Paris in the Cold War
The atlas holds 93 people and 172 moments here, from 1947 to 1991. The most recorded lives are Édith Piaf, Dalida and Lê Đức Thọ.
Notable people
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
in 1985
1 moment here
Algerian politician, diplomat, and president. Born in Oujda, he joined the National Liberation Army during the Algerian War, served as Algeria's…
Abdus Salam
in 1984
1 moment here
Pakistani theoretical physicist and 1979 Nobel Prize laureate whose career connected education in Punjab and Cambridge with professorships in Lahore…
Alan García
from 1973 to 1977
2 moments here
Alan García Pérez was a Peruvian politician and leader of the Peruvian Aprista Party who served two nonconsecutive terms as president of Peru, from…
Alfredo Di Stéfano
in 1956
1 moment here
Argentine-born footballer and manager who became a Spanish citizen and was the central player in Real Madrid's five consecutive European Cup…
Andy Warhol
from 1965 to 1972
2 moments here
American artist and filmmaker whose work helped define Pop art. Born in Pittsburgh, Warhol studied there before moving to New York in 1949.…
Anthony Quinn
in 1963
1 moment here
Mexican-American actor, painter, sculptor, writer, and civil-rights supporter Anthony Quinn (Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca) worked in film,…
Anwar Sadat
in 1975
1 moment here
Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat was an Egyptian army officer, Free Officer, politician, and president of Egypt from 1970 until his assassination in 1981.…
Astrud Gilberto
in 1988
1 moment here
Brazilian-American singer and songwriter best known for her English-language vocals on “The Girl from Ipanema.” Born in Salvador, she grew up in Rio…
Bảo Đại
from 1949 to 1954
2 moments here
Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thụy, known as Bảo Đại, was the final emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty and later chief of state of the State of Vietnam.…
Brigitte Bardot
from 1949 to 1959
2 moments here
French actress, singer, model, and animal-rights activist. Born and raised in Paris, Bardot became an international film star in the 1950s and 1960s…
Carlos Fuentes
from 1975 to 1979
2 moments here
Carlos Fuentes Macías was a Mexican novelist, essayist, public intellectual, and diplomat. Born in Panama City to a Mexican diplomat, he spent…
Celia Cruz
in 1980
1 moment here
Celia Cruz was a Cuban-American singer celebrated internationally as the “Queen of Salsa.” Born in Havana, she rose to fame with Sonora Matancera,…
Cesária Évora
from 1987 to 1988
2 moments here
Cape Verdean singer celebrated internationally for morna and coladeira, known as the “Barefoot Diva.” Born and long associated with Mindelo on São…
Charles de Gaulle
from 1961 to 1962
2 moments 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…
Claude Simon
in 1961
1 moment here
French novelist, painter, photographer, viticulturist, Resistance participant, and 1985 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.…
Dalida
from 1954 to 1987
11 moments here
Dalida, born Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, was an Egyptian-born Italian-French singer, actress and model.…
Dwight D. Eisenhower
in 1950
1 moment here
Dwight D. Eisenhower was a United States Army officer, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, and the 34th president of the United…
Édith Piaf
from 1947 to 1963
15 moments here
French singer and lyricist Édith Giovanna Gassion, known as Édith Piaf, rose from street performance in Paris to international prominence in chanson…
Eleanor Roosevelt
in 1948
2 moments here
American political figure, diplomat, activist, and First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945.…
Elizabeth Taylor
in 1970
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…
Ernest Hemingway
in 1956
1 moment here
American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway’s documented movements ranged from Illinois and Michigan to Italy in World War I,…
Eusébio
from 1961 to 1973
2 moments here
Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (1942–2014) was a Portuguese footballer, born in Lourenço Marques (now Maputo), who became Benfica's record goalscorer and…
Eva Perón
in 1947
1 moment here
María Eva Duarte de Perón, known as Eva or Evita Perón, was an Argentine actress, political leader, social-welfare organizer, and First Lady of…
Federico Fellini
in 1970
1 moment here
Italian film director and screenwriter whose career developed from caricature and comic writing in Rimini and Rome into internationally influential…
Moments
- 1947 Visit to Paris Eva Perón
- 1947 Marriage during French embassy posting Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
- 1947 Meeting Bhumibol in Paris Sirikit
- 1947 Return to L'Étoile with Les Compagnons Édith Piaf
- 1948 Paris exile Jorge Amado
- 1948 Human-rights address at the Sorbonne Eleanor Roosevelt
- 1948 United Nations General Assembly special session Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1948 UDHR debate at Palais de Chaillot Eleanor Roosevelt
- 1949 Admission to the Conservatoire de Paris Brigitte Bardot
- 1949 Sell-out Salle Pleyel shows Édith Piaf
- 1949 Move to Paris Jacques Derrida
- 1949 Autonomy negotiations in Paris Norodom Sihanouk
- 1949 Signing of the Élysée Accords Bảo Đại
- 1949 Arrival for study in Paris Pol Pot
- 1950 NATO command residence Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 1950 Lobbying meetings in Paris Ngô Đình Diệm
- 1951 Began a Europe-Asia fact-finding tour John F. Kennedy
- 1951 La P'tite Lili opening at the ABC Édith Piaf
- 1952 École Normale Supérieure admission Jacques Derrida
- 1952 Concert at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées Louis Armstrong
- 1952 Minister-counselor appointment Miguel Ángel Asturias
- 1952 Residence with Claude Lanzmann Simone de Beauvoir
- 1952 Speech at the Sorbonne Helen Keller
- 1953 Return visit to Paris Satyendra Nath Bose
- 1953 Residence on Boulevard Lannes Édith Piaf
- 1953 Théâtre Marigny performances with Jacques Pills Édith Piaf
- 1954 Move to Paris after full independence Bảo Đại
- 1954 Crystallographic Conference in Paris Satyendra Nath Bose
- 1954 Arrival and first residence in Paris Dalida
- 1955 First post-reopening Olympia engagement Édith Piaf
- 1955 Residence in Paris Gabriel García Márquez
- 1956 Writing in the Latin Quarter Gabriel García Márquez
- 1956 First Congress of Black Writers and Artists Léopold Sédar Senghor
- 1956 Paris residence near Bois de Boulogne Olivia de Havilland
- 1956 Les Numéros 1 de demain contest Dalida
- 1956 Barclay recording contract Dalida
- 1956 Triumphant Olympia return Édith Piaf
- 1956 First European Cup final Alfredo Di Stéfano
- 1956 Paris trunks recovered at the Ritz Ernest Hemingway
- 1957 First Olympia concert Dalida
- 1958 UNESCO music festival performance Ravi Shankar
- 1958 Record-breaking Olympia engagement Édith Piaf
- 1958 Headline engagement at Bobino Dalida
- 1958 Receives Order of Liberation in Paris Winston Churchill
- 1959 Court of Auditors career begins Jacques Chirac
- 1959 Interview in Paris Marlene Dietrich
- 1959 Return to Paris on diplomatic duties Octavio Paz
- 1959 Visits Richard Wright in Paris Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1959 Marriage to Jacques Charrier Brigitte Bardot
- 1959 Théâtre de l'Étoile engagement Dalida