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| + | "[[George Soros]] became instantly famous on [[September 22]], [[1992]], when, believing the [[Pound sterling]] was overvalued, he speculated heavily against it. The [[Bank of England]] was forced to withdraw the currency out of the [[European Exchange Rate Mechanism]], and Soros earned an estimated US$1 billion in the process. | ||
| + | He was dubbed "the man who broke the Bank of England."" --Sholem Stein | ||
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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| *[[1869]] - [[Richard Wagner]]'s [[opera]] ''[[Das Rheingold]]'' debuts in [[Munich]]. | *[[1869]] - [[Richard Wagner]]'s [[opera]] ''[[Das Rheingold]]'' debuts in [[Munich]]. | ||
| ==Births== | ==Births== | ||
| + | *[[1862]] - [[Maurice Barrès]], French writer and provocateur (d. [[1923]]) | ||
| *[[1885]] - [[Erich von Stroheim]], Austrian-born actor (d. [[1957]]) | *[[1885]] - [[Erich von Stroheim]], Austrian-born actor (d. [[1957]]) | ||
| - | *[[1895]] - [[Paul Muni]], Polish-born actor (d. [[1967]]) | + | *[[1895]] - [[Paul Muni]], Polish-born actor (d. 1967) |
| - | *[[1940]] - [[Anna Karina]], Danish born actress | + | *[[1940]] - [[Anna Karina]], Danish born actress (d. 2019) |
| - | *[[1946]] - [[King Sunny Ade]], Nigerian singer | + | *[[1946]] - [[King Sunny Adé]], Nigerian singer |
| + | *[[1956]] - [[Doug Wimbish]], American bass player | ||
| *[[1957]] - [[Nick Cave]], Australian musician | *[[1957]] - [[Nick Cave]], Australian musician | ||
| + | *[[1964]] - [[Benoît Poelvoorde]], Belgian actor | ||
| == Deaths == | == Deaths == | ||
| - | *[[1253]] - [[Dogen]], Japanese Zen Buddhist (b. [[1200]]) | + | *[[1989]] – [[Irving Berlin]], Russian-American composer and songwriter (b. 1888) |
| - | *[[1345]] - [[Henry Plantagenet, 3rd Earl of Leicester]] (b. [[1281]]) | + | *[[2007]] – [[Marcel Marceau]], French actor (b. 1923) |
| - | *[[1399]] - [[Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk]], English politician (b. [[1366]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1520]] - [[Selim I]], [[Ottoman Sultan]] (b. [[1465]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1531]] - [[Louise of Savoy,Queen Mother of France]] (b.1476 ) | + | |
| - | *[[1554]] - [[Francisco Vasquez de Coronado]], Spanish explorer | + | |
| - | *[[1566]] - [[Johannes Agricola]], German Protestant reformer (b. [[1494]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1607]] - [[Alessandro Allori]], Italian painter (b. [[1535]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1658]] - [[Georg Philipp Harsdorffer]], German poet (b. [[1607]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1662]] - [[John Biddle (Unitarian)|John Biddle]], English theologian (b. [[1615]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1692]] - [[Martha Corey]], hanged as a result of the [[Salem witch trials]] | + | |
| - | *[[1703]] - [[Vincenzo Viviani]], Italian mathematician and scientist (b. [[1622]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1774]] - [[Pope Clement XIV]] (b. [[1705]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1776]] - [[Nathan Hale]], hanged by the [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] as a [[spy]] (b. [[1755]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1777]] - [[John Bartram]], American botanist (b. [[1699]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1828]] - [[Shaka Zulu]], Zulu leader | + | |
