People born on December 5 206
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Zhu Wen
b. 852 – d. 912
Zhu Wen, Chinese emperor (d. 912)
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Jianwen Emperor
b. 1377 – d. 1402
Jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402)
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Zbigniew Oleśnicki (cardinal)
b. 1389 – d. 1455
Zbigniew Oleśnicki, Polish cardinal and statesman (d. 1455)
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Pope Julius II
b. 1443 – d. 1513
Pope Julius II (d. 1513)
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Willibald Pirckheimer
b. 1470 – d. 1530
Willibald Pirckheimer, German lawyer and author (b. 1470)
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Nicolas Cleynaerts
b. 1495 – d. 1542
Nicolas Cleynaerts, Flemish philologist and lexicographer (d. 1542)
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Ashikaga Yoshiaki
b. 1537 – d. 1597
Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597)
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Fausto Sozzini
b. 1539 – d. 1604
Fausto Sozzini, Italian theologian and author (d. 1604)
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Ubbo Emmius
b. 1547 – d. 1625
Ubbo Emmius, Dutch historian and geographer (b. 1547)
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Anne Cecil, Countess of Oxford
b. 1556 – d. 1588
Anne Cecil, Countess of Oxford, English countess (d. 1588)
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Henry Lawes
b. 1595 – d. 1662
Henry Lawes, English composer (d. 1662)
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Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer
b. 1661 – d. 1724
Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (d. 1724)
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Francesco Scarlatti
b. 1666 – d. 1741
Francesco Scarlatti, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1741)
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Francesco Geminiani
b. 1687 – d. 1762
Francesco Geminiani, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1762)
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Giuseppe de Majo
b. 1697 – d. 1771
Giuseppe de Majo, Italian organist and composer (d. 1771)
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Martin Van Buren
b. 1782 – d. 1862
Martin Van Buren, American lawyer and politician, 8th President of the United States (d. 1862)
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George Shepherd (artist)
b. 1784 – d. 1862
George Shepherd, English illustrator and painter (d. 1862)
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Fyodor Tyutchev
b. 1803 – d. 1873
Fyodor Tyutchev, Russian poet and diplomat (d. 1873)
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Afanasy Fet
b. 1820 – d. 1892
Afanasy Fet, Russian poet and author (d. 1892)
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Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz
b. 1822 – d. 1907
Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, American philosopher and academic, co-founded Radcliffe College (d. 1907)
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Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière
b. 1829 – d. 1908
Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, French-Canadian lawyer and politician, 4th Premier of Quebec (d. 1908)
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Christina Rossetti
b. 1830 – d. 1894
Christina Rossetti, English poet and hymn-writer (b. 1830)
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George Armstrong Custer
b. 1839 – d. 1876
George Armstrong Custer, American general (d. 1876)
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Marcus Daly
b. 1841 – d. 1900
Marcus Daly, Irish-American businessman (d. 1900)
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Eduard Seler
b. 1849 – d. 1922
Eduard Seler, German anthropologist, ethnohistorian, linguist, and academic (d. 1922)
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Clinton Hart Merriam
b. 1855 – d. 1942
Clinton Hart Merriam, American zoologist, ornithologist, entomologist, and ethnographer (d. 1942)
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John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe
b. 1859 – d. 1935
John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe, English admiral and politician, 2nd Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 1935)
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Konstantin Korovin
b. 1861 – d. 1939
Konstantin Korovin, Russian-French painter and set designer (d. 1939)
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Paul Painlevé
b. 1863 – d. 1933
Paul Painlevé, French mathematician and politician, 84th Prime Minister of France (d. 1933)
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John Beresford (polo player)
b. 1866 – d. 1944
John Beresford, Irish polo player (d. 1944)
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Traian Demetrescu
b. 1866 – d. 1896
Traian Demetrescu, Romanian poet and author (d. 1896)
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Antti Aarne
b. 1867 – d. 1925
Antti Aarne, Finnish author and academic (d. 1925)
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Józef Piłsudski
b. 1867 – d. 1935
Józef Piłsudski, Polish field marshal and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Poland (d. 1935)
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Arnold Sommerfeld
b. 1868 – d. 1951
Arnold Sommerfeld, German physicist and academic (d. 1951)
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Ellis Parker Butler
b. 1869 – d. 1937
Ellis Parker Butler, American author and poet (d. 1937)
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Vítězslav Novák
