March 26

March 26

Born on This Day

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  • Star Trek Stars
  • Celebrities With Advanced Degrees
  • Famous Arians

  Leonard Nimoy

  Film Actor, Television Actor / 1931 -

  Leonard Nimoy is an actor who has played Spock in both the 1960s TV series Star Trek and several movies based on the show.

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  Leonard Nimoy

  Born: March 26, 1931
  Age: 82 years old
  Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  Occupation: Film Actor, Television Actor
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  • Famous Arians
  • Famous People Named Williams

  Tennessee Williams

  Playwright / 1911 - 1983

  Tennessee Williams was an American writer, whose signature works include A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and The Glass Menagerie.

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  Tennessee Williams

  1911 | 71 years old
  Playwright

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  • Contemporary Country Stars
  • Famous Arians
  • Famous Singers

  Kenny Chesney

  Songwriter, Singer / 1968 -

  Country singer Kenny Chesney went gold with Me and You in 1996, platinum with I Will Stand in 1997 and double platinum with Everywhere We Go in 1999.
  

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  Kenny Chesney

  1968 | 45 years old
  Songwriter, Singer

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  • Post-Britpop London - Cultural Icons: 2000s
  • Famous Arians
  • Famous Actors

  Keira Knightley

  Film Actor / 1985 -

  Keira Knightley is a British actress who had her first major role in Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace and became well-known for her role in Bend It Like Beckham.

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  Keira Knightley

  Born: March 26, 1985
  Age: 28 years old
  Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
  Occupation: Film Actor
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  • Breast Cancer Survivors
  • Girl Scouts
  • Celebrities Who've Written Children's Books

  Sandra Day O'Connor

  Supreme Court Justice / 1930 -

  Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. A Republican, she was considered a moderate conservative and served for 24 years.

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  Sandra Day O'Connor

  1930 | 83 years old
  Supreme Court Justice

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  • Famous Actors

  James Caan

  Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor / 1940 -

  Actor James Caan gave an Oscar-nominated performance as Sonny Corleone in Coppola’s The Godfather and played a writer held hostage in Stephen King’s Misery.

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  James Caan

  1940 | 73 years old
  Film Actor, Theater Actor, ...

March 26

Died on This Day

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  • Notable Female Leaders
  • Influential Women of Washington
  • Groundbreaking Women

  Geraldine A. Ferraro

  Women's Rights Activist, Lawyer, Diplomat, U.S. Representative / 1935 - 2011

  Geraldine A. Ferraro was a member of Congress and the first woman to run for the U.S. vice presidency on a major party platform.

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  Geraldine A. Ferraro

  Died: March 26, 2011
  Age: 75 years old
  Place: Boston, Massachusetts , United States
  Occupation: Women's Rights Activist, Lawyer, ...
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  • Famous Leos
  • Famous Screenwriters

  Raymond Chandler

  Entrepreneur, Author, Screenwriter / 1888 - 1959

  Detective fiction writer Raymond Chandler is best known for creating the private detective character Philip Marlowe, featured in The Big Sleep.
  

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  Raymond Chandler

  1959 | 70 years old
  Entrepreneur, Author, Screenwriter

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  • Famous Libras
  • Famous Actresses

  Sarah Bernhardt

  Film Actress, Theater Actress / 1844 - 1923

  Perhaps the most famous actress of all time, Sarah Bernhardt is regarded as one of the finest actors of the 19th century, appearing on the stage and in some of the earliest films ever produced.

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  Sarah Bernhardt

  1923 | 78 years old
  Film Actress, Theater Actress

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  • The Ed Sullivan Show Guests
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  Noel Coward

  Playwright / 1899 - 1973

  British actor, songwriter and playwright Noël Coward was one of the top figures of 20th century theater, using wit to deal with major social issues.

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  Noel Coward

  Died: March 26, 1973
  Age: 73 years old
  Place: Blue Harbour, Port Maria , Jamaica
  Occupation: Playwright
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  • Famous Geminis
  • Famous Poets

  Walt Whitman

  Journalist, Poet / 1819 - 1892

  Walt Whitman was an American poet whose verse collection Leaves of Grass is a landmark in the history of American literature.

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  Walt Whitman

  1892 | 72 years old
  Journalist, Poet

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  • Famous Pianists

  Ludwig van Beethoven

  Songwriter, Pianist / 1770 - 1827

  Ludwig van Beethoven was a deaf German composer and the predominant musical figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras.

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  Ludwig van Beethoven

  1827 | 56 years old
  Songwriter, Pianist