English footballer and manager (died 2023)

Bobby Charlton

Sir Robert Charlton was an English footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, left winger or centre-forward. Widely considered one of the greatest players of all time, he was a member of the England team that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup, the year he also won the Ballon d'Or. He finished second in the Ballon d'Or voting in 1967 and 1968. He played almost all of his club football at Manchester United, where he became renowned for his attacking instincts, passing abilities from midfield, ferocious long-range shooting from both left and right foot, fitness, and stamina.

Born

1937

October 11

Died

2023

Era

1930s

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Bobby, in brief

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1937 Born
2023 Died

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The world in 1937

When Bobby arrived

april 1 Aden becomes a British crown colony.
april 1 The Royal New Zealand Air Force is formed as an independent service.
april 12 Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby, England.
april 26 Spanish Civil War: Guernica, Spain, is bombed by the German Condor Legion and the Italian Aviazione Legionaria.

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Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar 1916–1991 Saudi Arabian writer and journalist (born 1916) Daniel Quinn 1935– American author and environmentalist (died 2018) Daryl Hall 1946– American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Henry Luke Orombi 1949– Ugandan archbishop Jane Krakowski 1968– American actress and singer Louise Rennison 1951–2016 English author (born 1951) Luke Perry 1966–2019 American actor (born 1966) Miroslav Dvořák 1951–2008 Czech ice hockey player (born 1951) Nanaji Deshmukh 1916–2010 Indian educator and activist (born 1916)

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Abner Haynes 1937–2024 American football player (born 1937) Alain Badiou 1937– French philosopher and academic Alice Coltrane 1937–2007 American pianist and composer (died 2007) Barry Switzer 1937– American football player and coach Bill Cosby 1937– American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter Billy Meier 1937– Swiss author and photographer Birju Maharaj 1937–2022 Indian dancer, composer, singer and exponent of the Lucknow "Kalka-Bindadin" Gharana of Kathak dance (died 2022) Carlos Lamarca 1937–1971 Brazilian captain (died 1971) Colin Powell 1937–2021 American general and politician, 65th United States Secretary of State (died 2021)

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