Mark Carney — the Canadian economist and politician who has served as the 24th Prime Minister of Canada since March 2025 — was born on this day — March 16, 1965 — in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories.

He is a graduate of Harvard University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, and the University of Oxford, where he earned both a Master of Philosophy and a Doctor of Philosophy in Economics.

Prior to entering elective politics, Carney held the unique distinction of serving as the Governor of two different national central banks: the Bank of Canada (2008–2013) and the Bank of England (2013–2020). He also served as the United Nations Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance and as the Chair of Brookfield Asset Management.

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Baltasar Ebang Engonga — the Equatorial Guinean economist and civil servant who served as the Director General of the National Agency for Financial Investigation (ANIF) — was born on this day — March 15, 1970.

He is a graduate of the National University of Equatorial Guinea (UNGE) in Malabo, where he earned a degree in Economics and Finance.

Engonga is a member of a prominent political family in Equatorial Guinea, being the son of Baltasar Engonga Edjoo, the former president of the CEMAC Commission. As the head of ANIF, Engonga was responsible for the nation’s financial intelligence operations, specifically the monitoring and prevention of money laundering and other financial crimes within the country’s economic infrastructure.

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Marc Miller — the Canadian lawyer and politician who currently serves as the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship — was born on this day — March 12, 1970 — in Montreal, Quebec.

He is a graduate of McGill University, where he earned both a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Bachelor of Laws, and the Université de Montréal, where he earned a Master of Arts in Political Science.

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Sara Nelson — the American labor leader who serves as the International President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) — was born on this day — March 11, 1973 — in Corvallis, Oregon.

She is a graduate of Principia College, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and Education with a focus on theater.

A flight attendant for United Airlines since 1996, Nelson has become one of the most prominent figures in the modern American labor movement. She is known for her leadership during the 2018–2019 government shutdown and her advocacy for aviation safety, workers’ rights, and collective bargaining. Under her leadership, the AFA represents nearly 50,000 flight attendants across 20 airlines, focusing on workplace protections and industry-wide labor standards.

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Brooke Rollins — the American lawyer and government official who has served as the United States Secretary of Agriculture since January 2025 — was born on this day — February 24, 1972 — in Glen Rose, Texas.

She is a graduate of Texas A&M University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Development, and the University of Texas School of Law, where she earned a Juris Doctor.

Prior to her appointment to the Cabinet, Rollins served as the president and CEO of the America First Policy Institute. During the first Trump administration, she served as the acting director of the Domestic Policy Council. Earlier in her career, she was the president of the Texas Public Policy Foundation and served as a policy advisor to Governor Rick Perry.

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Kurt Donald Cobain — the American singer, songwriter, and visual artist — was born on this day — February 20, 1967 — in Aberdeen, Washington.

In 1985, Cobain formed the punk band Fecal Matter, and in 1987, he co-founded Nirvana with bassist Krist Novoselic. As the band’s primary songwriter and frontman, Cobain became a central figure of the Seattle grunge scene and was often characterized as a spokesperson for Generation X.

Nirvana’s breakthrough 1991 album, Nevermind, and its lead single “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” are credited with shifting the mainstream music landscape toward alternative rock. Throughout his career, Cobain was recognized for his distinctive vocal style and his work in various mediums, including painting and sculpture. He passed away in Seattle in April 1994.

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Mark Rutte — the Dutch politician who has served as the 14th Secretary General of NATO since October 2024 — was born on this day — February 14, 1967 — in The Hague, Netherlands.

He is a graduate of Leiden University, where he earned a Master of Arts in History.

Prior to his appointment at NATO, Rutte was the longest-serving Prime Minister in Dutch history, leading the Netherlands from 2010 to 2024. Before his political career, he worked in human resources for the multinational company Unilever.

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Andrew Breitbart — the American journalist, publisher, and media entrepreneur who founded Breitbart News and co-founded HuffPost — was born on this day — February 1, 1969 — in Los Angeles, California. He passed away in 2012 at the age of 43.

He was a graduate of Tulane University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies.

Breitbart is perhaps best remembered for the “Breitbart Doctrine” — his influential philosophy that “politics is downstream from culture.” A pioneer of the digital media age, he played a central role in the early development of The Drudge Report before launching his own network of “Big” sites, which aimed to challenge the traditional media landscape. His work as a media provocateur and his focus on cultural storytelling reshaped modern political discourse in the United States.

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Chris Wright — the American businessman and government official who has served as the United States Secretary of Energy since February 2025 — was born on this day — January 15, 1965 — in Colorado.

He is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, and completed graduate studies in electrical engineering at both the University of California, Berkeley and MIT.

Prior to his appointment to the Cabinet, Wright was a prominent executive in the energy sector, serving as the founder and CEO of Liberty Energy. He is widely recognized for his work in the development of hydraulic fracturing technology and has been a vocal advocate for the role of fossil fuels and nuclear energy in global energy security.

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