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Notable Births

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Guido Vildoso

Guido Vildoso

1937 – Present

President of Bolivia

politicianBolivia
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

1947 – Present

Filipino politician, president of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010

university teachereconomistPhilippines
Franklin Chang-Díaz

Franklin Chang-Díaz

1950 – Present

Costa Rican-American astronaut and physicist

physicistengineerCosta Rica
Agnetha Fältskog

Agnetha Fältskog

1950 – Present

Swedish singer (born 1950)

disco singerdansband singerSweden

On This Day

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1818

Battle of Maipú — battle of the Chilean War of Independence

1945

Georgian uprising on Texel — insurgency

1965

37th Academy Awards — award ceremony presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for achievement in filmmaking in 1964

1976

Tiananmen incident — 1976 protest in Beijing, China

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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