American football player

Cam Newton

Cameron Jerrell Newton is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Carolina Panthers. Nicknamed "Super Cam", he is second in career quarterback rushing touchdowns and third in career quarterback rushing yards. Following a stint with the Florida Gators, Newton played college football for the Auburn Tigers, winning the Heisman Trophy and the 2011 BCS National Championship Game as a junior. He was selected first overall by the Panthers in the 2011 NFL draft.

Born

1989

May 11

Died

Living

Era

1980s

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Cam, in brief

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Key dates

1989 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

330 Constantine the Great dedicates the much-expanded and rebuilt city of Byzantium, changing its name to New Rome and declaring it the new capital of the Eastern Roman Empire.
868 A copy of the Diamond Sūtra is published, the earliest dated and printed book known.
973 In the first coronation ceremony ever held for an English monarch, Edgar the Peaceful is crowned King of England, having ruled since 959 AD. His wife, Ælfthryth, is crowned queen, the first recorded coronation for a Queen of England.
1068 Matilda of Flanders, wife of William the Conqueror, is crowned Queen of England.

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The world in 1989

When Cam arrived

april 1 Margaret Thatcher's new local government tax, the Community Charge (commonly known as the "poll tax"), is introduced in Scotland.
april 15 Hillsborough disaster: A human crush occurs at Hillsborough Stadium, home of Sheffield Wednesday, in the FA Cup Semi-final, resulting in the deaths of 97 Liverpool fans.
april 15 Upon Hu Yaobang's death, the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 begin in China.
april 19 A gun turret explodes on the USS Iowa, killing 47 sailors.

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Same-day contemporaries

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Gene Savoy 1927–2007 American explorer, author, and scholar (died 2007) James L. Dolan 1955– American businessman Jiddu Krishnamurti 1895–1986 Indian-American philosopher and author (born 1895) Louis Farrakhan 1933– American religious leader Richard Feynman 1918–1988 American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1918) Tim Blake Nelson 1964– American actor William Grant Still 1895– American composer and conductor (died 1978)

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Same-year contemporaries

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Alia Shawkat 1989– American actress Aly Michalka 1989– American singer-songwriter and guitarist Anton Yelchin 1989–2016 American actor (born 1989) Blaine Gabbert 1989– American football player Blake Griffin 1989– American basketball player Earl Thomas 1989– American football player Gedhun Choekyi Nyima 1989– the 11th Panchen Lama Hannah Miley 1989– English-Scottish swimmer James Calado 1989– English racing driver

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