American actress and activist

Jane Fonda

Jane Seymour Fonda is an American actress and activist. Fonda's work spans several genres and over seven decades of film and television. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards (Oscars), two British Academy Film Awards, eight Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award as well as nominations for a Grammy Award and two Tony Awards. Fonda is also the recipient of various honorary awards including the Honorary Palme d'Or in 2007, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2014, the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 2017, the Cecil B.

Born

1937

December 21

Died

Living

Era

1930s

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1937 Born

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69 The Roman Senate declares Vespasian emperor of Rome, the last in the Year of the Four Emperors.
1124 Pope Honorius II is consecrated, having been elected after the controversial dethroning of Pope-Elect Celestine II.
1140 After a siege of several weeks, the city of Weinsberg and its castle surrender to Conrad III of Germany.
1237 The city of Ryazan is sacked by the Mongol army of Batu Khan.

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The world in 1937

When Jane arrived

april 1 Aden becomes a British crown colony.
april 1 The Royal New Zealand Air Force is formed as an independent service.
april 12 Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby, England.
april 26 Spanish Civil War: Guernica, Spain, is bombed by the German Condor Legion and the Italian Aviazione Legionaria.

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Benedict Arnold 1615–1801 Rhode Island colonial governor (died 1678) Benjamin Disraeli 1804–1881 English journalist and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1804) Frank Patrick 1885–1960 Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1960) Frank Zappa 1940–1993 American singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer and producer (died 1993) Irakli Alasania 1973– Georgian colonel and politician, Georgian Minister of Defense Iris Cummings 1920–2025 American swimmer and aviator (died 2025) Jan Łukasiewicz 1878–1956 Polish-Irish mathematician and philosopher (died 1956) Jeffrey Katzenberg 1950– American screenwriter and producer, co-founded DreamWorks Animation Leopold von Ranke 1795–1886 German historian, author, and academic (died 1886)

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Also born in 1937

Abner Haynes 1937–2024 American football player (born 1937) Alain Badiou 1937– French philosopher and academic Alice Coltrane 1937–2007 American pianist and composer (died 2007) Barry Switzer 1937– American football player and coach Bill Cosby 1937– American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter Billy Meier 1937– Swiss author and photographer Birju Maharaj 1937–2022 Indian dancer, composer, singer and exponent of the Lucknow "Kalka-Bindadin" Gharana of Kathak dance (died 2022) Bobby Charlton 1937–2023 English footballer and manager (died 2023) Carlos Lamarca 1937–1971 Brazilian captain (died 1971)

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