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February 24, 1948

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J. Jayalalithaa

1948Jayalalithaa, Indian actress and politician, 16th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (died 2016)[โ€ ]

Jayaram Jayalalithaa, popularly known as Amma, was an Indian actress, politician, and philanthropist who served as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu for more than fourteen years between 1991 and 2016. She served as chief minister until her death and became the first female chief minister to die in office in the Republic of India. She was the longest-serving and former general secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, a Dravidian party founded by her mentor and the former chief minister of Tamil Nadu M. G. Ramachandran (M.G.R.). Jayalalithaa is regarded as one of the most influential politicians of post-independence India. Apart from politics, as a film personality, she won the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and three Filmfare Awards South.

Dennis Waterman

1948Dennis Waterman, English actor (died 2022)[โ€ ]

Dennis Waterman was an English actor and singer. He was best known for his tough-guy leading roles in television series including The Sweeney, Minder and New Tricks, singing the theme tunes of the latter two.

GM Quader

1948GM Quader, Bangladeshi politician[โ€ ]

Ghulam Muhammad Quader, better known as GM Quader, is a Bangladeshi politician and the 2nd chairman of Jatiya Party and was the Opposition Leader of Bangladesh Parliament. He is a former Jatiya Sangsad member from the Lalmonirhat-3 constituency. He served as the Minister of Commerce and Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism from 2009 to 2014.

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