Jacob Epstein, Sculptor
Date: 23 August 1959
Mark Williams is an English actor, comedian, presenter and screenwriter. He first achieved widespread recognition as one of the central performers in the BBC sketch show The Fast Show. His film roles include Horace in 101 Dalmatians (1996) and Arthur Weasley in seven of the Harry Potter films. He appeared in Doctor Who and Red Dwarf. Since 2013, Williams has portrayed the title character in the long-running BBC series loosely based on the Father Brown short stories by G. K. Chesterton.
Read more...The August 22, 1959 was a Saturday under the star sign of ♌. It was the 233 day of the year. President of the United States was Dwight D. Eisenhower.
If you were born on this day, you are 66 years old. Your last birthday was on the Friday, August 22, 2025, 49 days ago. Your next birthday is on Saturday, August 22, 2026, in 315 days. You have lived for 24,156 days, or about 579,745 hours, or about 34,784,724 minutes, or about 2,087,083,440 seconds.
Date: 22 August 1959
Special to The New York Times
Dies, 78
Date: 23 August 1959
Theta Sigma Phi award to K Frings
Date: 23 August 1959
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