James Gandolfini was born on 18 September 1961 in Westwood. An American actor, Gandolfini became famous for his role as the New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano in the HBO series The Sopranos, which ran from 1999 to 2007 and is regarded as one of the greatest television shows. He won three Emmy Awards for the performance, which was praised for combining menace, vulnerability and dark humor. Before that he had played supporting parts in films such as True Romance and Get Shorty. Later he appeared in In the Loop, Zero Dark Thirty and Killing Them Softly. He died of a heart attack while on holiday in Rome.
Before and after
- from 13 August 1961 to 9 November 1989Construction of Berlin Wall
- from 1 September 1961 to 29 May 1991Eritrean War of Independence
- 11 September 1961The World Wildlife Fund is founded
- 18 September 1961Founding of CONCACAF
- 18 September 1961Birth of James Gandolfini
- 29 September 1961Birth of Julia Gillard
- 23 October 1961Founding of Taiwan Stock Exchange
- from 9 December 1961 to 26 April 1964Tanganyika
- 19 December 1961Founding of World Food Programme
More in Art, literature & culture
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- 1 December 1969Publication of Doraemon
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- from 17 September 2021 to 27 June 2025Premiere of Squid Game
- 7 December 2024Construction of Notre-Dame de Paris
The era
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