Matt Damon was born on 8 October 1970 in Cambridge. An American actor and screenwriter, Damon first gained fame with Good Will Hunting, which he wrote with his childhood friend Ben Affleck, and for which they won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He went on to star in Saving Private Ryan, The Talented Mr. Ripley, the Bourne action series, The Departed, The Martian and Ford v Ferrari. He has also produced films and co-founded the water access organization Water.org with Gary White. He has been nominated for several Oscars as an actor, and he is one of the most commercially successful performers of his generation.
Before and after
- from 6 September 1970 to 17 July 1971Black September
- 12 September 1970Launch of Luna 16
- 18 September 1970Death of Jimi Hendrix
- 28 September 1970Death of Gamal Abdel Nasser
- 8 October 1970Birth of Matt Damon
- 8 October 1970Birth of Sadiq Khan
- 22 October 1970Birth of Javier Milei
- 29 October 1970Birth of Edwin van der Sar
- 9 November 1970Death of Charles de Gaulle
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- 1958Publication of Exodus
- from 13 August 1961 to 9 November 1989Construction of Berlin Wall
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- 4 January 2010Construction of Burj Khalifa
- from 17 April 2011 to 19 May 2019Premiere of Game of Thrones
The era
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