1911 - Born on February 6, in Tampico, Illinois. US movie actor and Republican politician.
1937 - 1951 - Starred in movies "Brother Rat" (as Dan Crawford in 1938), "Knute Rockne, All American" (as George "the Gipper" Gipp in 1940), "Bedtime for Bonzo" (as Peter Boyd 1951).
1947-1952, 1959-1960 - President of Screen Actors Guild.
1966 - 1975 - Governor of California.
1976 - Candidate for Republican presidential nomination.
1981 - 1989 - 40th president of US.
1981 - Survived assassination attempt by John Hinckley Jr.
- Promoted supply-side economics and pursued policy of federal tax reduction, higher interest rates, and deficit spending.
1983 - Sent US troops to protect Americans and oust Marxist regime in Grenada
1985 - 1986 - Met with Mikhail Gorbachev at arms summits in Geneva and Reykjavik with Mikhail Gorbachev, signed Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty 1987.
1990 - Co-wrote memoir "Where's the Rest of Me? The Ronald Reagan Story" 1965, wrote memoir "An American Life: The Autobiography".
2004 - Died on June 5 in Bel-Air, California.
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