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An African-American historian and author who led the foundation of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History.
An English stage and screen actor who is considered as one of the most dominated stage actor of the mid-20th century.
The General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
A Scottish actor who appeared in many films and won Emmy Award for his role as the butler Angus Hudson in Upstairs, Downstairs
He was a popular Parisian singer, also known as "The Little Sparrow"
Thomas Paine publishes the first instalment of "The American Crisis."
The Continental Army under Gen. George Washington enters its winter camp at Valley Forge, 20 miles from Philadelphia.
: President Harry S. Truman names Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower to command the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces.
The Altair 8800, a do-it-yourself computer kit, goes on sale for $397.
: Britain formally agrees to return Hong Kong to China after 99 years under British rule.
Titanic is released in cinemas and soared straight to number one in the box office charts and stayed there foe an incredible fifteen weeks.
She was a popular Parisian singer, also known as “The Little Sparrow," was born on December 19 1915, in Belleville, Paris, France. During World War II, she became an icon of France. Her real name was Edith Giovanna Gassion. She was a daughter of an Italian cafe singer Annetta Giovanna Maillard and her father was an impoverished acrobat Louis-Alphonse Gassion. Piaf was in her father's troupe until she was 15. She began working as a street and cafe singer. In 1935, she was discovered by Louis Leplee who gave her the name La Mome Piaf ("the kid sparrow"). During World War II her fame spread quickly. Her songs “Je ne Regrette Rien” and “La Vie en Rose” appreciated a lot and she earned a passionate and wide following. She also sang in films, operetta and comedy. Her expressive style and powerful voice achieved enough of an audience. She toured South America, Europe and the United States. In 1958, her book Au bal de la chance (To the Dance of Chance) were published.
Edith died on October 10 1963 at the age of 47 in Grasse.
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