Russian figure skater and politician

Irina Rodnina

Irina Konstantinovna Rodnina is a Russian politician and retired figure skater, who is the only pair skater to win 10 successive World Championships (1969–78) and three successive Olympic gold medals. She was elected to the State Duma in the 2007 legislative election as a member of President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party. As a figure skater, she initially competed with Alexei Ulanov and later teamed up with Alexander Zaitsev. She is the first pair skater to win the Olympic title with two different partners, followed only by Artur Dmitriev.

Born

1949

September 12

Died

Living

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1940s

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1949 Born

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1229 Battle of Portopí: The Aragonese army under the command of James I of Aragon disembarks at Santa Ponça, Mallorca, with the purpose of conquering the island.

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The world in 1949

When Irina arrived

april 1 Chinese Civil War: The Chinese Communist Party holds unsuccessful peace talks with the Nationalist Party in Beijing, after three years of fighting.
april 1 The Government of Canada repeals Japanese-Canadian internment after seven years.
april 18 The Republic of Ireland Act comes into force, declaring Éire to be a republic and severing Ireland's "association" with the Commonwealth of Nations.
april 20 Amethyst incident: The People's Liberation Army attacks HMS Amethyst (F116) travelling to the British embassy in Nanjing during the Chinese Civil War.

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Alan García 1949–2019 Peruvian lawyer and politician, twice President of Peru (born 1949) Alla Pugacheva 1949– Russian singer-songwriter and actress Anna Wintour 1949– English-American journalist Beth Grant 1949– American actress Billy Joel 1949– American singer-songwriter and pianist Carlos the Jackal 1949– Venezuelan terrorist David A. Cherry 1949– American artist and illustrator Dominique Strauss-Kahn 1949– French economist, lawyer, and politician, French Minister of Finance Don Baylor 1949–2017 American baseball player (born 1949)

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