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George Chakiris
1934Sep, 16

George Chakiris

George Chakiris, American actor, singer, and dancer
George Chakiris (born September 16, 1932) is an American actor. He is best known for his appearance in the 1961 film version of West Side Story as Bernardo Nuñez, the leader of the Sharks gang, for which he won both the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture.

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Events on 1934

  • 23May

    Bonnie and Clyde

    Infamous American bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde are ambushed by police and killed in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
  • 2Aug

    Adolf Hitler

    Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany following the death of President Paul von Hindenburg.
  • 26Sep

    RMS Queen Mary

    Steamship RMS Queen Mary is launched.
  • 9Oct

    Alexander I of Yugoslavia

    Regicide at Marseille: The assassination of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia and Louis Barthou, Foreign Minister of France.
  • 6Nov

    Tennessee Valley Authority

    Memphis, Tennessee becomes the first major city to join the Tennessee Valley Authority.