American singer-songwriter and actress

Dolly Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer, songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman. After achieving success as a songwriter for other artists, Parton's debut album, Hello, I'm Dolly, was released in 1967, commencing a career spanning 60 years and 50 studio albums. Referred to as the "Queen of Country", Parton is one of the most-honored female country performers in history and has received various accolades, including eleven Grammy Awards and three Emmy Awards, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards including a humanitarian honorary Oscar win in 2025, six Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony Award.

Born

1946

January 19

Died

Living

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1940s

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1421 John VIII Palaiologos marries Sophia of Montferrat and is then crowned Byzantine co-emperor to his father Manuel II Palaiologos.

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The world in 1946

When Dolly arrived

april 1 The 8.6 Mw  Aleutian Islands earthquake shakes the Aleutian Islands with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). A destructive tsunami reaches the Hawaiian Islands resulting in dozens of deaths, mostly in Hilo, Hawaii.
april 1 The Malayan Union is established. Protests from locals led to the establishment of the Federation of Malaya two years later.
april 17 The last French troops are withdrawn from Syria.
april 18 The International Court of Justice holds its inaugural meeting in The Hague, Netherlands.

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Donald Trump 1946– American businessman, television personality, 45th and 47th President of the United States George W. Bush 1946– American businessman and politician, 43rd President of the United States Steven Spielberg 1946– American director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded DreamWorks Ahmed Zewail 1946–2016 Egyptian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1946) Alicia Borinsky 1946– Argentine writer Bettye LaVette 1946– American singer-songwriter Billy Preston 1946–2006 American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (born 1946) Blair Brown 1946– American actress Daryl Hall 1946– American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

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