Births on October 7

Thomas Keneally

Born on October 7, 1935

Thomas Keneally, Australian novelist, playwright, and essayist

Thomas Michael Keneally, AO (born 7 October 1935) is an Australian novelist, playwright, essayist and actor. He is best known for his non-fiction novel Schindler's Ark, the story of Oskar Schindler's rescue of Jews during the Holocaust, which won the Booker Prize in 1982. The book would later be adapted into director Steven Spielberg's 1993 film Schindler's List, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

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Events on 1935

26 Feb

Treaty of Versailles
Adolf Hitler orders the Luftwaffe to be re-formed, violating the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles.
16 Mar

Treaty of Versailles
Adolf Hitler orders Germany to rearm herself in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Conscription is reintroduced to form the Wehrmacht.
25 May

Big Ten Conference
Jesse Owens of Ohio State University breaks three world records and ties a fourth at the Big Ten Conference Track and Field Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
25 Jun

Soviet Union
Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Colombia are established.
15 Sep

Swastika
Nazi Germany adopts a new national flag bearing the swastika.

Births on October 7

Thomas Keneally

Born on October 7, 1935

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Events on 1935

Treaty of Versailles

Treaty of Versailles

Big Ten Conference

Soviet Union

Swastika