American filmmaker and actor (born 1947)

Rob Reiner

Robert Reiner was an American filmmaker, actor, and political activist. He directed a series of acclaimed studio films in a career that spanned comedy, drama, romance, and documentary. Reiner received numerous accolades, including winning two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Hugo Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and nine Golden Globe Awards. He was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999 and received the Chaplin Gala Tribute at the Film at Lincoln Center in 2014.

Born

1947

March 6

Died

2025

Era

1940s

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What else happened on this day, through history

-12 The Roman emperor Augustus is named Pontifex Maximus, incorporating the position into that of the emperor.
845 The 42 Martyrs of Amorium are killed after refusing to convert to Islam.
1204 The Siege of Château Gaillard ends in a French victory over King John of England, who loses control of Normandy to King Philip II Augustus.
1323 Treaty of Paris of 1323 is signed.

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The world in 1947

When Rob arrived

april 1 The only mutiny in the history of the Royal New Zealand Navy begins.
april 15 Jackie Robinson debuts for the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking baseball's color line.
april 16 An explosion on board a freighter in port causes Texas City in the state of Texas, United States, to catch fire, killing almost 600 people.
april 16 Bernard Baruch first applies the term "Cold War" to describe the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union.

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Antoine-Henri Jomini 1779–1869 French-Russian general (born 1779) Donald Davidson 1917–2003 American philosopher and academic (born 1917) Elizabeth Barrett Browning 1806–1861 English poet and translator (born 1806) Gabriel García Márquez 1927–2014 Colombian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1927) Gordon Cooper 1927–2004 American engineer, pilot, and astronaut (died 2004)[citation needed] Lefty Grove 1900–1975 American baseball player (died 1975) Mário Bližňák 1987– Slovak ice hockey player Michelangelo 1475–1564 Italian sculptor and painter (born 1475) Obafemi Awolowo 1909–1987 Nigerian lawyer and politician (died 1987)

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Same-year contemporaries

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Arnold Schwarzenegger 1947– Austrian-American bodybuilder, actor, and politician, 38th Governor of California Alain Bashung 1947– French singer-songwriter and actor (died 2009) Albert Brooks 1947– American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter Andrea Martin 1947– American-Canadian actress, singer, and screenwriter Ángel Nieto 1947– Spanish motorcycle racer (died 2017) Angry Anderson 1947– Australian singer and actor Anton Mosimann 1947– Swiss chef and author Assata Shakur 1947– American-Cuban criminal and activist (died 2025) Barry Melton 1947– American singer-songwriter and guitarist

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