Births on July 17

Pola Uddin, Baroness Uddin

Born on July 17, 1959

Pola Uddin, Baroness Uddin, Bangladeshi-English politician

Manzila Pola Khan Uddin, Baroness Uddin, (Bengali: মানযিলা পলা উদ্দিন খান; Romanized: Manzila Pôla Uddin; born 17 July 1959) is a British non-affiliated life peer and community activist of Bangladeshi descent. In 2009 she was included on The Guardian's Muslim Women Power List for Britain. She previously sat for Labour. In 2012, Uddin was required to repay £125,349, the largest amount in the United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal.

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Events on 1959

1 Jan

Cuban Revolution
Fulgencio Batista, dictator of Cuba, is overthrown by Fidel Castro's forces during the Cuban Revolution.
7 Jan

Fidel Castro
The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro.
20 Feb

John Diefenbaker
The Avro Arrow program to design and manufacture supersonic jet fighters in Canada is cancelled by the Diefenbaker government amid much political debate.
8 Apr

COBOL
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.
23 Nov

Charles de Gaulle
French President Charles de Gaulle declares in a speech in Strasbourg his vision for "Europe, from the Atlantic to the Urals".

Births on July 17

Pola Uddin, Baroness Uddin

Born on July 17, 1959

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Cuban Revolution

Fidel Castro

John Diefenbaker

COBOL

Charles de Gaulle