Dublin in the Cold War

The atlas holds 11 people and 14 moments here, from 1947 to 1991. The most recorded lives are Grace Kelly, Stanley Kubrick and Ronald Reagan.

Notable people

1. Bob Marley

   in 1980

   1 moment here

   Jamaican singer, songwriter and guitarist whose work with the Wailers made reggae an international musical force.…

2. Desmond Tutu

   in 1991

   1 moment here

   South African Anglican bishop, theologian, anti-apartheid activist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Archbishop of Cape Town, and chair of South Africa’s…

3. Grace Kelly

   from 1961 to 1979

   3 moments here

   American actress Grace Patricia Kelly became an internationally prominent film star in the early 1950s, then Princess of Monaco after her 1956…

4. John F. Kennedy

   in 1963

   1 moment here

   John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…

5. Judy Garland

   in 1951

   1 moment here

   American actress, singer, and vaudevillian, born Frances Ethel Gumm. Garland rose from childhood vaudeville and MGM musical films to become a major…

6. Ludwig Wittgenstein

   in 1947

   1 moment here

   Austro-British philosopher whose work in logic, language, mathematics, and mind shaped twentieth-century analytic philosophy.…

7. Muhammad Ali

   in 1972

   1 moment here

   Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…

8. Pope Francis

   in 1980

   1 moment here

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

9. Richard Nixon

   in 1970

   1 moment here

   Richard Milhous Nixon was an American lawyer, naval officer, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 37th president of the United States.…

10. Ronald Reagan

    in 1984

    1 moment here

    American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…

11. Stanley Kubrick

    from 1973 to 1974

    2 moments here

    American filmmaker and photographer whose career began in New York photojournalism, expanded through Hollywood productions and European location…

Moments

1. 1947 Irish writing retreat Ludwig Wittgenstein
2. 1951 Theatre Royal engagement Judy Garland
3. 1961 Irish state visit at Áras an Uachtaráin Grace Kelly
4. 1963 Arrived in Dublin John F. Kennedy
5. 1963 Family visit to Carton House Grace Kelly
6. 1970 State visit to Ireland Richard Nixon
7. 1972 Alvin Lewis fight Muhammad Ali
8. 1973 Barry Lyndon production in Dublin Stanley Kubrick
9. 1974 Departure from Ireland via Dún Laoghaire Stanley Kubrick
10. 1979 Dublin Theatre Festival arrival Grace Kelly
11. 1980 English study at Milltown Pope Francis
12. 1980 Final outdoor concert Bob Marley
13. 1984 Addresses Irish Parliament Ronald Reagan
14. 1991 Televised service in Dublin Desmond Tutu

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