American singer-songwriter actress

Janet Jackson

Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer. An influential figure in popular culture, she is known her innovative works that incorporate socially conscious and sexually provocative themes, as well as her elaborate stage shows. Her sound and choreography became a catalyst in the growth of MTV, breaking American gender and racial barriers and enabling her rise to prominence. Lyrical content that concerned social issues and deeply felt experiences contributed to the appeal of Jackson's work to the youth audience.

Born

1966

May 16

Died

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1960s

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1966 Born

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946 Emperor Suzaku abdicates the throne in favor of his brother Murakami who becomes the 62nd emperor of Japan.
999 Rebel Turkish warlord Mahmud of Ghazni defeats Samanid Emir Mansur II in battle at Merv.
1003 Patrician John Crescentius, who has seized control of Rome, selects Pope John XVII as the new pope.
1204 Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire.

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The world in 1966

When Janet arrived

april 21 Rastafari movement: Haile Selassie of Ethiopia visits Jamaica, an event now celebrated as Grounation Day.
april 22 American Flyers Airline Flight 280/D crashes on approach to Ardmore Municipal Airport in Ardmore, Oklahoma, killing 83.
april 23 Aeroflot Flight 2723 crashes into the Caspian Sea off the Absheron Peninsula, killing 33 people.
april 26 The magnitude 5.1 Tashkent earthquake affects the largest city in Soviet Central Asia with a maximum MSK intensity of VII (Very strong). Tashkent is mostly destroyed and 15–200 are killed.

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Same-day contemporaries

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Billy Martin 1928–1989 American baseball player and manager (born 1928) David Boreanaz 1969– American actor IU 1993– Korean singer-songwriter and actress Kenji Mizoguchi 1898–1956 Japanese director and screenwriter (born 1898) Kevin McDonald 1961– Canadian actor and screenwriter Kitanoumi Toshimitsu 1953–2015 Japanese sumo wrestler, the 55th Yokozuna (died 2015) Rick Rypien 1984–2011 Canadian ice hockey player (born 1984) Robert Fripp 1946– English guitarist, songwriter and producer Thomas Brodie-Sangster 1990– English actor

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Jimmy Wales 1966– American-British entrepreneur, co-founder of Wikipedia Allan Donald 1966– South African cricketer and coach Andrew Adamson 1966– New Zealand director, producer, and screenwriter Andrew Wood 1966–1990 American singer-songwriter (died 1990) Ben Folds 1966– American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Bill Ranford 1966– Canadian ice hockey player and coach Calvin Borel 1966– American jockey Charles Hazlewood 1966– English conductor Cynthia Nixon 1966– American actress

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