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Carmen Miranda

Carmen Miranda (1909–1955), was a Portuguese-born Brazilian singer, dancer, and actress. Nicknamed "The Brazilian Bombshell", she was known for her signature fruit hat outfit that she wore in her American films. Despite being stereotyped, Miranda's performances popularized Brazilian music and increased public awareness of Latin culture. In 1941, she was the first Latin American star to be invited to leave her hand and footprints in the courtyard of Grauman's Chinese Theatre and was the first South American honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Miranda died 70 years ago today in Beverly Hills, California. She is buried at the Cemitério de São João Batista in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This photograph of Miranda was taken in 1941.

Photograph credit: 20th Century Fox; restored by Adam Cuerden

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2012 notes

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howcheng {chat} 05:59, 4 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2013 notes

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howcheng {chat} 06:36, 4 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request on 5 August 2013

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I would like to see the birth of Ivar Aasen on the main page. He created one of Norway's official languages, Nynorsk; this is his 200 years anniversary. His centenial is the inspiration for the official 2013 Language year in Norway. Suggested . 1813. Linguist Ivar Aasen who created the Nynorsk language was born. Regards, Iselilja (talk) 08:13, 5 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Iselilja (talk) 08:13, 5 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: Sorry, it looks like we were too late for this one. For next time, it's probably best to make the request a few days before so that the admins who regularly deal with this section of the main page notice it. If it's more than two days before the page is displayed on the main page, you should be able to edit it yourself as well. Best — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 06:01, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I actually did it, I just didn't see it until 21:00 UTC. howcheng {chat} 07:03, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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howcheng {chat} 06:31, 5 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Suggestion for On this Day

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English composer George Butterworth, killed 100 years ago today, 5 August 1916, by a sniper at the Battle of the Somme. Cnbrb (talk) 08:47, 5 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Cnbrb:  Done. howcheng {chat} 15:54, 5 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you - just made it in time! Cnbrb (talk) 11:05, 6 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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howcheng {chat} 03:37, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2021 notes

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Births and deaths didn't get changed this year. howcheng {chat} 07:07, 7 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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howcheng {chat} 19:11, 8 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Heart (talk) 01:19, 17 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]