German documentary filmmaker (died 2025)

Marcel Ophüls

Marcel Ophuls was a German-French and American documentary filmmaker and actor, renowned for his notable works such as The Sorrow and the Pity (1969) and Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie (1988). Born to German-Jewish filmmaker Max Ophuls, the family fled Nazi Germany during its rise to power in the final stages of the Weimar Republic in 1933. Subsequently, they relocated to France, but fled in 1940 when the Nazis occupied the country. Finally, in 1941, the family emigrated to the United States, where Marcel became a citizen in 1950.

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1927

November 1

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1141 Empress Matilda's reign as "Lady of the English" ends as Stephen of Blois regains the title of "King of England".
1179 Philip II is crowned King of France.

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april 12 Shanghai massacre of 1927: Chiang Kai-shek orders the Chinese Communist Party members executed in Shanghai, ending the First United Front.[citation needed]
april 12 Rocksprings, Texas is hit by an F5 tornado that destroys 235 of the 247 buildings in the town, kills 72 townspeople, and injures 205; third deadliest tornado in Texas history.
april 19 Mae West is sentenced to ten days in jail for obscenity for her play Sex.
april 23 Cardiff City defeat Arsenal in the FA Cup Final, the only time it has been won by a team not based in England.

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Edward Said 1935– Palestinian-American theorist, author, and academic (died 2003) Francis Arinze 1932– Nigerian cardinal Harald Quandt 1921– German businessman (died 1967) Harry Atkinson 1831– English-New Zealand politician, 10th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1892) Jeremy Hunt 1966– English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Health Jiang Yuyuan 1991– Chinese gymnast Max Burkholder 1997– American actor Rudolf IV 1339–1365 Duke of Austria (born 1339) Salvatore Adamo 1943– Italian-Belgian singer-songwriter

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Althea Gibson 1927–2003 American tennis player and golfer (died 2003) Antônio Carlos Jobim 1927–1994 Brazilian singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1927) Barbara Rush 1927–2024 American actress (died 2024) Bud Grant 1927– American football player and coach (died 2023) Carmen Basilio 1927–2012 American boxer and soldier (died 2012) Clive Churchill 1927–1985 Australian rugby league player and coach (born 1927) Eugene Parker 1927– American astrophysicist and academic (died 2022) Ferenc Puskás 1927–2006 Hungarian footballer and manager (died 2006) Gabriel García Márquez 1927–2014 Colombian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1927)

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