American actress

Rosario Dawson

Rosario Isabel Dawson is an American actress and activist. She made her feature-film debut in the 1995 independent drama Kids. Her subsequent film roles include He Got Game (1998), Josie and the Pussycats (2001), 25th Hour (2002), Men in Black II (2002), The Rundown (2003), Rent (2005), Sin City (2005), Clerks II (2006), Death Proof (2007), Seven Pounds (2008), Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010), Unstoppable (2010), Zookeeper (2011), Trance (2013), Top Five (2014), Zombieland: Double Tap (2019), Clerks 3 (2022), and Haunted Mansion (2023). /DC Comics, and Paramount Skydance's Nickelodeon unit.

Born

1979

May 9

Died

Living

Era

1970s

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Rosario, in brief

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Key dates

1979 Born

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328 Athanasius is elected Patriarch of Alexandria.
1009 Lombard Revolt: Lombard forces led by Melus revolt in Bari against the Byzantine Catepanate of Italy.
1310 Nephon, Bishop of Cyzicus, is consecrated as Patriarch of Constantinople.
1386 England and Portugal formally ratify their alliance with the signing of the Treaty of Windsor, making it the oldest diplomatic alliance in the world which is still in force.

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The world in 1979

When Rosario arrived

april 1 Iran becomes an Islamic republic by a 99% vote, officially overthrowing the Shah.
april 10 Red River Valley tornado outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas, killing 42 people.
april 11 Ugandan dictator Idi Amin is deposed.
april 14 The Progressive Alliance of Liberia stages a protest, without a permit, against an increase in rice prices proposed by the government, with clashes between protestors and the police resulting in over 70 deaths and over 500 injuries.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on May 9

Alley Mills 1951– American actress Averno 1977– Mexican wrestler Barbara Ann Scott 1928–2012 Canadian figure skater (died 2012) Benjamin Graham 1894–1976 British-American economist, professor, and investor (died 1976) Billy Joel 1949– American singer-songwriter and pianist Bulat Okudzhava 1924–1997 Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1924) Ghostface Killah 1970– American rapper and actor Gopal Krishna Gokhale 1866–1915 Indian philosopher and politician (born 1866) Henry J. Kaiser 1882–1967 American businessman, founded Kaiser Shipyards and Kaiser Aluminum (born 1882)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1979

Aaliyah 1979–2001 American singer and actress (born 1979) Ahmed Tantawi 1979– Egyptian politician and journalist Alex Greenwald 1979– American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor Aloe Blacc 1979– American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, businessman and philanthropist Ben Gillies 1979– Australian drummer and songwriter Butterfly Boucher 1979– Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Caitríona Balfe 1979– Irish actress Chris Daughtry 1979– American singer-songwriter and guitarist Chris O'Dowd 1979– Irish actor, producer, and screenwriter

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