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Linda Ronstadt is an American singer who performed and recorded in diverse genres including rock, country, light opera, the Great American Songbook, and Latin music, was born on this date in 1946. Ronstadt has earned 11 Grammy Awards, three American Music Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, and an ALMA Award. She has also earned nominations for a Tony Award and a Golden Globe award. She was awarded the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award by the Latin Recording Academy in 2011 and also awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award by the Recording Academy in 2016. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2014. On July 28, 2014, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts and Humanities. Information source, Wikipedia; photo source, biography.com.
Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington, Greek American author, syndicated columnist and businesswoman, was born on this date in 1950. She is a co-founder of The Huffington Post, the founder and CEO of Thrive Global, and the author of fifteen books. She has been named to Time magazine's list of the worlds 100 most influential people and the Forbes Most Powerful Women list. Information source, Wikipedia; photo source, Medium.com.
Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani female education activist and the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was born on this date in 1997. She is the youngest Nobel Prize laureate in history, the second Pakistani and the only Pashtun to receive a Nobel Prize. Yousafzai is a human rights advocate for the education of women and children in her native homeland, Swat, where the Pakistani Taliban had at times banned girls from attending school. Information and photo source, Wikipedia.
American singer, actress and businesswoman Jessica Simpson was born on this date in 1980. She has sold more than 20 million records worldwide. Aside from her musical pursuits, Simpson launched The Jessica Simpson Collection in 2005, a fashion-focused line with 34 product categories. It has earned over US$1 billion in revenue, and remains as the most successful celebrity licensing brand in history. Information and photo source, Wikipedia.