Rome in the Cold War
The atlas holds 53 people and 77 moments here, from 1947 to 1991. The most recorded lives are Pope John Paul II, Federico Fellini and Ronald Reagan.
Notable people
Italo Calvino
in 1980
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,…
Jiddu Krishnamurti
in 1965
1 moment here
Indian philosopher, speaker, and writer. Raised within the Theosophical Society, he became head of the Order of the Star in the East, dissolved it at…
Jimmy Carter
in 1980
2 moments here
James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…
John F. Kennedy
in 1963
2 moments here
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…
Jorge Luis Borges
from 1977 to 1981
2 moments here
Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…
Juan Manuel Fangio
from 1953 to 1955
2 moments here
Argentine racing driver Juan Manuel Fangio was a five-time Formula One World Drivers’ Champion.…
Léopold Sédar Senghor
in 1959
1 moment here
Senegalese poet, theorist of Négritude, and statesman who became Senegal’s first president in 1960.…
Maurice Wilkins
in 1981
1 moment here
New Zealand-born British physicist and biophysicist whose career ran from solid-state physics and wartime atomic research to X-ray diffraction…
Mercedes Sosa
in 1967
1 moment here
Argentine folk singer and leading exponent of the nuevo cancionero movement, internationally known for interpreting Latin American popular song and…
Mikhail Gorbachev
from 1971 to 1989
3 moments here
Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
in 1953
1 moment here
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919–1980) was the last shah of Iran, reigning from 1941 until the Iranian Revolution of 1979.…
Mother Teresa
in 1983
1 moment here
Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa or Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun.…
Muhammad Ali
in 1960
1 moment here
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…
Ngô Đình Diệm
in 1950
2 moments here
Ngô Đình Diệm was a Vietnamese civil servant, nationalist politician, prime minister of the State of Vietnam, and first president of the Republic of…
Olav V
in 1967
1 moment here
Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…
Olivia de Havilland
in 1962
1 moment here
Olivia de Havilland was a British-American-French actress whose career ranged from California community theatre and Warner Bros.…
Olivia Hussey
in 1967
1 moment here
British actress born in Argentina, best known for playing Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film Romeo and Juliet.…
Pablo Neruda
in 1951
1 moment here
Chilean poet, diplomat, senator, Communist political figure, and 1971 Nobel laureate. Born Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto, he lived and…
Pope Benedict XVI
in 1981
1 moment here
Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927–2022), Pope Benedict XVI, was a German Catholic theologian, archbishop, cardinal, prefect of the Congregation for the…
Pope John Paul II
from 1962 to 1986
7 moments here
Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920–2005), Pope John Paul II from 1978, was a Polish Catholic priest, bishop, cardinal, and pope.…
Richard Nixon
from 1969 to 1970
2 moments here
Richard Milhous Nixon was an American lawyer, naval officer, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 37th president of the United States.…
Ronald Reagan
from 1982 to 1990
4 moments here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Salvador Dalí
from 1948 to 1949
2 moments here
Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, designer, filmmaker, and leading exponent of Surrealism. Born in Figueres, Dalí trained in Madrid, joined the…
Silvio Berlusconi
in 1977
1 moment here
Italian media entrepreneur, owner of AC Milan, and politician who served three terms as prime minister of Italy (1994–1995, 2001–2006, and…
Moments
- 1978 First public appearance as pope Pope John Paul II
- 1980 Move to Piazza Campo Marzio Italo Calvino
- 1980 Audience with Pope John Paul II Jimmy Carter
- 1980 Rome and Venice visit Jimmy Carter
- 1980 State visit to Rome Elizabeth II
- 1981 Travel to Rome Jorge Luis Borges
- 1981 Meeting Pope John Paul II at the Vatican Maurice Wilkins
- 1981 No-boundary presentation at Vatican conference Stephen Hawking
- 1981 Meeting Pope John Paul II Desmond Tutu
- 1981 Shot in St. Peter's Square Pope John Paul II
- 1981 Roman curial prefecture Pope Benedict XVI
- 1982 Meets Pope John Paul II Ronald Reagan
- 1982 Visits Rome Ronald Reagan
- 1983 Hospitalized while visiting the Pope Mother Teresa
- 1983 Visit to Mehmet Ali Ağca in prison Pope John Paul II
- 1984 Berlinguer funeral delegation Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1984 Meeting Carlos Castaneda Federico Fellini
- 1985 Private audience at the Holy See Diana, Princess of Wales
- 1986 Visit to the Great Synagogue of Rome Pope John Paul II
- 1987 Meeting Pope John Paul II Diego Maradona
- 1987 Returns to Vatican City Ronald Reagan
- 1989 Meeting with Pope John Paul II Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1990 Gardens of the World filming in Italy Audrey Hepburn
- 1990 Adriano Buzzati Traverso Lecture Sydney Brenner
- 1990 World Cup final against West Germany Diego Maradona
- 1990 Audience with pope at Vatican Ronald Reagan
- 1991 Lecture at Accademia dei Lincei Abdus Salam