Henry Mancini, American musician, known for american film composer, was born on 1924-04-16. Henry Mancini was an American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flutist. Often cited as one of the greatest composers in the history of film, he won four Academy Awards, a Golden Globe, and twenty Grammy Awards, plus a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995.
Henry Mancini is born
Henry Mancini, American musician, known for american film composer, was born on 1924-04-16. Henry Mancini was an American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flutist.
Historical Significance
Henry Mancini is American film composer.
Key People
Events Before
Britain's Railways are grouped into the Big Four: LNER, GWR, SR, and LMS
The "Big Four" was a name used to describe the four largest railway companies in the United Kingdom in the period 1923–1947.
President of Turkey Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (41) weds Latife Hanim; divorce in 1925
President of Turkey Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (41) weds Latife Hanim; divorce in 1925
Howard Carter opens the inner burial chamber of Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun's tomb and finds the sarcophagus
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Italian actor Rudolph Valentino (24) divorces actress Jean Acker (26)
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Writer Anaïs Nin (Delta of Venus) marries banker and artist Hugh Parker Guiler in Havana, Cuba
Writer Anaïs Nin (Delta of Venus) marries banker and artist Hugh Parker Guiler in Havana, Cuba
Events After
Norway's capital, Kristiania, changes its name to Oslo
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Benito Mussolini dissolves the Italian Parliament and proclaims himself dictator of Italy, taking the title Il Duce (the
Benito Mussolini dissolves the Italian Parliament and proclaims himself dictator of Italy, taking the title Il Duce (the Leader)
Actress Gloria Swanson (25) weds aristocrat Henri de la Falaise (26) in Paris, France
Actress Gloria Swanson (25) weds aristocrat Henri de la Falaise (26) in Paris, France
Heavyweight boxing champ Jack Dempsey (29) weds actress Estelle Taylor (30)
Heavyweight boxing champ Jack Dempsey (29) weds actress Estelle Taylor (30)
German lawyer and future Nazi war criminal Hans Frank (24) weds German secretary Brigitte Herbst (29) in Munich, Germany
German lawyer and future Nazi war criminal Hans Frank (24) weds German secretary Brigitte Herbst (29) in Munich, Germany, until his execution in 1946
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- What happened on April 16, 1924?
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- Henry Mancini is American film composer.
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