Christopher Lee was born on 27 May 1922 in Belgravia. An English actor with a career that spanned about seven decades, Lee became known for playing villains in horror films, above all Count Dracula in a long series of Hammer productions. Later generations knew him as the wizard Saruman in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films, as Count Dooku in Star Wars, and as the assassin Scaramanga in the Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun. He was a decorated veteran of the Second World War, spoke several languages and also recorded heavy metal albums late in life. He was knighted in 2009.
Before and after
- from 12 March 1922 to 1 January 1936Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic
- 3 April 1922Birth of Doris Day
- 13 April 1922Birth of Julius Nyerere
- 16 April 1922Treaty of Rapallo
- 27 May 1922Birth of Christopher Lee
- 30 May 1922Construction of Lincoln Memorial
- 7 June 1922Bombardment of Samsun
- 10 June 1922Birth of Judy Garland
- from 28 June 1922 to 24 May 1923Irish Civil War
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