Irish actress

Caitríona Balfe

Caitríona Mary Balfe is an Irish actress, former model, executive producer and director. She began her career as a fashion model in Paris at age 18, working with fashion houses such as Chanel and Louis Vuitton, before transitioning to acting a decade later. Balfe gained early recognition with roles in The Beauty Inside (2012) and H+: The Digital Series (2012–2013), along with appearances in films like Super 8 (2011), Now You See Me (2013), and Escape Plan (2013). Her breakout role was as Claire Fraser in Outlander (2014–), for which she has been nominated for four Golden Globe Awards.

Born

1979

October 4

Died

Living

Era

1970s

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Key dates

1979 Born

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23 Rebels sack the Chinese capital Chang'an during a peasant rebellion.
1209 Otto IV is crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Innocent III.
1302 The Byzantine–Venetian War comes to an end.
1363 Battle of Lake Poyang: In one of the largest naval battles in history, Zhu Yuanzhang's rebels defeat rival Chen Youliang.

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The world in 1979

When Caitríona arrived

april 1 Iran becomes an Islamic republic by a 99% vote, officially overthrowing the Shah.
april 10 Red River Valley tornado outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas, killing 42 people.
april 11 Ugandan dictator Idi Amin is deposed.
april 14 The Progressive Alliance of Liberia stages a protest, without a permit, against an increase in rice prices proposed by the government, with clashes between protestors and the police resulting in over 70 deaths and over 500 injuries.

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Charles IX of Sweden (died 1611) 1550– Engelbert Dollfuss 1892–1934 Austrian politician, 14th Chancellor of Austria (born 1892) George Sidney 1916–2002 American director and producer (born 1916) Jim Cairns 1914–2003 Australian economist and politician, 4th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia (born 1914) Kenichi Fukui 1918–1998 Japanese chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1918) Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas 1843–1927 Palestinian Roman Catholic nun; later canonized (born 1843) Prudente de Morais 1841–1912 Brazilian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Brazil (born 1841) Richard Rorty 1931– American philosopher and author (died 2007) Robert Edwards 1879–2013 English physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1925)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1979

Aaliyah 1979–2001 American singer and actress (born 1979) Ahmed Tantawi 1979– Egyptian politician and journalist Alex Greenwald 1979– American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor Aloe Blacc 1979– American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, businessman and philanthropist Ben Gillies 1979– Australian drummer and songwriter Butterfly Boucher 1979– Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Chris Daughtry 1979– American singer-songwriter and guitarist Chris O'Dowd 1979– Irish actor, producer, and screenwriter Chris Young 1979– American baseball pitcher

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