People born on August 31 216
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Commodus
b. 161 – d. 192
Commodus, Roman emperor (b. 161)
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Jeongjong, 10th Monarch of Goryeo
b. 1018 – d. 1046
Jeongjong II of Goryeo, Korean ruler (b. 1018)
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Emperor Zhangzong of Jin
b. 1168 – d. 1208
Emperor Zhangzong of Jin, (b. 1168)
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Isabella de' Medici
b. 1542 – d. 1576
Isabella de' Medici, Italian princess (d. 1576)
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Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat
b. 1652 – d. 1708
Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat (d. 1708)
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Guillaume Amontons
b. 1663 – d. 1705
Guillaume Amontons, French physicist and instrument maker (d. 1705)
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George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol
b. 1721 – d. 1775
George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1775)
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Jean-Paul-Égide Martini
b. 1741 – d. 1816
Jean-Paul-Égide Martini, French composer and educator (d. 1816)
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Jean-Étienne Despréaux
b. 1748 – d. 1820
Jean-Étienne Despréaux, French ballet dancer, choreographer, composer, and playwright (d. 1820)
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Henry Joy McCracken
b. 1767 – d. 1798
Henry Joy McCracken, Irish businessman and activist, founded the Society of United Irishmen (d. 1798)
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Agnes Bulmer
b. 1775 – d. 1836
Agnes Bulmer, English poet and author (d. 1836)
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Husein Gradaščević
b. 1802 – d. 1834
Husein Gradaščević, Ottoman general (d. 1834)
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Hermann von Helmholtz
b. 1821 – d. 1894
Hermann von Helmholtz, German physician and physicist (d. 1894)
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Galusha A. Grow
b. 1823 – d. 1907
Galusha A. Grow, American lawyer and politician, 28th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1907)
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Amilcare Ponchielli
b. 1834 – d. 1886
Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer and educator (d. 1886)
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Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
b. 1842 – d. 1924
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, American journalist, publisher, and activist (d. 1924)
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Georg von Hertling
b. 1843 – d. 1919
Georg von Hertling, German academic and politician, 7th Chancellor of the German Empire (d. 1919)
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Maria Montessori
b. 1870 – d. 1952
Maria Montessori, Italian physician and educator (d. 1952)
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James E. Ferguson
b. 1871 – d. 1944
James E. Ferguson, American banker and politician, 26th Governor of Texas (d. 1944)
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Frank Jarvis
b. 1878 – d. 1933
Frank Jarvis, American sprinter and lawyer (d. 1933)
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Alma Mahler
b. 1879 – d. 1964
Alma Mahler, Austrian-American composer and author (d. 1964)
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Emperor Taishō
b. 1879 – d. 1926
Emperor Taishō of Japan (b. 1879)
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Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
b. 1880 – d. 1962
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (b. 1880)
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George Sarton
b. 1884 – d. 1956
George Sarton, Belgian-American historian of science (d. 1956)
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DuBose Heyward
b. 1885 – d. 1940
DuBose Heyward, American author and playwright (d. 1940)
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August Alle
b. 1890 – d. 1952
August Alle, Estonian poet and author (d. 1952)
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Lily Laskine
b. 1893 – d. 1988
Lily Laskine, French harp player (d. 1988)
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Albert Facey
b. 1894 – d. 1982
Albert Facey, Australian soldier and author (d. 1982)
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Brian Edmund Baker
b. 1896 – d. 1979
Brian Edmund Baker, English Air Marshal (d. 1979)
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Félix-Antoine Savard
b. 1896 – d. 1982
Félix-Antoine Savard, Canadian priest and author (d. 1982)
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Fredric March
b. 1897 – d. 1975
Fredric March, American lieutenant, actor, and singer (d. 1975)
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Gino Lucetti
b. 1900 – d. 1943
Gino Lucetti, Italian anarchist, attempted assassin of Benito Mussolini (d. 1943)
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Géza Révész
b. 1902 – d. 1977
Géza Révész, Hungarian general and politician, Hungarian Minister of Defence (d. 1977)
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Arthur Godfrey
b. 1903 – d. 1983
Arthur Godfrey, American radio and television host (d. 1983)
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Vladimir Jankélévitch
b. 1903 – d. 1985
Vladimir Jankélévitch, French musicologist and philosopher (d. 1985)
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Robert Bacher
b. 1905 – d. 2004
Robert Bacher, American physicist and academic (b. 1905)
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Sanford Meisner
b. 1905 – d. 1997
Sanford Meisner, American actor and educator (d. 1997)
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Valter Biiber
b. 1907 – d. 1977
Valter Biiber, Estonian footballer (d. 1977)
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Augustus F. Hawkins
b. 1907 – d. 2007
Augustus F. Hawkins, American engineer and politician (b. 1907)
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Ramon Magsaysay
