Polish journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Poland

Donald Tusk

Donald Franciszek Tusk is a Polish politician and historian who has served as the prime minister of Poland since 2023, previously holding the office from 2007 to 2014. Tusk was President of the European Council from 2014 to 2019 and led the European People's Party from 2019 to 2022. He co-founded the Civic Platform (PO), one of the dominant Polish political parties, and was its longtime leader – from 2003 to 2014 and again from 2021 to 2025 – before it merged into the Civic Coalition (KO) party. He is the longest-serving prime minister of the Third Polish Republic.

Born

1957

April 22

Died

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1950s

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1957 Born

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960 Basil II is crowned co-Emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
1073 Election of Pope Gregory VII following the death of Pope Alexander II.
1500 Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral lands in Brazil (discovery of Brazil).
1519 Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés establishes a settlement at Veracruz, Mexico.

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The world in 1957

When Donald 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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Immanuel Kant 1724–1804 German anthropologist, philosopher, and academic (died 1804) Alan Bond 1938–2015 English-Australian businessman (died 2015) Antoine of Navarre (died 1562) 1518– Baldev Raj Chopra 1914– Indian director and producer (died 2008) Charles Mingus 1922–1979 American bassist, composer, and bandleader (died 1979) Dan Cloutier 1976– Canadian ice hockey player and coach Germaine de Staël 1766–1817 French author and political philosopher (died 1817) Giorgio Agamben 1942– Italian philosopher and academic Henry Fielding 1707–1754 English novelist and playwright (died 1754)

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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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