American actor, musician, and singer (died 2017)

Harry Dean Stanton

Harry Dean Stanton was an American actor. In a career that spanned more than six decades, Stanton played supporting roles in films including Cool Hand Luke (1967), Kelly's Heroes (1970), Dillinger (1973), The Godfather Part II (1974), Alien (1979), Escape from New York (1981), Christine (1983), Repo Man (1984), One Magic Christmas (1985), Pretty in Pink (1986), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Wild at Heart (1990), The Straight Story (1999), The Green Mile (1999), The Man Who Cried (2000), Alpha Dog (2006), Inland Empire (2006), Rango (2011), The Avengers (2012), and Seven Psychopaths (2012). He had rare lead roles in Paris, Texas (1984) and Lucky (2017).

Born

1926

July 14

Died

2017

Era

1920s

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Key dates

1926 Born
2017 Died

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What else happened on this day, through history

982 King Otto II and his Frankish army are defeated by the Muslim army of al-Qasim at Cape Colonna, Southern Italy.
1223 Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Philip II.
1420 Battle of Vítkov Hill, decisive victory of Czech Hussite forces commanded by Jan Žižka against Crusade army led by Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor.
1430 Joan of Arc, taken by the Burgundians in May, is handed over to Pierre Cauchon, the bishop of Beauvais.

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The world in 1926

When Harry arrived

april 21 Al-Baqi cemetery, former site of the mausoleum of four Shi'a Imams, is leveled to the ground by Wahhabis.
april 24 The Treaty of Berlin is signed. Germany and the Soviet Union each pledge neutrality in the event of an attack on the other by a third party for the next five years.
april 6 Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines).
april 7 Violet Gibson attempts to assassinate Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on July 14

Ante Pavelić 1889–1959 Croatian fascist dictator during World War II (born 1889) Arthur de Gobineau 1816–1882 French writer who founded Gobinism to promote development of racism (died 1882) Ferdinando II de' Medici 1610–1670 Grand Duke of Tuscany (died 1670) Gertrude Bell 1868–1926 English archaeologist and spy (born 1868) Javier Solana 1942– Spanish physicist and politician, Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Jerry Rubin 1938–1994 American activist, author, and businessman (died 1994) Plaek Phibunsongkhram 1897– Thai military officer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Thailand (died 1964) Robert F. Overmyer 1936–1996 American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (died 1996)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1926

A. N. R. Robinson 1926–2014 Trinbagonian politician, 3rd President of Trinidad and Tobago (born 1926) Alfredo Di Stéfano 1926–2014 Argentinian-Spanish footballer and coach (died 2014) Anahit Tsitsikian 1926– Armenian violinist and educator (died 1999) Andy Griffith 1926–2012 American actor, singer, and producer (born 1926) Avraham Adan 1926–2012 Israeli general (died 2012) Bernard Nathanson 1926–2011 American physician and activist (born 1926) Beryl Cook 1926–2008 English painter and illustrator (born 1926) Boris Chetkov 1926–2010 Russian painter (died 2010) Bruno Bartoletti 1926–2013 Italian conductor (died 2013)

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