Dakota Johnson
Dakota Johnson, American actress
In context
- When
- Wednesday, October 4 198937 years ago
- Category
- BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Era
- 20th century · 1980s
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- Dakota Johnson
Who they were
Dakota Mayi Johnson is an American actress. Her accolades include an Independent Spirit Award in addition to nominations for a BAFTA Award and Critics' Choice Award. She was featured in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2016.
Why this date
Dakota Johnson appears on our October 4 calendar for 1989 as a birth entry.
October 4 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
- 1989Dakota Johnson
- 1992El Al Flight 1862
- 1993Battle of Mogadishu (1993)
- 19931993 Russian constitutional crisis
- 1997October 1997 Loomis Fargo robbery
- 2001Siberia Airlines Flight 1812
- 2003Maxim restaurant suicide bombing
- 2004SpaceShipOne
- 2006WikiLeaks
- 2010Ajka alumina plant accident
- 2017United States Army Special Forces
Also in 1989
- September 11East GermanyHungary announces that the East German refugees who had been housed in temporary camps were free to leave for West Germany.
- September 13ApartheidLargest anti-Apartheid march in South Africa, led by Desmond Tutu.
- September 14Typhoon Sarah (1989)Typhoon Sarah dissipated after causing extensive damage along an erratic path across the Western Pacific, killing 71 in Taiwan, the Phili…
- September 14Standard Gravure shootingThe Standard Gravure shooting where Joseph T. Wesbecker, a 47-year-old pressman, killed eight people and injured 12 people at his former…
- September 16Boris YeltsinDuring a tour of the United States, Soviet politician Boris Yeltsin visited a grocery store in Texas that had a major impact on his views…
- September 181989 Burkina Faso coup attemptAn attempted coup d'état against Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaoré is uncovered and foiled.
- November 17Walt Disney PicturesWalt Disney Pictures released The Little Mermaid to theatres, beginning the Disney Renaissance.
- November 17Velvet RevolutionCold War: Velvet Revolution begins: In Czechoslovakia, a student demonstration in Prague is quelled by riot police. This sparks an uprisi…
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When did Dakota Johnson happen?
October 4 1989 — 37 years ago, on a Wednesday.
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