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World Events and News during Berkoff's Life

By frankieandsean
  • Steven Berkoff is born

    Steven Berkoff is born

  • World War II Begins

    World War II Begins

  • D-Day

    D-Day

  • Hitler Commits Suicide and Germans Surrender

    Hitler Commits Suicide and Germans Surrender

  • The Big Bang Theory is formulated

    The Big Bang Theory is formulated

  • NATO established

    NATO established

  • Princess Elizabeth crowned as Queen

    Princess Elizabeth crowned as Queen

  • McDonalds is founded

    McDonalds is founded

  • Disneyland Opened

    Disneyland Opened

  • James Dean dies in a car accident

    James Dean dies in a car accident

  • Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a bus

    Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a bus

  • Brecht dies

  • Space Race begins

    Space Race begins

    Sputnik launches the space race
  • NASA is founded

    NASA is founded

  • Coronation Street first aired

    Coronation Street first aired

  • Berlin Wall Built

    Berlin Wall Built

  • First person killed trying to cross the Berlin Wall- Gunter Liftin

    First person killed trying to cross the Berlin Wall- Gunter Liftin

    He was 24 years old and was shot by police, near the railway station of Berlin Friedrichstrasse, when he tried to get into the West.
  • Marilyn Monroe dies

    Marilyn Monroe dies

  • Matin Luther King "I had a dream" speech

    Matin Luther King "I had a dream" speech

  • England win World Cup

    England win World Cup

  • Australian Prime Minister- Harold Holt- disappears

    Australian Prime Minister- Harold Holt- disappears

  • Neill Armstrong becomes the first man on the moon

    Neill Armstrong becomes the first man on the moon

  • The Beatles break up

    The Beatles break up

  • Munich Massacre at the Olympics

    Munich Massacre at the Olympics

  • U.S. pulls out of Vietnam War

    U.S. pulls out of Vietnam War

  • Microsoft Founded

    Microsoft Founded

  • Elvis Presley found dead

    Elvis Presley found dead

  • Margaret Thatcher becomes first female Prime Minister of Engand

    Margaret Thatcher becomes first female Prime Minister of Engand

  • Mother Theresa wins Nobel Peace Prize

    Mother Theresa wins Nobel Peace Prize

  • The Falkland Islands are invaded

    The Falkland Islands are invaded

  • E.T. released

    E.T. released

  • Metamorphosis aired as a TV film on BBC

  • Laurence Olivier dies (one of Berkoffs influences)

    Laurence Olivier dies (one of Berkoffs influences)

  • Berlin Wall Demolished

    Berlin Wall Demolished

  • Mandela freed from life imprisonment

    Mandela freed from life imprisonment

  • Mandela voted President of South Africa

    Mandela voted President of South Africa

  • Sean Reilly is born

    Sean Reilly is born

  • Friends is aired

    Friends is aired

  • Frankie Chilvers is born

    Frankie Chilvers is born

  • Princess Diana dies in Paris

    Princess Diana dies in Paris

  • 9/11 bombings

    9/11 bombings

  • Iraq War starts- causes global protests.

    Iraq War starts- causes global protests.

  • McFLY formed

    McFLY formed

  • Facebook is created by Mark Zuckerburg

    Facebook is created by Mark Zuckerburg

  • Tsunami in Asia

    Tsunami in Asia

  • 7/7 bombings in London

    7/7 bombings in London

  • Barack Obama becomes first black American President

    Barack Obama becomes first black American President

  • Osama Bin Laden announced dead

    Osama Bin Laden announced dead

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