Elizabeth Taylor was born on 27 February 1932 in Hampstead Garden Suburb. A British-American actress, Taylor was born in London to American parents and became a child star in National Velvet at age twelve. As an adult she starred in A Place in the Sun, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Butterfield 8 and the lavish epic Cleopatra, and she won Academy Awards for Butterfield 8 and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Her stormy marriages, including two to the actor Richard Burton, made her one of the most closely followed celebrities of her time. She was one of the first major stars to campaign against AIDS, co-founding the American Foundation for AIDS Research in 1985. She was made a Dame in 2000.
Before and after
- 5 January 1932Birth of Umberto Eco
- 8 February 1932Birth of John Williams
- 18 February 1932Birth of Miloš Forman
- 26 February 1932Birth of Johnny Cash
- 27 February 1932Birth of Elizabeth Taylor
- from 1 March 1932 to 18 August 1945Manchukuo
- from 1 March 1932 to 16 September 1939Soviet–Japanese border conflicts
- 19 March 1932Construction of Sydney Harbour Bridge
- 4 April 1932Birth of Andrei Tarkovsky
More in Society, economy & sport
- 9 July 1916Founding of CONMEBOL
- 20 July 1924Founding of FIDE
- 4 March 1933Roosevelt's New Deal begins
- from 3 August 1936 to 9 August 1936Jesse Owens wins four gold medals in Berlin
- 28 August 1937Founding of Toyota
- November 1938Kristallnacht
The era
This moment belongs to the Modern era (1914 CE to 1945 CE), world wars and a changing world. You can also browse everything in the 20th century.