People born on December 6 224
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Hasan al-Askari
b. 846 – d. 874
Hasan al-Askari, Arabian 11th of the Twelve Imams (d. 874)
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Ferdinand IV of Castile
b. 1285 – d. 1312
Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312)
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Henry VI of England
b. 1421 – d. 1471
Henry VI of England (d. 1471)
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Baldassare Castiglione
b. 1478 – d. 1529
Baldassare Castiglione, Italian courtier, diplomat, and author (d. 1529)
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Barbara Radziwiłł
b. 1520 – d. 1551
Barbara Radziwiłł, queen of Poland (d. 1551)
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Janus Dousa
b. 1545 – d. 1604
Janus Dousa, Dutch historian and noble (d. 1604)
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Niccolò Zucchi
b. 1586 – d. 1670
Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer and physicist (d. 1670)
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William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle
b. 1592 – d. 1676
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire (b. 1592)
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George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle
b. 1608 – d. 1670
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1670)
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Edmund Andros
b. 1637 – d. 1714
Edmund Andros, English courtier and politician, 4th Colonial Governor of New York (d. 1714)
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Claude Fleury
b. 1640 – d. 1723
Claude Fleury, French historian and author (d. 1723)
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Johann Christoph Bach
b. 1642 – d. 1703
Johann Christoph Bach, German organist and composer (d. 1703)
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Marie Adélaïde of Savoy
b. 1685 – d. 1712
Marie Adélaïde of Savoy (d. 1712)
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Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes
b. 1721 – d. 1794
Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French minister and politician (d. 1794)
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James Elphinston
b. 1721 – d. 1809
James Elphinston, Scottish philologist and linguist (d. 1809)
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Gabriel Duvall
b. 1752 – d. 1844
Gabriel Duvall, American jurist and politician (d. 1844)
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Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
b. 1778 – d. 1850
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French physicist and chemist (d. 1850)
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William II of the Netherlands
b. 1792 – d. 1849
William II of the Netherlands (d. 1849)
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Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony
b. 1803 – d. 1829
Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony (d. 1829)
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Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin
b. 1805 – d. 1861
Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, French magician (d. 1861)
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Robert Spear Hudson
b. 1812 – d. 1884
Robert Spear Hudson, English businessman and philanthropist (d. 1884)
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Max Müller
b. 1823 – d. 1900
Max Müller, German-English philologist and orientalist (d. 1900)
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William Arnott (biscuit manufacturer)
b. 1827 – d. 1901
William Arnott, Australian biscuit manufacturer and founder of Arnott's Biscuits (d. 1901)
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John S. Mosby
b. 1833 – d. 1916
John S. Mosby, American colonel (d. 1916)
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Frédéric Bazille
b. 1841 – d. 1870
Frédéric Bazille, French painter and soldier (d. 1870)
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August von Mackensen
b. 1849 – d. 1945
August von Mackensen, German field marshal (d. 1945)
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Hans Molisch
b. 1853 – d. 1937
Hans Molisch, Czech-Austrian botanist and academic (b. 1856)
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Haraprasad Shastri
b. 1853 – d. 1931
Haraprasad Shastri, Indian historian and scholar (d. 1931)
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Charles Martin Hall
b. 1863 – d. 1914
Charles Martin Hall, American chemist and engineer (b. 1863)
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Arthur Henry Adams
b. 1872 – d. 1936
Arthur Henry Adams, Australian journalist and author (d. 1936)
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William S. Hart
b. 1872 – d. 1946
William S. Hart, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1946)
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Albert Bond Lambert
b. 1875 – d. 1946
Albert Bond Lambert, American golfer and pilot (d. 1946)
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Evelyn Underhill
b. 1875 – d. 1941
Evelyn Underhill, English mystic and author (d. 1941)
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Fred Duesenberg
b. 1876 – d. 1932
Fred Duesenberg, German-American businessman, co-founded the Duesenberg Automobile & Motors Company (d. 1932)
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Warren Bardsley
b. 1882 – d. 1954
Warren Bardsley, Australian cricketer (d. 1954)
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Cornelia Meigs
b. 1884 – d. 1973
Cornelia Meigs, American author, playwright, and academic (d. 1973)
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Joyce Kilmer
b. 1886 – d. 1918
Joyce Kilmer, American soldier, author, and poet (d. 1918)
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Lynn Fontanne
b. 1887 – d. 1983
Lynn Fontanne, British actress (d. 1983)
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Joseph Lamb
b. 1887 – d. 1960
Joseph Lamb, American pianist and composer (d. 1960)
