American baseball and football player

Jeff Samardzija

Jeffrey Alan Samardzija, nicknamed "Shark", is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played college baseball and football for the University of Notre Dame, and was recognized as a two-time football All-American playing wide receiver and a two-time Baseball All-American as a pitcher. He was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the fifth round of the 2006 Major League Baseball draft, and made his major-league (MLB) debut in 2008. He played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs from 2008 to 2014, the Oakland Athletics in 2014, the Chicago White Sox in 2015, and the San Francisco Giants from 2016 to 2020.

Born

1985

January 23

Died

Living

Era

1980s

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Key dates

1985 Born

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1264 In the conflict between King Henry III of England and his rebellious barons led by Simon de Montfort, King Louis IX of France issues the Mise of Amiens, a one-sided decision in favour of Henry that later leads to the Second Barons' War.

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The world in 1985

When Jeff arrived

april 12 Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-51D to deploy two communications satellites.
april 19 Two hundred ATF and FBI agents lay siege to the compound of the white supremacist survivalist group The Covenant, the Sword, and the Arm of the Lord in Arkansas; the CSA surrenders two days later.
april 20 University of California, Riverside 1985 laboratory raid: Animal Liberation Front rescues 467 animals being tested in a lab at University of California, Riverside in Riverside, California, causing $700,000 in damages to the laboratory, in advocacy for animal rights.
april 21 The compound of the militant group The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord surrenders to federal authorities in Arkansas after a two-day government siege.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on January 23

Alister McGrath 1953– Irish priest, historian, and theologian Chesley Sullenberger 1951– American airline pilot and safety expert David Arnold 1962– English composer Giant Baba 1938–1999 Japanese wrestler and promoter, founded All Japan Pro Wrestling (died 1999) John Browning 1855–1926 American weapons designer, founded the Browning Arms Company (died 1926) John Hancock 1737–1793 American general and politician, first Governor of Massachusetts (died 1793) Luis Alberto Spinetta 1950–2012 Argentinian singer-songwriter (born 1950) Marty Paich 1925– American pianist, composer, producer, and conductor (died 1995) Paul Langevin 1872–1946 French physicist and academic (born 1872)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1985

Acie Law 1985– American basketball player Alison Pill 1985– Canadian actress Beth Tweddle 1985– English gymnast Brent Burns 1985– Canadian ice hockey player Chad Henne 1985– American football player Cristiano Ronaldo 1985– Portuguese footballer David Hart Smith 1985– Canadian wrestler Deborah Ann Woll 1985– American actress Ibragim Todashev 1985– Russian-American mixed martial artist (died 2013)

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