American author and blogger

John Scalzi

John Michael Scalzi II is an American science fiction author and former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He is best known for his Old Man's War series, three novels of which have been nominated for the Hugo Award, and for his blog Whatever, where he has written on a number of topics since 1998. He won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer in 2008 based predominantly on that blog, which he has also used for several charity drives. He has written non-fiction books and columns on diverse topics such as finance, video games, films, astronomy, writing and politics, and served as a creative consultant for the TV series Stargate Universe.

Born

1969

May 10

Died

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1960s

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1969 Born

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-28 A sunspot is observed by Han dynasty astronomers during the reign of Emperor Cheng of Han, one of the earliest dated sunspot observations in China.
946 Alberic II of Spoleto arranges the election of pope Agapetus II following the death of Pope Marinus II.
1291 Scottish nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England pending the selection of a king.
1294 Temür, Khagan of the Mongols, is enthroned as Emperor of the Yuan dynasty.

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The world in 1969

When John arrived

april 1 The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first operational fighter aircraft with Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing capabilities, enters service with the Royal Air Force.
april 15 The EC-121 shootdown incident: North Korea shoots down a United States Navy aircraft over the Sea of Japan, killing all 31 on board.
april 17 Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy.
april 17 Communist Party of Czechoslovakia chairman Alexander Dubček is deposed.

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Al-Aziz Billah 955–996 Fatimid caliph (died 996) Augustin-Jean Fresnel 1788–1827 French physicist and engineer, reviver of wave theory of light, inventor of catadioptric lighthouse lens (born 1788) Brittany Broski 1997– American comedian and singer Lisa Nowak 1963– American commander and astronaut Louis-Nicolas Davout 1770–1823 French general and politician, French Minister of War (born 1770) Marcel Mauss 1872–1950 French sociologist and anthropologist (born 1872) Salvador Pérez 1990– Venezuelan baseball player Yukteswar Giri 1855– Indian guru and educator (died 1936)

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Michael Jackson 1969–2007 American football player and politician (died 2017) Annastacia Palaszczuk 1969– Australian politician, 39th Premier of Queensland Ben Greenman 1969– American journalist and author Birdman 1969– American rapper and producer Chris Weitz 1969– American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Chuck Liddell 1969– American mixed martial artist and kick-boxer David Boreanaz 1969– American actor Elena Gorolová 1969– Czech Romani activist Elliott Smith 1969–2003 American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2003)

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