Monaco in the Space Age

The atlas holds 9 people and 19 moments here, from 1957 to 1993. The most recorded lives are Ayrton Senna, Grace Kelly and Jack Brabham.

Notable people

  1. Ayrton Senna

    from 1984 to 1993

    7 moments here

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

  2. 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.…

  3. 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…

  4. Grace Kelly

    from 1980 to 1982

    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…

  5. 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…

  6. Juan Manuel Fangio

    in 1957

    1 moment here

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

  7. 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…

  8. 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.…

  9. 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. 1957 Monaco Grand Prix endurance finish Jack Brabham
  2. 1957 Monaco Grand Prix win Juan Manuel Fangio
  3. 1959 First Formula One World Championship race win Jack Brabham
  4. 1962 Falls at Hôtel de Paris in Monte Carlo Winston Churchill
  5. 1963 Convalescence at Cap Ferrat Édith Piaf
  6. 1965 Death while swimming at Cap-Martin Le Corbusier
  7. 1969 The Madwoman of Chaillot filming in Nice Katharine Hepburn
  8. 1970 Monaco Grand Prix runner-up finish Jack Brabham
  9. 1980 Monte Carlo arts-event dinner Grace Kelly
  10. 1982 Inaugural overseas tour for Princess Grace's funeral Diana, Princess of Wales
  11. 1982 Death at Monaco Hospital Grace Kelly
  12. 1982 Departure from Roc Agel Grace Kelly
  13. 1984 Wet-weather breakthrough at Monaco Ayrton Senna
  14. 1987 First Monaco Grand Prix victory Ayrton Senna
  15. 1989 Monaco Grand Prix victory Ayrton Senna
  16. 1990 Monaco Grand Prix victory Ayrton Senna
  17. 1991 Monaco Grand Prix victory Ayrton Senna
  18. 1992 Monaco Grand Prix victory Ayrton Senna
  19. 1993 Record sixth Monaco Grand Prix victory Ayrton Senna

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