Mel Gibson was born on 3 January 1956 in Peekskill. An American-Australian actor and filmmaker, Gibson grew up in Australia and made his name in the Mad Max films before becoming a major Hollywood star with the Lethal Weapon series. He won the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture as the director of Braveheart. His later directorial work included The Passion of the Christ, Apocalypto and Hacksaw Ridge, the last earning him another Oscar nomination. His career suffered in the 2000s after a drunk driving arrest and offensive remarks, and he has since worked on a mix of acting and directing projects.
Before and after
- 1956Premiere of Eurovision Song Contest
- 1956Founding of Paris Club
- 1 January 1956Birth of Christine Lagarde
- 1956Founding of International Finance Corporation
- 3 January 1956Birth of Mel Gibson
- 5 January 1956Birth of Frank-Walter Steinmeier
- 25 February 1956Publication of On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences
- 1 March 1956Birth of Dalia Grybauskaitė
- 9 March 19561956 Georgian demonstrations
More in Art, literature & culture
- 17 August 1945Publication of Animal Farm
- 1949Publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four
- 1960Construction of Aswan Dam
- 1978Publication of Garfield
- 2004Construction of Cam Ranh International Airport
- from 24 September 2007 to 16 May 2019Premiere of The Big Bang Theory
The era
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