Munich in the Space Age

The atlas holds 13 people and 14 moments here, from 1957 to 2018. The most recorded lives are Freddie Mercury, Michael Jackson and Pope Benedict XVI.

Notable people

  1. Abebe Bikila

    in 1972

    1 moment here

    Ethiopian marathon runner and Imperial Guard officer who won Olympic marathon gold in Rome in 1960 and Tokyo in 1964, both in world-record time.…

  2. Freddie Mercury

    from 1979 to 1983

    2 moments here

    Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) was a British singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead vocalist of Queen.…

  3. George H. W. Bush

    in 1992

    1 moment here

    George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…

  4. Ingmar Bergman

    in 1976

    1 moment here

    Swedish filmmaker, screenwriter, theatre director, theatre manager and author. Bergman’s career moved between Stockholm’s student and professional…

  5. John Eccles

    in 1980

    1 moment here

    Australian neurophysiologist and philosopher John Carew Eccles (1903–1997) was a Nobel laureate noted for research on synaptic transmission.…

  6. Kofi Annan

    in 2018

    1 moment here

    Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…

  7. Kurt Cobain

    in 1994

    1 moment here

    American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and founding member of Nirvana. This chronology maps documented residences, recording sessions, performances,…

  8. Michael Jackson

    in 1992

    1 moment here

    American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist whose career began with the Jackson 5 and developed into global solo stardom.…

  9. Muhammadu Buhari

    in 2015

    1 moment here

    Nigerian army officer, military head of state from 1983 to 1985, and elected president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023.…

  10. Pope Benedict XVI

    in 1977

    1 moment here

    Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927–2022), Pope Benedict XVI, was a German Catholic theologian, archbishop, cardinal, prefect of the Congregation for the…

  11. Stanley Kubrick

    in 1957

    1 moment here

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

  12. Wangarĩ Maathai

    in 1967

    1 moment here

    Kenyan environmentalist, democracy activist, academic, founder of the Green Belt Movement, parliamentarian, and the first African woman awarded the…

  13. Willy Brandt

    in 1982

    1 moment 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…

Moments

  1. 1957 Paths of Glory production Stanley Kubrick
  2. 1967 Doctoral study in Munich Wangarĩ Maathai
  3. 1972 Special guest at Munich Olympics Abebe Bikila
  4. 1976 Exile residence in Munich Ingmar Bergman
  5. 1977 Episcopal consecration Pope Benedict XVI
  6. 1979 Lived in Munich Freddie Mercury
  7. 1980 Werner Heisenberg Lectures John Eccles
  8. 1982 SPD conference in Munich Willy Brandt
  9. 1983 Recorded The Works in Munich Freddie Mercury
  10. 1992 Launches Dangerous Tour in Munich Michael Jackson
  11. 1992 G7 summit in Munich George H. W. Bush
  12. 1994 Final Nirvana concert Kurt Cobain
  13. 2015 G7 summit Muhammadu Buhari
  14. 2018 Technology and democracy speech Kofi Annan

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