American diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom

Matthew Barzun

Matthew Winthrop Barzun is an American businessman, diplomat and political fundraiser who served as United States Ambassador to Sweden from 2009 to 2011, and the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2017. He is a business executive who is known for his work with CNET Networks and for his fundraising work on Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. He was selected by President Barack Obama as National Finance Chair for the president's 2012 re-election campaign. He is author of The Power of Giving Away Power from Optimism Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House.

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1970

October 23

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1970 Born

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-4004 James Ussher's purported creation date of the world according to the Bible.
-42 Liberators' civil war: Mark Antony and Octavian decisively defeat an army under Brutus in the second part of the Battle of Philippi, with Brutus committing suicide and ending the civil war.
425 Valentinian III is elevated as Roman emperor at the age of six.
502 The Synodus Palmaris, called by Gothic king Theoderic, absolves Pope Symmachus of all charges, thus ending the schism of Antipope Laurentius.

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The world in 1970

When Matthew arrived

april 1 President Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law.
april 1 A Royal Air Maroc Sud Aviation Caravelle crashes near Berrechid, Morocco, killing 61.
april 10 Paul McCartney announces that he is leaving The Beatles for personal and professional reasons.
april 11 Apollo Program: Apollo 13 is launched.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on October 23

Alicia Borinsky 1946– Argentine writer Carlos Lamarca 1937–1971 Brazilian captain (died 1971) Charly García 1951– Argentine singer-songwriter and keyboard player Douglas Jardine 1900– Indian-English cricketer and lawyer (died 1958) Fred Shero 1925–1990 Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1925) Gilbert N. Lewis 1875–1946 American chemist (born 1875) Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp 1634– Swedish queen (died 1715) Johnny Kitagawa 1931– Japanese businessman, and talent manager (died 2019) Michael Crichton 1942–2008 American physician, author, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1942)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1970

Adam Pascal 1970– American actor and singer Barry Pepper 1970– Canadian actor and producer Chorão 1970–2013 Brazilian singer-songwriter (died 2013) Dave Eggers 1970– American author and screenwriter Dawn Staley 1970– American basketball player Desmond Howard 1970– American football player and sportscaster Dominic Purcell 1970– English-Australian actor and producer Edoardo Ballerini 1970– American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Emmanuel Petit 1970– French footballer

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