Vancouver in the Cold War

The atlas holds 7 people and 9 moments here, from 1949 to 1987. The most recorded lives are Alice Munro, Errol Flynn and Jawaharlal Nehru.

Alice Munro
from 1951 to 1980
2 moments here
Canadian short-story writer and 2013 Nobel laureate. Born in Wingham, Ontario, Munro studied in London, Ontario; lived in British Columbia during her…
Diana, Princess of Wales
in 1986
1 moment here
Diana Frances Spencer (1961–1997) was Princess of Wales from 1981 until her divorce in 1996.…
Errol Flynn
in 1959
2 moments here
Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn was an Australian-born actor who became a major Hollywood star in swashbuckling and adventure films.…
Jawaharlal Nehru
in 1949
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…
Rajiv Gandhi
in 1987
1 moment here
Rajiv Gandhi was an Indian aircraft pilot and politician who served as prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989.…
Teresa Teng
in 1979
1 moment here
Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng (Teng Li-yun; 1953–1995) became one of the most influential popular vocalists in the Chinese-speaking world and across…
Wangarĩ Maathai
in 1976
1 moment here
Kenyan environmentalist, democracy activist, academic, founder of the Green Belt Movement, parliamentarian, and the first African woman awarded the…