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1980Daniel McClellan, American biblical scholar and social media personality[†]
Daniel Orrin McClellan is a scholar of the Bible and religion from the United States who shares his perspective on religious topics on social media.
1980Sandeep Parikh, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter[†]
Sandeep Parikh is an American writer, director, actor and producer of comedy. He is best known for his co-starring role as Zaboo on the award-winning web series The Guild. He is the founder of Effin Funny Productions, a content company focusing on alternative stand-up comedy and the creation of original web series The Legend of Neil, available online.
1980Sarto Fournier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 38th Mayor of Montreal (born 1908)[†]
Sarto Fournier was a Canadian politician. He served as mayor of Montreal from 1957 to 1960.
1980Keith Godchaux, American keyboard player and songwriter (born 1948)[†]
Keith Richard Godchaux was an American pianist best known for his tenure in the rock group the Grateful Dead from 1971 to 1979. Following their departure from the Dead, he and his wife Donna formed the Heart of Gold Band in 1980, but Godchaux died from injuries sustained in a car accident shortly after their first concert.
1980Mollie Steimer, Ukrainian activist (born 1897)[†]
Mollie Steimer was a Ukrainian anarchist activist. After settling in New York City in 1913, she quickly became involved in the local anarchist movement and was caught up in the case of Abrams v. United States. Charged with sedition, she was eventually deported to Soviet Russia, where she met her lifelong partner Senya Fleshin and agitated for the rights of anarchist political prisoners in the country. For her activities, she and Fleshin were again deported to western Europe, where they spent time organising aid for exiles and political prisoners, and took part in the debates of the international anarchist movement. Following the rise of the Nazis in Europe, she and Fleshin fled to Mexico, where they spent the rest of their lives working as photographers.
1980Phạm Tuân becomes the first Vietnamese citizen and the first Asian in space when he flies aboard the Soyuz 37 mission as an Intercosmos Research Cosmonaut.[†]
Phạm Tuân is a retired Vietnamese Air Force fighter pilot and cosmonaut. He became the first Vietnamese cosmonaut, and the first person of Asian origin to be in space when he launched aboard the Soyuz 37 mission as an Interkosmos research cosmonaut. He was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.
HAWICK, Scotland WHILE recent events in Iran and Afghanistan sent tremors through much of the world, they took on a special significance in this graceful town and others in the Scottish border country.
WASHINGTON, July 22--Treasury Secretary G. William Miller warned Congress today against enacting tax reduction legislation in what he termed the "pressure cooker atmosphere of an election campaign."
WASHINGTON, July 22--An Iranian who served as press attache at his country's embassy here during the Shah's reign and had recently been an outspoken ...
An early set of census figures for New York City indicates that the population has declined significantly in central Harlem and in Brooklyn Heights, and has increased modestly on Staten Island. City officials contend that the figures seriously underestimate the population.
NOW that Bordeaux has become famous for its food as well as its wine, its chefs are making a name for themselves. JeanMarie Amat, owner and chef of Le Saint James, possibly Bordeaux's best restaurant and certainly its most renowned, brought some of his ideas to New York last week to share with American consumers.
LEMONADE, the traditional summer thirst quencher, is enjoying a renaissance. It is again in vogue at picnics, luncheons and family meals. Consumers find it light, natural, refreshing and healthful because of its vitamin C content.
The Todd shipyard in Brooklyn was busy yesterday giving the 660-foot container ship American Legacy a light overhaul--what shipyard men call "a shave and a haircut." Lathes hummed, welders plied their trade, helmeted workmen hustled to and fro.
WASHINGTON, July 22 (AP)--The nation's manufacturers reported a 2.8 percent decline in durable-goods orders in June, the fifth monthly decline in a row, the Commerce Department said today.
WASHINGTON, July 22--Fletcher L. Byrom, chairman of the Koppers Company of Pittsburgh, apparently will be picked to head the United States Synthetic Fuels Corporation.
Alfred B. DelBello, the Westchester County Executive, will propose to Governor Carey today that a new authority be created to operate New York's commuter railroads.
I was wondering if anything interesting on the news was going on when I was born, and decided to create this website for fun. The purpose is to show people what was going on when they were born. With this website I've found out that it was a pretty slow news day on my birthday, but I bet it would feel cool to know a historical event happened on your birthday.
The data used in this project is provided by the New York Times API. They have by far the best API I was able to find, with articles dating back to the 1950s. There weren't any other major newspapers that had an API with close to as much data. The closest was the Guardian API, but theirs only went back to the 1990s. I decided to only use articles from the New York Times because their API was by far the best. This tool works if you have a birthday after the 1950s or so.
Some important dates in history I'd recommend looking up on this website are:
These historical events are just a few examples of the fascinating moments in history you can explore through this tool. Whether you're interested in your own birthday, significant historical dates, or just curious about what was making headlines on any given day, this website offers a unique window into the past through the lens of contemporary news coverage.
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