American columnist and conservative political commentator (born 1950)

Charles Krauthammer

Charles Krauthammer was an American political columnist. A moderate liberal who turned independent conservative as a political pundit, Krauthammer won the Pulitzer Prize for his columns in The Washington Post in 1987. His weekly column was syndicated to more than 400 publications worldwide. While in his first year studying medicine at Harvard Medical School, Krauthammer became permanently paralyzed from the waist down after a diving board accident that severed his spinal cord at cervical spinal nerve 5.

Born

1950

March 13

Died

2018

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What else happened on this day, through history

222 Roman emperor Elagabalus is murdered alongside his mother, Julia Soaemias. He is replaced by his 14-year old cousin, Severus Alexander.
483 Election of Pope Felix III following the death of Pope Simplicius earlier that month.
624 The Battle of Badr, the first major battle between the Muslims and Quraysh.
1261 The Byzantine Empire and the Republic of Genoa sign a permanent treaty against the Venetians at Nymphaeum.

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The world in 1950

When Charles arrived

april 21 The Nainital wedding massacre occurs, killing 22 members of the Harijan caste.
august 1 Guam is organized as an unincorporated territory of the United States as the President Harry S. Truman signs the Guam Organic Act.
august 12 Korean War: Bloody Gulch massacre: Seventy-five American POWs are massacred by the North Korean Army.
august 15 Measuring Mw 8.6, the largest earthquake on land occurs in the Assam-Tibet-Myanmar border, killing 4,800.

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B. H. Roberts 1857– English-American historian and politician (died 1933) Caryl Phillips 1958– Caribbean-English author and playwright Clifford Roach 1904– Trinidadian cricketer and footballer (died 1988) Dana Delany 1956– American actress and producer George Negus 1942– Australian journalist and television host (died 2024) L. Ron Hubbard 1911–1986 American religious leader and author, founded the Church of Scientology (born 1911) Mahdi Elmandjra 1933–2014 Moroccan economist and sociologist (born 1933) Mariano Duncan 1963– Dominican baseball player and manager Terence Burns 1944– Baron Burns, English economist and academic

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Abraham Sarmiento 1950–1977 Jr., Filipino journalist and activist (died 1977) Alex Chilton 1950–2010 American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2010) Alexander Lebed 1950–2002 Russian general and politician (died 2002) Billy Smith 1950– Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager Charles Fleischer 1950– American comedian and actor Claire Morissette 1950– Canadian cycling activist (died 2007) Daniel Auteuil 1950– French actor, director, and screenwriter David Cannadine 1950– English historian and author Flavio Briatore 1950– Italian businessman

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