American singer-songwriter and pianist

Paula Cole

Paula Dorothy Cole is an American singer and songwriter. After gaining attention for her performances as a vocalist on Peter Gabriel's 1993–1994 Secret World Tour, she released her first album, Harbinger, which suffered from a lack of promotion when the label, Imago Records, folded shortly after its release. ", which reached the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1997, and "I Don't Want to Wait", which was used as the theme song of the television show Dawson's Creek. Cole was a featured performer in the 1996 prototype mini-tour for Lilith Fair, and also was a headliner for Lilith Fair in 1997 and 1998.

Born

1968

April 5

Died

Living

Era

1960s

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1968 Born

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823 Lothair I is crowned King of Italy by Pope Paschal I.
919 The second Fatimid invasion of Egypt begins, when the Fatimid heir-apparent, al-Qa'im bi-Amr Allah, sets out from Raqqada at the head of his army.
1242 During the Battle on the Ice of Lake Peipus, Russian forces, led by Alexander Nevsky, rebuff an invasion attempt by the Teutonic Knights.
1536 Charles V makes a Royal Entry into Rome, demolishing a swath of the city to re-enact a Roman triumph.

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The world in 1968

When Paula 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

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Alfred Blalock 1899– American surgeon and academic (died 1964) Arthur Adams 1963– American comic book artist and writer Bette Davis 1908–1989 American actress (died 1989) Colin Powell 1937–2021 American general and politician, 65th United States Secretary of State (died 2021) Donald Lynden-Bell 1935–2018 English astrophysicist and astronomer (died 2018) Habib Elghanian 1912– Iranian businessman (died 1979) Haruma Miura 1990– Japanese actor and singer (died 2020) Jagjivan Ram 1908–1986 Indian politician, 4th Deputy Prime Minister of India (died 1986) John Carey 1934– English author and critic

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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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