Paul Walker was born on 12 September 1973 in Glendale. An American actor, Walker began acting as a child in commercials and television and rose to fame in the 2000s as Brian O'Conner in The Fast and the Furious film series. His other films include Pleasantville, Varsity Blues, Into the Blue and Eight Below. He also was a supporter of charity, founding the relief organization Reach Out Worldwide, which helped victims of natural disasters. He died in a car crash in California while the seventh Fast and Furious film was in production, and the film was completed using stand-ins, including his brothers, and computer effects.
Before and after
- 11 August 1973Hip-hop is born at a Bronx party
- 21 August 1973Birth of Sergey Brin
- 2 September 1973Death of J. R. R. Tolkien
- 11 September 19731973 Chilean coup d'état
- 12 September 1973Birth of Paul Walker
- 20 September 1973Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes
- 23 September 1973Death of Pablo Neruda
- from 6 October 1973 to 26 October 1973Yom Kippur War
- from 16 October 1973 to 17 March 19741973 oil crisis
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- 1954Publication of The Lord of the Rings
- 1958Publication of Exodus
- from 13 August 1961 to 9 November 1989Construction of Berlin Wall
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- from 17 April 2011 to 19 May 2019Premiere of Game of Thrones
The era
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