People born on December 31 215
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Muhammad bin Qasim
b. 695 – d. 715
Muhammad bin Qasim, Syrian general (d. 715)
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Pope Callixtus III
b. 1378 – d. 1458
Pope Callixtus III (d. 1458)
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Jacques Cartier
b. 1491 – d. 1557
Jacques Cartier, French navigator and explorer (d. 1557)
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Eleonora Gonzaga, Duchess of Urbino
b. 1493 – d. 1570
Eleonora Gonzaga, Duchess of Urbino (d. 1570)
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Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy
b. 1504 – d. 1538
Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy (d. 1538)
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Andreas Vesalius
b. 1514 – d. 1564
Andreas Vesalius, Belgian anatomist, physician, and author (d. 1564)
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John Radcliffe (died 1568)
b. 1539 – d. 1568
John Radcliffe, English politician (d. 1568)
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Henry I, Duke of Guise
b. 1550 – d. 1588
Henry I, Duke of Guise (d. 1588)
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Simon Forman
b. 1552 – d. 1611
Simon Forman, English occultist and astrologer (d. 1611)
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Emperor Go-Yōzei
b. 1572 – d. 1617
Emperor Go-Yōzei of Japan, (d. 1617)
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Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1585-1645)
b. 1585 – d. 1645
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general and politician, 24th Governor of the Duchy of Milan (d. 1645)
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Herman Boerhaave
b. 1668 – d. 1738
Herman Boerhaave, Dutch botanist and physician (d. 1738)
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Arima Yoriyuki
b. 1714 – d. 1783
Arima Yoriyuki, Japanese mathematician and educator (d. 1783)
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Charles Edward Stuart
b. 1720 – d. 1788
Charles Edward Stuart, Italian husband of Princess Louise of Stolberg-Gedern (d. 1788)
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Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
b. 1738 – d. 1805
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, English general and politician, 3rd Governor-General of India (d. 1805)
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Gottfried August Bürger
b. 1741 – d. 1794
Gottfried August Bürger, German poet and academic (d. 1794)
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Pierre-Charles Villeneuve
b. 1763 – d. 1806
Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, French admiral (d. 1806)
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Johann Spurzheim
b. 1776 – d. 1832
Johann Spurzheim, German-American physician and phrenologist (d. 1832)
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Friedrich Robert Faehlmann
b. 1798 – d. 1850
Friedrich Robert Faehlmann, Estonian physician, philologist, and academic (d. 1850)
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Marie d'Agoult
b. 1805 – d. 1876
Marie d'Agoult, German-French historian and author (d. 1876)
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George Meade
b. 1815 – d. 1872
George Meade, American general and engineer (d. 1872)
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Isma'il Pasha
b. 1830 – d. 1895
Isma'il Pasha, Egyptian ruler (d. 1895)
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Alexander Smith (poet)
b. 1830 – d. 1867
Alexander Smith, Scottish poet and critic (d. 1867)
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Émile Loubet
b. 1838 – d. 1929
Émile Loubet, French lawyer and politician, 7th President of France (d. 1929)
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Giovanni Boldini
b. 1842 – d. 1931
Giovanni Boldini, Italian painter (d. 1931)
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Henry Carter Adams
b. 1851 – d. 1921
Henry Carter Adams, American economist and academic (d. 1921)
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Giovanni Pascoli
b. 1855 – d. 1912
Giovanni Pascoli, Italian poet and scholar (d. 1912)
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King Kelly
b. 1857 – d. 1894
King Kelly, American baseball player and manager (d. 1894)
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Joseph S. Cullinan
b. 1860 – d. 1937
Joseph S. Cullinan, American businessman, co-founded Texaco (d. 1937)
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Robert Grant Aitken
b. 1864 – d. 1951
Robert Grant Aitken, American astronomer and academic (d. 1951)
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Henri Matisse
b. 1869 – d. 1954
Henri Matisse, French painter and sculptor (d. 1954)
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Fred Marriott
b. 1872 – d. 1956
Fred Marriott, American race car driver (d. 1956)
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Konstantin Konik
b. 1873 – d. 1936
Konstantin Konik, Estonian surgeon and politician, 19th Estonian Minister of Education (d. 1936)
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Julius Meier
b. 1874 – d. 1937
Julius Meier, American businessman and politician, 20th Governor of Oregon (d. 1937)
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Lawrence Beesley
b. 1877 – d. 1967
Lawrence Beesley, English journalist and author (d. 1967)
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Elizabeth Arden
b. 1878 – d. 1966
Elizabeth Arden, Canadian businesswoman, founded Elizabeth Arden, Inc. (d. 1966)
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Horacio Quiroga
b. 1878 – d. 1937
Horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan-Argentinian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1937)
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Fred Beebe
b. 1880 – d. 1957
Fred Beebe, American baseball player and coach (d. 1957)
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George Marshall
b. 1880 – d. 1959
George Marshall, American general and politician, 50th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1959)
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Max Pechstein
b. 1881 – d. 1955
Max Pechstein, German painter and academic (d. 1955)
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Bobby Byrne (baseball)
b. 1884 – d. 1964
Bobby Byrne, American baseball and soccer player (b. 1884)
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Mihály Fekete
b. 1884 – d. 1960
Mihály Fekete, Hungarian actor, screenwriter, and film director (d. 1960)
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Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein
b. 1885 – d. 1970
Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein (d. 1970)
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Silvestre Revueltas
b. 1899 – d. 1940
Silvestre Revueltas, Mexican violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1940)
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Nikos Ploumpidis
b. 1901 – d. 1954
Nikos Ploumpidis, Greek educator and politician (d. 1954)
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Lionel Daunais
b. 1902 – d. 1982
Lionel Daunais, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 1982)
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Roy Goodall
b. 1902 – d. 1982
Roy Goodall, English footballer (d. 1982)
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William Heynes
b. 1904 – d. 1989
William Heynes, English engineer (d. 1989)
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Helen Dodson Prince
b. 1905 – d. 2002
Helen Dodson Prince, American astronomer and academic (d. 2002)
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Jule Styne
b. 1905 – d. 1994
Jule Styne, English-American composer (d. 1994)
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Simon Wiesenthal
b. 1908 – d. 2005
Simon Wiesenthal, Ukrainian-Austrian nazi hunter and author (d. 2005)
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Jonah Jones
b. 1909 – d. 2000
Jonah Jones, American trumpet player and saxophonist (d. 2000)
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Carl Dudley
b. 1910 – d. 1973
Carl Dudley, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1973)
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Enrique Maier
b. 1910 – d. 1981
Enrique Maier, Spanish tennis player (d. 1981)
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Dal Stivens
b. 1911 – d. 1997
Dal Stivens, Australian soldier and author (d. 1997)
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John Frost (British Army officer)
b. 1912 – d. 1993
John Frost, Indian-English general (d. 1993)
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Mary Logan Reddick
b. 1914 – d. 1966
Mary Logan Reddick, American neuroembryologist (d. 1966)
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Sam Ragan
b. 1915 – d. 1996
Sam Ragan, American journalist, author, and poet (d. 1996)
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Evelyn Knight (singer)
b. 1917 – d. 2007
Evelyn Knight, American singer (d. 2007)
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Wilfrid Noyce
b. 1917 – d. 1962
Wilfrid Noyce, English mountaineer and author (d. 1962)
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Ray Graves
b. 1918 – d. 2015
Ray Graves, American football player and coach (d. 2015)
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Tommy Byrne (baseball)
b. 1919 – d. 2007
Tommy Byrne, American baseball player, coach, and politician (d. 2007)
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Carmen Contreras-Bozak
b. 1919 – d. 2017
Carmen Contreras-Bozak, Puerto Rican-American soldier (d. 2017)
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Rex Allen
b. 1920 – d. 1999
Rex Allen, American actor and singer-songwriter (d. 1999)
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Tomás Balduino
b. 1922 – d. 2014
Tomás Balduino, Brazilian bishop (d. 2014)
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Halina Czerny-Stefańska
b. 1922 – d. 2001
Halina Czerny-Stefańska, Polish pianist and educator (d. 2001)
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Luis Zuloaga
b. 1922 – d. 2013
Luis Zuloaga, Venezuelan baseball player (d. 2013)
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Giannis Dalianidis
b. 1923 – d. 2010
Giannis Dalianidis, Greek actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2010)
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Taylor Mead
b. 1924 – d. 2013
Taylor Mead, American actor and poet (d. 2013)
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Irina Korschunow
b. 1925 – d. 2013
Irina Korschunow, German author and screenwriter (b. 1925)
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Sri Lal Sukla
b. 1925 – d. 2011
Sri Lal Sukla, Indian author (d. 2011)
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Daphne Oram
b. 1925 – d. 2003
Daphne Oram, British composer and electronic musician (d. 2003)
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Valerie Pearl
b. 1926 – d. 2016
Valerie Pearl, English historian and academic (d. 2016)
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Billy Snedden
b. 1926 – d. 1987
Billy Snedden, Australian lawyer and politician, 17th Attorney-General for Australia (d. 1987)
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Ross Barbour (singer)
b. 1928 – d. 2011
Ross Barbour, American pop singer (d. 2011)