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Will Hay
b. 1888 – d. 1949
Will Hay, English actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1949)
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Dion Fortune
b. 1890 – d. 1946
Dion Fortune, Welsh occultist, psychologist, and author (d. 1946)
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Yoshio Nishina
b. 1890 – d. 1951
Yoshio Nishina, Japanese physicist and academic (d. 1951)
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Rudolf Schlichter
b. 1890 – d. 1955
Rudolf Schlichter, German painter and illustrator (d. 1955)
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Osbert Sitwell
b. 1892 – d. 1969
Osbert Sitwell, English-Italian captain, poet, and author (d. 1969)
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Homer N. Wallin
b. 1893 – d. 1984
Homer N. Wallin, American admiral (d. 1984)
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Sylvia Townsend Warner
b. 1893 – d. 1978
Sylvia Townsend Warner, English author and poet (d. 1978)
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Ira Gershwin
b. 1896 – d. 1983
Ira Gershwin, American songwriter (d. 1983)
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Alfred Eisenstaedt
b. 1898 – d. 1995
Alfred Eisenstaedt, German-American photographer and journalist (d. 1995)
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Gunnar Myrdal
b. 1898 – d. 1987
Gunnar Myrdal, Swedish sociologist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987)
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Winifred Lenihan
b. 1898 – d. 1964
Winifred Lenihan, American actress, writer, and director (d. 1964)
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Agnes Moorehead
b. 1900 – d. 1974
Agnes Moorehead, American actress (d. 1974)
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Eliot Porter
b. 1901 – d. 1990
Eliot Porter, American photographer and academic (d. 1990)
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Tony Lazzeri
b. 1903 – d. 1946
Tony Lazzeri, American baseball player and manager (d. 1946)
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Ève Curie
b. 1904 – d. 2007
Ève Curie, French-American journalist and pianist (d. 2007)
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Elizabeth Yates (author)
b. 1905 – d. 2001
Elizabeth Yates, American journalist and author (d. 2001)
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John Barkley Rosser Sr.
b. 1907 – d. 1989
John Barkley Rosser Sr., American logician (d. 1989)
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Pierre Graber
b. 1908 – d. 2003
Pierre Graber, Swiss lawyer and politician, 69th President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 2003)
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Baby Face Nelson
b. 1908 – d. 1934
Baby Face Nelson, American gangster (d. 1934)
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Miklós Szabó (middle-distance runner)
b. 1908 – d. 2000
Miklós Szabó, Hungarian runner (d. 2000)
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Herta Freitag
b. 1908 – d. 2000
Herta Freitag, Austrian-American mathematician (d. 2000)
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Rulon Jeffs
b. 1909 – d. 2002
Rulon Jeffs, American religious leader (d. 2002)
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Alan McGilvray
b. 1909 – d. 1996
Alan McGilvray, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (d. 1996)
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David M. Potter
b. 1910 – d. 1971
David M. Potter, American historian, author, and academic (d. 1971)
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Karl Haas
b. 1913 – d. 2005
Karl Haas, German-American pianist, conductor, and radio host (d. 2005)
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Eleanor Holm
b. 1913 – d. 2004
Eleanor Holm, American swimmer and actress (d. 2004)
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Cyril Washbrook
b. 1914 – d. 1999
Cyril Washbrook, English cricketer (d. 1999)
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Yekaterina Budanova
b. 1916 – d. 1943
Yekaterina Budanova, Russian captain and pilot (d. 1943)
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Kristján Eldjárn
b. 1916 – d. 1982
Kristján Eldjárn, Icelandic educator and politician, 3rd President of Iceland (d. 1982)
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Hugo Peretti
b. 1916 – d. 1986
Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and producer (d. 1986)
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Dean Hess
b. 1917 – d. 2015
Dean Hess, American minister and colonel (d. 2015)
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Kamal Jumblatt
b. 1917 – d. 1977
Kamal Jumblatt, Lebanese lawyer and politician (d. 1977)
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Irv Robbins
b. 1917 – d. 2008
Irv Robbins, Canadian-American businessman, co-founded Baskin-Robbins (d. 2008)
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Waldemar von Gazen
b. 1917 – d. 2014
Waldemar von Gazen, German soldier and lawyer (d. 2014)
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Skippy Baxter
b. 1919 – d. 2012
Skippy Baxter, Canadian-American figure skater and coach (d. 2012)
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Paul de Man
b. 1919 – d. 1983
Paul de Man, Belgian-born philosopher, literary critic and theorist (b. 1919)
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Dave Brubeck
b. 1920 – d. 2012
Dave Brubeck, American pianist and composer (d. 2012)
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Peter Dimmock
b. 1920 – d. 2015
Peter Dimmock, English sportscaster and producer (d. 2015)
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George Porter
b. 1920 – d. 2002
George Porter, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002)
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Otto Graham
b. 1921 – d. 2003
Otto Graham, American football player and coach (b. 1921)
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Piero Piccioni
b. 1921 – d. 2004
Piero Piccioni, Italian lawyer, pianist, and composer (d. 2004)
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John Brunt
b. 1922 – d. 1944
