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Famed comedian and television presenter Jay Leno celebrates his birthday on April 28th. Best known for hosting the world’s longest-running talk show, The Tonight Show, he made his first appearance on its set as a guest to perform a comedy routine. Out of the show’s moderators, he is also the only one to have presided over it during 2 tenures from 1992 to 2009 and from 2010 to … [Read more...] about Jay Leno Timeline

On the 22nd of April, revered actor and filmmaker Jack Nicholson celebrates his birthday. Having performed for more than 60 years as a lead or secondary character in a large variety of films, he has garnered a panoply of nominations and awards that make him the most nominated male thespian in the Academy’s history. To wish him a happy birthday, we created the Jack Nicholson … [Read more...] about Jack Nicholson Timeline

April 15 marks the birth date of Italian polymath of the Renaissance era Leonardo da Vinci. Best known today as one of the greatest painters in the history of art, with The Last Supper and Mona Lisa as his most famous works, he was also an architect, engineer and inventor. An avid and self-educated explorer of many other areas of interest such as music, anatomy, botany, … [Read more...] about Leonardo da Vinci Timeline

Today we celebrate American author and civil rights activist Maya Angelou. Born in 1928, she became a writer 31 years later, after a variety of prior occupations, including cable car conductor (San Francisco’s first African American woman to do so), dancer, cast member of opera "Porgy and Bess", and journalist in Egypt and Ghana. Spanning over 50 years, her writing career adds … [Read more...] about Maya Angelou Timeline

March 24th marks the birthday of Harry Houdini, the world-famous escape artist whose sensational stunts made his audience wait for the denouement with bated breath. Despite the long way that his posthumous fellow magicians have covered in terms of performance intricacy and special effects, Mr. Houdini is still regarded as one of the greatest illusionists of all time. To bring … [Read more...] about Harry Houdini Timeline