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Tatyana Shmyga
b. 1928 – d. 2011
Tatyana Shmyga, Russian actress and singer (d. 2011)
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Siné
b. 1928 – d. 2016
Siné, French cartoonist (d. 2016)
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Veijo Meri
b. 1928 – d. 2015
Veijo Meri, Finnish author and translator (d. 2015)
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Mies Bouwman
b. 1929
Mies Bouwman, Dutch television host
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Peter May (cricketer)
b. 1929 – d. 1994
Peter May, English cricketer (d. 1994)
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Odetta
b. 1930 – d. 2008
Odetta, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (d. 2008)
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Jaime Escalante
b. 1930 – d. 2010
Jaime Escalante, Bolivian-American educator (d. 2010)
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Bob Shaw
b. 1931 – d. 1996
Bob Shaw, Northern Irish journalist and author (d. 1996)
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Don James (American football)
b. 1932 – d. 2013
Don James, American football player and coach (d. 2013)
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Felix Rexhausen
b. 1932 – d. 1992
Felix Rexhausen, German journalist and author (d. 1992)
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Edward Bunker
b. 1933 – d. 2005
Edward Bunker, American author, screenwriter, and actor (d. 2005)
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Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan
b. 1934
Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan, Indian author, poet, and scholar
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Salman of Saudi Arabia
b. 1935
Salman of Saudi Arabia, King of Saudi Arabia
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Avram Hershko
b. 1937
Avram Hershko, Hungarian-Israeli biochemist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate
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Anthony Hopkins
b. 1937
Anthony Hopkins, Welsh actor, director, and composer
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Barry Hughes
b. 1937
Barry Hughes, Welsh footballer and manager
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Tess Jaray
b. 1937
Tess Jaray, Austrian-English painter and educator
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Rosalind Cash
b. 1938 – d. 1995
Rosalind Cash, American singer and actress (d. 1995)
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Atje Keulen-Deelstra
b. 1938 – d. 2013
Atje Keulen-Deelstra, Dutch speed skater (d. 2013)
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Willye White
b. 1939 – d. 2007
Willye White, American sprinter and long jumper (d. 2007)
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Mani Neumeier
b. 1940
Mani Neumeier, German drummer
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Alex Ferguson
b. 1941
Alex Ferguson, Scottish footballer and manager
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Sarah Miles
b. 1941
Sarah Miles, English actress
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Andy Summers
b. 1942
Andy Summers, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer
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John Denver
b. 1943 – d. 1997
John Denver, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 1997)
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Ben Kingsley
b. 1943
Ben Kingsley, English actor
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Pete Quaife
b. 1943 – d. 2010
Pete Quaife, English bass player, author, and artist (d. 2010)
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Taylor Hackford
b. 1944
Taylor Hackford, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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Connie Willis
b. 1945
Connie Willis, American author
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Roy Greenslade
b. 1946
Roy Greenslade, English journalist and academic
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Bryan Hamilton
b. 1946
Bryan Hamilton, Northern Irish footballer and coach
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Raphael Kaplinsky
b. 1946
Raphael Kaplinsky, South African international development academic
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Pius Ncube
b. 1946
Pius Ncube, Zimbabwean archbishop
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Lyudmila Pakhomova
b. 1946 – d. 1986
Lyudmila Pakhomova, Russian ice dancer (d. 1986)
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Cliff Richey
b. 1946
Cliff Richey, American tennis player
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Eric Robson
b. 1946
Eric Robson, Scottish journalist and author
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Nigel Rudd
b. 1946
Nigel Rudd, English businessman, founded Williams Holdings
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Tim Stevens
b. 1946
Tim Stevens, English bishop
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Diane von Fürstenberg
b. 1946
Diane von Fürstenberg, Belgian-American fashion designer
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Burton Cummings
b. 1947
Burton Cummings, Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player
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Rita Lee
b. 1947
Rita Lee, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
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Tim Matheson
b. 1947
Tim Matheson, American actor, director, and producer
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Joe Dallesandro
b. 1948
Joe Dallesandro, American actor
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Sandy Jardine
b. 1948 – d. 2014
