Paris in the Space Age
The atlas holds 98 people and 188 moments here, from 1957 to 2023. The most recorded lives are Édith Piaf, Dalida and Lê Đức Thọ.
Notable people
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
from 1985 to 2013
2 moments 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 1995
3 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…
Amy Winehouse
in 2008
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.…
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.…
Ariel Sharon
in 2005
1 moment here
Israeli military officer and politician. Sharon was born in Kfar Malal in Mandatory Palestine, served in major Israeli military campaigns from 1948…
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
in 1997
1 moment 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.…
Benigno Aquino III
in 2014
1 moment here
Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III, known as Noynoy Aquino or PNoy, was a Filipino politician who served as president of the Philippines from 2010…
Brigitte Bardot
in 1959
1 moment 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
from 1980 to 2002
2 moments 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 2011
6 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
from 1961 to 2005
2 moments here
French novelist, painter, photographer, viticulturist, Resistance participant, and 1985 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.…
Claudia Cardinale
in 2000
1 moment here
Italian-Tunisian actress whose career ranged from postwar Tunis through Italian, French, British, American, and international cinema, as well as…
Dalida
from 1957 to 1987
8 moments here
Dalida, born Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, was an Egyptian-born Italian-French singer, actress and model.…
Diana, Princess of Wales
in 1997
2 moments here
Diana Frances Spencer (1961–1997) was Princess of Wales from 1981 until her divorce in 1996.…
Edgar Lungu
in 2016
1 moment here
Edgar Chagwa Lungu was a Zambian lawyer and politician who served as Zambia's sixth president from 2015 to 2021.…
Édith Piaf
from 1958 to 1963
8 moments here
French singer and lyricist Édith Giovanna Gassion, known as Édith Piaf, rose from street performance in Paris to international prominence in chanson…
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…
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…
Moments
- 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
- 1960 Treatment at the American Hospital of Paris Édith Piaf
- 1960 Teaching at the Sorbonne Jacques Derrida
- 1960 Arrival and residence in Paris Mario Vargas Llosa
- 1960 Sorbonne conference Le Corbusier
- 1960 Olympia concerts Judy Garland
- 1960 Palais de Chaillot concerts Judy Garland
- 1960 Olympia premiere that saved the venue Édith Piaf
- 1961 Talks with President Kennedy Charles de Gaulle
- 1961 Sorbonne lecture Claude Simon
- 1961 Visit with Jean-Paul Sartre Kenzaburō Ōe
- 1961 Visit with Charles de Gaulle Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
- 1961 American Hospital operation Édith Piaf
- 1961 Held Paris state visit John F. Kennedy
- 1961 Tournoi de Paris final Eusébio
- 1962 Studio at 222 boulevard Raspail Jean-Paul Sartre
- 1962 Olympia appearance Marlene Dietrich
- 1962 Élysée meeting with de Gaulle Félix Houphouët-Boigny
- 1962 Survived the Petit-Clamart ambush Charles de Gaulle
- 1962 Eiffel Tower television performance Édith Piaf
- 1962 Olympia performances with Théo Sarapo Édith Piaf
- 1962 State visit to France Olav V
- 1963 March on Washington petition in Paris Anthony Quinn
- 1963 Bobino engagement with Théo Sarapo Édith Piaf
- 1963 Hat-trick against France Pelé
- 1963 Burial at Père Lachaise Édith Piaf
- 1964 Permanent ENS teaching post Jacques Derrida
- 1964 Grand Officier ceremony at atelier Le Corbusier
- 1965 Interview with Charles de Gaulle Omar Bongo
- 1965 Louvre exhibition visit Oscar Niemeyer
- 1965 Undergoes surgery in Neuilly Pablo Picasso
- 1965 Paris Air Show appearance Yuri Gagarin
- 1965 Paris visit for Boeing Boeing Tony Curtis
- 1965 Paris Flowers exhibition trip Andy Warhol
- 1965 Bastille Day delegation Jean-Bédel Bokassa
- 1966 Ambassadorial residence in Paris Miguel Ángel Asturias
- 1966 Paris exile and peace delegation Thích Nhất Hạnh
- 1966 World-tour opening Dalida
- 1966 Paris stopover and Élysée meetings Indira Gandhi
- 1967 Move to Paris Italo Calvino