Rome in the Space Age
The atlas holds 58 people and 111 moments here, from 1957 to 2025. The most recorded lives are Silvio Berlusconi, Pope John Paul II and Pope Francis.
Notable people
Haile Selassie
in 1970
1 moment here
Haile Selassie I (born Tafari Makonnen) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 until his deposition in 1974.…
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…
José Mujica
in 2013
1 moment here
Uruguayan guerrilla fighter, farmer and politician who was president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015.…
Kurt Cobain
in 1994
1 moment here
American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and founding member of Nirvana. This chronology maps documented residences, recording sessions, performances,…
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
from 1967 to 1994
2 moments 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.…
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.…
Muammar Gaddafi
from 2009 to 2010
2 moments here
Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…
Muhammad Ali
in 1960
1 moment here
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…
Nelson Mandela
in 1998
1 moment here
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…
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.…
Paul Walker
in 2011
1 moment here
Paul William Walker IV was an American actor best known for playing Brian O'Conner in the Fast & Furious franchise.…
Pope Benedict XVI
from 1981 to 2022
5 moments here
Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927–2022), Pope Benedict XVI, was a German Catholic theologian, archbishop, cardinal, prefect of the Congregation for the…
Pope Francis
from 2001 to 2025
7 moments here
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was an Argentine Jesuit priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal, and head of the Catholic Church and…
Pope John Paul II
from 1962 to 2005
8 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.…
Moments
- 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
- 1993 Transfer to Policlinico Umberto I Federico Fellini
- 1993 Death in Rome Federico Fellini
- 1994 Rome hospitalization Kurt Cobain
- 1994 Second Christmas Concert at the Vatican Mercedes Sosa
- 1998 Meets Pope John Paul II Nelson Mandela
- 2001 Created cardinal in Rome Pope Francis
- 2001 Cardinal-title installation Pope Francis
- 2002 Theatrical tour of Italy Claudia Cardinale
- 2003 EU-Russia summit chaired Silvio Berlusconi
- 2004 Meeting with Vice President Cheney Silvio Berlusconi
- 2004 Bush visit to Villa Madama Silvio Berlusconi
- 2005 Inauguration Mass Pope Benedict XVI
- 2005 Papal election Pope Benedict XVI
- 2005 Death at the Apostolic Palace Pope John Paul II
- 2005 Resignation of third cabinet Silvio Berlusconi
- 2006 Resignation after 2006 election Silvio Berlusconi
- 2006 Freedom Party proposal Silvio Berlusconi
- 2007 Meeting Pope Benedict XVI Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
- 2008 Fourth Berlusconi government sworn in Silvio Berlusconi
- 2009 State visit to Rome Muammar Gaddafi
- 2010 MAXXI inauguration Zaha Hadid
- 2010 Final Rome visit Muammar Gaddafi
- 2011 State visit to Rome Sebastián Piñera
- 2011 Audience with Benedict XVI Sebastián Piñera
- 2011 Fast & Furious 5 Rome premiere Paul Walker
- 2011 Resignation as prime minister Silvio Berlusconi
- 2013 Election as pope Pope Francis
- 2013 First public appearance as pope Pope Francis
- 2013 Papal inauguration Mass Pope Francis
- 2013 Pope Francis inauguration Sebastián Piñera
- 2013 Move to Mater Ecclesiae Pope Benedict XVI
- 2013 Meeting with Pope Francis José Mujica
- 2014 Match for Peace Diego Maradona
- 2014 Meeting Pope Francis Diego Maradona
- 2015 Papal audience Benigno Aquino III
- 2016 Audience with Pope Francis Edgar Lungu