American wrestler (born 1971)

Chris Candido

Christopher Barrett Candito was an American professional wrestler. Candito is best remembered for his tenures with promotions such as World Championship Wrestling (WCW), Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), and Smoky Mountain Wrestling, where he performed under the ring name Chris Candido, as well as for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation under the ring name Skip, one-half of the tag team The Bodydonnas. For much of his career, he performed alongside his real-life partner, Tammy "Sunny" Sytch, who acted as his valet.

Born

1972

March 21

Died

2005

Era

1970s

Country

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2005 Died

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What else happened on this day, through history

537 Siege of Rome: King Vitiges attempts to assault the northern and eastern city walls, but is repulsed at the Praenestine Gate, known as the Vivarium, by the defenders under the Byzantine generals Bessas and Peranius.
630 Emperor Heraclius returns the True Cross, one of the holiest Christian relics, to Jerusalem.
717 Battle of Vincy between Charles Martel and Ragenfrid.
867 An army of the Kingdom of Northumbria attempts to recapture York from the Great Heathen Army but is defeated in the battle of York.

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The world in 1972

When Chris arrived

april 10 Tombs containing bamboo slips, among them Sun Tzu's Art of War and Sun Bin's lost military treatise, are discovered by construction workers in Shandong.
april 10 Vietnam War: For the first time since November 1967, American B-52 bombers reportedly begin bombing North Vietnam.
april 13 The Universal Postal Union decides to recognize the People's Republic of China as the only legitimate Chinese representative, effectively expelling the Republic of China administering Taiwan.
april 13 Vietnam War: The Battle of An Lộc begins.

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Also born on March 21

Antonia Maury 1866–1952 American astronomer and astrophysicist (born 1866) Benito Juárez 1806–1872 Mexican lawyer and politician, 26th President of Mexico (born 1806) Brian Clough 1935–2004 English footballer and manager (died 2004) Chiney Ogwumike 1992– American basketball player Éric Rohmer 1920–2010 French director, screenwriter, and critic (born 1920) Hans-Dietrich Genscher 1927–2016 German soldier and politician, Vice-Chancellor of Germany (died 2016) Hans Hofmann 1880–1966 German-American painter (born 1880) Johann Sebastian Bach 1685–1750 German organist and composer (born 1685) Martina Stoessel 1997– Argentine singer and actress

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1972

Eminem 1972– American rapper, producer, and actor Adam Beach 1972– Canadian actor Archie Panjabi 1972– British actress Billie Joe Armstrong 1972– American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and producer Brian Wood 1972– American writer, illustrator and graphic designer Chilly Gonzales 1972– Canadian-German singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer Chris Osgood 1972– Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster Christophe Beck 1972– Canadian television and film score composer and conductor Dave Roberts 1972– American baseball player and coach

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