Alex Ferguson was born on 31 December 1941 in Govan. A Scottish football manager and former player, Ferguson is regarded as one of the most successful managers in the history of the game. After a successful spell at Aberdeen, where he broke the dominance of Celtic and Rangers and won the European Cup Winners' Cup, he took charge of Manchester United in 1986 and stayed for over twenty-six years. There he won thirteen Premier League titles, two Champions League trophies and five FA Cups, and developed the young players known as the Class of 92. He retired in 2013 and was knighted in 1999.
Before and after
- from 8 December 1941 to 9 September 1945South-East Asian theater of World War II
- from 8 December 1941 to 31 January 1942Malayan campaign
- from 8 December 1941 to 25 December 1941Battle of Hong Kong
- 19 December 1941Raid on Alexandria
- 31 December 1941Birth of Alex Ferguson
- 1942Operation Reinhard
- 1942Publication of The Stranger
- 1942Publication of Denes nad Makedonija
- from January 1942 to July 1945Burma Campaign
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