American actress (born 1968)

Farrah Forke

Farrah Rachael Forke was an American actress best known for her roles as Alex Lambert on the NBC sitcom Wings and Mayson Drake on Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. She also voiced the character Big Barda on the animated television series Batman Beyond and Justice League Unlimited, starred as Carey on the short-lived cult sitcom Dweebs, Nikki Harkin on Mr. Rhodes, Carol Ashby in the pilot episode of the 90's remake of Fantasy Island, and appeared in several made-for-TV movies such as Nurses on the Line (1993), Journey to the Center of the Earth (1993), Bionic Ever After? (1994), and theatrical movies like Disclosure (1994) and Heat (1995).

Born

1968

January 12

Died

2022

Era

1960s

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475 Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople, and his general, Basiliscus gains control of the empire.
1528 Gustav I of Sweden is crowned King of Sweden, having already reigned since his election in June 1523.
1554 Bayinnaung, who would go on to assemble the largest empire in the history of Southeast Asia, is crowned King of Burma.
1616 The city of Belém, Brazil is founded on the Amazon River delta by Portuguese captain Francisco Caldeira Castelo Branco.

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The world in 1968

When Farrah arrived

april 10 The TEV Wahine, a New Zealand ferry, sinks in Wellington harbour due to a fierce storm – the strongest winds ever in Wellington. Out of the 734 people on board, fifty-three died.
april 11 US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
april 11 A failed assassination attempt on Rudi Dutschke, leader of the German student movement, leaves Dutschke suffering from brain damage.
april 20 English politician Enoch Powell makes his controversial "Rivers of Blood" speech.

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Alasdair MacIntyre 1929– Scottish-American philosopher and academic (died 2025) Arif Yunusov 1955– Azerbaijani author, historian, and human rights activist. Chet Jastremski 1941– American swimmer and physician (died 2014) Edmund Burke 1729–1797 Irish philosopher, academic, and politician (died 1797) Fevzi Çakmak 1876–1950 Turkish field marshal and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1876) Hande Yener 1973– Turkish singer-songwriter, producer, and actress Haruki Murakami 1949– Japanese novelist, short-story writer, and essayist Jusepe de Ribera 1591– Spanish painter (died 1652) Morton Feldman 1926–1987 American composer and academic (died 1987)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1968

Alejandra Ávalos 1968– Mexican artist Andy Flower 1968– South-African-Zimbabwean cricketer and coach Barry Kooser 1968– American painter and animator Brandi Chastain 1968– American soccer player and sportscaster Carlos Baerga 1968– Puerto Rican baseball player and coach Christopher Brookmyre 1968– Scottish author Didier Deschamps 1968– French footballer and manager Dwayne Schintzius 1968–2012 American basketball player (born 1968) Elisabeth Murdoch 1968–2012 Australian businesswoman

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