b. 1907 – d. 1957
Ramon Magsaysay, Filipino captain, engineer, and politician, 7th President of the Philippines (d. 1957)
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William Shawn
b. 1907 – d. 1992
William Shawn, American journalist (b. 1917)
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Altiero Spinelli
b. 1907 – d. 1986
Altiero Spinelli, Italian theorist and politician (d. 1986)
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William Saroyan
b. 1908 – d. 1981
William Saroyan, American novelist, playwright, and short story writer (d. 1981)
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Ferenc Fejtő
b. 1909 – d. 2008
Ferenc Fejtő, Hungarian-French journalist and political scientist (d. 2008)
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Edward Brongersma
b. 1911 – d. 1998
Edward Brongersma, Dutch journalist and politician (d. 1998)
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Arsenio Rodríguez
b. 1911 – d. 1970
Arsenio Rodríguez, Cuban-American tres player, composer, and bandleader (d. 1970)
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Helen Levitt
b. 1913 – d. 2009
Helen Levitt, American photographer and cinematographer (d. 2009)
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Bernard Lovell
b. 1913 – d. 2012
Bernard Lovell, English physicist and astronomer (d. 2012)
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Richard Basehart
b. 1914 – d. 1984
Richard Basehart, American actor (d. 1984)
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Pete Newell
b. 1915 – d. 2008
Pete Newell, American basketball player and coach (b. 1915)
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Danny Litwhiler
b. 1916 – d. 2011
Danny Litwhiler, American baseball player and coach (d. 2011)
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Daniel Schorr
b. 1916 – d. 2010
Daniel Schorr, American journalist and author (d. 2010)
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John S. Wold
b. 1916 – d. 2017
John S. Wold, American geologist and politician (d. 2017)
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Alan Jay Lerner
b. 1918 – d. 1986
Alan Jay Lerner, American songwriter and composer (d. 1986)
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Amrita Preetam
b. 1919 – d. 2005
Amrita Preetam, Indian poet and author (d. 2005)
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Otis G. Pike
b. 1921 – d. 2014
Otis G. Pike, American judge and politician (d. 2014)
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Raymond Williams
b. 1921 – d. 1988
Raymond Williams, Welsh author and academic (d. 1988)
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John Davidson (Illinois politician)
b. 1924 – d. 2012
John Davidson, American physician and politician (d. 2012)
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Buddy Hackett
b. 1924 – d. 2003
Buddy Hackett, American actor and singer (d. 2003)
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Herbert Wise
b. 1924 – d. 2015
Herbert Wise, Austrian-English director and producer (d. 2015)
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Moran Campbell
b. 1925 – d. 2004
Moran Campbell, English-Canadian physician and academic, invented the venturi mask (d. 2004)
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Maurice Pialat
b. 1925 – d. 2003
Maurice Pialat, French actor and director (d. 2003)
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James Coburn
b. 1928 – d. 2002
James Coburn, American actor (b. 1928)
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Jaime Sin
b. 1928 – d. 2005
Jaime Sin, Filipino cardinal (d. 2005)
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Big Tiny Little
b. 1930 – d. 2010
Big Tiny Little, American pianist (d. 2010)
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Jean Béliveau
b. 1931 – d. 2014
Jean Béliveau, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1931)
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Noble Willingham
b. 1931 – d. 2004
Noble Willingham, American actor (d. 2004)
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Allan Fotheringham
b. 1932
Allan Fotheringham, Canadian journalist
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Roy Castle
b. 1932 – d. 1994
Roy Castle, English dancer, singer, comedian, actor, television presenter and musician (d. 1994)
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Eldridge Cleaver
b. 1935 – d. 1998
Eldridge Cleaver, American activist and author (d. 1998)
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Bryan Organ
b. 1935
Bryan Organ, English painter
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Frank Robinson
b. 1935
Frank Robinson, American baseball player and manager
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Vladimir Orlov (author)
b. 1936 – d. 2014
Vladimir Orlov, Russian journalist and author (d. 2014)
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Warren Berlinger
b. 1937
Warren Berlinger, American actor
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Bobby Parker (guitarist)
b. 1937 – d. 2013
Bobby Parker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1937)
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Martin Bell
b. 1938
Martin Bell, English journalist and politician
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Jerry Allison
b. 1939
Jerry Allison, American drummer and songwriter
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Robbie Basho
b. 1940 – d. 1986
Robbie Basho, American guitarist, pianist, and composer (d. 1986)
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Wilton Felder
b. 1940 – d. 2015
Wilton Felder, American saxophonist and bass player (d. 2015)
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Larry Hankin
b. 1940
Larry Hankin, American actor, director, and producer
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Roger Newman
b. 1940 – d. 2010
Roger Newman, English-American actor and screenwriter (d. 2010)
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Jack Thompson (actor)
b. 1940
Jack Thompson, Australian actor
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William DeWitt, Jr.
