What were famous people doing at age 33?

78 events at age 33, collected from the timelines of historical figures, celebrities and fictional characters.

• Ernest Shackleton: Led Nimrod Expedition, came within 97 miles of South Pole (1907)
• Aquaman (DC): Claimed Trident
• Alfredo Di Stefano: Won Ballon d'Or (1959)
• Alexander Graham Bell: Founded Bell Telephone Company (1880)
• Anne Wojcicki: Co-founded 23andMe (2006)
• Anne Wojcicki: Co-founded 23andMe, pioneering personal genomics (2006)
• Elon Musk: Became chairman of Tesla Motors (2004)
• Jesus Christ: Delivered Sermon on the Mount (29)
• Irena Sendler: Arrested and tortured by Gestapo but refused to reveal children (1943)
• Vladimir Lenin: Founded Bolshevik faction (1903)
• Catherine the Great: Became Empress of Russia (1762)
• Catherine the Great: Became Empress of Russia (1762)
• Catherine the Great: Became Empress of Russia via coup (1762)
• Catherine the Great: Became Empress of Russia (1762)
• Edmond Dantès: Escaped and became the Count of Monte Cristo
• Edmund Hillary: First confirmed summit of Mount Everest with Tenzing Norgay (1953)
• Elvis Presley: 68 Comeback Special on TV (1968)
• Offred: Became Handmaid
• Guido van Rossum: Created Python programming language (1989)
• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz: Developed binary number system (1679)
• Satoshi Nakamoto: Published Bitcoin whitepaper (2008)
• Jason Bourne: Discovered true identity
• Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce: Won World Championship 100m (2019)
• Sydney Carton: Made the ultimate sacrifice during the French Revolution
• Char Aznable: Attempted to drop Axis on Earth
• Shaka Zulu: Built Zulu Kingdom into regional power (1820)
• Jacques Cousteau: Co-invented Aqua-Lung scuba system (1943)
• Jack Dorsey: Founded Square (now Block) to revolutionize mobile payments (2009)
• Shang-Chi (MCU): Mastered Ten Rings
• Jean-Paul Sartre: Published "Nausea" (1938)
• Giovanni Ferrero: Became CEO of Ferrero Group (1997)
• Sirius Black: Escaped from Azkaban
• Solid Snake: Infiltrated Shadow Moses
• Tiger Woods: Won 14th major (2008)
• Che Guevara: Became President of National Bank of Cuba and led agrarian reform (1961)
• Travis Kalanick: Co-founded Uber (2009)
• Travis Kalanick: Co-founded Uber (2009)
• Patrick Collison: Stripe valued at $95 billion (2021)
• Han Solo: Led strike team to destroy Death Star shield generator on Endor (4)
• Phil Knight: Rebranded to Nike, introduced the Swoosh logo (1971)
• Phil Mickelson: Won first major at the Masters Tournament (2004)
• Vincent van Gogh: Moved to Paris, met Impressionists (1886)
• Ferenc Puskas: Won European Cup with Real Madrid (1960)
• Francis Ford Coppola: Directed "The Godfather" (1972)
• Frodo Baggins: Inherited the One Ring from Bilbo Baggins (3001)
• Frodo Baggins (Lord of the Rings): Inherited the One Ring
• Bernhard Riemann: Proposed Riemann Hypothesis, one of greatest unsolved problems (1859)
• Ben Horowitz: Co-founded Loudcloud with Marc Andreessen (1999)
• Paul Samuelson: Published influential textbook "Economics" (1948)
• Porco Rosso: Cursed and transformed into a pig
• Porco Rosso: Works as a bounty hunter fighting air pirates
• Michael Jordan: Won 4th NBA title, named Finals MVP (1996)
• Michael Jordan: Won fourth NBA title, started second three-peat (1996)
• Michelangelo: Began painting Sistine Chapel ceiling (1508)
• Count of Monte Cristo: Escaped prison
• Larry Ellison: Co-founded Software Development Laboratories (later Oracle) (1977)
• Larry Ellison: Co-founded Oracle (1977)
• Remus Lupin: Became DADA professor
• Levi: Became Captain
• Luka Modric: Won Ballon dOr (2018)
• Luka Modric: Led Croatia to World Cup Final (2018)
• Ray Bradbury: Published Fahrenheit 451 (1953)
• Scarlet OHara II: Made his fortune as a blockade runner during the Civil War (1861)
• Rocky Balboa: Won heavyweight championship
• Robert Falcon Scott: Led Discovery Expedition to Antarctica (1901)
• Natsume Sōseki: Sent to study in England by government (1900)
• Shigeru Miyamoto: Created Super Mario Bros (1985)
• Minamoto no Yoshitsune: Fought in Hogen Rebellion (1156)
• Minamoto no Yoritomo: Raised army against Taira clan (1180)
• Isao Takahata: Directed The Great Adventure of Horus, pioneering anime film (1968)
• Akira Kurosawa: Directed first film Sanshiro Sugata (1943)
• Yukichi Fukuzawa II: Founded First National Bank of Japan (1873)
• Zhang Yiming: Launched TikTok (Douyin), becoming global phenomenon (2016)
• Hijikata Toshizo: Led the Shinsengumi at the Battle of Toba-Fushimi (1868)
• Kido Takayoshi: Concluded the Satsuma-Choshu Alliance (1866)
• Virginia Woolf: Published first novel The Voyage Out (1915)
• Jonas Salk: Began polio research (1947)
• Buzz Aldrin: Received doctorate in astronautics from MIT (1963)

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