In context
- When
- Friday, November 3 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
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- Person
- Paula DeAnda
At a glanceAI-assisted
Paula DeAnda is an American singer and songwriter born November 3, 1989. She achieved mainstream success with her 2006 debut single "Walk Away," which reached the top twenty on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Who they were
Paula Dacia DeAnda is an American singer and songwriter. She is best known for the 2006 US Billboard Hot 100 top twenty single "Walk Away ". Her debut album, Paula DeAnda, was released in 2006.
Early life
Early life DeAnda was born in San Angelo , Texas , to Mexican-American parents Steven and Barbara Dienda, a restaurant general manager and a registered nurse, respectively. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] At age six she began taking piano lessons and was soon singing at functions around town at the recommendation of her piano teacher. [ 5 ] She also sang the national anthem at local football games. [ 1 ] [ 5 ] In 2002,
Path and careerAI-assisted
DeAnda released her self-titled debut album in 2006, which featured "Walk Away" as its lead single. The song became her signature hit and primary chart success on the Billboard Hot 100.
Why this date
Paula DeAnda appears on our November 3 calendar for 1989 as a birth entry.
November 3 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
- 1986Compact of Free Association
- 1986Iran–Contra affair
- 1988Sri Lanka
- 1989Paula DeAnda
- 1992Arkansas
- 1994Space Shuttle program
- 1996Abdullah Çatlı
- 1997Economic sanctions
- 20022002 Marib airstrike
- 2014One World Trade Center
- 20202020 United States presidential election
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.
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- 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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November 3 1989 — 37 years ago, on a Friday.
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