Amitabh Bachchan was born on 11 October 1942 in Prayagraj. An Indian film actor born in Allahabad, Bachchan is the son of the Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan. After a modest start, he rose to fame in the 1970s with the film Zanjeer, which established his image as the angry young man of Indian cinema, followed by hits such as Deewaar, Sholay and Don. He nearly died in 1982 after a serious injury during the filming of Coolie, and the public reaction showed the depth of his popularity. He later reinvented himself as a character actor and as host of Kaun Banega Crorepati, the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. He has received the Padma Vibhushan and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
Before and after
- from 30 August 1942 to 5 September 1942Battle of Alam el Halfa
- 15 September 1942Birth of Wen Jiabao
- from 3 October 1942 to 4 October 1942Operation Basalt
- from 5 October 1942 to 12 October 1942Operation Alfa
- 11 October 1942Birth of Amitabh Bachchan
- from 8 November 1942 to 16 November 1942Operation Torch
- 17 November 1942Birth of Martin Scorsese
- from 17 November 1942 to 9 May 1943Tunisia campaign
- from 19 November 1942 to 23 November 1942Operation Uranus
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