American actor, voice artist, comedian, singer and producer

Dan Castellaneta

Daniel Louis Castellaneta is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for voicing Homer Simpson on the animated series The Simpsons, as well as other characters on the show such as Grampa Simpson, Krusty the Clown, Groundskeeper Willie, Mayor Quimby, Sideshow Mel, Mr. Teeny, Kodos, Itchy, Santa's Little Helper, and Barney Gumble. , and has had voice roles in several other programs, including Futurama, Sibs, Darkwing Duck, The Adventures of Dynamo Duck, The Batman, Back to the Future: The Animated Series, Aladdin, Earthworm Jim, and Taz-Mania.

Born

1957

October 29

Died

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1950s

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1957 Born

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312 Constantine the Great enters Rome after his victory at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, stages a grand adventus in the city, and is met with popular jubilation. Maxentius' body is fished out of the Tiber and beheaded.
437 Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II, Eastern Roman Emperor in Constantinople unifying the two branches of the House of Theodosius.
1390 First trial for witchcraft in Paris leading to the death of three people.
1467 Battle of Brustem: Charles the Bold defeats Prince-Bishopric of Liège.

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The world in 1957

When Dan arrived

april 11 United Kingdom agrees to Singaporean self-rule.
april 24 Suez Crisis: The Suez Canal is reopened following the introduction of UNEF peacekeepers to the region.
april 30 Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery enters into force.
april 6 The flag carrier airline of Greece for decades, Olympic Airways, is founded by Aristotle Onassis following the acquisition of "TAE - Greek National Airlines".

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Al Suomi 1913–2014 American ice hockey player and referee (died 2014) Amanda Beard 1981– American swimmer Antonio Luna 1866–1899 Filipino general (born 1866) Dominick Dunne 1925–2009 American journalist and novelist (born 1925) Frans de Waal 1948– Dutch-American ethologist, author, and academic (died 2024) Joely Fisher 1967– American actress and director John Byng 1704–1757 British admiral and politician, 11th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (born 1704) Joseph Goebbels 1897–1945 German lawyer and politician, Chancellor of Germany (born 1897) Kelly Smith 1978– English footballer

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Osama bin Laden 1957–2011 Saudi Arabian terrorist, founded al-Qaeda (died 2011) Ade Edmondson 1957– English comedian and musician Ben Howland 1957– American basketball player and coach Bill Cartwright 1957– American basketball player and coach Bill Cowher 1957– American football player, coach, and analyst Bret Hart 1957– Canadian wrestler Bryan Robson 1957– English footballer and manager Chalermchai Sitthisart 1957– Thai military officer, 40th Commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army Charlie Brandt 1957–2004 American serial killer (died 2004)

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