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Notable Achievements at Age 36

Patton Oswalt

Married Michelle McNamara

Married true crime writer Michelle McNamara.

2005
99% confidence
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Reid Hoffman

LinkedIn launched

LinkedIn launched as one of the first business-oriented social networks.

2003
99% confidence
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Princess Diana

Death announced (Diana succumbs to injuries)

Diana died of injuries sustained in the Paris car crash and was pronounced dead at hospital early on 31 August 1997.

1997
99% confidence
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Princess Diana

Car crash in Paris (Pont de l'Alma tunnel)

Late 30 Aug 1997 the Mercedes carrying Diana, Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul crashed while reportedly trying to evade paparazzi.

1997
99% confidence
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Ira Glass

Premiered 'Your Radio Playhouse' (pilot) — later This American Life

Pilot aired Nov 17, 1995 titled 'New Beginnings' featuring local writers and performers.

1995
99% confidence
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Lech Wałęsa

Signed the Gdańsk Agreement

On 31 August 1980 Wałęsa signed the Gdańsk Agreement (using an oversized pen) with government representative Mieczysław Jagielski, winning rights to strike and to form an independent union.

1980
99% confidence
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Donald Knuth

Awarded ACM Turing Award

Received the ACM A. M. Turing Award for contributions to analysis of algorithms and design of programming languages (cited TAOCP).

1974
99% confidence
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Niklaus Wirth

Designed Pascal

Developed the Pascal programming language (1970), a simple, efficient language intended for teaching and reliable system building.

1970
99% confidence
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John F. Kennedy

Marries Jacqueline Bouvier

Married Jacqueline Bouvier in Newport, Rhode Island; marriage became a prominent public partnership.

1953
99% confidence
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Frances Oldham Kelsey

Earned M.D., University of Chicago

Completed medical degree (M.D.) while on faculty at the University of Chicago.

1950
99% confidence
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Stephen Curry

First NBA player to reach 4,000 career three-pointers

Curry became the first player in NBA history to make 4,000 career 3-pointers (milestone reached March 13, 2025 vs Sacramento Kings).

2025
98% confidence
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John Early

Emmy nomination for writing: John Early: Now More Than Ever

Nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special for 'John Early: Now More Than Ever' (Television Academy listing).

2024
98% confidence
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Ilana Glazer

Daytime Emmy Award winner (Outstanding Daytime Special)

Won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Daytime Special as a host for Recipe for Change: Standing Up to Anti-Semitism.

2023
98% confidence
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Field Yates

Birth of daughter Palmer

Yates and his wife Chapin welcomed their second daughter, Palmer, in June 2023.

2023
98% confidence
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Vlad Tenev

Portrayed in feature film 'Dumb Money'

Tenev is portrayed by Sebastian Stan in the 2023 film Dumb Money, a dramatization of the GameStop short squeeze.

2023
98% confidence
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Melanie Perkins

Fortune Most Powerful Women (Ranked #92)

Perkins was ranked #92 on Fortune's Most Powerful Women list in 2023.

2023
98% confidence
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Mae Martin

Winner – Taskmaster Series 15

Appeared as a contestant on Channel 4's Taskmaster (series 15) and won the season.

2023
98% confidence
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Melanie Perkins

Forbes World's 100 Most Powerful Women (Ranked #89)

Melanie Perkins was ranked 89th on Forbes' 'World's 100 Most Powerful Women' in 2023.

2023
98% confidence
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Rafael Nadal

14th French Open title (June 2022) — all-time record (22 majors total)

Won his 14th Roland Garros (June 2022) and extended his Grand Slam total to 22 — the most in men's singles history at that time.

2022
98% confidence
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Dustin Moskovitz

Asana direct listing (public debut)

Asana went public via direct listing in September 2020 at a market value of about $5.5 billion.

2020
98% confidence
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