Sandy Jardine, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 2014)
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René Robert
b. 1948
René Robert, Canadian ice hockey player
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Donna Summer
b. 1948 – d. 2012
Donna Summer, American singer-songwriter (d. 2012)
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Ellen Datlow
b. 1949
Ellen Datlow, American anthologist and author
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Susan Shwartz
b. 1949
Susan Shwartz, American author
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Phil Blakeway
b. 1950
Phil Blakeway, Welsh-English rugby player
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Bob Gilder
b. 1950
Bob Gilder, American golfer
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Inge Helten
b. 1950
Inge Helten, German sprinter
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Cheryl Womack
b. 1950
Cheryl Womack, American businesswoman
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Tom Hamilton (musician)
b. 1951
Tom Hamilton, American bass player and songwriter
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Kenny Roberts
b. 1951
Kenny Roberts, American motorcycle racer
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Vaughan Jones
b. 1952
Vaughan Jones, New Zealand mathematician and academic
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Jean-Pierre Rives
b. 1952
Jean-Pierre Rives, French rugby player, painter, and sculptor
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Jane Badler
b. 1953
Jane Badler, American actress
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Alex Salmond
b. 1954
Alex Salmond, Scottish economist and politician, 4th First Minister of Scotland
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Hermann Tilke
b. 1954
Hermann Tilke, German race car driver and engineer
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Robert Goodwill
b. 1956
Robert Goodwill, English farmer and politician
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Helma Knorscheidt
b. 1956
Helma Knorscheidt, German shot putter
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Steve Rude
b. 1956
Steve Rude, American author and illustrator
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Geoff Marsh
b. 1958
Geoff Marsh, Australian cricketer and coach
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Bebe Neuwirth
b. 1958
Bebe Neuwirth, American actress and dancer
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Liveris Andritsos
b. 1959
Liveris Andritsos, Greek basketball player
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Val Kilmer
b. 1959
Val Kilmer, American actor
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Phill Kline
b. 1959
Phill Kline, American lawyer and politician, Kansas Attorney General
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Baron Waqa
b. 1959
Baron Waqa, Nauruan composer and politician, 14th President of Nauru
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Paul Westerberg
b. 1959
Paul Westerberg, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Steve Bruce
b. 1960
Steve Bruce, English footballer and manager
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Rick Aguilera
b. 1961
Rick Aguilera, American baseball player and coach
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Jeremy Heywood
b. 1961
Jeremy Heywood, English economist and civil servant
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Tyrone Corbin
b. 1962
Tyrone Corbin, American basketball player and coach
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Chris Hallam
b. 1962 – d. 2013
Chris Hallam, English-Welsh swimmer and wheelchair racer (d. 2013)
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Scott Ian
b. 1963
Scott Ian, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Winston Benjamin
b. 1964
Winston Benjamin, Antiguan cricketer
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Michael McDonald (comedian)
b. 1964
Michael McDonald, American comedian, actor, and director
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Tony Dorigo
b. 1965
Tony Dorigo, Australian-English footballer and sportscaster
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Julie Doucet
b. 1965
Julie Doucet, Canadian cartoonist and author
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Gong Li
b. 1965
Gong Li, Chinese actress
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Laxman Sivaramakrishnan
b. 1965
Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, Indian cricketer
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Nicholas Sparks
b. 1965
Nicholas Sparks, American author, screenwriter, and producer
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Paul McGregor (rugby league)
b. 1967
Paul McGregor, Australian rugby league player and coach
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Gerry Dee
b. 1968
Gerry Dee, Canadian comedian, actor, and screenwriter
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Junot Diaz
b. 1968
Junot Diaz, Dominican-born American novelist, short story writer, and essayist
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Jorge Alberto da Costa Silva
b. 1970
Jorge Alberto da Costa Silva, Brazilian footballer
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Danny McNamara
b. 1970
Danny McNamara, English singer-songwriter
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Carlos Morales Quintana
b. 1970
Carlos Morales Quintana, Spanish-Danish architect and sailor
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Bryon Russell
b. 1970
Bryon Russell, American basketball player
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Brent Barry
b. 1971
Brent Barry, American basketball player and sportscaster
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Esteban Loaiza
