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Jack Gleeson
1992May, 20

Jack Gleeson

Jack Gleeson, Irish actor
Jack Gleeson (born 20 May 1992) is an Irish actor who is best known for his critically acclaimed performance as Joffrey Baratheon on the HBO television series Game of Thrones (2011–2014). Following this role, Gleeson semi-retired from acting and has since taken part in independent theatre and the 2020 BBC miniseries Out of Her Mind.

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Events on 1992

  • 1Feb

    Bhopal disaster

    The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Bhopal court declares Warren Anderson, ex-CEO of Union Carbide, a fugitive under Indian law for failing to appear in the Bhopal disaster case.
  • 1Mar

    Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

    Bosnia and Herzegovina declares its independence from Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
  • 2Mar

    United Nations

    Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, San Marino, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan join the United Nations.
  • 27Apr

    International Monetary Fund

    The Russian Federation and 12 other former Soviet republics become members of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
  • 23Jul

    Pope Benedict XVI

    A Vatican commission, led by Joseph Ratzinger, establishes that limiting certain rights of homosexual people and non-married couples is not equivalent to discrimination on grounds of race or gender.