Albert Bandura was born. A truly eminent psychologist, the world renowned Stanford University Professor's seminal work includes his landmark article 'Transmission of Aggression Through Imitation of Aggressive Models' published in 1961 and his classic book 'Social Foundations of Thought and Action: A Social Cognitive Theory' published in 1986. Albert Bandura's many professional awards include the American Psychological Foundation Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Lifetime Contribution to Psychological Science, which he received in 2006 along with the following citation.

'Professor Bandura is an extraordinarily innovative scholar whose pioneering work in social cognitive theory has served as a rich resource for academics, practitioners, and policy makers alike across disciplinary lines. His illustrative career includes groundbreaking work across a broad range of areas. His seminal research on social modeling expanded our view of human learning and the growing primacy of this mode of learning in this electronic era. His later research on self-regulatory mechanisms laid the theoretical foundation for his theory of human agency. These diverse programs of research blend his theoretical interests with an abiding concern for the use of our knowledge for human enlightenment and betterment.'