Scottish actor

Gerard Butler

Gerard James Butler is a Scottish actor and film producer. After studying law, he turned to acting in the mid-1990s with small roles in productions such as Mrs Brown (1997), the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), and Tale of the Mummy (1998). In 2000, he starred as Count Dracula in the gothic horror film Dracula 2000. He played Attila the Hun in the miniseries Attila (2001), then appeared in the films Reign of Fire (2002) and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life (2003) before starring in the science fiction film Timeline (2003).

Born

1969

November 13

Died

Living

Era

1960s

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1969 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

1002 English king Æthelred II orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St. Brice's Day massacre.
1093 Battle of Alnwick: in an English victory over the Scots, Malcolm III of Scotland, and his son Edward, are killed.
1160 Louis VII of France marries Adela of Champagne.
1642 First English Civil War: Battle of Turnham Green: The Royalist forces withdraw in the face of the Parliamentarian army and fail to take London.

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The world in 1969

When Gerard arrived

april 1 The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first operational fighter aircraft with Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing capabilities, enters service with the Royal Air Force.
april 15 The EC-121 shootdown incident: North Korea shoots down a United States Navy aircraft over the Sea of Japan, killing all 31 on board.
april 17 Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy.
april 17 Communist Party of Czechoslovakia chairman Alexander Dubček is deposed.

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Same-day contemporaries

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Albert VII 1559–1621 archduke of Austria (born 1559) Aldo Nova 1956– Canadian singer-songwriter and musician Dana Vollmer 1987– American swimmer Edward III of England (died 1377) 1312– Jiaqing Emperor of China (died 1820) 1760– Joseph Hooker 1814–1879 American general (died 1879) Lon Nol 1913– Cambodian general and politician, 37th Prime Minister of Cambodia (died 1985) Motoo Kimura 1924–1994 Japanese biologist and geneticist (died 1994) Sara Del Rey 1980– American wrestler and trainer

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Also born in 1969

Michael Jackson 1969–2007 American football player and politician (died 2017) Annastacia Palaszczuk 1969– Australian politician, 39th Premier of Queensland Ben Greenman 1969– American journalist and author Birdman 1969– American rapper and producer Chris Weitz 1969– American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Chuck Liddell 1969– American mixed martial artist and kick-boxer David Boreanaz 1969– American actor Elena Gorolová 1969– Czech Romani activist Elliott Smith 1969–2003 American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2003)

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