Births on December 15

Michael Shanks

Born on December 15, 1970

Michael Shanks, Canadian actor, screenwriter and director

Michael Garrett Shanks (born December 15, 1970) is a Canadian actor, writer and director. He is known for playing Daniel Jackson in the long-running Canadian–American military science fiction television series Stargate SG-1 and as Charles Harris on the Canadian medical drama Saving Hope.

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Events on 1970

12 Jan

Nigerian Civil War
Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian Civil War.
28 Apr

Richard Nixon
Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon formally authorizes American combat troops to fight communist sanctuaries in Cambodia.
5 Sep

101st Airborne Division
Vietnam War: Operation Jefferson Glenn begins: The United States 101st Airborne Division and the South Vietnamese 1st Infantry Division initiate a new operation in Thừa Thiên-Huế Province.
28 Sep

Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser dies of a heart attack in Cairo. Anwar Sadat is named as Nasser's temporary successor, and will later become the permanent successor.
8 Oct

Richard Nixon
Vietnam War: In Paris, a Communist delegation rejects US President Richard Nixon's October 7 peace proposal as "a manoeuvre to deceive world opinion".

Births on December 15

Michael Shanks

Born on December 15, 1970

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Events on 1970

Nigerian Civil War

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