London in the Cold War

The atlas holds 92 people and 193 moments here, from 1947 to 1991. The most recorded lives are Freddie Mercury, Diana, Princess of Wales and Margaret Thatcher.

Notable people

Robert Mugabe
in 1979
2 moments here
Zimbabwean nationalist leader, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987 and President from 1987 to 2017.…
Ronald Reagan
from 1982 to 1989
4 moments here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
in 1963
1 moment here
Indian philosopher, academic, diplomat, and statesman. Radhakrishnan taught at leading Indian and British universities, served as vice-chancellor of…
Satyajit Ray
in 1950
1 moment here
Indian film director, screenwriter, author, illustrator, calligrapher, and composer. Ray was born and died in Calcutta (now Kolkata), made his career…
Satyendra Nath Bose
in 1958
1 moment here
Indian theoretical physicist and mathematician whose 1924 work founded Bose-Einstein statistics.…
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
in 1972
1 moment here
Bangladeshi political leader, founding president of Bangladesh, and prime minister. His documented life moved from childhood and schooling in Bengal…
Stanley Kubrick
from 1949 to 1985
3 moments here
American filmmaker and photographer whose career began in New York photojournalism, expanded through Hollywood productions and European location…
Tina Turner
in 1974
1 moment here
Tina Turner (Anna Mae Bullock) was an American-born Swiss singer, songwriter, actress, and author.…
Toni Morrison
in 1988
1 moment here
Toni Morrison (Chloe Ardelia Wofford) was an American novelist, editor, and professor whose career moved through Ohio, Washington, D.C., New York,…
Tony Curtis
in 1970
1 moment here
American actor Tony Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz) worked in film, television, theatre, and painting over a career spanning six decades.…
T. S. Eliot
from 1957 to 1965
3 moments here
Thomas Stearns Eliot was a St. Louis-born poet, critic, editor, and playwright who studied in Massachusetts, Paris, Germany, and Oxford before making…
Tunku Abdul Rahman
in 1956
2 moments here
Malaysian statesman, UMNO leader, chief minister of the Federation of Malaya, and first prime minister of Malaya and Malaysia.…
Vivien Leigh
from 1947 to 1967
4 moments here
British actress Vivien Leigh (born Vivian Mary Hartley) was acclaimed for stage work and for Academy Award-winning performances as Scarlett O'Hara in…
V. S. Naipaul
from 1954 to 1964
5 moments here
Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul was a Trinidad-born British novelist, essayist, and travel writer.…
Whitney Houston
in 1988
1 moment here
American singer, actress, producer, and cultural icon known for recordings including “I Will Always Love You,” major world tours, film roles, and…
Willy Brandt
from 1963 to 1970
2 moments 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…
Winston Churchill
in 1965
1 moment here
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…
Yasunari Kawabata
in 1957
1 moment here
Japanese novelist and short-story writer, Nobel laureate in Literature in 1968. His documented movements include an Osaka and Ibaraki childhood,…
Zaha Hadid
from 1972 to 1980
2 moments here
Iraqi-British architect, artist, and designer known for experimental, fluid architectural forms.…
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
from 1953 to 1973
2 moments here
Pakistani barrister and statesman who served as Pakistan’s fourth president (1971–1973) and ninth prime minister (1973–1977).…

London in the Cold War

Notable people

Robert Mugabe

Ronald Reagan

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Satyajit Ray

Satyendra Nath Bose

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Stanley Kubrick

Tina Turner

Toni Morrison

Tony Curtis

T. S. Eliot

Tunku Abdul Rahman

Vivien Leigh

V. S. Naipaul

Whitney Houston

Willy Brandt

Winston Churchill

Yasunari Kawabata

Zaha Hadid

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

Moments

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