American model and actress (died 1967)

Jayne Mansfield

Jayne Mansfield was an American actress, Playboy Playmate, and singer. Mansfield was a sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s, and was known for her numerous publicity stunts, her buxom figure, and her personal life. She gained a reputation as Hollywood's "smartest dumb blonde".

Born

1933

April 19

Died

1967

Era

1930s

Country

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Jayne, in brief

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Key dates

1933 Born
1967 Died

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65 The freedman Milichus betrays Piso's plot to kill the Emperor Nero and all of the conspirators are arrested.
531 Battle of Callinicum: A Byzantine army under Belisarius is defeated by the Persians at Raqqa (northern Syria).
1024 Election of Pope John XIX following the death of his brother Pope Benedict VIII.
1042 Following the attempt of Byzantine Emperor Michael V Kalaphates to depose his wife and empress Zoe Porphyrogenita, a popular uprising in Constantinople breaks out with the intention to restore her.

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The world in 1933

When Jayne arrived

april 1 The recently elected Nazis under Julius Streicher organize a one-day boycott of all Jewish-owned businesses in Germany, ushering in a series of anti-Semitic acts.
april 24 Nazi Germany begins its persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses by shutting down the Watch Tower Society office in Magdeburg.
april 25 Nazi Germany issues the Law Against Overcrowding in Schools and Universities limiting the number of Jewish students able to attend public schools and universities.
april 26 The Gestapo, the official secret police force of Nazi Germany, is established by Hermann Göring.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on April 19

Elizabeth Dilling 1894–1966 American author and activist (died 1966) Erich Hartmann 1922–1993 German colonel and pilot (died 1993) Fernando Botero 1932–2023 Colombian painter and sculptor (died 2023) Getúlio Vargas 1882–1954 Brazilian lawyer and politician, 14th President of Brazil (died 1954) James Franco 1978– American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter James Heckman 1944– American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Jiroemon Kimura 1897– Japanese super-centenarian, oldest verified man ever (died 2013) Kelly Olynyk 1991– Canadian basketball player Leon Henkin 1921– American logician (died 2006)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1933

Aquilino Pimentel 1933– Jr., Filipino civil servant and politician, 23rd President of the Senate of the Philippines (died 2019) Asha Bhosle 1933–2026 Indian playback singer, businesswoman, actress and television personality (born 1933) Bapu 1933–2014 Indian director and screenwriter (born 1933) Bob Rafelson 1933– American film director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2022) Carol Burnett 1933– American actress, singer, and producer Cissy Houston 1933–2024 American singer (born 1933) Claudio Abbado 1933–2014 Italian conductor (born 1933) Danny Aiello 1933–2019 American actor (born 1933) Dom DeLuise 1933–2009 American actor, singer, director, and producer (died 2009)

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