American actress and producer

Hilary Swank

Hilary Ann Swank is an American actress and film producer. She first became known in 1992 for her role on the television series Camp Wilder and made her film debut with a minor role in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992). Swank came to international recognition for her performances as Brandon Teena in Kimberly Peirce's Boys Don't Cry (1999) and as Maggie Fitzgerald in Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby (2004). Both performances earned her widespread critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards for Best Actress and two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama.

Born

1974

July 30

Died

Living

Era

1970s

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Key dates

1974 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

762 Baghdad is founded.
1419 First Defenestration of Prague: A crowd of radical Hussites kill seven members of the Prague city council.
1502 Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off the coast of Honduras during his fourth voyage.
1609 Beaver Wars: At Ticonderoga (now Crown Point, New York), Samuel de Champlain shoots and kills two Iroquois chiefs on behalf of his native allies.

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The world in 1974

When Hilary arrived

april 1 The Local Government Act 1972 of England and Wales comes into effect.
april 22 Pan Am Flight 812 crashes on approach to Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, killing all 107 people on board.
april 25 Carnation Revolution: A leftist military coup in Portugal overthrows the authoritarian-conservative Estado Novo regime.
april 27 One hundred nine people are killed in a plane crash near Pulkovo Airport.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on July 30

Henry Ford 1863–1947 American engineer and businessman, founded the Ford Motor Company (born 1863) Arnold Schwarzenegger 1947– Austrian-American bodybuilder, actor, and politician, 38th Governor of California Bill Cartwright 1957– American basketball player and coach Bud Selig 1934– 9th Major League Baseball Commissioner David Sanborn 1945–2024 American saxophonist and composer (died 2024) Françoise Barré-Sinoussi 1947– French virologist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate Giorgio Vasari 1511–1574 Italian painter, historian, and architect (died 1574) Harriet Harman 1950– English lawyer and politician Jaime Pressly 1977– American actress

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1974

Andrew Johns 1974– Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster Burn Gorman 1974– American-born English actor and musician Cameron McConville 1974– Australian racing driver and sportscaster Christian Paradis 1974– Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th Canadian Minister of Industry Crowbar 1974– American wrestler Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1974– American race car driver and actor Derek Jeter 1974– American baseball player Derrick Mason 1974– American football player Emilia Fox 1974– English actress

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