Margarita Simonyan Birthday, Date of Birth

Margarita Simonyan

Margarita Simonovna Simonyan (born 6 April 1980) is a Russian media executive. She is the editor-in-chief of the Russian state-controlled broadcaster RT, as well as the state-owned media group Rossiya Segodnya.

Simonyan covered the Second Chechen War in the 2000s while working as a journalist. Subsequently, she worked at Krasnodar television, was VGTRK's own correspondent in Rostov-on-Don, and worked as a special correspondent for the Vesti TV news program. She is a member of the board of directors of Channel One Russia and a member of the Academy of Russian Television. At the age of 25, she was appointed head of Russia Today, now known as RT.

In 2022 and 2023, Simonyan was sanctioned by the European Union as "a central figure of the Russian Government propaganda". She was sanctioned by the United Kingdom and Ukraine in relation to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In 2024, she was sanctioned by the United States for alleged interference in the 2024 United States elections. Simonyan is the widow of fellow propagandist Tigran Keosayan.

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Birthday, Date of Birth
Sunday, April 6, 1980
Place of Birth
Krasnodar
Age
45
Star Sign
♈

The April 6, 1980 was a Sunday under the star sign of ♈. It was the 96 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 Sunday, April 6, 2025, 212 days ago. Your next birthday is on Monday, April 6, 2026, in 152 days. You have lived for 16,648 days, or about 399,563 hours, or about 23,973,799 minutes, or about 1,438,427,940 seconds.

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6th of April 1980 News

News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on April 6, 1980

Library Reopening After Dispute Over Classified Data on Shelves

Date: 07 April 1980

Library at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, closed in '79 because classified document was found on its shelves, will be reopened to public; inventory disclosed that more than 100 classified documents were mistakenly on shelves; document that disclosed mistake was found in May '79 by Dimitri Rotow, who was doing research for ACLU in connection with efforts by Progressive Magazine to publish article on secrecy in US weapons program (S)

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Newspapers Debating Effect of Court Rulings On Their Operations; Newspapers Debate Rulings' Effect Upon Operations 'A Dampening Effect' A Never-Ending Battle Ordered Not to Write Nuisance Lawsuits

Date: 07 April 1980

By DEIRDRE CARMODY

Deirdre CARMODY

Survey of newspaper editors attending American Society of Newspaper Editors convention finds that most feel that closing of courtrooms to press and public is major question facing convention (S)

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News Summary; Transit Strike International National Metropolitan

Date: 06 April 1980

traffic is reported to be about 50% of normal on first day of NYC transit strike (M)

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News Summary; Transit Strike International National Metropolitan

Date: 07 April 1980

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Realty News; Home Industry, Facing Downturn, Ask Aid

Date: 06 April 1980

STEPHEN ENGLEBERG

Stephen ENGLEBERG

Nation's home builders, facing what may be worst housing downturn since World War II, will continue their bid for Federal relief in series of protests around country aimed at Congressmen home for Easter recess; protests, which will be organized by local builders' groups, will culminate Apr 9 under banner 'Save Housing Day'; efforts by National Assn of Homebuilders and National Assn of Realtors noted (L)

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Follow-Up on the News; Speeding the Mail Hooked on Worms Playing Hooky A Choice of Death

Date: 06 April 1980

RICHARD HAITCH

Richard HAITCH

Follow up article notes Utah Supreme Court has upheld death penalty given Dale S Pierre and William A Andrews, convicted in Nov '74 in torture murder case; Andrews and Pierre are seeking rehearing (S)

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Major News; In Summary One More Hope For the Hostages Rises and Falls New Yorkers Take Walkout in Stride

Date: 06 April 1980

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Carey Pressing Own Transit Priorities; News Analysis Financial Burden to State 'Givebacks' or 'Buybacks'? A Vow Not to 'Sell Out' Carey Presses Transit Goals

Date: 07 April 1980

By RICHARD J. MEISLIN

Richard MEISLIN

Analysis of transit strike notes Koch is comfortable with his position because Carey has pledged to hold fares at current levels through 1981 without additional transit contributions from city (M)

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Sports News Briefs; Pro Slalom Is Won By Miss Kurlander John Henry Takes San Juan Capistrano Runners Reportedly Got Marathon Money Andrea Jaeger Bows In Final, 6-2, 6-2

Date: 07 April 1980

Futures Tennis Tournament: Regina Marsikova wins (S)

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World News Briefs; Sadat Leaves for U.S. Today As Deadline Nears in Talks Turkish President Ends His 7-Year Term Tito's Pneumonia Clears Up; Condition Remains Grave Gunmen Kill 2 and Injure 1 On Basque Holiday in Spain

Date: 07 April 1980

Doctors treating Tito say his pneumonia has almost cleared up but that his condition is unchanged and remains grave (S)

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