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1980Yekaterina Gamova, Russian volleyball player[†]
Yekaterina Aleksandrovna Gamova is a Russian retired volleyball player. She was a member of the Russian national team that won the gold medals at the 2006 and 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championships, and the silver medal in both the Athens 2004 and Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Due to her stature and dominance at the net, she has been hailed as the "Queen of Volleyball". She is 2.02 m tall with EU size 49 feet, making her one of the tallest female athletes in the world. She is also the second highest paid female player in professional volleyball history. Her role was outside hitter/opposite.
1980Mohammad Hafeez, Pakistani cricketer[†]
Mohammad Hafeez is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer. He was a member of the Pakistan team that won the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy, and had a major role in the final, where he scored an unbeaten innings of 57. He retired from Test cricket after the third and final match against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi in December 2018, departing the ground for the final time in white clothing to a guard of honour from his teammates. On 3 January 2022, he announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket, ending a career that spanned more than 18 years.
1980Isaac Mina, Ecuadorian footballer[†]
Isaac Bryan Mina Arboleda is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays club football for Clan Juvenil of Ecuador.
1980Angel Parker, American actress[†]
Angel Parker is an American actress. Since 2000 she has appeared in numerous films, TV series and has done voice acting on video games. Her most notable credits include Criminal Minds (2008), ER (2008–2009), Lab Rats (2012–16), Runaways (2017–2019), and The Rookie (2019–2025).
1980Alessandro Piccolo, Italian race car driver[†]
Alessandro Piccolo is an Italian racing driver.
1980Justin Shenkarow, American actor[†]
Justin Shenkarow is an American actor, producer, director and writer, best known for his roles of Matthew Brock in Picket Fences, Simon Holmes in Eerie, Indiana, and the voice of Harold Berman from the Nickelodeon animated series, Hey Arnold!.
1980As part of the Holy See–United Kingdom relations a British monarch makes the first state visit to the Vatican.[†]
Holy See–United Kingdom relations are foreign relations between the Holy See and the United Kingdom.
HEMPSTEAD, L.I., Oct. 16--President Carter warned potential "adversaries" today that "if they attacked the United States of America they will be commiting suicide."
LONDON, Oct. 16--Sir Geoffrey Howe, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, delivered a spirited defense of the Government's controversial monetary policies tonight, with a reaffirmation that the course would not be changed.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (AP)--Industrial production rose sharply and personal income continued to grow steadily in September, the Government reported today.
MEXICO CITY, Oct.16--The jewelers shop on Mexico City's tree-lined Amberes Street has Cartier's wellknown logo engraved discreetly in brass on its black-marble facade. An armed guard stands beside a small display window while, inside, an elegant middle-aged woman speaks softly in English as she shows an American visitor various gold watches, each inscribed with the words "Cartier" and "Swiss."
THAT spectacular display of fall foliage turning into blazing shades of red, yellow and brown--is sweeping closer to the New York metropolitan area. Those who want to see the best of the annual display this weekend should head for the Hudson Valley, particularly Putnam, Dutchess and Ulster Counties.
NEWARK, Oct. 16--With the economy troubling New Jersey voters more than people in many other states, Ronald Reagan appears to be maintaining a lead in the battle for the state's 17 electoral votes, but President Carter is making a late rush to try to overtake him.
THE first round of this season's major sales of modern and Im pressionist paintings, drawings, watercolors and sculptures will make visiting auction houses a must this weekend for many, both those who come to buy and those who like to participate in one of the most exciting free shows in the art world.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16--Secretary of State Edmund S. Muskie said today that the Administration would press for Senate approval of the strategic arms treaty with Moscow even though Soviet troops have not been withdrawn from Afghanistan.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16--President Carter said today that he was prepared to meet with Prime Minister Mohammed Ali Rajai of Iran on ways of resolving the nearly year-old hostage crisis, but had no idea whether the Iranian was amenable.
BIRMINGHAM, Mich., Oct. 16--Ronald Reagan won endorsements from two black civil rights leaders today and then pulled out a lot of stops in an effort to convince the large number of undecided voters in Michigan's affluent and heavily Republican Oakland County that he should be President.
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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