| - | *[[1852]] - [[William Tierney Clark]], English civil engineer (b. [[1783]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1872]] - [[Vladimir Dal]], Russian lexicographer (b. [[1801]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1873]] - [[Friedrich Frey-Herosé]], Swiss Federal Councilor (b. [[1801]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1881]] - [[Solomon L. Spink]], U.S. Congressman from Illinois (b. [[1831]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1952]] - [[Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg]], first [[President of Finland]] (b. [[1865]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1956]] - [[Frederick Soddy]], English chemist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. [[1877]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1957]] - [[Toyoda Soemu]], Japanese admiral (b. [[1885]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1961]] - [[Marion Davies]], American actress (b. [[1897]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1962]] - [[Mir Ghotbeddin Mohammad Angha]], 40th [[Oveyssi]] [[Sufi]] master (b. [[1887]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1969]] - [[Adolfo López Mateos]], president of Mexico (b. [[1909]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1981]] - [[Harry Warren]], American composer and lyricist (b. [[1893]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1987]] - [[Dan Rowan]], American actor and comedian (b. [[1922]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1988]] - [[Rais Amrohvi]], Pakistani poet and psychoanalyst (b. [[1914]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1989]] - [[Irving Berlin]], American songwriter (b. [[1888]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1992]] - [[Aurelio López]], Mexican baseball player (b. [[1948]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1993]] - [[Maurice Abravanel]], Greek-born conductor (b. [[1903]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1996]] - [[Ludmilla Chiriaeff]], Canadian ballet dancer and director (b. [[1924]]) | + | |
| - | * 1996 - [[Dorothy Lamour]], American actress (b. [[1914]]) | + | |
| - | *[[1999]] - [[George C. Scott]], American actor (b. [[1927]]) | + | |
| - | *[[2000]] - [[Rodney Anoa'i|Rodney Anoa'i (Yokozuna)]], American professional wrestler (b. [[1966]]) | + | |
| - | *[[2001]] - [[Isaac Stern]], Ukrainian violinist (b. [[1920]]) | + | |
| - | *[[2002]] - [[Jan de Hartog]], Dutch-born writer (b. [[1914]]) | + | |
| - | *[[2003]] - [[Gordon Jump]], American television actor (b. [[1932]]) | + | |
| - | * 2003 - [[Hugo Young]], British journalist (b. [[1938]]) | + | |
| - | *[[2004]] - [[Ray Traylor|Ray Traylor (The Big Boss Man)]], American professional wrestler (b. [[1962]]) | + | |
| - | *[[2006]] - [[Edward Albert]], American actor (b. [[1951]]) | + | |
| - | * 2006 - [[Carla Benschop]], Dutch basketball player | + | |
| - | == Notes == | ||
| - | # Erich von Stroheim | ||
| - | # Maurice Barrès | ||
| - | # August | ||
| - | # Nick Cave | ||
| - | # Frederick John Kiesler | ||
| - | # Anna Karina | ||
| - | # King Sunny Adé | ||
| - | # Children of Men | ||
| - | # Benoît Poelvoorde | ||
| - | # Doug Wimbish | ||
| - | # Melanie Klein | ||
| - | # David Riesman | ||
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"George Soros became instantly famous on September 22, 1992, when, believing the Pound sterling was overvalued, he speculated heavily against it. The Bank of England was forced to withdraw the currency out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism, and Soros earned an estimated US$1 billion in the process. He was dubbed "the man who broke the Bank of England."" --Sholem Stein |
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Art and culture
- 1869 - Richard Wagner's opera Das Rheingold debuts in Munich.
Births
- 1862 - Maurice Barrès, French writer and provocateur (d. 1923)
- 1885 - Erich von Stroheim, Austrian-born actor (d. 1957)
- 1895 - Paul Muni, Polish-born actor (d. 1967)
- 1940 - Anna Karina, Danish born actress (d. 2019)
- 1946 - King Sunny Adé, Nigerian singer
- 1956 - Doug Wimbish, American bass player
- 1957 - Nick Cave, Australian musician
- 1964 - Benoît Poelvoorde, Belgian actor
Deaths
- 1989 – Irving Berlin, Russian-American composer and songwriter (b. 1888)
- 2007 – Marcel Marceau, French actor (b. 1923)
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