Hasan Piker
Hasan Piker, American Twitch streamer
In context
- When
- Thursday, July 25 199135 years ago
- Category
- BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Era
- 20th century · 1990s
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- Hasan Piker
At a glanceAI-assisted
Hasan Piker is an American political commentator and Twitch streamer known for left-wing commentary on current events and politics. He has built a large following on Twitch, becoming one of the platform's most-watched streamers.
Who they were
Hasan Piker, American Twitch streamer
Early lifeAI-assisted
Piker was born in New Jersey to Turkish immigrant parents. He grew up in a working-class household and later moved to California.
Path and careerAI-assisted
Piker began his career as a journalist and producer for The Young Turks, a progressive news outlet, before transitioning to streaming on Twitch in 2018. He became known for long-form political streams combining news commentary, debate, and audience interaction, accumulating hundreds of thousands of followers.
Why this date
Hasan Piker appears on our July 25 calendar for 1991 as a birth entry.
July 25 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
- 1991Hasan Piker
- 19951995 France bombings
- 19961996 Burundian coup d'état
- 2000Air France Flight 4590
- 2000Concorde
- 2001Phoolan Devi
- 2007Pratibha Patil
- 2010WikiLeaks
- 20182018 Suwayda attacks
- 20192019 European heatwaves
- 2022Duffield Memorial
Also in 1991
- September 9TajikistanTajikistan declares independence from the Soviet Union.
- September 11Continental Express Flight 2574Continental Express Flight 2574 crashes in Colorado County, Texas, near Eagle Lake, killing 11 passengers and three crew.
- March 14EscondidaEscondida, one of the most productive copper mines in the world, was officially inaugurated.
- September 12Space Shuttle DiscoveryNASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-48 to deploy the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite.
- September 17EstoniaEstonia, North Korea, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia join the United Nations.
- September 17LinuxThe first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) is released to the Internet.
- September 5Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989The current international treaty defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, comes into force.
- October 201991 Uttarkashi earthquakeAn earthquake struck the Indian state of Uttarakhand, killing at least 768 people and destroying thousands of homes.
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When did Hasan Piker happen?
July 25 1991 — 35 years ago, on a Thursday.
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