Historical figures in 2018
The atlas holds 37 people and 86 moments here, in 2018. The most recorded lives are Sebastián Piñera, Muhammadu Buhari and Trần Đại Quang. Among them Political Leaders, Scientists and Writers.
Notable people
Ada Yonath
in 2018
2 moments here
Israeli crystallographer whose work on ribosome structure and function earned her a share of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.…
Alan García
in 2018
1 moment here
Alan García Pérez was a Peruvian politician and leader of the Peruvian Aprista Party who served two nonconsecutive terms as president of Peru, from…
Ali Khamenei
in 2018
1 moment 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.…
Aretha Franklin
in 2018
1 moment here
American singer, pianist, songwriter, and civil-rights activist known as the “Queen of Soul.” Her documented movements span childhood relocations…
Asha Bhosle
in 2018
1 moment here
Indian playback singer and actress whose career in Indian film and popular music spanned more than eight decades.…
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
in 2018
1 moment here
Indian statesman, poet, journalist and Bharatiya Janata Party leader who served as India’s prime minister in 1996 and from 1998 to 2004.…
Claudia Cardinale
in 2018
1 moment here
Italian-Tunisian actress whose career ranged from postwar Tunis through Italian, French, British, American, and international cinema, as well as…
Diego Maradona
in 2018
1 moment here
Argentine football player and manager Diego Armando Maradona (1960–2020) was a central figure in world football.…
Dolly Parton
in 2018
1 moment here
American singer-songwriter, actor, philanthropist, and businesswoman. Born in Pittman Center, Tennessee, Parton built a country-music career centered…
Edgar Lungu
in 2018
6 moments here
Edgar Chagwa Lungu was a Zambian lawyer and politician who served as Zambia's sixth president from 2015 to 2021.…
George H. W. Bush
in 2018
1 moment here
George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…
Ichirou Mizuki
in 2018
1 moment here
Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, voice actor, and actor, born Toshio Hayakawa. Known as the “Emperor of Anime Songs,” Mizuki recorded theme songs…
John Magufuli
in 2018
1 moment here
John Pombe Joseph Magufuli was a Tanzanian chemist and politician who served as Tanzania’s fifth president from 5 November 2015 until his death in…
John McCain
in 2018
1 moment here
John Sidney McCain III was an American naval aviator, Vietnam War prisoner of war, U.S. representative, U.S.…
Kelly Preston
in 2018
2 moments here
Kelly Kamalelehua Smith, known professionally as Kelly Preston, was an American actress whose career spanned film and television from 1980 to 2020.…
Khaleda Zia
in 2018
1 moment here
Bangladeshi politician who was prime minister of Bangladesh in 1991–1996 and 2001–2006, chaired the Bangladesh Nationalist Party from 1984 until her…
Kofi Annan
in 2018
2 moments here
Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…
Li Keqiang
in 2018
2 moments here
Chinese politician and economist who rose from rural labour in Anhui through the Communist Youth League, led Henan and Liaoning, served as vice…
Morgan Tsvangirai
in 2018
1 moment here
Zimbabwean trade unionist and opposition politician who led the Movement for Democratic Change and served as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 2009 to…
Muhammadu Buhari
in 2018
7 moments here
Nigerian army officer, military head of state from 1983 to 1985, and elected president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023.…
Nawal El Saadawi
in 2018
1 moment here
Egyptian physician, psychiatrist, feminist writer, and activist whose life and work challenged patriarchal authority, gender-based violence,…
Nguyễn Phú Trọng
in 2018
3 moments here
Vietnamese politician and political theorist who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 2011 until his death in 2024, and…
Olivia de Havilland
in 2018
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 2018
1 moment here
British actress born in Argentina, best known for playing Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film Romeo and Juliet.…
Moments
- 2018 World Cup appearance and medical treatment Diego Maradona
- 2018 African Union anti-corruption recognition Muhammadu Buhari
- 2018 Statue unveiling Pelé
- 2018 Arrival in Lima Pope Francis
- 2018 Indigenous-community meeting Pope Francis
- 2018 HT Most Stylish Awards Sridevi
- 2018 Library of Congress book donation Dolly Parton
- 2018 State visit to Rwanda Edgar Lungu
- 2018 East African Community summit John Magufuli
- 2018 Imprisoned at Old Dhaka Central Jail Khaleda Zia
- 2018 Technology and democracy speech Kofi Annan
- 2018 Death in Johannesburg Morgan Tsvangirai
- 2018 PyeongChang Olympic opening ceremony Shinzo Abe
- 2018 Death at Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel Sridevi
- 2018 Mohit Marwah wedding Sridevi
- 2018 State visit and talks with Raúl Castro Nguyễn Phú Trọng
- 2018 DBE received at Paris apartment Olivia de Havilland
- 2018 Second inauguration day speech Sebastián Piñera
- 2018 Death at home in Cambridge Stephen Hawking
- 2018 State visit to Bangladesh Trần Đại Quang
- 2018 Visit to Bodh Gaya Trần Đại Quang
- 2018 Working visit to Angola Edgar Lungu
- 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Muhammadu Buhari
- 2018 Working visit with President Trump Muhammadu Buhari
- 2018 Eighth Summit of the Americas Sebastián Piñera
- 2018 State visit to Brasília Sebastián Piñera
- 2018 State visit to Buenos Aires Sebastián Piñera
- 2018 Visit to Mar-a-Lago Shinzo Abe
- 2018 Death at Milpark Hospital Winnie Mandela
- 2018 Carnegie Mellon honorary degree Ada Yonath
- 2018 Meeting with university students Ali Khamenei
- 2018 Banga Bibhushan ceremony Asha Bhosle
- 2018 Cannes Film Festival appearance Kelly Preston
- 2018 Official visit to Japan Li Keqiang
- 2018 St. Petersburg Economic Forum Shinzo Abe
- 2018 Gotti New York premiere Kelly Preston
- 2018 Working visit to Morocco Muhammadu Buhari
- 2018 Constitutional ceremony at Bugendana Pierre Nkurunziza
- 2018 RSS training-programme address Pranab Mukherjee
- 2018 G7 summit in Charlevoix Shinzo Abe
- 2018 Official visits to Europe Sushma Swaraj
- 2018 Meeting with Ho Chi Minh City voters Trần Đại Quang
- 2018 BRICS Summit Edgar Lungu
- 2018 Inspection trip to Tibet Li Keqiang
- 2018 International Criminal Court anniversary Muhammadu Buhari
- 2018 CARICOM Summit Sebastián Piñera
- 2018 Pacific Alliance Summit Sebastián Piñera
- 2018 State visit to San José Sebastián Piñera
- 2018 Honored by Ecuador's National Assembly Ada Yonath
- 2018 Death at Detroit home Aretha Franklin