John Brunt, English captain, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1922)
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Benjamin A. Gilman
b. 1922 – d. 2016
Benjamin A. Gilman, American soldier and politician (b. 1922)
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Wally Cox
b. 1924 – d. 1973
Wally Cox, American actor (d. 1973)
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Jim Fuchs
b. 1927 – d. 2010
Jim Fuchs, American shot putter and discus thrower (d. 2010)
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Bobby Van
b. 1928 – d. 1980
Bobby Van, American actor, dancer, and singer (d. 1980)
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Philippe Bouvard
b. 1929
Philippe Bouvard, French journalist and radio host
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Nikolaus Harnoncourt
b. 1929 – d. 2016
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, German-Austrian cellist and conductor (d. 2016)
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Frank Springer
b. 1929 – d. 2009
Frank Springer, American author and illustrator (d. 2009)
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Alain Tanner
b. 1929
Alain Tanner, Swiss director, producer, and screenwriter
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Daniel Lisulo
b. 1930 – d. 2000
Daniel Lisulo, Zambian banker and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Zambia (d. 2000)
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Zeki Müren
b. 1931 – d. 1996
Zeki Müren, Turkish singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1996)
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Kamleshwar
b. 1932 – d. 2007
Kamleshwar, Indian author, screenwriter, and critic (d. 2007)
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Henryk Górecki
b. 1933 – d. 2010
Henryk Górecki, Polish composer and academic (d. 2010)
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Donald J. Kutyna
b. 1933
Donald J. Kutyna, American general
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Nick Bockwinkel
b. 1934 – d. 2015
Nick Bockwinkel, American wrestler, sportscaster, and actor (d. 2015)
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Jean Lapointe
b. 1935
Jean Lapointe, Canadian actor, singer, and politician
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Bill Ashton (jazz musician)
b. 1936
Bill Ashton, English saxophonist and composer
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Kenneth Copeland
b. 1936
Kenneth Copeland, American evangelist and author
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Alberto Spencer
b. 1937 – d. 2006
Alberto Spencer, Ecuadorian-American soccer player (d. 2006)
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Patrick Bauchau
b. 1938
Patrick Bauchau, Belgian-American actor
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Franco Carraro
b. 1939
Franco Carraro, Italian politician and sports administrator
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Lawrence Bergman
b. 1940
Lawrence Bergman, Canadian lawyer and politician
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Richard Edlund
b. 1940
Richard Edlund, American visual effects designer and cinematographer
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Richard Speck
b. 1941 – d. 1991
Richard Speck, American murderer (d. 1991)
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Bruce Nauman
b. 1941
Bruce Nauman, American sculptor and illustrator
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Bill Thomas
b. 1941
Bill Thomas, American academic and politician
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Peter Handke
b. 1942
Peter Handke, Austrian author and playwright
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Robb Royer
b. 1942
Robb Royer, American guitarist, keyboard player, and songwriter
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Mike Smith (Dave Clark Five)
b. 1943 – d. 2008
Mike Smith, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (d. 2008)
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Larry Bowa
b. 1945
Larry Bowa, American baseball player and manager
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Dan Harrington
b. 1945
Dan Harrington, American lawyer and poker player
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Shekhar Kapur
b. 1945
Shekhar Kapur, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
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Willy van der Kuijlen
b. 1946
Willy van der Kuijlen, Dutch footballer and manager
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Lawrence Cannon
b. 1947
Lawrence Cannon, Canadian businessman and politician, 9th Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs
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Henk van Woerden
b. 1947 – d. 2005
Henk van Woerden, Dutch-South African painter and author (d. 2005)
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Miroslav Vitouš
b. 1947
Miroslav Vitouš, Czech-American bassist and songwriter
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Jean-Paul Ngoupandé
b. 1948 – d. 2014
Jean-Paul Ngoupandé, Central African politician, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (d. 2014)
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Don Nickles
b. 1948
Don Nickles, American businessman and politician
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Keke Rosberg
b. 1948
Keke Rosberg, Finnish race car driver
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JoBeth Williams
b. 1948
JoBeth Williams, American actress
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Linda Barnes (writer)
b. 1949
Linda Barnes, American author, playwright, and educator
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Linda Creed
b. 1949 – d. 1986
Linda Creed, American singer-songwriter (d. 1986)
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Doug Marlette
b. 1949 – d. 2007
Doug Marlette, American author and cartoonist (d. 2007)
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Peter Willey
b. 1949
Peter Willey, English cricketer and umpire
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Guy Drut
b. 1950
Guy Drut, French hurdler and politician