b. 1941
William DeWitt, Jr., American businessman
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Emmanuel Nunes
b. 1941 – d. 2012
Emmanuel Nunes, Portuguese-French composer and educator (d. 2012)
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Isao Aoki
b. 1942
Isao Aoki, Japanese golfer
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Leonid Ivashov
b. 1943
Leonid Ivashov, Russian general
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Roger Dean (artist)
b. 1944
Roger Dean, English illustrator and publisher
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Liz Forgan
b. 1944
Liz Forgan, English journalist
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Christine King
b. 1944
Christine King, English historian and academic
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Clive Lloyd
b. 1944
Clive Lloyd, Guyanese cricketer
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Van Morrison
b. 1945
Van Morrison, Northern Irish singer-songwriter
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Itzhak Perlman
b. 1945
Itzhak Perlman, Israeli-American violinist and conductor
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Bob Welch (musician)
b. 1945 – d. 2012
Bob Welch, American singer and guitarist (d. 2012)
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Ann Coffey
b. 1946
Ann Coffey, Scottish social worker and politician
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Jerome Corsi
b. 1946
Jerome Corsi, American theorist and author
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Tom Coughlin
b. 1946
Tom Coughlin, American football player and coach
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Luca Cordero di Montezemolo
b. 1947
Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, Italian businessman
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Yumiko Ōshima
b. 1947
Yumiko Ōshima, Japanese author and illustrator
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Somchai Wongsawat
b. 1947
Somchai Wongsawat, Thai lawyer and politician, 26th Prime Minister of Thailand
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Harald Ertl
b. 1948 – d. 1982
Harald Ertl, Austrian race car driver and journalist (d. 1982)
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Lowell Ganz
b. 1948
Lowell Ganz, American screenwriter and producer
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Ken McMullen (film director)
b. 1948
Ken McMullen, English director, producer, and screenwriter
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Holger Osieck
b. 1948
Holger Osieck, German footballer and manager
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Rudolf Schenker
b. 1948
Rudolf Schenker, German guitarist and songwriter
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Richard Gere
b. 1949
Richard Gere, American actor and producer
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Hugh David Politzer
b. 1949
Hugh David Politzer, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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Rick Roberts (musician)
b. 1949
Rick Roberts, American country-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Grant Batty
b. 1951
Grant Batty, New Zealand rugby player
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Sirje Tamul
b. 1951
Sirje Tamul, Estonian historian, author, and academic
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Kim Kashkashian
b. 1952
Kim Kashkashian, American viola player and educator
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Herbert Reul
b. 1952
Herbert Reul, German politician
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Miguel Ángel Guerra
b. 1953
Miguel Ángel Guerra, Argentinian race car driver
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György Károly
b. 1953
György Károly, Hungarian poet and author
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Pavel Vinogradov
b. 1953
Pavel Vinogradov, Russian astronaut and engineer
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Julie Brown
b. 1954
Julie Brown, American actress and screenwriter
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Aleksander Krupa
b. 1955
Aleksander Krupa, Polish-American actor
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Julie Maxton
b. 1955
Julie Maxton, Scottish lawyer and academic
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Edwin Moses
b. 1955
Edwin Moses, American hurdler
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Anthony Thistlethwaite
b. 1955
Anthony Thistlethwaite, English saxophonist and bass player
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Gary Webb
b. 1955 – d. 2004
Gary Webb, American journalist and author (b. 1955)
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Mária Balážová
b. 1956
Mária Balážová, Slovak painter and illustrator
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Masashi Tashiro
b. 1956
Masashi Tashiro, Japanese singer, actor, and director
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Colm O'Rourke
b. 1957
Colm O'Rourke, Irish footballer and sportscaster
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Gina Schock
b. 1957
Gina Schock, American rock drummer (The Go-Go's)
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Glenn Tilbrook
b. 1957
Glenn Tilbrook, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Serge Blanco
b. 1958
Serge Blanco, Venezuelan-French rugby player and businessman
