Rome in the Cold War
The atlas holds 14 people and 30 moments here, from 1948 to 1990. The most recorded lives are Pope John Paul II, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev.
Notable people
Pope John Paul II
from 1962 to 1986
7 moments here
Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920–2005), Pope John Paul II from 1978, was a Polish Catholic priest, bishop, cardinal, and pope.…
Ronald Reagan
from 1982 to 1990
4 moments here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Mikhail Gorbachev
from 1971 to 1989
3 moments here
Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…
John F. Kennedy
in 1963
2 moments here
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…
Salvador Dalí
from 1948 to 1949
2 moments here
Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, designer, filmmaker, and leading exponent of Surrealism. Born in Figueres, Dalí trained in Madrid, joined the…
Jimmy Carter
in 1980
2 moments here
James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…
Jorge Luis Borges
from 1977 to 1981
2 moments here
Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…
Diego Maradona
from 1987 to 1990
2 moments here
Argentine football player and manager Diego Armando Maradona (1960–2020) was a central figure in world football.…
Elizabeth II
in 1980
1 moment here
Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…
Gabriel García Márquez
in 1955
1 moment here
Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…
Pope Benedict XVI
in 1981
1 moment here
Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927–2022), Pope Benedict XVI, was a German Catholic theologian, archbishop, cardinal, prefect of the Congregation for the…
Stephen Hawking
in 1981
1 moment here
English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author whose work on singularities, black-hole thermodynamics, and Hawking radiation reshaped modern…
Mother Teresa
in 1983
1 moment here
Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa or Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun.…
Diana, Princess of Wales
in 1985
1 moment here
Diana Frances Spencer (1961–1997) was Princess of Wales from 1981 until her divorce in 1996.…
Moments
- 1948 Travels to Rome Salvador Dalí
- 1949 Meets Pope Pius XII Salvador Dalí
- 1955 Film study in Rome Gabriel García Márquez
- 1962 Second Vatican Council participation Pope John Paul II
- 1963 Met Italian leaders in Rome John F. Kennedy
- 1963 Met Pope Paul VI John F. Kennedy
- 1967 Created cardinal Pope John Paul II
- 1971 Delegation visit to Italy Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1977 Travel in Italy Jorge Luis Borges
- 1978 Election as Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II
- 1978 First public appearance as pope Pope John Paul II
- 1980 Audience with Pope John Paul II Jimmy Carter
- 1980 Rome and Venice visit Jimmy Carter
- 1980 State visit to Rome Elizabeth II
- 1981 Travel to Rome Jorge Luis Borges
- 1981 No-boundary presentation at Vatican conference Stephen Hawking
- 1981 Shot in St. Peter's Square Pope John Paul II
- 1981 Roman curial prefecture Pope Benedict XVI
- 1982 Meets Pope John Paul II Ronald Reagan
- 1982 Visits Rome Ronald Reagan
- 1983 Hospitalized while visiting the Pope Mother Teresa
- 1983 Visit to Mehmet Ali Ağca in prison Pope John Paul II
- 1984 Berlinguer funeral delegation Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1985 Private audience at the Holy See Diana, Princess of Wales
- 1986 Visit to the Great Synagogue of Rome Pope John Paul II
- 1987 Meeting Pope John Paul II Diego Maradona
- 1987 Returns to Vatican City Ronald Reagan
- 1989 Meeting with Pope John Paul II Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1990 World Cup final against West Germany Diego Maradona
- 1990 Audience with pope at Vatican Ronald Reagan