b. 1870 – d. 1949
Vítězslav Novák, Czech composer and educator (d. 1949)
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Harry Nelson Pillsbury
b. 1872 – d. 1906
Harry Nelson Pillsbury, American chess player (d. 1906)
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Arthur Currie
b. 1875 – d. 1933
Arthur Currie, Canadian general (d. 1933)
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Clyde Vernon Cessna
b. 1879 – d. 1954
Clyde Vernon Cessna, American pilot and businessman, founded the Cessna Aircraft Corporation (d. 1954)
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René Cresté
b. 1881 – d. 1922
René Cresté, French actor and director (d. 1922)
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Rose Wilder Lane
b. 1886 – d. 1968
Rose Wilder Lane, American journalist and author (d. 1968)
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Pieter Oud
b. 1886 – d. 1968
Pieter Oud, Dutch historian, academic, and politician, Minister of Finance of the Netherlands (d. 1968)
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Nikolai Uglanov
b. 1886 – d. 1937
Nikolai Uglanov, Soviet politician (d. 1937)
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David Bomberg
b. 1890 – d. 1957
David Bomberg, English painter, illustrator, and academic (d. 1957)
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Fritz Lang
b. 1890 – d. 1976
Fritz Lang, Austrian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1976)
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Paul Kogerman
b. 1891 – d. 1951
Paul Kogerman, Estonian chemist and academic (d. 1951)
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Charles Robberts Swart
b. 1894 – d. 1982
Charles Robberts Swart, South African lawyer and politician, 1st State President of South Africa (d. 1982)
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Elbert Frank Cox
b. 1895 – d. 1969
Elbert Frank Cox, American mathematician and academic (d. 1969)
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Ann Nolan Clark
b. 1896 – d. 1995
Ann Nolan Clark, American author and educator (b. 1896)
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Carl Ferdinand Cori
b. 1896 – d. 1984
Carl Ferdinand Cori, Czech-American biochemist and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1984)
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Nunnally Johnson
b. 1897 – d. 1977
Nunnally Johnson, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1977)
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Gershom Scholem
b. 1897 – d. 1982
Gershom Scholem, German-Israeli philosopher and historian (d. 1982)
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Josh Malihabadi
b. 1898 – d. 1982
Josh Malihabadi, Indian-Pakistani poet and translator (d. 1982)
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Grace Moore
b. 1898 – d. 1947
Grace Moore, American soprano and actress (d. 1947)
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Jimmy Dimmock
b. 1900 – d. 1972
Jimmy Dimmock, English footballer (d. 1972)
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Walt Disney
b. 1901 – d. 1966
Walt Disney, American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded The Walt Disney Company (b. 1901)
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Milton H. Erickson
b. 1901 – d. 1980
Milton H. Erickson, American psychiatrist and author (d. 1980)
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Werner Heisenberg
b. 1901 – d. 1976
Werner Heisenberg, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1976)
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Emeric Pressburger
b. 1902 – d. 1988
Emeric Pressburger, Hungarian-English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1988)
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Strom Thurmond
b. 1902 – d. 2003
Strom Thurmond, American educator, general, and politician, 103rd Governor of South Carolina (d. 2003)
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Johannes Heesters
b. 1903 – d. 2011
Johannes Heesters, Dutch-German entertainer (b. 1903)
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C. F. Powell
b. 1903 – d. 1969
C. F. Powell, English-Italian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1969)
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Gus Mancuso
b. 1905 – d. 1984
Gus Mancuso, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 1984)
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Otto Preminger
b. 1905 – d. 1986
Otto Preminger, Austrian-American actor, director, and producer (d. 1986)
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Francisco Javier Arana
b. 1905 – d. 1949
Francisco Javier Arana, Guatemalan Army colonel and briefly Guatemalan head of state (d.1949)
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Lin Biao
b. 1907 – d. 1971
Lin Biao, Chinese general and politician, 2nd Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (d. 1971)
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Giuseppe Occhialini
b. 1907 – d. 1993
Giuseppe Occhialini, Italian-French physicist and academic (b. 1907)
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Abraham Polonsky
b. 1910 – d. 1999
Abraham Polonsky, American director and screenwriter (d. 1999)
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Władysław Szpilman
b. 1911 – d. 2000
Władysław Szpilman, Polish pianist and composer (d. 2000)
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Sonny Boy Williamson II
b. 1912 – d. 1965
Sonny Boy Williamson II, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (d. 1965)
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Esther Borja
b. 1913 – d. 2013
Esther Borja, Cuban soprano and actress (b. 1913)
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Hans Hellmut Kirst
