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
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…
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
in 1962
1 moment here
Ivorian physician and politician who became the first president of Côte d’Ivoire, serving from independence in 1960 until his death in 1993.…
Gabriel García Márquez
in 1993
1 moment here
Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…
Gough Whitlam
in 1983
1 moment here
Edward Gough Whitlam was an Australian lawyer, Royal Australian Air Force navigator, Labor politician and the 21st prime minister of Australia.…
Hugo Chávez
in 2002
1 moment here
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan army officer and politician who led the failed February 1992 coup attempt, became president of Venezuela in…
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
from 2013 to 2019
3 moments here
Malian politician known as IBK. He was born in Koutiala, studied and worked in Mali, Senegal, and France, served as Mali’s ambassador to Côte…
Ichirou Mizuki
in 2007
1 moment here
Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, voice actor, and actor, born Toshio Hayakawa. Known as the “Emperor of Anime Songs,” Mizuki recorded theme songs…
Idriss Déby
from 1985 to 2015
3 moments here
Chadian military officer and politician who led the Patriotic Salvation Movement to power in December 1990 and served as Chad's president from 1991…
I. M. Pei
in 1981
1 moment here
Ieoh Ming Pei was a Chinese-American architect whose work ranged from U.S. civic and cultural buildings to major projects in China, France, and the…
Indira Gandhi
in 1966
1 moment here
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…
Italo Calvino
in 1967
1 moment here
Italian novelist, short-story writer, editor, journalist, and member of Oulipo. Born in Cuba, raised chiefly in Sanremo, and active across Italy,…
Jacques Chirac
from 1959 to 2019
6 moments here
French statesman who served as prime minister (1974–1976; 1986–1988), mayor of Paris (1977–1995), and president of France (1995–2007).…
Jacques Derrida
from 1960 to 2004
4 moments here
French philosopher, born Jackie Élie Derrida, associated with deconstruction. His career moved from Algeria and Paris to recurrent teaching and…
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
in 2001
1 moment here
Peruvian diplomat and politician who became the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations (1982–1991).…
Jean-Bédel Bokassa
from 1965 to 1967
2 moments here
Central African military officer and politician who seized power in the Central African Republic in 1966, served as president, and proclaimed himself…
Jean-Paul Sartre
from 1962 to 1980
5 moments here
French philosopher, writer, and political activist associated with existentialism. His documented movements include education and teaching across…
Jim Morrison
in 1971
3 moments here
James Douglas “Jim” Morrison was an American singer, songwriter, poet, and lead vocalist of the Doors.…
Joan Fontaine
in 1969
1 moment here
British-American actress Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland, professionally Joan Fontaine, was an Academy Award-winning performer known especially for…
John F. Kennedy
in 1961
1 moment here
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…
Jorge Amado
from 1983 to 1998
3 moments here
Brazilian modernist writer, journalist, and Communist politician whose life moved between Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, South America, Europe,…
Jorge Luis Borges
in 1984
1 moment here
Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…
Judy Garland
in 1960
2 moments here
American actress, singer, and vaudevillian, born Frances Ethel Gumm. Garland rose from childhood vaudeville and MGM musical films to become a major…
Kelly Preston
in 1991
1 moment here
Kelly Kamalelehua Smith, known professionally as Kelly Preston, was an American actress whose career spanned film and television from 1980 to 2020.…
Kenzaburō Ōe
in 1961
1 moment here
Japanese novelist, short-story writer, essayist, Nobel laureate, and prominent pacifist and anti-nuclear campaigner.…
Moments
- 1967 Settlement in Paris Oscar Niemeyer
- 1967 Security mission to Paris Jean-Bédel Bokassa
- 1967 Olympia recital and interview Umm Kulthum
- 1968 Arrest during the May 1968 strikes Jean-Paul Sartre
- 1968 Refuge in Paris after resignation Octavio Paz
- 1968 Arrival for Paris peace talks Lê Đức Thọ
- 1968 Harriman meeting at Vitry-sur-Seine Lê Đức Thọ
- 1968 Presidential medal ceremony Dalida
- 1969 Visit to Olivia de Havilland Joan Fontaine
- 1969 Meeting with Charles de Gaulle Richard Nixon
- 1969 Academy of Moral and Political Sciences reception Léopold Sédar Senghor
- 1970 Filming The Only Game in Town Elizabeth Taylor
- 1970 Announces museum project in Paris Salvador Dalí
- 1970 Visit to Paris Willy Brandt
- 1970 The Clowns location scouting Federico Fellini
- 1970 First secret Kissinger meeting Lê Đức Thọ
- 1970 In Paris during Cambodian protests Norodom Sihanouk
- 1970 Speech outside Renault Billancourt Jean-Paul Sartre
- 1971 Move to Rue Beautreillis Jim Morrison
- 1971 Presentation of credentials in Paris Pablo Neruda
- 1971 Burial at Père Lachaise Jim Morrison
- 1971 Death in Le Marais apartment Jim Morrison
- 1972 Films L'Amour in Paris Andy Warhol
- 1972 Champs-Élysées office Oscar Niemeyer
- 1972 Thirteenth Kissinger meeting Lê Đức Thọ
- 1972 First visit to France Saddam Hussein
- 1972 July negotiating session with Kissinger Lê Đức Thọ
- 1972 November renegotiation meeting Lê Đức Thọ
- 1973 Postgraduate study in Paris Alan García
- 1973 Initialing the Vietnam peace agreement Lê Đức Thọ
- 1973 Aid India Consortium meetings Manmohan Singh
- 1973 Friendly against France Eusébio
- 1973 Meeting at the Élysée Palace Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1973 Working visit to Paris Muammar Gaddafi
- 1974 Olympia concerts for Gigi and 18 ans Dalida
- 1975 Paris discussions with Giscard Anwar Sadat
- 1975 Ambassadorial residence in Paris Carlos Fuentes
- 1975 Filming India Song at the Palais Rothschild Marguerite Duras
- 1975 Official visit to Paris Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1976 Retirement to Avenue Montaigne Marlene Dietrich
- 1976 Visit to France Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1977 Enrollment at IHEAL Alan García
- 1977 Second visit to France Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1978 Hospitalization at Hôpital Cochin Jacques Chirac
- 1979 Boat-people appeal at the Élysée Palace Jean-Paul Sartre
- 1979 Exile residence in Paris Mercedes Sosa
- 1979 Paris photograph Carlos Fuentes
- 1979 Arrives at the Centre Pompidou Salvador Dalí
- 1980 Performance at the Olympia Celia Cruz
- 1980 Palais des Sports spectacle Dalida