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Stephen Cottrell
b. 1958
Stephen Cottrell, English bishop
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Ralph Krueger
b. 1959
Ralph Krueger, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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Jessica Upshaw
b. 1959 – d. 2013
Jessica Upshaw, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
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Vali Ionescu
b. 1960
Vali Ionescu, Romanian long jumper
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Chris Whitley
b. 1960 – d. 2005
Chris Whitley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1960)
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Hassan Nasrallah
b. 1960
Hassan Nasrallah, Lebanese politician, 3rd Secretary-General of Hezbollah
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Kieran Crowley
b. 1961
Kieran Crowley, New Zealand rugby player
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Magnus Ilmjärv
b. 1961
Magnus Ilmjärv, Estonian historian and author
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Dee Bradley Baker
b. 1962
Dee Bradley Baker, American voice actor
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Reb Beach
b. 1963
Reb Beach, American guitarist
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Rituparno Ghosh
b. 1963 – d. 2013
Rituparno Ghosh, Indian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
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Sonny Silooy
b. 1963
Sonny Silooy, Dutch footballer and manager
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Raymond P. Hammond
b. 1964
Raymond P. Hammond, American poet and critic
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Zsolt Borkai
b. 1965
Zsolt Borkai, Hungarian gymnast and politician
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Susan Gritton
b. 1965
Susan Gritton, English soprano and actress
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Gene Hoglan
b. 1967
Gene Hoglan, American drummer
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Anita Moen
b. 1967
Anita Moen, Norwegian skier
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Valdon Dowiyogo
b. 1968
Valdon Dowiyogo, Nauruan politician
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Hideo Nomo
b. 1968
Hideo Nomo, Japanese-American baseball player
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Jolene Watanabe
b. 1968
Jolene Watanabe, American tennis player
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Nathalie Bouvier
b. 1969
Nathalie Bouvier, French skier
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Jonathan LaPaglia
b. 1969
Jonathan LaPaglia, Australian actor and physician
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Javagal Srinath
b. 1969
Javagal Srinath, Indian cricketer and referee
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Debbie Gibson
b. 1970
Debbie Gibson, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
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Nikola Gruevski
b. 1970
Nikola Gruevski, Macedonian economist and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia
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Greg Mulholland
b. 1970
Greg Mulholland, English politician
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Queen Rania of Jordan
b. 1970
Queen Rania of Jordan
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Arie van Lent
b. 1970
Arie van Lent, Dutch-German footballer and manager
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Zack Ward
b. 1970
Zack Ward, Canadian actor and producer
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Pádraig Harrington
b. 1971
Pádraig Harrington, Irish golfer
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Vadim Repin
b. 1971
Vadim Repin, Belgian-Russian violinist
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Chris Tucker
b. 1971
Chris Tucker, American comedian and actor
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Scott Niedermayer
b. 1973
Scott Niedermayer, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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Andriy Medvedev
b. 1974
Andriy Medvedev, Ukrainian-Monacan tennis player
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Craig Cumming
b. 1975
Craig Cumming, New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster
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John Grahame
b. 1975
John Grahame, American ice hockey player and coach
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Vincent Delerm
b. 1976
Vincent Delerm, French singer-songwriter and pianist
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Roque Júnior
b. 1976
Roque Júnior, Brazilian footballer and manager
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Radek Martínek
b. 1976
Radek Martínek, Czech ice hockey player
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Jeff Hardy
b. 1977
Jeff Hardy, American wrestler and singer
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Ian Harte
b. 1977
Ian Harte, Irish footballer
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Craig Nicholls
b. 1977
Craig Nicholls, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Philippe Christanval
b. 1978
Philippe Christanval, French footballer
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Ido Pariente
b. 1978
