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Date: 01 April 1980
Maaya Sakamoto Birthday, Date of Birth
Maaya Sakamoto (坂本 真綾, Sakamoto Maaya; born March 31, 1980) is a Japanese actress and singer. She made her debut as a voice actress in 1992 as the voice of Chifuru in the anime Little Twins, and became known as the voice of Hitomi Kanzaki in The Vision of Escaflowne. Other major roles in anime include Leila Malcal in Code Geass: Akito the Exiled, Jeanne d'Arc in Fate/Apocrypha, Shiki Ryōgi in The Garden of Sinners, Eto in Tokyo Ghoul, Riho Yamazaki in Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective, Moe Katsuragi in Risky Safety, Princess Tomoyo in Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, Haruhi Fujioka in Ouran High School Host Club, Sayaka Nakasugi in Birdy the Mighty, Ciel Phantomhive in Black Butler, Shinobu Oshino in Monogatari, Lunamaria Hawke in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny, Merlin in The Seven Deadly Sins, Motoko Kusanagi in Ghost in the Shell: Arise, Quinella in season 3 of Sword Art Online, and Echidna in Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World.
In the Japanese dubbed versions of international films, Sakamoto has voiced Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars films and series, as well as performing the dub voice for Natalie Portman in numerous films.
In video games, Sakamoto voices Aigis in Persona 3, Maki Harukawa in Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, Aerith Gainsborough in Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, Aura and Natsume in .hack, La Mariposa in Dead or Alive, Lightning in the Final Fantasy XIII games, Ling Xiaoyu in Tekken, and Alisa Ilinichina Amiella in God Eater.
Sakamoto has performed songs in both English and Japanese. She released her debut single, "Yakusoku wa Iranai", in collaboration with Yoko Kanno under Victor Entertainment on April 24, 1996. Her singles "Tune the Rainbow", "Loop", "Ame ga Furu", and "Triangler" have all reached the top 10 Oricon singles chart: "Triangler" in particular charted at number 3 and remained charting for 26 weeks. Her albums have had similar success, with Shōnen Alice and Yūnagi Loop both reaching the top 10 Oricon albums chart; and her album You Can't Catch Me, released on January 12, 2011, became her first release to ever reach number 1. She held a concert at the Nippon Budokan on her 30th birthday.
Read more...- Birthday, Date of Birth
- Monday, March 31, 1980
- Place of Birth
- Itabaši īpašais rajons
- Age
- 45
- Star Sign
- ♈
The March 31, 1980 was a Monday under the star sign of ♈. It was the 90 day of the year. President of the United States was Jimmy Carter.
If you were born on this day, you are 45 years old. Your last birthday was on the Monday, March 31, 2025, 172 days ago. Your next birthday is on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in 192 days. You have lived for 16,608 days, or about 398,615 hours, or about 23,916,909 minutes, or about 1,435,014,540 seconds.
Some people who share this birthday:
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- Johann Sebastian Bach (choir director, composer, concertmaster, conductor, harpsichordist, music pedagogue, musician, musicologist, organist, school teacher, violinist, virtuoso, born March 31, 1685)
- Chloé Zhao (film director, film editor, film producer, screenwriter, born March 31, 1982)
- René Descartes (astronomer, correspondent, mathematician, mechanical automaton engineer, military personnel, music theorist, musicologist, philosopher, physicist, writer, born March 31, 1596)
- Christopher Walken (character actor, dancer, film actor, film director, model, screenwriter, stage actor, television actor, voice actor, born March 31, 1943)
- Al Gore (businessperson, climate activist, environmentalist, financier, journalist, politician, writer, born March 31, 1948)
- Henry II of France (politician, born March 21, 1519)
- Joseph Haydn (composer, conductor, musician, musicologist, pianist, born March 31, 1732)
- Angus Young (guitarist, songwriter, born March 31, 1955)
- Brian Tyree Henry (actor, film actor, television actor, born March 31, 1982)
- Jack Antonoff (guitarist, record producer, singer, singer-songwriter, born March 31, 1984)
- Rhea Perlman (actor, children's writer, film actor, television actor, voice actor, writer, born March 31, 1948)
- Cesar Chavez (human rights activist, laborer, politician, trade unionist, born March 31, 1927)
- Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (aristocrat, politician, soldier, born March 31, 1900)
- Maximilian I (ruler, born March 22, 1459)
- Maaya Sakamoto (actor, essayist, radio personality, seiyū, singer, television producer, born March 31, 1980)
- Richard Chamberlain (actor, autobiographer, film actor, film producer, recording artist, singer, stage actor, television actor, theatrical director, born March 31, 1934)
- Patrick Leahy (lawyer, politician, state's attorney, born March 31, 1940)
- Shirley Jones (actor, film actor, musician, singer, stage actor, television actor, born March 31, 1934)
- Kate Micucci (actor, comedian, composer, screenwriter, singer-songwriter, songwriter, voice actor, born March 31, 1980)
