American actress and singer

Kristin Chenoweth

Kristin Dawn Chenoweth is an American actress and singer, with credits in musical theatre, film, and television. In 1999, she won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance as Sally Brown in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown on Broadway. In 2003, Chenoweth was nominated for a second Tony Award for originating the role of Glinda in the musical Wicked. Her television roles include Annabeth Schott in NBC's The West Wing and Olive Snook on the comedy drama Pushing Daisies, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2009.

Born

1968

July 24

Died

Living

Era

1960s

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Kristin, in brief

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Key dates

1968 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

538 The Ostrogoths abandoned the Siege of Ariminum upon the arrival of the larger than expected Byzantine fleet.
1132 Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily.
1148 Louis VII of France lays siege to Damascus during the Second Crusade.
1304 Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle: King Edward I of England takes the stronghold using the War Wolf.

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The world in 1968

When Kristin arrived

april 10 The TEV Wahine, a New Zealand ferry, sinks in Wellington harbour due to a fierce storm – the strongest winds ever in Wellington. Out of the 734 people on board, fifty-three died.
april 11 US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
april 11 A failed assassination attempt on Rudi Dutschke, leader of the German student movement, leaves Dutschke suffering from brain damage.
april 20 English politician Enoch Powell makes his controversial "Rivers of Blood" speech.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on July 24

Alfred Balk 1930–2010 American journalist and author (died 2010) Charles Talbot 1660–1718 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (born 1660) Chief Dan George 1899–1981 Canadian actor (died 1981) Edward Plunkett 1878–1957 18th Baron of Dunsany, Irish author, poet, and playwright (died 1957) Fred Tate 1867– English cricketer and coach (died 1943) Henrik Pontoppidan 1857–1943 Danish journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1857) Jerrod Niemann 1979– American singer-songwriter and guitarist John William Finn 1909– American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (died 2010) Jun'ichirō Tanizaki 1886–1965 Japanese author (died 1965)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1968

Alejandra Ávalos 1968– Mexican artist Andy Flower 1968– South-African-Zimbabwean cricketer and coach Barry Kooser 1968– American painter and animator Brandi Chastain 1968– American soccer player and sportscaster Carlos Baerga 1968– Puerto Rican baseball player and coach Christopher Brookmyre 1968– Scottish author Didier Deschamps 1968– French footballer and manager Dwayne Schintzius 1968–2012 American basketball player (born 1968) Elisabeth Murdoch 1968–2012 Australian businesswoman

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