Ido Pariente, Israeli mixed martial artist and trainer
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Craig Stapleton (rugby league)
b. 1978
Craig Stapleton, Australian rugby league player
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Sandis Valters
b. 1978
Sandis Valters, Latvian basketball player
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Morten Qvenild
b. 1978
Morten Qvenild, Norwegian pianist and composer
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Clay Hensley
b. 1979
Clay Hensley, American baseball player
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Mark Johnston (swimmer)
b. 1979
Mark Johnston, Canadian swimmer
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Simon Neil
b. 1979
Simon Neil, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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Yuvan Shankar Raja
b. 1979
Yuvan Shankar Raja, Indian singer-songwriter and producer
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Ramón Santiago
b. 1979
Ramón Santiago, Dominican baseball player
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Mickie James
b. 1979
Mickie James, American wrestler
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Joe Budden
b. 1980
Joe Budden, American rapper
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Ahmad Al Harthy
b. 1981
Ahmad Al Harthy, Omani race car driver
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Dwayne Peel
b. 1981
Dwayne Peel, Welsh rugby player
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Steve Saviano
b. 1981
Steve Saviano, American ice hockey player
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Ian Crocker
b. 1982
Ian Crocker, American swimmer
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Chris Duhon
b. 1982
Chris Duhon, American basketball player
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Lien Huyghebaert
b. 1982
Lien Huyghebaert, Belgian sprinter
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Christopher Katongo
b. 1982
Christopher Katongo, Zambian footballer
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Josh Kroeger
b. 1982
Josh Kroeger, American baseball player
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Alexei Mikhnov
b. 1982
Alexei Mikhnov, Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey player
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Pepe Reina
b. 1982
Pepe Reina, Spanish footballer
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Michele Rugolo
b. 1982
Michele Rugolo, Italian race car driver
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G. Willow Wilson
b. 1982
G. Willow Wilson, American journalist and author
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Deniz Aydoğdu
b. 1983
Deniz Aydoğdu, German-Turkish footballer
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Milan Biševac
b. 1983
Milan Biševac, Serbian footballer
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Larry Fitzgerald
b. 1983
Larry Fitzgerald, American football player
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Matti Breschel
b. 1984
Matti Breschel, Danish cyclist
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Ryan Kesler
b. 1984
Ryan Kesler, American ice hockey player
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Ted Ligety
b. 1984
Ted Ligety, American skier
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Charl Schwartzel
b. 1984
Charl Schwartzel, South African golfer
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Rolando (footballer)
b. 1985
Rolando, Portuguese footballer
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Andrew Foster (footballer)
b. 1985
Andrew Foster, Australian footballer
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Xavi Annunziata
b. 1987
Xavi Annunziata, Spanish footballer
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Petros Kravaritis
b. 1987
Petros Kravaritis, Greek footballer
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Ondřej Pavelec
b. 1987
Ondřej Pavelec, Czech ice hockey player
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Trent Hodkinson
b. 1988
Trent Hodkinson, Australian rugby league player
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David Ospina
b. 1988
David Ospina, Colombian footballer
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Dezmon Briscoe
b. 1989
Dezmon Briscoe, American football player
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Tadeja Majerič
b. 1990
Tadeja Majerič, Slovenian tennis player
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António Félix da Costa
b. 1991
António Félix da Costa, Portuguese race car driver
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Cédric Soares
b. 1991
Cédric Soares, Portuguese footballer
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Tyler Randell
b. 1992
Tyler Randell, Australian rugby league player
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Pablo Marí
b. 1993
Pablo Marí, Spanish football player
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Ilnur Alshin
b. 1993
Ilnur Alshin, Russian football player
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Anna Karnaukh
b. 1993
Anna Karnaukh, Russian water polo player
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Alex Harris (footballer)
b. 1994
Alex Harris, Scottish footballer
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Caligula
b. ? – d. 41
Caligula, Roman emperor (d. 41)