Vancouver in the Space Age
The atlas holds 9 people and 10 moments here, from 1959 to 2004. The most recorded lives are Errol Flynn, Diana, Princess of Wales and Alice Munro.
Notable people
Alice Munro
in 1980
1 moment here
Canadian short-story writer and 2013 Nobel laureate. Born in Wingham, Ontario, Munro studied in London, Ontario; lived in British Columbia during her…
Desmond Tutu
in 2004
1 moment here
South African Anglican bishop, theologian, anti-apartheid activist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Archbishop of Cape Town, and chair of South Africa’s…
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.…
John Atta Mills
in 2002
1 moment here
John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills was a Ghanaian legal scholar and politician who served as vice president of Ghana from 1997 to 2001 and president from 7…
Mercedes Sosa
in 1995
1 moment here
Argentine folk singer and leading exponent of the nuevo cancionero movement, internationally known for interpreting Latin American popular song and…
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…
Moments
- 1959 Death at Vancouver General Hospital Errol Flynn
- 1959 Flight to Vancouver for yacht negotiations Errol Flynn
- 1976 Habitat I conference Wangarĩ Maathai
- 1979 First concert in Vancouver Teresa Teng
- 1980 Writer in residence at UBC Alice Munro
- 1986 Visit to Expo 86 Diana, Princess of Wales
- 1987 Commonwealth meeting in Vancouver Rajiv Gandhi
- 1995 North American tour performance in Vancouver Mercedes Sosa
- 2002 Visiting scholarship at the University of British Columbia John Atta Mills
- 2004 Meeting with the Dalai Lama in Vancouver Desmond Tutu