarian Grand Prix victory Ayrton Senna
  9. 2021 Eucharistic Congress Mass Pope Francis
  10. 2023 Second visit to Hungary Pope Francis

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