Historical figures in Boston

The atlas holds 28 people and 65 moments here, from 1706 to 2016. The most recorded lives are Nadine Gordimer, Carrie Fisher and Corazon Aquino. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Scientists, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

1. Nadine Gordimer

   in 1969

   1 moment here

   South African novelist, short-story writer, and anti-apartheid activist whose work examined apartheid, race, power, and moral responsibility.…

2. Carrie Fisher

   in 2008

   1 moment here

   Carrie Frances Fisher was an American actress, writer, and public advocate, internationally known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films.…

3. Corazon Aquino

   in 1982

   1 moment here

   María Corazón Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was a Filipino political leader and president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992.…

4. Raisa Gorbacheva

   in 1990

   1 moment here

   Soviet and Russian activist, philanthropist, lecturer, and public figure; wife of Mikhail Gorbachev.…

Moments

1. 1967 Norton Lectures at Harvard Jorge Luis Borges
2. 1967 Free concert on Boston Common Judy Garland
3. 1968 Continuation of Norton Lectures Jorge Luis Borges
4. 1969 Begins undergraduate study at Harvard Benazir Bhutto
5. 1969 Vietnam-war protest Benazir Bhutto
6. 1969 Visiting lecturer at Harvard University Nadine Gordimer
7. 1971 Management study at MIT Sloan Kofi Annan
8. 1982 Exile residence in Boston Corazon Aquino
9. 1984 Visited Infocom's Boston offices Douglas Adams
10. 1990 Wellesley College commencement address Raisa Gorbacheva
11. 1997 Return to Macworld as interim CEO Steve Jobs
12. 1999 Begins graduate study at Harvard Maryam Mirzakhani
13. 2003 Harvard Merit Fellowship Maryam Mirzakhani
14. 2008 Wishful Drinking in Boston Carrie Fisher
15. 2016 Morris Loeb Lecture at Harvard Stephen Hawking

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