Tehran in the Space Age
The atlas holds 28 people and 53 moments here, from 1959 to 2026. The most recorded lives are Ali Khamenei, Ruhollah Khomeini and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
Notable people
Ali Khamenei
from 1981 to 2026
12 moments here
Iranian Shia cleric and politician who was president of Iran from 1981 to 1989 and supreme leader from 1989 until his death in 2026.…
Andy Warhol
in 1976
1 moment here
American artist and filmmaker whose work helped define Pop art. Born in Pittsburgh, Warhol studied there before moving to New York in 1949.…
Anwar Sadat
in 1971
1 moment here
Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat was an Egyptian army officer, Free Officer, politician, and president of Egypt from 1970 until his assassination in 1981.…
Bingu wa Mutharika
in 2010
1 moment here
Malawian economist and politician who served as Malawi's third president from 2004 until his death in office in 2012.…
Burhanuddin Rabbani
in 2011
1 moment here
Afghan Islamic scholar, Jamiat-e Islami leader, president of Afghanistan during 1992–96 and briefly in 2001, Northern Alliance political leader, and…
Ebrahim Raisi
from 1985 to 2017
4 moments here
Iranian cleric, judicial official, and politician who served as president of Iran from 2021 until his death in a helicopter crash in 2024.…
Elizabeth II
in 1961
1 moment here
Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…
Hugo Chávez
in 2010
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…
Indira Gandhi
in 1974
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.…
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
in 1987
1 moment here
Peruvian diplomat and politician who became the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations (1982–1991).…
Jawaharlal Nehru
in 1959
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…
Jimmy Carter
in 1977
1 moment here
James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…
Manmohan Singh
in 2012
1 moment here
Indian economist, academic, civil servant, finance minister and prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014.…
Margaret Thatcher
in 1978
1 moment here
British stateswoman Margaret Hilda Thatcher (née Roberts) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, the first woman to hold the…
Maryam Mirzakhani
from 1977 to 1999
3 moments here
Iranian mathematician whose work transformed the study of hyperbolic surfaces, moduli spaces, and dynamics.…
Mohamed Morsi
in 2012
1 moment here
Egyptian engineer, university professor, Muslim Brotherhood politician, and Egypt’s fifth president, serving from 2012 until his removal in July…
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
from 1967 to 1979
4 moments here
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919–1980) was the last shah of Iran, reigning from 1941 until the Iranian Revolution of 1979.…
Muhammad Ali
in 1993
1 moment here
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…
Muhammadu Buhari
in 2015
1 moment here
Nigerian army officer, military head of state from 1983 to 1985, and elected president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023.…
Olav V
in 1965
1 moment here
Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…
Richard Nixon
in 1972
1 moment here
Richard Milhous Nixon was an American lawyer, naval officer, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 37th president of the United States.…
Ruhollah Khomeini
from 1963 to 1989
7 moments here
Iranian Shia cleric, revolutionary leader, and first Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran.…
Saddam Hussein
in 1975
1 moment here
Iraqi Ba'athist politician who served as Iraq's president from 1979 until his overthrow in 2003.…
Shinzo Abe
in 2019
1 moment here
Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2020.…
Moments
- 1959 Visit to Tehran Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1961 Visited Tehran Elizabeth II
- 1962 Journey through Iran Stephen Hawking
- 1963 Detention and transfer to Tehran Ruhollah Khomeini
- 1964 Removal through Mehrabad Airport Ruhollah Khomeini
- 1965 State visit to Iran Olav V
- 1967 Imperial coronation Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
- 1971 Address to the Iranian parliament Anwar Sadat
- 1971 Opening Shahyad Aryamehr museum Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
- 1972 Visit to Tehran Willy Brandt
- 1972 Official visit to Tehran Richard Nixon
- 1973 State visit to Tehran Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1974 Official visit to Tehran Indira Gandhi
- 1975 Visit to Tehran Saddam Hussein
- 1976 Portrait trip to Iran Andy Warhol
- 1977 Birth in Tehran Maryam Mirzakhani
- 1977 Tehran state visit Jimmy Carter
- 1978 Visit to Iran Margaret Thatcher
- 1978 Overflight of Tehran demonstration Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
- 1979 Departure from Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
- 1979 Return at Mehrabad International Airport Ruhollah Khomeini
- 1979 Visit to revolutionary Tehran Yasser Arafat
- 1980 Hospitalization in Tehran Ruhollah Khomeini
- 1980 Residence in Darband Ruhollah Khomeini
- 1980 Residence at Jamaran Hussainiya Ruhollah Khomeini
- 1981 Aboozar Mosque assassination attempt Ali Khamenei
- 1985 Move to Tehran as deputy prosecutor Ebrahim Raisi
- 1987 Meeting with Iranian President Khamenei Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
- 1989 Tehran prosecutor tenure Ebrahim Raisi
- 1989 Death in Jamaran Ruhollah Khomeini
- 1993 Iran humanitarian mission Muhammad Ali
- 1995 Begins studies at Sharif University Maryam Mirzakhani
- 1999 Completes undergraduate degree Maryam Mirzakhani
- 2007 Anniversary ceremony in Tehran Ali Khamenei
- 2010 Meeting with Ahmadinejad during Iran-Africa summit Bingu wa Mutharika
- 2010 Bilateral review in Tehran Hugo Chávez
- 2011 Islamic Awakening conference Burhanuddin Rabbani
- 2012 Non-Aligned Movement summit Manmohan Singh
- 2012 Non-Aligned Movement summit Mohamed Morsi
- 2015 Revolutionary Guard graduation ceremony Ali Khamenei
- 2015 Gas Exporting Countries Forum Muhammadu Buhari
- 2017 International Conference in Support of Palestinian Intifada Ali Khamenei
- 2017 Meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Löfven Ali Khamenei
- 2017 Presidential registration Ebrahim Raisi
- 2017 Campaign rally with Ghalibaf Ebrahim Raisi
- 2018 Meeting with university students Ali Khamenei
- 2019 Tehran meetings Shinzo Abe
- 2020 Soleimani funeral prayers Ali Khamenei
- 2022 Meeting with Vladimir Putin Ali Khamenei
- 2024 Meeting with senior military leaders Ali Khamenei