Montreal in the Space Age

The atlas holds 10 people and 11 moments here, from 1964 to 2016. The most recorded lives are Elizabeth II, Charles de Gaulle and John Lennon.

Notable people

  1. Amy Winehouse

    in 2004

    1 moment here

    British singer and songwriter Amy Jade Winehouse was born in London and became internationally known for the albums Frank and Back to Black.…

  2. Ayrton Senna

    in 1988

    1 moment here

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

  3. Charles de Gaulle

    in 1967

    1 moment here

    French army officer, leader of Free France during the Second World War, head of France's Provisional Government, and president of the French Fifth…

  4. Elizabeth II

    from 1964 to 1976

    2 moments here

    Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…

  5. Elizabeth Taylor

    in 1964

    1 moment here

    British-American actress and HIV/AIDS activist. Born in London, Taylor moved to Southern California in 1939, became a major Hollywood star, worked…

  6. Haile Selassie

    in 1967

    1 moment here

    Haile Selassie I (born Tafari Makonnen) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 until his deposition in 1974.…

  7. John Lennon

    in 1969

    1 moment here

    English musician, songwriter, artist and peace activist; co-founder of the Beatles. This chronology records documented physical presence at…

  8. Macfarlane Burnet

    in 1967

    1 moment here

    Australian virologist and immunologist Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet, known as Macfarlane Burnet, shared the 1960 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine…

  9. Marguerite Duras

    in 1981

    1 moment here

    French novelist, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and experimental filmmaker, born Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu.…

  10. Prince

    in 2016

    1 moment here

    Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and filmmaker associated with the Minneapolis sound.…

Moments

  1. 1964 Marriage to Richard Burton Elizabeth Taylor
  2. 1964 Faced unrest in Montreal Elizabeth II
  3. 1967 Expo 67 opening Haile Selassie
  4. 1967 Noranda Lecture at Expo 67 Macfarlane Burnet
  5. 1967 Vive le Québec libre speech Charles de Gaulle
  6. 1969 Montreal Bed-in and Give Peace a Chance John Lennon
  7. 1976 Opened the Montreal Olympics Elizabeth II
  8. 1981 Press conferences in Montreal Marguerite Duras
  9. 1988 Canadian Grand Prix victory Ayrton Senna
  10. 2004 Montreal International Jazz Festival performance Amy Winehouse
  11. 2016 Montreal Piano & a Microphone shows Prince

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