American football player, coach, and actor

Joe Greene

Charles Edward Greene, better known as "Mean" Joe Greene, is an American former professional football defensive tackle who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1969 to 1981. A recipient of two NFL Defensive Player of the Year awards, five first-team All-Pro selections, and ten Pro Bowl appearances, Greene is widely considered to be one of the greatest defensive linemen to play in the NFL. He was noted for his leadership, fierce competitiveness, and intimidating style of play for which he earned his nickname.

Born

1946

September 24

Died

Living

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1940s

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1946 Born

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787 The Second Council of Nicaea begins at the Church of Holy Wisdom in the city of Nicaea in Bithynia.
1568 Spanish naval forces defeat an English fleet, under the command of John Hawkins, at the Battle of San Juan de Ulúa near Veracruz.
1645 The Battle of Rowton Heath in England occurs, ending in a Parliamentarian victory over a Royalist army commanded in person by King Charles I.
1674 Second Tantrik Coronation of Shivaji.

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The world in 1946

When Joe arrived

april 1 The 8.6 Mw  Aleutian Islands earthquake shakes the Aleutian Islands with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). A destructive tsunami reaches the Hawaiian Islands resulting in dozens of deaths, mostly in Hilo, Hawaii.
april 1 The Malayan Union is established. Protests from locals led to the establishment of the Federation of Malaya two years later.
april 17 The last French troops are withdrawn from Syria.
april 18 The International Court of Justice holds its inaugural meeting in The Hague, Netherlands.

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Albrecht von Wallenstein 1583–1634 Austrian general and politician (born 1583) Ben Platt 1993– American actor, singer, and songwriter Cardiss Collins 1931–2013 American politician (born 1931) Fats Navarro 1923–1950 American trumpet player and composer (born 1923) Georg von Frundsberg 1473–1528 German knight and landowner (born 1473) Johan de Witt 1625–1672 Dutch mathematician and politician (born 1625) John Rutter 1945– English composer, conductor, and producer Marco Tardelli 1954– Italian footballer and coach Mark Sandman 1952–1999 American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1952)

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Donald Trump 1946– American businessman, television personality, 45th and 47th President of the United States George W. Bush 1946– American businessman and politician, 43rd President of the United States Steven Spielberg 1946– American director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded DreamWorks Ahmed Zewail 1946–2016 Egyptian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1946) Alicia Borinsky 1946– Argentine writer Bettye LaVette 1946– American singer-songwriter Billy Preston 1946–2006 American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (born 1946) Blair Brown 1946– American actress Daryl Hall 1946– American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

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