b. 1914 – d. 1989
Hans Hellmut Kirst, German lieutenant and author (d. 1989)
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Hilary Koprowski
b. 1916 – d. 2013
Hilary Koprowski, Polish-American virologist and immunologist, created the world's first effective live polio vaccine (d. 2013)
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Walt McPherson
b. 1916 – d. 2013
Walt McPherson, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013)
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Ken Downing
b. 1917 – d. 2004
Ken Downing, English race car driver (d. 2004)
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Alun Gwynne Jones, Baron Chalfont
b. 1919
Alun Gwynne Jones, Baron Chalfont, English historian and politician
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Alvy Moore
b. 1921 – d. 1997
Alvy Moore, American actor and producer (d. 1997)
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Casey Ribicoff
b. 1922 – d. 2011
Casey Ribicoff, American philanthropist (d. 2011)
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Robert Sobukwe
b. 1924 – d. 1978
Robert Sobukwe, South African banker and politician (d. 1978)
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Anastasio Somoza Debayle
b. 1925 – d. 1980
Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Nicaraguan politician, 73rd President of Nicaragua (d. 1980)
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Bhumibol Adulyadej
b. 1927 – d. 2016
Bhumibol Adulyadej, Thai king (d. 2016)
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W.D. Amaradeva
b. 1927 – d. 2016
W.D. Amaradeva, Sri Lankan musician and composer (d. 2016)
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Madis Kõiv
b. 1929 – d. 2014
Madis Kõiv, Estonian physicist, philosopher, and author (d. 2014)
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Ladislav Novák
b. 1931 – d. 2011
Ladislav Novák, Czech footballer and manager (d. 2011)
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Alf Dubs, Baron Dubs
b. 1932
Alf Dubs, Baron Dubs, British politician
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Sheldon Lee Glashow
b. 1932
Sheldon Lee Glashow, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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Jim Hurtubise
b. 1932 – d. 1989
Jim Hurtubise, American race car driver (d. 1989)
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Little Richard
b. 1932
Little Richard, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor
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Gennadiy Agapov
b. 1933 – d. 1999
Gennadiy Agapov, Russian race walker (d. 1999)
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Joan Didion
b. 1934
Joan Didion, American novelist and screenwriter
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Calvin Trillin
b. 1935
Calvin Trillin, American novelist, humorist, and journalist
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Yury Vlasov
b. 1935
Yury Vlasov, Ukrainian-Russian weightlifter and politician
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James Lee Burke
b. 1936
James Lee Burke, American journalist, author, and academic
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Tony Crafter
b. 1940
Tony Crafter, Australian cricket umpire
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Boris Ignatyev
b. 1940
Boris Ignatyev, Russian footballer and manager
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Peter Pohl
b. 1940
Peter Pohl, Swedish author, director, and screenwriter
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Frank Wilson (musician)
b. 1940 – d. 2012
Frank Wilson, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2012)
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Bryan Murray (ice hockey)
b. 1942 – d. 2017
Bryan Murray, Canadian ice hockey coach (d. 2017)
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Eva Joly
b. 1943
Eva Joly, Norwegian-French judge and politician
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Andrew Yeom Soo-jung
b. 1943
Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, South Korean cardinal
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Jeroen Krabbé
b. 1944
Jeroen Krabbé, Dutch actor, director, and producer
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Serge Chapleau
b. 1945
Serge Chapleau, Canadian cartoonist
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Moshe Katsav
b. 1945
Moshe Katsav, Iranian-Israeli educator and politician, 8th President of Israel
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José Carreras
b. 1946
José Carreras, Spanish tenor and actor
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Sarel van der Merwe
b. 1946
Sarel van der Merwe, South African race car driver
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Rudy Fernandez (triathlete)
b. 1947
Rudy Fernandez, Filipino triathlete
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Bruce Golding
b. 1947
Bruce Golding, Jamaican lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Jamaica
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Tony Gregory
b. 1947 – d. 2009
Tony Gregory, Irish activist and politician (d. 2009)
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Jim Messina (musician)
b. 1947
Jim Messina, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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Jim Plunkett
b. 1947
Jim Plunkett, American football player and radio host
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Kim Simmonds
b. 1947
Kim Simmonds, Welsh blues-rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Savoy Brown)
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Don Touhig
b. 1947
Don Touhig, Welsh journalist and politician
