Historical figures in London
The atlas holds 101 people and 455 moments here, from 1374 to 2022. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Scientists, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Moments
- 1991 Royal Institution Christmas Lecture appearance Douglas Adams
- 1991 Moved to Chester Square Margaret Thatcher
- 1991 Retired to Garden Lodge Freddie Mercury
- 1991 G7 London Summit Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1991 Died at his Kensington home Freddie Mercury
- 1992 Saturday theatre-school training Amy Winehouse
- 1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert George Michael
- 1993 Opened the Wolfson Children's Cancer Unit Diana, Princess of Wales
- 1994 Played guitar with Pink Floyd at Earls Court Douglas Adams
- 1996 MTV Unplugged concert George Michael
- 1997 Landmines conference speech Diana, Princess of Wales
- 1997 Final official engagement Diana, Princess of Wales
- 1999 London base after five decades Doris Lessing
- 1999 London at time of corruption judgment Benazir Bhutto
- 1999 Lit the National Millennium Beacon Elizabeth II
- 1999 Opened the Millennium Dome Elizabeth II
- 2000 Speaks at London School of Economics Nelson Mandela
- 2001 Visit to Queen Elizabeth II and Tony Blair Hugo Chávez
- 2002 Regular jazz singing at the Cobden Club Amy Winehouse
- 2005 Live 8 appearance George Michael
- 2006 Little Noise Sessions charity concert Amy Winehouse
- 2006 Brit Awards performance Prince
- 2006 Private visit to London Hugo Chávez
- 2007 Meeting Tony Blair Shinzo Abe
- 2007 Parliamentary statue unveiling Margaret Thatcher
- 2007 First performer at renovated Wembley Stadium George Michael
- 2007 Earth Tour residency opens Prince
- 2007 At home after Nobel announcement Doris Lessing
- 2008 Films The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus in London Heath Ledger
- 2008 Brit Awards performance Amy Winehouse
- 2008 Grammy broadcast from Riverside Studios Amy Winehouse
- 2008 Admission to St Thomas' Hospital Margaret Thatcher
- 2008 Nelson Mandela 90th-birthday concert Amy Winehouse
- 2009 Announces This Is It in London Michael Jackson
- 2009 Fast & Furious London premiere Paul Walker
- 2009 Return to Downing Street Margaret Thatcher
- 2010 Drug-impaired-driving crash George Michael
- 2010 Last House of Lords sitting Margaret Thatcher
- 2011 Death at Camden residence Amy Winehouse
- 2011 Final public appearance Amy Winehouse
- 2012 Opened the London Olympics Elizabeth II
- 2012 Brit Awards surprise appearance George Michael
- 2012 London Paralympics opening ceremony Stephen Hawking
- 2012 Final concert George Michael
- 2013 Stayed overnight in hospital Elizabeth II
- 2013 Death at the Ritz Margaret Thatcher
- 2013 Fast & Furious 6 world premiere Paul Walker
- 2013 Death at West Hampstead home Doris Lessing
- 2014 London Hit and Run soundchecks Prince
- 2014 Official visit to the United Kingdom Li Keqiang