Shah Rukh Khan (born 1965) is an Indian film actor, producer and
television personality. Often referred to as the "King of Bollywood", he
has appeared in more than 80 Bollywood films. Described by the Los
Angeles Times as perhaps "the world's biggest movie star", he has a
significant following in Asia and the Indian diaspora. Khan started his
career with appearances in several television series in the late 1980s.
Early in his film career, he was recognised for his portrayal of
villainous roles in Darr (1993), Baazigar (1993) and Anjaam (1994). He
rose to prominence after starring in a series of romantic films,
including Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Dil To Pagal Hai (1997)
and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998). He later earned critical acclaim for his
portrayal of more serious roles, including an alcoholic in Devdas (2002)
and a man with Asperger syndrome in My Name Is Khan (2010). His work in
Bollywood has earned him numerous accolades, including 14 Filmfare
Awards. Khan is co-chairman of Red Chillies Entertainment and a co-owner
of the Indian Premier League cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shah_Rukh_Khan>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
619:
Emperor Gaozu allowed the assassination of a khagan of the
Western Turkic Khaganate by Eastern Turkic rivals, one of the earliest
events in the Tang campaigns against the Western Turks.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_campaigns_against_the_Western_Turks>
1917:
British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour issued the Balfour
Declaration, proclaiming British support for the establishment of a
Jewish homeland in Palestine.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balfour_Declaration>
1965:
American Quaker Norman Morrison set himself on fire in front of
the Pentagon to protest the United States' involvement in the Vietnam
War.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Morrison>
1990:
Sky Television and British Satellite Broadcasting merged to
form BSkyB, the largest pay-TV broadcaster in the United Kingdom and
Ireland.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_plc>
1995:
Former South African Minister of Defence Magnus Malan and 10
other former senior military officers were arrested and charged with 13
murders in the KwaMakhutha massacre of 1987.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_Malan>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
in articulo mortis:
At the moment of death.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/in_articulo_mortis>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Those who can, do; those who can't, teach. And those who can't
teach, go into administration.
--Lois McMaster Bujold
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Lois_McMaster_Bujold>