Melbourne in the Space Age
The atlas holds 9 people and 10 moments here, from 1957 to 2016. The most recorded lives are Gough Whitlam, Indira Gandhi and Judy Garland.
Notable people
Bob Hawke
in 1957
1 moment here
Australian trade-union leader and Labor politician who served as Australia’s 23rd prime minister from 1983 to 1991.…
Chester Bennington
in 2007
1 moment here
American singer and songwriter best known as Linkin Park’s lead vocalist. His documented appearances include performances and recording-related…
Gough Whitlam
from 1968 to 2004
2 moments here
Edward Gough Whitlam was an Australian lawyer, Royal Australian Air Force navigator, Labor politician and the 21st prime minister of Australia.…
Indira Gandhi
in 1968
1 moment here
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…
Judy Garland
in 1964
1 moment here
American actress, singer, and vaudevillian, born Frances Ethel Gumm. Garland rose from childhood vaudeville and MGM musical films to become a major…
Morgan Tsvangirai
in 2007
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…
Ngô Đình Diệm
in 1957
1 moment here
Ngô Đình Diệm was a Vietnamese civil servant, nationalist politician, prime minister of the State of Vietnam, and first president of the Republic of…
Prince
in 2016
1 moment here
Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and filmmaker associated with the Minneapolis sound.…
Robin Warren
in 1964
1 moment here
Australian pathologist whose observations of curved bacteria in gastric biopsies and subsequent collaboration with Barry Marshall transformed…
Moments
- 1957 Move to Melbourne for ACTU work Bob Hawke
- 1957 Melbourne visit Ngô Đình Diệm
- 1964 Melbourne concert Judy Garland
- 1964 Clinical pathology training in Melbourne Robin Warren
- 1968 Speech at Malvern Town Hall Gough Whitlam
- 1968 University of Melbourne dinner Indira Gandhi
- 2004 Labor fundraising event Gough Whitlam
- 2007 Meeting with John Howard Morgan Tsvangirai
- 2007 Performance at Rod Laver Arena Chester Bennington
- 2016 Piano & a Microphone tour opening Prince