Barbra Streisand was born on 24 April 1942 in Brooklyn. An American singer, actress and director, Streisand is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time. A native of Brooklyn, she rose to fame on Broadway in Funny Girl, then reprised the role in the film version, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her singing on albums such as People and The Broadway Album, and on songs such as Evergreen, which she co-wrote and which won an Oscar, made her a star in several fields. She directed and starred in Yentl and The Prince of Tides. She is one of few artists to have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony.
Before and after
- from 31 March 1942 to 10 April 1942Indian Ocean raid
- April 1942Bataan Death March
- 12 April 1942Birth of Jacob Zuma
- 18 April 1942Doolittle Raid
- 24 April 1942Birth of Barbra Streisand
- May 1942Construction of Sobibór Extermination Camp
- from 26 May 1942 to 21 June 1942Battle of Gazala
- from 26 May 1942 to 11 June 1942Battle of Bir Hakeim
- from 31 May 1942 to 8 June 1942Attack on Sydney Harbour
More in Art, literature & culture
- 1918Shche ne vmerla Ukrainy i slava, i volia
- 1920Christ the Redeemer
- 18 July 1925Publication of Mein Kampf
- 1932Rise of socialist realism
- c. 1940sRise of abstract expressionism
- 15 January 1943Construction of The Pentagon
The era
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