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Joe Hisaishi
b. 1950
Joe Hisaishi, Japanese pianist, composer, and conductor
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Helen Liddell, Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke
b. 1950
Helen Liddell, Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke, Scottish journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland
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Wendy Ellis Somes
b. 1951
Wendy Ellis Somes, English ballerina and producer
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Maurice Hope
b. 1951
Maurice Hope, Caribbean-English boxer
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Chuck Baker
b. 1952
Chuck Baker, American baseball player
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Nicolas Bréhal
b. 1952
Nicolas Bréhal, French author and critic
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Joe Harris (American football)
b. 1952
Joe Harris, American football player
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Craig Newmark
b. 1952
Craig Newmark, American computer programmer and entrepreneur; founded Craigslist
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Charles Salvador
b. 1952
Charles Salvador, English boxer and criminal
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Shio Satō
b. 1952 – d. 2010
Shio Satō, Japanese illustrator (d. 2010)
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Jeff Schneider
b. 1952
Jeff Schneider, American baseball player
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David L. Spector
b. 1952
David L. Spector, American biologist and academic
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Sue Carroll
b. 1953 – d. 2011
Sue Carroll, English journalist (d. 2011)
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Gary Goodman
b. 1953
Gary Goodman, Australian cricketer and coach
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Geoff Hoon
b. 1953
Geoff Hoon, English academic and politician, Minister of State for Europe
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Tom Hulce
b. 1953
Tom Hulce, American actor
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Masami Kurumada
b. 1953
Masami Kurumada, Japanese author and illustrator
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Dwight Stones
b. 1953
Dwight Stones, American high jumper and sportscaster
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Gary Ward (outfielder)
b. 1953
Gary Ward, American baseball player and coach
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Anne Begg
b. 1955
Anne Begg, Scottish educator and politician
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Rick Buckler
b. 1955
Rick Buckler, English drummer, songwriter, and producer
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Graeme Hughes
b. 1955
Graeme Hughes, Australian cricketer, rugby league player, and sportscaster
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Tony Woodcock (footballer)
b. 1955
Tony Woodcock, English footballer
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Steven Wright
b. 1955
Steven Wright, American actor and screenwriter
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Peter Buck
b. 1956
Peter Buck, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
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Hans Kammerlander
b. 1956
Hans Kammerlander, Italian mountaineer and guide
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Randy Rhoads
b. 1956 – d. 1982
Randy Rhoads, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 1982)
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Adrian Borland
b. 1957 – d. 1999
Adrian Borland, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1999)
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Nick Park
b. 1958
Nick Park, English animator, director, producer, and screenwriter
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Stephen Hepburn
b. 1959
Stephen Hepburn, English politician
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Satoru Iwata
b. 1959 – d. 2015
Satoru Iwata, Japanese game programmer and businessman (d. 2015)
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Stephen Muggleton
b. 1959
Stephen Muggleton, English computer scientist and engineer
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Deborah Estrin
b. 1959
Deborah Estrin, American computer scientist and academic
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Masahiko Katsuya
b. 1960
Masahiko Katsuya, Japanese journalist and photographer
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David Lovering
b. 1961
David Lovering, American drummer
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Manuel Reuter
b. 1961
Manuel Reuter, German race car driver
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Ulrich Thomsen
b. 1963
Ulrich Thomsen, Danish actor and producer
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Mall Nukke
b. 1964
Mall Nukke, Estonian painter
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Gordon Durie
b. 1965
Gordon Durie, Scottish footballer and manager
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Natascha Badmann
b. 1966
Natascha Badmann, Swiss triathlete
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Per-Ulrik Johansson
b. 1966
Per-Ulrik Johansson, Swedish golfer
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Judd Apatow
b. 1967
Judd Apatow, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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Arnaldo Mesa
b. 1967 – d. 2012
Arnaldo Mesa, Cuban boxer (d. 2012)
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Helen Greiner
b. 1967
Helen Greiner, American businesswoman and engineer
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Akihiro Yano
b. 1968
Akihiro Yano, Japanese baseball player
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Torri Higginson
b. 1969
Torri Higginson, Canadian actress
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Ulf Ekberg
b. 1970
Ulf Ekberg, Swedish singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
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Adrian Fenty
b. 1970
