Monaco in the Cold War

The atlas holds 12 people and 25 moments here, from 1950 to 1991. The most recorded lives are Grace Kelly, Ayrton Senna and Jack Brabham.

Notable people

  1. Audrey Hepburn

    in 1952

    1 moment here

    British actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn (Audrey Kathleen Ruston) was born in Brussels, raised across Belgium, England and the Netherlands,…

  2. Ayrton Senna

    from 1984 to 1991

    5 moments here

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

  3. Diana, Princess of Wales

    in 1982

    1 moment here

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

  4. Édith Piaf

    in 1963

    1 moment here

    French singer and lyricist Édith Giovanna Gassion, known as Édith Piaf, rose from street performance in Paris to international prominence in chanson…

  5. Errol Flynn

    in 1950

    1 moment here

    Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn was an Australian-born actor who became a major Hollywood star in swashbuckling and adventure films.…

  6. Grace Kelly

    from 1954 to 1982

    7 moments here

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

  7. Henri Matisse

    in 1954

    1 moment here

    French painter, sculptor, draughtsman, printmaker, and major figure of modern art. Born in Le Cateau-Cambresis, Matisse trained and worked…

  8. Jack Brabham

    from 1957 to 1970

    3 moments here

    Australian racing driver, engineer, team owner and three-time Formula One World Champion. Brabham began in Australian speedcar racing, worked as a…

  9. Juan Manuel Fangio

    from 1950 to 1957

    2 moments here

    Argentine racing driver Juan Manuel Fangio was a five-time Formula One World Drivers’ Champion.…

  10. Katharine Hepburn

    in 1969

    1 moment here

    American stage, film, and television actress whose career ran from 1928 to 1995. Hepburn was born in Hartford, Connecticut, educated at Bryn Mawr…

  11. Le Corbusier

    in 1965

    1 moment here

    Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…

  12. Winston Churchill

    in 1962

    1 moment here

    Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…

Moments

  1. 1950 Monaco Grand Prix victory Juan Manuel Fangio
  2. 1950 Marriage to Patrice Wymore Errol Flynn
  3. 1952 Filming Monte Carlo Baby Audrey Hepburn
  4. 1954 To Catch a Thief production Grace Kelly
  5. 1954 Death in Nice Henri Matisse
  6. 1955 First meeting with Prince Rainier Grace Kelly
  7. 1956 Civil marriage to Prince Rainier Grace Kelly
  8. 1956 Religious wedding ceremony Grace Kelly
  9. 1957 Monaco Grand Prix endurance finish Jack Brabham
  10. 1957 Monaco Grand Prix win Juan Manuel Fangio
  11. 1959 First Formula One World Championship race win Jack Brabham
  12. 1962 Falls at Hôtel de Paris in Monte Carlo Winston Churchill
  13. 1963 Convalescence at Cap Ferrat Édith Piaf
  14. 1965 Death while swimming at Cap-Martin Le Corbusier
  15. 1969 The Madwoman of Chaillot filming in Nice Katharine Hepburn
  16. 1970 Monaco Grand Prix runner-up finish Jack Brabham
  17. 1980 Monte Carlo arts-event dinner Grace Kelly
  18. 1982 Inaugural overseas tour for Princess Grace's funeral Diana, Princess of Wales
  19. 1982 Death at Monaco Hospital Grace Kelly
  20. 1982 Departure from Roc Agel Grace Kelly
  21. 1984 Wet-weather breakthrough at Monaco Ayrton Senna
  22. 1987 First Monaco Grand Prix victory Ayrton Senna
  23. 1989 Monaco Grand Prix victory Ayrton Senna
  24. 1990 Monaco Grand Prix victory Ayrton Senna
  25. 1991 Monaco Grand Prix victory Ayrton Senna

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