Matthew McConaughey, an American actor, was born today in Uvalde, Texas, in 1969.

Matthew David McConaughey was born in Uvalde, Texas, on November 4, 1969. He was an athlete from an early age, participating in golf and tennis at Longview High School and was named "Most Handsome Student." Matthew McConaughey earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Texas in Austin and his first major break with the 1993 picture Dazed and Confused. Matthew McConaughey is an Academy Award-winning actor who has appeared in films such as 'Dazed and Confused' and 'Dallas Buyers Club,' as well as the television series 'True Detective.'
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Today, Barack Obama is elected President of the United States, becoming the first African-American to do so, beating Republican contender John McCain.

Today, in Springfield, Illinois, American socialite Mary Todd marries Illinois Congressman and lawyer Abraham Lincoln in 1842.

Virat Kohli, Indian cricketer, star batsman, and captain of India, was born in Delhi, India in 1988.

In the Second Battle of Panipat in 1556, Hindu Emperor of North India Hem Chandra Vikramaditya is defeated by Mughal Emperor Akbar's army, who capture and eventually behead Hem Chandra.

Vivien Leigh, an English actress, was born in Darjeeling, Bengal Presidency, India, in 1913.

MK Gandhi was detained in South Africa in 1913 for spearheading an Indian miners' march.

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Chittaranjan Das, an Indian lawyer and politician who founded the Swaraj Party, was born in Bikrampur, British India, in 1869.

Sanjeev Kumar aka Harihar Jariwala, an Indian Bollywood actor, died of a heart attack in 1985 at the age of 47.