Historical figures in Paris

The atlas holds 247 people and 788 moments here, from 508 to 2023. The most recorded lives are Édith Piaf, Joséphine de Beauharnais and Sarah Bernhardt. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Scientists, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Moments

  1. 1962 Studio at 222 boulevard Raspail Jean-Paul Sartre
  2. 1962 Olympia appearance Marlene Dietrich
  3. 1962 Survived the Petit-Clamart ambush Charles de Gaulle
  4. 1963 Hat-trick against France Pelé
  5. 1964 Grand Officier ceremony at atelier Le Corbusier
  6. 1965 Undergoes surgery in Neuilly Pablo Picasso
  7. 1965 Paris Air Show appearance Yuri Gagarin
  8. 1965 Paris Flowers exhibition trip Andy Warhol
  9. 1966 Paris stopover and Élysée meetings Indira Gandhi
  10. 1968 Arrest during the May 1968 strikes Jean-Paul Sartre
  11. 1969 Meeting with Charles de Gaulle Richard Nixon
  12. 1970 Announces museum project in Paris Salvador Dalí
  13. 1970 The Clowns location scouting Federico Fellini
  14. 1970 Speech outside Renault Billancourt Jean-Paul Sartre
  15. 1971 Move to Rue Beautreillis Jim Morrison
  16. 1971 Presentation of credentials in Paris Pablo Neruda
  17. 1971 Burial at Père Lachaise Jim Morrison
  18. 1971 Death in Le Marais apartment Jim Morrison
  19. 1972 Films L'Amour in Paris Andy Warhol
  20. 1972 First visit to France Saddam Hussein
  21. 1973 Working visit to Paris Muammar Gaddafi
  22. 1976 Retirement to Avenue Montaigne Marlene Dietrich
  23. 1976 Visit to France Mikhail Gorbachev
  24. 1977 Second visit to France Mikhail Gorbachev
  25. 1978 Hospitalization at Hôpital Cochin Jacques Chirac
  26. 1979 Boat-people appeal at the Élysée Palace Jean-Paul Sartre
  27. 1979 Arrives at the Centre Pompidou Salvador Dalí
  28. 1980 Death in Paris Jean-Paul Sartre
  29. 1982 Makes Paris state visit Ronald Reagan
  30. 1984 Kafka exhibition opening at Pompidou Center Jorge Luis Borges
  31. 1985 State visit to Paris Mikhail Gorbachev
  32. 1986 Death in Paris Simone de Beauvoir
  33. 1989 Visits Paris centennial events Ronald Reagan
  34. 1992 Death at her Paris apartment Marlene Dietrich
  35. 1993 Apartment on Rue du Bac Gabriel García Márquez
  36. 1995 Visit to Paris City Hall as president Jacques Chirac
  37. 1997 Death at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital Diana, Princess of Wales
  38. 1997 Fatal crash in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel Diana, Princess of Wales
  39. 1998 Franco-African summit in Paris Kofi Annan
  40. 1999 Meeting with Clinton at the Élysée Jacques Chirac
  41. 2002 Official European tour in Paris Hugo Chávez
  42. 2004 Transfer to Percy Military Hospital Yasser Arafat
  43. 2004 Death at Percy Military Hospital Yasser Arafat
  44. 2006 Innovative-financing meeting in Paris Kofi Annan
  45. 2007 Move to Quai Voltaire Jacques Chirac
  46. 2007 State visit to Paris Muammar Gaddafi
  47. 2010 Call to Milan police from Paris Silvio Berlusconi
  48. 2014 OECD Ministerial Council keynote Shinzo Abe
  49. 2015 Paris climate conference Shinzo Abe
  50. 2019 Death at home in Paris Jacques Chirac

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