Iran in the Space Age
The atlas holds 4 people and 5 moments here, from 1969 to 2000. The most recorded lives are V. S. Naipaul, Park Chung Hee and Italo Calvino.
Notable people
Abdurrahman Wahid
in 2000
1 moment here
Indonesian Islamic scholar, Nahdlatul Ulama leader, reform advocate, and fourth president of Indonesia (1999–2001), widely known as Gus Dur.…
Italo Calvino
in 1975
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,…
Park Chung Hee
in 1969
1 moment here
Park Chung-hee was a South Korean army officer and politician who led the May 16 coup in 1961 and served as president from 1963 until his…
V. S. Naipaul
from 1979 to 1995
2 moments here
Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul was a Trinidad-born British novelist, essayist, and travel writer.…
Moments
- 1969 Visit to Iran Park Chung Hee
- 1975 Journey in Iran Italo Calvino
- 1979 Islamic journey in Iran V. S. Naipaul
- 1995 Second Islamic journey in Iran V. S. Naipaul
- 2000 Official visit to Iran Abdurrahman Wahid