What were famous people doing at age 46?

51 events at age 46, collected from the timelines of historical figures, celebrities and fictional characters.

• Antoine Lavoisier: Published Elementary Treatise of Chemistry (1789)
• Antoine Lavoisier: Published Elements of Chemistry (1789)
• Indra Nooyi: Became PepsiCo President (2001)
• Duke of Wellington: Defeated Napoleon at Waterloo (1815)
• Wernher von Braun: Launched first US satellite Explorer 1 (1958)
• Erwin Schrodinger: Won Nobel Prize in Physics (1933)
• Octavia Butler: Won Hugo Award for Parable of the Sower (1993)
• Orhan Pamuk: Published My Name is Red (1998)
• Carl Sagan: Created Cosmos TV series (1980)
• Carl Jung: Published "Psychological Types" (1921)
• Galileo Galilei: Discovered Jupiter moons (1610)
• Gustav Klimt: Painted "The Kiss" (1908)
• Konstantin Tsiolkovsky: Published rocket equation theory (1903)
• Dr. Jekyll: Became Mr. Hyde
• Simone de Beauvoir: Won Prix Goncourt for "The Mandarins" (1954)
• Jacques Cousteau: Won Oscar for "The Silent World" (1956)
• Jack Nicklaus: Won Masters at age 46, oldest winner in tournament history (1986)
• Jean Valjean: Became Mayor Madeleine
• George Orwell: Published 1984 (1949)
• John F. Kennedy: Assassinated in Dallas (1963)
• Jinbe: Officially joined the Straw Hat Pirates as helmsman
• Susan Wojcicki: Became CEO of YouTube (2014)
• Susan Wojcicki: Became YouTube CEO (2014)
• Stephen Hawking: Published A Brief History of Time (1988)
• Steve Jobs: Launched iPod and iTunes (2001)
• Stephen Hawking: Published A Brief History of Time (1988)
• Toni Morrison: Published Song of Solomon (1977)
• Tony Soprano: Final diner scene
• Naguib Mahfouz: Completed the Cairo Trilogy masterpiece (1957)
• Napoleon Bonaparte: Exiled to Saint Helena (1815)
• Napoleon Bonaparte: Returned for Hundred Days, defeated at Waterloo (1815)
• Han Kang: Won Man Booker International Prize for 'The Vegetarian' (2016)
• Phil Knight: Signed Michael Jordan, creating the Air Jordan brand (1984)
• Francis Crick: Won Nobel Prize in Medicine (1962)
• Benjamin Franklin: Conducted famous kite experiment proving lightning is electrical (1752)
• Paul Cezanne: Developed proto-Cubist style (1885)
• Margaret Atwood: Published The Handmaid's Tale (1985)
• Maximus Decimus Meridius: Defeated Commodus
• Leonardo da Vinci: Completed The Last Supper (1498)
• Robin Williams: Won Oscar for Good Will Hunting (1997)
• Natsuo Kirino: Won Edogawa Ranpo Prize for 'Out' (1997)
• Ken Takakura: Starred in "The Yellow Handkerchief" (1977)
• Hiroshi Mikitani: Acquired Kobo and expanded Rakuten globally (2011)
• Osamu Tezuka: Started serializing Phoenix (1974)
• Sun Yat-sen: Founded Republic of China (1912)
• Zheng He: Reached East Africa (1417)
• Toyotomi Hideyoshi: Unified Japan (1583)
• Toyotomi Hideyoshi: Avenged Nobunaga at Battle of Yamazaki (1582)
• Roger Bannister: Knighted for services to sport (1975)
• Kengo Kuma: Designed Stone Museum (2000)
• Gregor Mendel: Became abbot (1868)

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