American screenwriter and producer, co-founded DreamWorks Animation

Jeffrey Katzenberg

Jeffrey Katzenberg is an American media proprietor and film producer. He served as chair of Walt Disney Studios from 1984 to 1994, a position in which he oversaw production and business operations for the company's feature films. Following his departure, he co-founded DreamWorks SKG in 1994, where he served as the company's chief executive officer (CEO) and executive producer of its animated franchises—including Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, and How to Train Your Dragon—until stepping down from the title in 2016. 35 billion in seven months.

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December 21

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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 1950

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april 21 The Nainital wedding massacre occurs, killing 22 members of the Harijan caste.
august 1 Guam is organized as an unincorporated territory of the United States as the President Harry S. Truman signs the Guam Organic Act.
august 12 Korean War: Bloody Gulch massacre: Seventy-five American POWs are massacred by the North Korean Army.
august 15 Measuring Mw 8.6, the largest earthquake on land occurs in the Assam-Tibet-Myanmar border, killing 4,800.

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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) Jane Fonda 1937– American actress and activist Leopold von Ranke 1795–1886 German historian, author, and academic (died 1886)

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Abraham Sarmiento 1950–1977 Jr., Filipino journalist and activist (died 1977) Alex Chilton 1950–2010 American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2010) Alexander Lebed 1950–2002 Russian general and politician (died 2002) Billy Smith 1950– Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager Charles Fleischer 1950– American comedian and actor Charles Krauthammer 1950–2018 American columnist and conservative political commentator (born 1950) Claire Morissette 1950– Canadian cycling activist (died 2007) Daniel Auteuil 1950– French actor, director, and screenwriter David Cannadine 1950– English historian and author

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