Madrid in the Cold War

The atlas holds 11 people and 13 moments here, from 1959 to 1991. The most recorded lives are Jorge Luis Borges, Diego Maradona and Ronald Reagan.

Notable people

  1. Jorge Luis Borges

    from 1973 to 1985

    2 moments here

    Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…

  2. Diego Maradona

    from 1983 to 1984

    2 moments here

    Argentine football player and manager Diego Armando Maradona (1960–2020) was a central figure in world football.…

  3. Ronald Reagan

    in 1985

    1 moment here

    American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…

  4. Elizabeth II

    in 1988

    1 moment here

    Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…

  5. Salvador Dalí

    in 1959

    1 moment here

    Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, designer, filmmaker, and leading exponent of Surrealism. Born in Figueres, Dalí trained in Madrid, joined the…

  6. Ernest Hemingway

    in 1960

    1 moment here

    American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway’s documented movements ranged from Illinois and Michigan to Italy in World War I,…

  7. Gabriel García Márquez

    in 1979

    1 moment here

    Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…

  8. Mikhail Gorbachev

    in 1991

    1 moment here

    Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…

  9. Jimmy Carter

    in 1980

    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…

  10. George H. W. Bush

    in 1991

    1 moment here

    George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…

  11. George Michael

    in 1989

    1 moment here

    English singer-songwriter and record producer, born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in East Finchley, England.…

Moments

  1. 1959 Studies paintings at the Prado Salvador Dalí
  2. 1960 Cable en route to Madrid Ernest Hemingway
  3. 1973 Travel to Madrid Jorge Luis Borges
  4. 1979 Visit to Spain Gabriel García Márquez
  5. 1980 Madrid official visit Jimmy Carter
  6. 1983 Copa de la Liga final first leg Diego Maradona
  7. 1984 Copa del Rey final and brawl Diego Maradona
  8. 1985 Presentation of Los conjurados in Madrid Jorge Luis Borges
  9. 1985 Makes Madrid state visit Ronald Reagan
  10. 1988 State visit to Madrid Elizabeth II
  11. 1989 Faith Tour concert in Madrid George Michael
  12. 1991 Middle East Peace Conference opening George H. W. Bush
  13. 1991 Madrid Peace Conference Mikhail Gorbachev

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