Oxford in the Cold War

The atlas holds 7 people and 12 moments here, from 1947 to 1977. The most recorded lives are J. R. R. Tolkien, Benazir Bhutto and Charlie Chaplin.

J. R. R. Tolkien
from 1947 to 1972
5 moments here
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English philologist, university professor, and author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.…
Benazir Bhutto
from 1973 to 1977
2 moments here
Pakistani political leader who served twice as prime minister, from 1988 to 1990 and from 1993 to 1996.…
Charlie Chaplin
in 1962
1 moment here
English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…
Winston Churchill
in 1965
1 moment here
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…
Stephen Hawking
in 1959
1 moment here
English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author whose work on singularities, black-hole thermodynamics, and Hawking radiation reshaped modern…
Jorge Luis Borges
in 1971
1 moment here
Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…
Osama bin Laden
in 1971
1 moment here
Saudi-born founder and first emir of al-Qaeda. His documented movements include childhood and education in Saudi Arabia and England; militant…