Journalist Michael Portillo

Michael Portillo

Living place: England

Birthday: 26-5-1953 (71 years old)

Population of the world 1953: 2.681 billions

Global rank: #52273

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Journalist Michael Portillo profile

Who is Journalist Michael Portillo?
Broadcaster and reporter who would go on to have a successful political career, holding many positions until 2005.
He hosted a talk show from 2002 until 2007 titled Dinner topic with Portillo, in which he and seven guests will discuss political and social issues over a four-course meal.
 
 

Young / Before famous

His first television gig was in 1961, when he was featured in a television commercial for the intimate drink blackcurrant, Ribena.

Family life info

He married Carolyn Eadie in 1982. His father, John Blyth, was a successful flax mill owner.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Journalist Michael Portillo?
He is a huge fan of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, serving as base general under her and continued to advocate a pure Thatcher course even after the Iron Lady left office.

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Summary of Michael Portillo profile

When was Journalist Michael Portillo born?
Michael Portillo birthday 26-5-1953 (at the age of 71).
Where is Journalist Michael Portillo's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Michael Portillo was born in England. is a Journalist, whose Zodiac is Gemini, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Snake. Michael Portillo's global rank is 52273 and whose rank is 216 in list of famous Journalist. Population of the world in 1953 is about 2.681 billions persons.
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Events in 1953 and 26-5

Events in the world in the birth year of Michael Portillo

  • Joseph Stalin dies (March 5). Georgi Malenkov becomes Soviet Premier; Lavrenti Beria, Minister of Interior; Vyacheslav Molotov, Foreign Minister (March 6). Background: Rulers of Russia since 1533
  • East Berliners rise against Communist rule; quelled by tanks (June 17).
  • Korean armistice signed (July 27).
  • Moscow announces explosion of hydrogen bomb (Aug. 20). Background: nuclear weapons
  • Tito becomes president of Yugoslavia.

Birthday Michael Portillo (26-5) in history

  • Day 26-5 year 1521: The decree of Worms banned the writings of the German theologian Martin Luther.
  • Day 26-5 year 1868: President Andrew Johnson avoided conviction for impeachment charges of "high crimes and misdemeanors" by one vote.
  • Day 26-5 year 1940: Allied troops began the massive naval evacuation of troops from Dunkirk, France, during World War II.
  • Day 26-5 year 1959: Pittsburgh Pirates’ Harvey Haddix pitched 12 perfect innings against the Milwaukee Braves before losing, 1–0, in the 13th.
  • Day 26-5 year 1977: George Willig, "the human fly," scaled the World Trade Center in New York City by attaching himself to the window washer mechanism and walking straight up until falling into police custody when he reached the top. It took Willig three and a half hours to make the climb, and $1.10 in fines—a penny per floor.
  • Day 26-5 year 1978: The first legal casino to be operated in the United States outside of Nevada was opened in Atlantic City.
  • Day 26-5 year 2003: Rwandans voted to approve a new constitution that instituted a balance of power between Hutu and Tutsi.
  • Day 26-5 year 2011: Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb general responsible for the massacre of over 8,000 Muslims at Srebrenica in 1995, is found and arrested in Lazarevo, a farming town north of Belgrade, Serbia.
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