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Denise Drysdale
b. 1948
Denise Drysdale, Australian television host and actress
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John Altman (composer)
b. 1949
John Altman, English composer and conductor
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David Manning
b. 1949
David Manning, English civil servant and diplomat, British Ambassador to the United States
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Link Byfield
b. 1951 – d. 2015
Link Byfield, Canadian journalist and author (d. 2015)
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Anne-Mie van Kerckhoven
b. 1951
Anne-Mie van Kerckhoven, Belgian painter and illustrator
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Gwen Lister
b. 1953
Gwen Lister, South African-Namibian journalist, publisher, and activist
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Hanif Kureishi
b. 1954
Hanif Kureishi, English author and playwright
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Gary Roenicke
b. 1954
Gary Roenicke, American baseball player and scout
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Miyuki Kawanaka
b. 1955
Miyuki Kawanaka, Japanese singer
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Juha Tiainen
b. 1955 – d. 2003
Juha Tiainen, Finnish hammer thrower (d. 2003)
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Klaus Allofs
b. 1956
Klaus Allofs, German footballer and manager
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Adam Thorpe
b. 1956
Adam Thorpe, French-English author, poet, and playwright
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Krystian Zimerman
b. 1956
Krystian Zimerman, Polish virtuoso pianist
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Raquel Argandoña
b. 1957
Raquel Argandoña, Chilean model, actress, and politician
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Lee Chapman
b. 1959
Lee Chapman, English footballer
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Oleksandr Yaroslavsky
b. 1959
Oleksandr Yaroslavsky, Ukrainian businessman
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Frans Adelaar
b. 1960
Frans Adelaar, Dutch footballer and manager
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Osvaldo Golijov
b. 1960
Osvaldo Golijov, Argentinian-American composer and educator
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Jack Russell (musician)
b. 1960
Jack Russell, American singer-songwriter and producer
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Matthew Taylor (Labour politician)
b. 1960
Matthew Taylor, English businessman and politician
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Ralf Dujmovits
b. 1961
Ralf Dujmovits, German mountaineer
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Laura Flanders
b. 1961
Laura Flanders, British journalist
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José Cura
b. 1962
José Cura, Argentinian tenor, conductor, and director
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Pablo Morales
b. 1962
Pablo Morales, American swimmer and coach
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Nivek Ogre
b. 1962
Nivek Ogre, Canadian singer-songwriter
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Fred Rutten
b. 1962
Fred Rutten, Dutch footballer and manager
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Doctor Dré
b. 1963
Doctor Dré, American television and radio host
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Carrie Hamilton
b. 1963 – d. 2002
Carrie Hamilton, American actress and playwright (d. 2002)
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Alberto Nisman
b. 1963 – d. 2015
Alberto Nisman, Argentinian lawyer (d. 2015)
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Martin Vinnicombe
b. 1964
Martin Vinnicombe, Australian cyclist
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Manish Malhotra
b. 1965
Manish Malhotra, Indian fashion designer
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John Rzeznik
b. 1965
John Rzeznik, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
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Wayne Smith (musician)
b. 1965 – d. 2014
Wayne Smith, Jamaican rapper (d. 2014)
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Valeriy Spitsyn
b. 1965
Valeriy Spitsyn, Russian race walker
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Gary Allan
b. 1967
Gary Allan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Margaret Cho
b. 1968
Margaret Cho, American comedian, actress, producer, and screenwriter
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Lisa Marie (actress)
b. 1968
Lisa Marie, American model and actress
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Lydia Millet
b. 1968
Lydia Millet, American novelist
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Falilat Ogunkoya
b. 1968
Falilat Ogunkoya, Nigerian sprinter
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Eric Etebari
b. 1969
Eric Etebari, American actor, director, and producer
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Morgan J. Freeman
b. 1969
Morgan J. Freeman, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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Sajid Javid
b. 1969
Sajid Javid, English banker and politician, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
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Lewis Pugh
b. 1969
Lewis Pugh, English swimmer and lawyer
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Ramón Ramírez (footballer)
b. 1969
Ramón Ramírez, Mexican footballer
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Michel'le
b. 1970
Michel'le, American singer-songwriter
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Kevin Haller
b. 1970
