Ras Jua Baraka — the 40th and current mayor of Newark, New Jersey — was born on this day — April 9, 1969 — Newark, New Jersey.
He holds a BA from Howard University in Political Science and an Masters Degree in Education from St. Peter’s University.
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Sahra Wagenknecht — the German economist and founder of the Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht — was born on this day — July 16, 1969 — in Jena, Bezirk Gera, East Germany.
She holds an MA from the University of Groningen and a PhD in microeconomics from TU Chemnitz.
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Kurt Cobain – the American singer, songwriter and artist – died at the age of 27 on this day – April 5, 1994 – in Seattle, Washington.
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Baltasar Ebang Engonga – who until late 2024 served as head of the National Agency for Financial Investigation (ANIF) in Equatorial Guinea – was born on thid day – March 15, 1970.
He holds a degree in economics and finance from the University of Malabo.
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Sara Nelson — the American Union Leader who serves as President of the Association of Flight Attendants — was born on March 11, 1973 in Corvallis, Oregon.
Ms. Nelson holds a BA in theater from Principa College.
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Kurt Cobain – the American singer, songwriter and artist – was born on February 20, 1967 in Aberdeen, Washington.
In 1985 Cobain founded the short-lived punk band Fecal Matter, and more famously, he founded Nirvana in 1987.
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Andrew Breitbart — an American journalist who founded Breitbart News and co-founded HuffPost — was born on this day — February 1, 1969 — in Los Angeles, California. Tragically, he passed away in 2012.
Mr. Breitbart is best remembered for his formulation “politics is downstream from culture” – which has come to be known as The Breitbart Doctrine. He was educated at the Brentwood School and holds a BA in American studies from Tulane University.
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Zack de la Rocha – best known for his work as vocalist and lyricist for Rage Against the Machine – was born on this day – January 12, 1970 – in Long Beach, California.
Dmitri O’Bannon here: I recently learned that Zack de la Rocha wrote the afterword for the upcoming book Fearless Vampire Killers: The Bad Brains Photographs by Glen E. Friedman. This book will ship on April 1, 2025.
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Bradley Charles Cooper — the American actor — was born on this day — January 5, 1975 — in Abington Township, Pennsylvania.
He holds a BA from Georgetown University — where he majored in English and minored in French — and an MFA in acting from the Actors Studio Drama School at The New School.
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Dominic LeBlanc – the Canadian lawyer and politician – was born on December 14, 1967 in Ottawa, Ontario.
Mr. LeBlanc serves as a Member of Canada’s Federal Parliment representing the riding of Beauséjour in the province of New Brunswick. He holds an undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of Toronto, law degree from the University of New Brunswick, and a Masters of Law from Harvard University.
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