- William Daniels (actor, character actor, film actor, politician, stage actor, television actor, trade unionist, voice actor, born March 31, 1927)
- César Gaviria (diplomat, economist, politician, born March 31, 1947)
- Shoichi Yokoi (critic, military personnel, born March 31, 1915)
- Jessica Szohr (actor, film actor, model, television actor, born March 31, 1985)
- Jack Johnson (boxer, born March 31, 1878)
- Hiroshi Tachi (actor, seiyū, singer, singer-songwriter, television actor, born March 31, 1950)
- Hiroyuki Miyasako (YouTuber, actor, comedian, owarai tarento, seiyū, singer, television producer, born March 31, 1970)
- Steve Bing (film director, philanthropist, screenwriter, born March 31, 1965)
- Ryan Bingham (actor, composer, guitarist, recording artist, singer, singer-songwriter, born March 31, 1981)
- Molly Qerim (sports commentator, born March 31, 1985)
- Herb Alpert (actor, bandleader, conductor, entrepreneur, jazz musician, record producer, singer, songwriter, trumpeter, born March 31, 1935)
- Gordie Howe (ice hockey player, born March 31, 1928)
- Octavio (diplomat, essayist, lyricist, philosopher, poet, politician, translator, writer, born March 31, 1914)
- Damon Herriman (actor, cinematographer, film actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, television actor, born March 31, 1970)
- Marwan I (caliph, politician, ruler, born March 28, 623)
- Neha Kapur (actor, beauty pageant contestant, model, born March 31, 1984)
- Yue Fei (military personnel, born March 24, 1103)
- Angus King (business executive, businessperson, celebrity, co-producer, entrepreneur, lawyer, politician, television presenter, born March 31, 1944)
- Daniel Mays (actor, film actor, stage actor, television actor, born March 31, 1978)
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- Pavel Bure (ice hockey player, born March 31, 1971)
- Alexandra Kollontai (diplomat, feminist, people's commissar, political theorist, politician, writer, born March 31, 1872)
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- Yoon Kyun-sang (actor, model, television actor, born March 31, 1987)
- Aleksandr Zbruyev (actor, born March 31, 1938)
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- Lee Jun-seok (businessperson, politician, born March 31, 1985)
31st of March 1980 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on March 31, 1980
Taiwan Trial: Open Debate; Hearing for 8 Dissidents May Become Milestone News Analysis Sharp Change From the Past Complaints of Abuse Reported
Date: 31 March 1980
By JAMES P. STERBA Special to The New York Times
James STERBA
illus of bodies being placed on aircraft for trip to US (S)
New Powers in the Budget-Making Process; Congress Bypassing Administration and Liberal Colleagues News Analysis Congress Seizes Initiative Traditional Constituency An 'Urban Package'
Date: 31 March 1980
By MARTIN TOLCHIN Special to The New York Times
Martin Special
Martin Tolchin analyzes bipartisan coalition in Congress that has seized initiative in shaping budget and won important battles against another, more likely, coalition of White House and liberal Democrats; illustration of Sens Daniel Moynihan and Donald W Reigle Jr (M)
World News Briefs; A New Chad Faction Is Drawn Into the Civil War 68 More Greek Communists Quit Over Moscow Ties Protesters in West Bengal End Blockade of Assam
Date: 01 April 1980
demonstrators in West Bengal end week-old economic blockade of Assam; Bengali members of Prime Min Indira Gandhi's Congress Party have been conducting blockade to protest anti-Bengali campaign led by Assamese students to remove 'foreigners' from voting rolls (S)
Sports News Briefs; Rodgers Sets Mark In 10-Mile Run Soccer Club Sued; Assault Is Charged Staubach to Reveal Career Plans Today Terrier Is Top Dog At Chicago Show
Date: 31 March 1980
Staubach to appear at news conference Mar 31 where he is expected to announce his retirement (S)
Sports News Briefs; Frieder Is Appointed Michigan Basketball Coach Raiders Win Key Ruling In Legal Bout With N.F.L. Bear Bryant Improving; Activities to Be Curtailed Jury Gets Race-Fix Case Jazz-Celtics Toss for No.1
Date: 01 April 1980
Alabama Univ football coach Bear Bryant will be released from hospital following treatment for pulmonary congestion (S)
COMPANY NEWS Itel Fails to Pay $38 Million on Debt; COMPANY BRIEFS Sundance Stock Gains $8.75 a Share Kiser Expects $4 Billion Outlay Aetna in Venture With M/A-COM VW Gets 96% Stake In Chrysler Fevre
Date: 01 April 1980
Corp expects to spend about $4 billion in coming decade on capital projects, including $154 million over next 3 years on alumina plant in Baton Rouge, La (S)
World News Briefs; Israel Reported to Prepare New Action on Settlements Chad Rivals Said to Agree To End 9 Days of Fighting A New Basque Parliament Is Scheduled to Meet Today U.S. Funds for Birth Control Are Reported Misused
Date: 31 March 1980
Richmond, Va, Times-Dispatch reports US has channeled nearly $100 million through Agency for International Development during last 8 years for overseas programs promoting birth control through sterilization; says some of those who underwent sterilization as part of supposedly voluntary program may have done so under pressure (S)
Shipyard Contract Is Signed
Date: 01 April 1980
union representatives sign new contract (S)