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Famous Birth Today in History
Lucille Ball
Date of Birth
06 Aug, 1911
Date of Death
26 Apr, 1989
Age at time of Death
77 years
Cause of Death
Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Lucille Ball's Quote's
Did You Know?
Lucille Ball auditioned for her first role at the age of 12.
She and Desi were TV’s first interracial couple.
She was the first pregnant actress to play a pregnant woman on television.
When Lucille founded Desilu Productions in 1950, she became the first woman to run a major Hollywood studio.
Famous Death Today in History
Biyi Bandele-Thomas
Date of Birth
12 Oct, 1967
Date of Death
06 Aug, 2022
Age at time of Death
54 years
Cause of Death
Suicide
Nationality
Nigerian
Gender
Male
Biyi Bandele-Thomas's Quote's
Did You Know?
Biyi Bandele was a Nigerian novelist and filmmaker best known for directing Half of a Yellow Sun, the film adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s acclaimed novel.
He wrote his first novel at the age of 14 and later won the International Student Playscript Competition while studying at Obafemi Awolowo University.
Bandele was also a playwright whose works were performed by the Royal Court Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company in the UK.
In addition to his literary work, he directed Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman (2022), the first Yoruba-language Netflix Original based on Wole Soyinka’s play.
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