Prague in the Space Age
The atlas holds 10 people and 11 moments here, from 1961 to 2011. The most recorded lives are Mikhail Gorbachev, Che Guevara and Yuri Gagarin.
Notable people
Che Guevara
in 1966
1 moment here
Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928–1967) was an Argentine physician, Marxist revolutionary, Cuban government official, diplomat, and guerrilla commander.…
Chester Bennington
in 2003
1 moment here
American singer and songwriter best known as Linkin Park’s lead vocalist. His documented appearances include performances and recording-related…
George H. W. Bush
in 1990
1 moment here
George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…
George Michael
in 2011
1 moment here
English singer-songwriter and record producer, born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in East Finchley, England.…
Jacques Derrida
in 1981
1 moment here
French philosopher, born Jackie Élie Derrida, associated with deconstruction. His career moved from Algeria and Paris to recurrent teaching and…
Kim Il Sung
in 1984
1 moment here
Kim Il Sung (born Kim Song Ju) was a Korean communist guerrilla leader, North Korean political leader, and founder of the Democratic People’s…
Mikhail Gorbachev
from 1969 to 1987
2 moments here
Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…
Rajiv Gandhi
in 1986
1 moment here
Rajiv Gandhi was an Indian aircraft pilot and politician who served as prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989.…
Willy Brandt
in 1973
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…
Yuri Gagarin
in 1961
1 moment here
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin became the first human to travel into outer space and to orbit Earth on Vostok 1 on 12 April…
Moments
- 1961 First foreign visit after Vostok 1 Yuri Gagarin
- 1966 Clandestine stay near Prague Che Guevara
- 1969 Delegation visit to Czechoslovakia Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1973 Prague treaty visit Willy Brandt
- 1981 Prague seminar and arrest Jacques Derrida
- 1984 State visit to Prague in 1984 Kim Il Sung
- 1986 Stop in Prague Rajiv Gandhi
- 1987 State visit to Prague Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1990 Velvet Revolution anniversary George H. W. Bush
- 2003 Filming in Prague Chester Bennington
- 2011 Symphonica Tour premiere George Michael