b. 1971
Esteban Loaiza, Mexican baseball player
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Joey McIntyre
b. 1972
Joey McIntyre, American singer-songwriter and actor
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Shandon Anderson
b. 1973
Shandon Anderson, American basketball player
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Malcolm Middleton
b. 1973
Malcolm Middleton, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Curtis Myden
b. 1973
Curtis Myden, Canadian swimmer
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Joe Abercrombie
b. 1974
Joe Abercrombie, English author
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Mario Aerts
b. 1974
Mario Aerts, Belgian cyclist
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Tony Kanaan
b. 1974
Tony Kanaan, Brazilian race car driver
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Ryan Sakoda
b. 1974
Ryan Sakoda, Japanese-American wrestler and trainer
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Rami Alanko
b. 1975
Rami Alanko, Finnish ice hockey player
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Toni Kuivasto
b. 1975
Toni Kuivasto, Finnish footballer and coach
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Rob Penders
b. 1975
Rob Penders, Dutch footballer
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Sander Schutgens
b. 1975
Sander Schutgens, Dutch runner
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Luís Carreira
b. 1976 – d. 2012
Luís Carreira, Portuguese motorcycle racer (d. 2012)
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Matthew Hoggard
b. 1976
Matthew Hoggard, English cricketer
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Wardy Alfaro
b. 1977
Wardy Alfaro, Costa Rican footballer and coach
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Psy
b. 1977
Psy, South Korean singer-songwriter, producer, and dancer
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Donald Trump, Jr.
b. 1977
Donald Trump, Jr., American businessman and son of billionaire Donald Trump
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Paul O'Neill (racing driver)
b. 1979
Paul O'Neill, English race car driver
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Jeff Waldstreicher
b. 1979
Jeff Waldstreicher, American lawyer and politician
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Jesse Carlson
b. 1980
Jesse Carlson, American baseball player
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Matt Cross (wrestler)
b. 1980
Matt Cross, American wrestler
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Richie McCaw
b. 1980
Richie McCaw, New Zealand rugby player
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Carsten Schlangen
b. 1980
Carsten Schlangen, German runner
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Jason Campbell
b. 1981
Jason Campbell, American football player
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Matthew Pavlich
b. 1981
Matthew Pavlich, Australian footballer
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Margaret Simpson
b. 1981
Margaret Simpson, Ghanaian heptathlete
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Ricky Whittle
b. 1981
Ricky Whittle, English actor
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Julio DePaula
b. 1982
Julio DePaula, Dominican baseball player
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Craig Gordon
b. 1982
Craig Gordon, Scottish footballer
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Luke Schenscher
b. 1982
Luke Schenscher, Australian basketball player
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The Rocket Summer
b. 1982
The Rocket Summer, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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Ben Hannant
b. 1984
Ben Hannant, Australian rugby league player
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Édgar Lugo
b. 1984
Édgar Lugo, Mexican footballer
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Calvin Zola
b. 1984
Calvin Zola, Congolese footballer
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Jonathan Horton
b. 1985
Jonathan Horton, American gymnast
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Jan Smit (singer)
b. 1985
Jan Smit, Dutch singer and television host
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Nate Freiman
b. 1986
Nate Freiman, American baseball player
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Kade Snowden
b. 1986
Kade Snowden, Australian rugby league player
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Javaris Crittenton
b. 1987
Javaris Crittenton, American basketball player
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Danny Holla
b. 1987
Danny Holla, Dutch footballer
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Émilie Le Pennec
b. 1987
Émilie Le Pennec, French gymnast
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Nemanja Nikolić (footballer, born 1987)
b. 1987
Nemanja Nikolić, Hungarian footballer
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Patrick Chan
b. 1990
Patrick Chan, Canadian figure skater
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Camila Giorgi
b. 1991
Camila Giorgi, Italian tennis player
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Bojana Jovanovski
b. 1991
Bojana Jovanovski, Serbian tennis player
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Amy Cure
b. 1992
Amy Cure, Australian track cyclist
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Karl Kruuda
b. 1992
Karl Kruuda, Estonian race car driver
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Ryan Blaney
b. 1993
Ryan Blaney, American race car driver
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Gabby Douglas
b. 1995
Gabby Douglas, American gymnast