Colombo in the Space Age
The atlas holds 9 people and 14 moments here, from 1957 to 2024. The most recorded lives are Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Rajiv Gandhi and Jiddu Krishnamurti.
Notable people
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
in 1998
1 moment here
Indian statesman, poet, journalist and Bharatiya Janata Party leader who served as India’s prime minister in 1996 and from 1998 to 2004.…
Ebrahim Raisi
in 2024
1 moment here
Iranian cleric, judicial official, and politician who served as president of Iran from 2021 until his death in a helicopter crash in 2024.…
Jiddu Krishnamurti
from 1957 to 1980
2 moments here
Indian philosopher, speaker, and writer. Raised within the Theosophical Society, he became head of the Order of the Star in the East, dissolved it at…
Manmohan Singh
in 2008
1 moment here
Indian economist, academic, civil servant, finance minister and prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014.…
Muammar Gaddafi
in 1976
1 moment here
Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…
Rajiv Gandhi
in 1987
2 moments here
Rajiv Gandhi was an Indian aircraft pilot and politician who served as prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989.…
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
from 1959 to 2000
4 moments 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…
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…
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
in 1975
1 moment here
Pakistani barrister and statesman who served as Pakistan’s fourth president (1971–1973) and ninth prime minister (1973–1977).…
Moments
- 1957 Talks in Colombo Jiddu Krishnamurti
- 1959 At home during assassination of S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike Sirimavo Bandaranaike
- 1962 Sino-Indian mediation conferences Sirimavo Bandaranaike
- 1975 Official visit to Colombo Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1976 Host of fifth Non-Aligned summit Sirimavo Bandaranaike
- 1976 Non-Aligned summit in Colombo Muammar Gaddafi
- 1980 Talks in Colombo Jiddu Krishnamurti
- 1987 Inspects Sri Lankan guard of honour Rajiv Gandhi
- 1987 Signs Indo-Lanka Peace Accord Rajiv Gandhi
- 1998 SAARC summit visit Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- 2000 Death while returning from voting Sirimavo Bandaranaike
- 2008 SAARC summit in Colombo Manmohan Singh
- 2015 Preparatory visit to Colombo Sushma Swaraj
- 2024 Visit to Colombo Ebrahim Raisi