Italian actor (born 1895)

Rudolph Valentino

Rodolfo Pietro Filiberto Raffaele Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguolla, known professionally as Rudolph Valentino or mononymously as Valentino, was an Italian-born actor and dancer. Dubbed the Latin Lover, he became one of the most iconic stars of American silent cinema and an enduring symbol of old Hollywood glamour. Rising to international fame in the early 1920s, Valentino was celebrated for his exotic screen persona, romantic intensity, and expressive performances, which helped redefine male stardom during the silent era.

Born

1895

May 6

Died

1926

Era

1890s

Country

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Rudolph, in brief

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Key dates

1895 Born
1926 Died

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1104 King Baldwin I of Jerusalem begins the siege of Acre, then held by the Fatimids.
1527 Spanish and German troops sack Rome; many scholars consider this the end of the Renaissance.
1536 The Siege of Cuzco commences, in which Incan forces attempt to retake the city of Cuzco from the Spanish.
1541 King Henry VIII orders English-language Bibles be placed in every church. In 1539 the Great Bible would be provided for this purpose.

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The world in 1926

When Rudolph departed

april 21 Al-Baqi cemetery, former site of the mausoleum of four Shi'a Imams, is leveled to the ground by Wahhabis.
april 24 The Treaty of Berlin is signed. Germany and the Soviet Union each pledge neutrality in the event of an attack on the other by a third party for the next five years.
april 6 Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines).
april 7 Violet Gibson attempts to assassinate Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on May 6

Bob Seger 1945– American singer-songwriter and guitarist Dimitris Diamantidis 1980– Greek professional basketball player Dora Bakoyannis 1954– Greek politician, 120th Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs Duncan Scott 1997– Scottish swimmer Hermann Raster 1827–1891 German-American journalist and politician (born 1827) Jose Altuve 1990– Venezuelan baseball player Karl Christian Friedrich Krause 1781–1832 German philosopher and author (died 1832) Martin Brodeur 1972– Canadian ice hockey player Milton William Cooper 1943–2001 American conspiracy theorist and author (died 2001)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1895

Anastas Mikoyan 1895–1978 Soviet politician, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (died 1978) Arthur Schmidt 1895– German officer (died 1987) Augusto César Sandino 1895–1934 Nicaraguan rebel leader (born 1895) Babe Ruth 1895–1948 American baseball player and coach (born 1895) Clarence Ashley 1895– American singer, guitarist, and banjo player (died 1967) Evripidis Bakirtzis 1895– Greek soldier and politician (died 1947) Hammy Love 1895– Australian cricketer (died 1969) J. Edgar Hoover 1895–1972 American law enforcement official; 1st Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (died 1972) Jiddu Krishnamurti 1895–1986 Indian-American philosopher and author (born 1895)

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