American actress, director, and screenwriter

Lena Dunham

Lena Dunham is an American writer, director, actress, and producer. She is the creator, writer, and star of the HBO television series Girls (2012–2017), for which she received several Emmy Award nominations and two Golden Globe Awards. Dunham also directed several episodes of Girls and became the first woman to win the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series. She started her career writing, directing, and starring in her semi-autobiographical independent film Tiny Furniture (2010), for which she won an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay.

Born

1986

May 13

Died

Living

Era

1980s

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Lena, in brief

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Key dates

1986 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

535 Election of pope Agapetus I following the death of pope John II earlier that month.
1110 Baldwin I of Jerusalem captures the city of Beirut from the Fatimid Caliphate with the help of a Genoese fleet.
1344 A Latin Christian fleet defeats a Turkish fleet in the battle of Pallene during the Smyrniote crusades.
1373 Julian of Norwich has visions of Jesus while suffering from a life-threatening illness, visions which are later described and interpreted in her book Revelations of Divine Love.

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The world in 1986

When Lena arrived

april 1 Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal) cadres attack a number of police stations in Kathmandu, seeking to incite a popular rebellion.
april 11 FBI Miami Shootout: A gun battle in broad daylight in Dade County, Florida, between two bank/armored car robbers and pursuing FBI agents. During the firefight, FBI agents Jerry L. Dove and Benjamin P. Grogan are killed, while five other agents are wounded. As a result, the popular .40 S&W cartridge was developed.
april 14 The heaviest hailstones ever recorded, each weighing 1 kilogram (2.2 lb), fall on the Gopalganj district of Bangladesh, killing 92.
april 15 The United States launches Operation El Dorado Canyon, its bombing raids against Libyan targets in response to a discotheque bombing in West Germany that killed two U.S. servicemen.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on May 13

Andrea Leadsom 1963– English politician Bruce Chatwin 1940–1989 English-French author (born 1940) Charles Watson-Wentworth 1730–1782 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, English politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (born 1730) Jim Jones 1931–1978 American cult leader, founder of the Peoples Temple (died 1978) Juan Bautista Ceballos 1811–1859 former president of Mexico (born 1811) Pusha T 1977– American rapper Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo 1699–1782 1st Marquis of Pombal, Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal (died 1782) Siobhan Fallon Hogan 1961– American actress Stevie Wonder 1950– American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1986

Adam Moffat 1986– Scottish footballer Big E 1986– American professional wrestler Brooke Brodack 1986– American comedian Bryan Bickell 1986– Canadian ice hockey player Camilla Belle 1986– American actress Carlos Santana 1986– Dominican baseball player Colleen Ballinger 1986– American YouTuber, comedian, actress, and singer DeSean Jackson 1986– American football player Drake Bell 1986– American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

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