Kevin Haller, Canadian ice hockey player
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Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg
b. 1971
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, German businessman and politician, German Federal Minister of Defence
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Ashia Hansen
b. 1971
Ashia Hansen, American-English triple jumper
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Gabriel Hjertstedt
b. 1971
Gabriel Hjertstedt, Swedish golfer
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Cliff Floyd
b. 1972
Cliff Floyd, American baseball player and sportscaster
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Mike Mahoney (catcher)
b. 1972
Mike Mahoney, American baseball player
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Duane Ross
b. 1972
Duane Ross, American hurdler and coach
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Argo Arbeiter
b. 1973
Argo Arbeiter, Estonian footballer
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Andrei Krasnopjorov
b. 1973
Andrei Krasnopjorov, Estonian footballer
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Mikelangelo Loconte
b. 1973
Mikelangelo Loconte, Italian singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
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Luboš Motl
b. 1973
Luboš Motl, Czech physicist and academic
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Charlie Batch
b. 1974
Charlie Batch, American football player and sportscaster
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Ravish Kumar
b. 1974
Ravish Kumar, Indian journalist and author
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Brian Lewis (athlete)
b. 1974
Brian Lewis, American sprinter
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Ronnie O'Sullivan
b. 1975
Ronnie O'Sullivan, English snooker player and radio host
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Paula Patton
b. 1975
Paula Patton, American actress
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Amy Acker
b. 1976
Amy Acker, American actress
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Xavier Garbajosa
b. 1976
Xavier Garbajosa, French rugby player
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Sachiko Kokubu
b. 1976
Sachiko Kokubu, Japanese actress and model
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Rachel Komisarz
b. 1976
Rachel Komisarz, American swimmer and coach
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Peter van der Vlag
b. 1977
Peter van der Vlag, Dutch footballer
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Neil Druckmann
b. 1978
Neil Druckmann, American video game designer and author
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Olli Jokinen
b. 1978
Olli Jokinen, Finnish ice hockey player
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Marcelo Zalayeta
b. 1978
Marcelo Zalayeta, Uruguayan footballer
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Matteo Ferrari
b. 1979
Matteo Ferrari, Italian footballer
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Niklas Hagman
b. 1979
Niklas Hagman, Finnish ice hockey player
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Gareth McAuley
b. 1979
Gareth McAuley, Northern Irish footballer
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Nick Stahl
b. 1979
Nick Stahl, American actor and producer
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Ibrahim Maalouf
b. 1980
Ibrahim Maalouf, Lebanese-French trumpet player and composer
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Eddy Curry
b. 1982
Eddy Curry, American basketball player
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Trai Essex
b. 1982
Trai Essex, American football player
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Cooper Cronk
b. 1983
Cooper Cronk, Australian rugby league player
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Shikhar Dhawan
b. 1985
Shikhar Dhawan, Indian cricketer
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Frankie Muniz
b. 1985
Frankie Muniz, American actor, drummer, and race car driver
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Nico Verdonck
b. 1985
Nico Verdonck, Belgian race car driver
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Danny Wicks
b. 1985
Danny Wicks, Australian rugby league player
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LeGarrette Blount
b. 1986
LeGarrette Blount, American football player
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James Hinchcliffe
b. 1986
James Hinchcliffe, Canadian race car driver
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Justin Smoak
b. 1986
Justin Smoak, American baseball player
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Tommy Fraser
b. 1987
Tommy Fraser, English footballer
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Joanna Rowsell
b. 1988
Joanna Rowsell, English cyclist
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Montee Ball
b. 1990
Montee Ball, American football player
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Jacopo Sala
b. 1991
Jacopo Sala, Italian footballer
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Ilja Antonov
b. 1992
Ilja Antonov, Estonian footballer
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Ross Barkley
b. 1993
Ross Barkley, English footballer
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Ondrej Duda
b. 1994
Ondrej Duda, Slovak footballer
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Grant Ward
b. 1994
Grant Ward, English footballer
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Danny Levi
b. 1995
Danny Levi, New Zealand rugby league player
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Anthony Martial
b. 1995
Anthony Martial, French footballer