Rodney King

Rodney Glen King was an African American man who was a victim of police brutality. On March 3, 1991, he was severely beaten by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) during his arrest after a high speed pursuit for driving while intoxicated on the I-210. An uninvolved resident, George Holliday, saw and filmed the incident from his nearby balcony and sent the footage, which showed the unarmed King on the ground being beaten after initially evading arrest, to local news station KTLA. The incident was covered by news media around the world and caused a public uproar.

2 April 1965

Born on the same birth day (2 April): Alfred Strange • Bill Romanowski • David Ferrer • David Robinson (drummer) • Elisabeth of Valois • Ibrahim Afellay • Jan Tschichold • John Corvinus • Juha Kankkunen • Lionel Chevrier • Max Ernst • Michael Clarke (cricketer) • Mike Gascoyne • Paquita la del Barrio • Teddy Sheringham

Born in the same month (April 1965): Bill Bellamy • Craig McDermott • Fiona Kelleghan • Gervais Rufyikiri • Jeff Zucker • John Henson (puppeteer) • Kevin Stevens • Lang Tzu-yun • Mark Pellegrino • Michel Bussi • Mihai Stoica • Nenad Vučinić • Patricio Pouchulu • Rozalie Hirs • Soichi Noguchi • Suge Knight