Steven Spielberg was born on 18 December 1946 in Cincinnati. An American filmmaker, Spielberg is among the most commercially successful directors in history. He broke through with Jaws in 1975, often seen as the first summer blockbuster, and followed with Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Raiders of the Lost Ark and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. He turned to serious historical subjects with Schindler's List, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1993, and later Saving Private Ryan. He co-founded the studio DreamWorks and the Shoah Foundation, which records testimonies of Holocaust survivors. His films have shaped popular cinema and the modern blockbuster.
Before and after
- 7 October 1946Constitution of Japan
- 20 October 1946Birth of Elfriede Jelinek
- 4 November 1946Birth of Laura Bush
- 11 December 1946Founding of UNICEF
- 18 December 1946Birth of Steven Spielberg
- from 19 December 1946 to 1 August 1954First Indochina War
- from 26 December 1946 to 27 January 1995Rise of Italian Social Movement - National Right
- 1947Rise of Ba'athism
- 1947Publication of The Plague
More in Art, literature & culture
- 1956Premiere of Eurovision Song Contest
- 1 December 1969Publication of Doraemon
- 1986Construction of Musée d'Orsay
- 27 May 1992Publication of Azərbaycan marşı
- 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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