Australian singer-songwriter and actress

Jessica Mauboy

Jessica Hilda Mauboy is an Australian singer and actress. Born and raised in Darwin, Northern Territory, she rose to fame in 2006 on the fourth season of Australian Idol, where she was runner-up and subsequently signed a recording contract with Sony Music Australia. After releasing a live album of her Idol performances and briefly being a member of the girl group Young Divas in 2007, Mauboy released her debut studio album, Been Waiting, the following year. It included her first number-one single, "Burn", and became the second highest-selling Australian album of 2009, certified double platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).

Born

1989

August 4

Died

Living

Era

1980s

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Jessica, in brief

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Key dates

1989 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

598 Goguryeo-Sui War: In response to a Goguryeo (Korean) incursion into Liaoxi, Emperor Wéndi of Sui orders his youngest son, Yang Liang (assisted by the co-prime minister Gao Jiong), to conquer Goguryeo during the Manchurian rainy season, with a Chinese army and navy.
1265 Second Barons' War: Battle of Evesham: The army of Prince Edward (the future king Edward I of England) defeats the forces of rebellious barons led by Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, killing de Montfort and many of his allies.
1327 First War of Scottish Independence: James Douglas leads a raid into Weardale and almost kills Edward III of England.
1578 Battle of Al Kasr al Kebir: The Moroccans defeat the Portuguese. Sebastian, King of Portugal is killed in the battle, leaving his elderly uncle, Cardinal Henry, as his heir. This initiates a succession crisis in Portugal.

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The world in 1989

When Jessica arrived

april 1 Margaret Thatcher's new local government tax, the Community Charge (commonly known as the "poll tax"), is introduced in Scotland.
april 15 Hillsborough disaster: A human crush occurs at Hillsborough Stadium, home of Sheffield Wednesday, in the FA Cup Semi-final, resulting in the deaths of 97 Liverpool fans.
april 15 Upon Hu Yaobang's death, the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 begin in China.
april 19 A gun turret explodes on the USS Iowa, killing 47 sailors.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on August 4

Albert M. Greenfield 1887– Ukrainian-American businessman and philanthropist (died 1967) Andrew Bartlett 1964– Australian social worker and politician Bernard Rose 1960–1996 English director, screenwriter, and cinematographer Dennis Lehane 1965– American author, screenwriter, and producer James Springer White 1821–1881 American religious leader, co-founded the Seventh-day Adventist Church (died 1881) John Venn 1834–1923 English mathematician and philosopher, created the Venn diagram (born 1834) Lil Skies 1998– American rapper Roger Clemens 1962– American baseball player and actor Taher Saifuddin 1888–1965 Indian religious leader, 51st Da'i al-Mutlaq (died 1965)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1989

Alia Shawkat 1989– American actress Aly Michalka 1989– American singer-songwriter and guitarist Anton Yelchin 1989–2016 American actor (born 1989) Blaine Gabbert 1989– American football player Blake Griffin 1989– American basketball player Cam Newton 1989– American football player Earl Thomas 1989– American football player Gedhun Choekyi Nyima 1989– the 11th Panchen Lama Hannah Miley 1989– English-Scottish swimmer

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