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Notable Births

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Alcide De Gasperi

Alcide De Gasperi

1881 – 1954

Italian politician and founder of the Christian Democratic Party (1881-1954)

linguistjournalistItaly
Marlon Brando

Marlon Brando

1924 – 2004

American actor (1924–2004)

activistfilm actorUnited States
Fazlur Khan

Fazlur Khan

1929 – 1982

Bangladeshi architect (1929–1982)

civil engineerstructural engineerBangladesh
Helmut Kohl

Helmut Kohl

1930 – 2017

Chancellor of West Germany and reunified Germany (1982–1998)

political scientisthistorianGermany

On This Day

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1930

2nd Academy Awards — filmmaking award for 1928 and 1929

1978

50th Academy Awards — movie awards

1988

1988 Brazilian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1988

1993

Kvalifikacija za Millstreet — qualifying song contest for the Eurovision Song Contest 1993

Featured Figures

Mahathir Mohamad

Mahathir Mohamad

1925 – Present

Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003 and 2018 to 2020

autobiographerhead of governmentMalaysia
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

1945 – Present

President of the Federative Republic of Brazil from 2003 to 2011 and since 2023

turnertrade unionistBrazil
Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan

1961 – Present

President of the United Arab Emirates

politicianUnited Arab Emirates
Fulgencio Batista

Fulgencio Batista

1901 – 1973

President of Cuba, 1940–1944; dictator, 1952-1959 (1901-1973)

politicianmilitary personnelCuba

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