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An English inventor who graduated from Oxford University very early and went on to invent the power loom.
An English novelist who is considered as one of the most successful and respected English novelists of the Victorian era.
An American poet, novelist, and literary critic.
An Indian cricketer who is well known as the greatest cricketers of all the times.
An American singer, director, and producer, and motion-picture actor, who won an Academy Award for her film debut.
The U.S. Library of Congress is established in the Capitol building in Washington, D.C.; it moves to its own quarters in 1897.
Spain declares war on the United States, ignoring an ultimatum to withdraw from Cuba.
Irish nationalists, rebelling against British rule, seize key buildings in Dublin and proclaim Ireland an independent republic in the Easter Rebellion.
Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov is the first person to die during a space mission when the Soyuz I craft crash to Earth.
IBM introduces its first personal computer, the IBM PC; its enormous success soon leads competitors to clone the machine.
West and East Germany agree to merge their currency and economies in July. Full political reunification occurs in October.
An American director, and producer, and motion-picture actor, who won an Academy Award for her film debut was born on April 24, 1942 (age 73), in Williamsburg, New York City. She was a winner of a talent show. Streisand portrayal on Broadway of Fanny Brice in Funny Girl (1964) earned critical acclaim. Her subsequent films included On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, Hello Dolly!, The Way We Were, A Star Is Born and All Night Long and The Mirror Has Two Faces. In 1987 she was awarded a Grammy Award as best female pop vocalist for The Broadway Album. At the Golden Globe Awards in 2000 Streisand was awarded the Cecil B. DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement. Her first record album, The Barbra Streisand Album (1963), sold more than a million copies. Other albums by Streisand include My Name Is Barbra (1965), Simply Streisand (1967), The Way We Were (1974), Songbird (1978), Guilty (1980), Back to Broadway (1993), and Guilty Pleasures (2005). She became one of the bestselling female singers of all time. Streisand also starred in several television specials for which she won Emmy Awards.
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