Daniel Craig was born on 2 March 1968 in Chester. An English actor, Craig trained at the National Youth Theatre and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and appeared in films such as Elizabeth, Road to Perdition, Layer Cake and Munich. He became widely known as the sixth actor to play James Bond, beginning with Casino Royale in 2006 and ending with No Time to Die in 2021, a tenure of fifteen years and five films. He also starred in Knives Out and its sequels, as the detective Benoit Blanc, and in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. In 2021 he was made a member of the Order of St Michael and St George.
Before and after
- 30 January 1968Birth of Felipe VI of Spain
- from 30 January 1968 to 23 September 1968Tet Offensive
- 11 February 1968Construction of Madison Square Garden
- from 20 February 1968 to 30 January 2003Premiere of Columbo
- 2 March 1968Birth of Daniel Craig
- 4 March 1968Birth of Kyriakos Mitsotakis
- 16 March 1968My Lai Massacre
- 27 March 1968Death of Yuri Gagarin
- 30 March 1968Birth of Céline Dion
More in Art, literature & culture
- 17 August 1945Publication of Animal Farm
- 1949Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
- c. 1950sRise of pop art
- 1955Publication of Guinness World Records
- from 31 March 1997 to 11 November 2022Premiere of Teletubbies
- 2004Construction of Cam Ranh International Airport
The era
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