Adrian Fenty, American lawyer and politician, 6th Mayor of the District of Columbia
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Mark Reckless
b. 1970
Mark Reckless, English politician
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Jeff Rouse
b. 1970
Jeff Rouse, American swimmer
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Craig Brewer
b. 1971
Craig Brewer, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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Richard Krajicek
b. 1971
Richard Krajicek, Dutch tennis player
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Naozumi Takahashi
b. 1971
Naozumi Takahashi, Japanese singer and voice actor
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Carole Thate
b. 1971
Carole Thate, Dutch field hockey player
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Heather Mizeur
b. 1972
Heather Mizeur, American lawyer and politician
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Rick Short
b. 1972
Rick Short, American baseball player
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Jens Pulver
b. 1974
Jens Pulver, American mixed martial artist and boxer
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Nick Stajduhar
b. 1974
Nick Stajduhar, Canadian ice hockey player
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Noel Clarke
b. 1975
Noel Clarke, English actor, director, and screenwriter
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Adrian García Arias
b. 1975
Adrian García Arias, Mexican footballer
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Kevin Cash
b. 1977
Kevin Cash, American baseball player and coach
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Andrew Flintoff
b. 1977
Andrew Flintoff, English cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
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Paul McVeigh
b. 1977
Paul McVeigh, Irish footballer
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Chris Başak
b. 1978
Chris Başak, American baseball player
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Darrell Jackson
b. 1978
Darrell Jackson, American football player
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Ramiro Pez
b. 1978
Ramiro Pez, Argentine rugby player
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Tim Cahill
b. 1979
Tim Cahill, Australian footballer
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Danielle Downey
b. 1980 – d. 2014
Danielle Downey, American golfer and coach (d. 2014)
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Steve Lovell
b. 1980
Steve Lovell, English footballer
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Carlos Takam
b. 1980
Carlos Takam, boxer
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Federico Balzaretti
b. 1981
Federico Balzaretti, Italian footballer
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Robbie Gould
b. 1981
Robbie Gould, American football player
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Ryan Carnes
b. 1982
Ryan Carnes, American actor and producer
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Alberto Contador
b. 1982
Alberto Contador, Spanish cyclist
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Sean Ervine
b. 1982
Sean Ervine, Zimbabwean cricketer
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Aaron Sandilands
b. 1982
Aaron Sandilands, Australian footballer
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Susie Wolff
b. 1982
Susie Wolff, Scottish race car driver
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Syndric Steptoe
b. 1984
Syndric Steptoe, American football player
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Nora Kirkpatrick
b. 1984
Nora Kirkpatrick, American actress and musician
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Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland
b. 1984
Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland
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Shannon Bobbitt
b. 1985
Shannon Bobbitt, American basketball player
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Aristeidis Grigoriadis
b. 1985
Aristeidis Grigoriadis, Greek swimmer
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R. P. Singh
b. 1985
Rudra Pratap Singh, Indian cricketer
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Sean Edwards (racing driver)
b. 1986 – d. 2013
Sean Edwards, English race car driver (d. 2013)
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Matt Niskanen
b. 1986
Matt Niskanen, American ice hockey player
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Adam Eaton (outfielder)
b. 1988
Adam Eaton, American baseball player
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Sandra Nurmsalu
b. 1988
Sandra Nurmsalu, Estonian singer and violinist
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Nils Petersen
b. 1988
Nils Petersen, German footballer
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Nobunaga Shimazaki
b. 1988
Nobunaga Shimazaki, Japanese voice actor
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Felix Schiller
b. 1989
Felix Schiller, German footballer
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Tamira Paszek
b. 1990
Tamira Paszek, Austrian tennis player
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Coco Vandeweghe
b. 1991
Coco Vandeweghe, American tennis player
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Britt Assombalonga
b. 1992
Britt Assombalonga, Congolese footballer
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Johnny Manziel
b. 1992
Johnny Manziel, American football player
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Pedro Rafael Amado Mendes
b. 1993
Pedro Rafael Amado Mendes, Portuguese footballer
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Tautau Moga
b. 1993
Tautau Moga, Australian-Samoan rugby league player
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Giannis Antetokounmpo
b. 1994
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greek basketball player
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Davide Calabria
b. 1996
Davide Calabria, Italian football player
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Angelīna Kučvaļska
b. 1998
Angelīna Kučvaļska, Latvian figure skater