American soprano and actress

Renée Fleming

Renée Lynn Fleming is an American soprano and actress, known for performances in opera, concerts, recordings, theater, film, and at major public occasions. A recipient of the National Medal of Arts, Fleming has been nominated for 18 Grammy Awards and has won five times. In December 2023, she was one of five recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors. Other notable honors have included the Crystal Award from the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur from the French government, Germany's Cross of the Order of Merit, Sweden's Polar Music Prize and honorary membership in England's Royal Academy of Music.

Born

1959

February 14

Died

Living

Era

1950s

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1959 Born

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748 Abbasid Revolution: The Hashimi rebels under Abu Muslim Khorasani take Merv, capital of the Umayyad province Khorasan, marking the consolidation of the Abbasid revolt.
763 The death of Ibrahim ibn Abdallah marks the end of the Alid revolt of 762–763.
842 Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German languages.
1014 Pope Benedict VIII crowns Henry of Bavaria, King of Germany and of Italy, as Holy Roman Emperor.

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The world in 1959

When Renée arrived

april 25 The Saint Lawrence Seaway, linking the North American Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, officially opens to shipping.
april 8 A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led by Grace Hopper meets to discuss the creation of a new programming language that would be called COBOL.
april 8 The Organization of American States drafts an agreement to create the Inter-American Development Bank.
april 9 Project Mercury: NASA announces the selection of the United States' first seven astronauts, whom the news media quickly dub the "Mercury Seven".

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Andrew Robinson 1942– American actor and director Drew Bledsoe 1972– American football player and coach Fritz Zwicky 1898– Swiss-American physicist and astronomer (died 1974) Hazel McCallion 1921–2023 Canadian businesswoman and politician, 3rd Mayor of Mississauga (died 2023) Herbert A. Hauptman 1917–2011 American mathematician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2011) Jean Victor Marie Moreau 1763–1813 French general (died 1813) John Barrymore 1882–1942 American actor (died 1942) Juan Ponce Enrile 1924–2025 Filipino politician and lawyer (died 2025) Julian Scott 1846– American soldier and drummer, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1901)

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Ahmet Davutoğlu 1959– Turkish political scientist, academic, and politician, 37th Prime Minister of Turkey Aidan Quinn 1959– American actor Albert Owen 1959– Welsh sailor and politician Andrew Bolt 1959– Australian journalist Anna Escobedo Cabral 1959– American lawyer and politician, 42nd Treasurer of the United States Barry O'Farrell 1959– Australian politician, 43rd Premier of New South Wales Boris Nemtsov 1959–2015 Russian academic and politician, First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia (born 1959) Brad McCrimmon 1959– Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2011) Brett Bodine 1959– American NASCAR driver

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