Canadian-American actor (born 1920)

James Doohan

James Montgomery Doohan was a Canadian actor, best known for his role as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the television and film series Star Trek. Doohan's characterization of the Scottish chief engineer of the Starship Enterprise has become one of the most recognizable elements in the Star Trek franchise, and inspired many fans to pursue careers in engineering and other technical fields. He also made contributions behind the scenes, such as the initial development of the Klingon and Vulcan languages.

Born

1920

March 3

Died

2005

Era

1920s

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James, in brief

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1920 Born
2005 Died

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What else happened on this day, through history

473 Gundobad (nephew of Ricimer) nominates Glycerius as emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
724 Empress Genshō abdicates the throne in favor of her nephew Shōmu who becomes emperor of Japan.
880 Emperor Basil I ratifies the decrees of the Fourth Council of Constantinople, confirming the reinstatement of patriarch Photios I of Constantinople.
1575 Mughal Emperor Akbar defeats Sultan of Bengal Daud Khan Karrani's army at the Battle of Tukaroi.

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The world in 1920

When James arrived

april 15 Two security guards are murdered during a robbery in South Braintree, Massachusetts. Anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti would be convicted of and executed for the crime, amid much controversy.
april 23 The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) is founded in Ankara. The assembly denounces the government of Sultan Mehmed VI and announces the preparation of a temporary constitution.
april 25 At the San Remo conference, the principal Allied Powers of World War I adopt a resolution to determine the allocation of Class "A" League of Nations mandates for administration of the former Ottoman-ruled lands of the Middle East.
april 26 Ice hockey makes its Olympic debut at the Antwerp Games with center Frank Fredrickson scoring seven goals in Canada's 12–1 drubbing of Sweden in the gold medal match.

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Alexander Graham Bell 1847–1922 Scottish-Canadian engineer, invented the telephone (born 1847) Arthur Kornberg 1918–2007 American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2007) Brent Tate 1982– Australian rugby league player and sportscaster Doc Watson 1923–2012 American bluegrass singer-songwriter and musician (died 2012) Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (died 1841) 1778– Georg Cantor 1845–1918 German mathematician and philosopher (born 1845) Jvke 2001– American singer-songwriter Laura Harring 1964– Mexican-American model and actress, Miss USA 1985 Margaret Bonds 1913– American pianist and composer (died 1972)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1920

Abe Lenstra 1920–1985 Dutch footballer (died 1985) Alf Ramsey 1920–1999 English footballer and manager (born 1920) Baidyanath Misra 1920– Indian economist (died 2019) Barbara Howard 1920–2017 Canadian sprinter and educator (born 1920) Christy Ring 1920–1979 Irish hurler (born 1920) Daniel Petrie 1920–2004 Canadian director and producer (born 1920) Eileen Farrell 1920–2002 American soprano and educator (died 2002) Elaine Morgan 1920–2013 Welsh writer (born 1920) Elliot Richardson 1920–1999 American lawyer and politician, 69th United States Attorney General (born 1920)

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