People born on October 19 228
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Empress Shulü Ping
b. 879 – d. 953
Yingtian, empress of the Khitan Liao Dynasty (d. 953)
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Prince Hisaaki
b. 1276 – d. 1328
Prince Hisaaki, Japanese shogun (b. 1276)
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Marsilio Ficino
b. 1433 – d. 1499
Marsilio Ficino, Italian astrologer and philosopher (d. 1499)
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Viglius
b. 1507 – d. 1577
Viglius, Dutch politician (d. 1577)
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John Juvenal Ancina
b. 1545 – d. 1604
John Juvenal Ancina, Italian Oratorian and bishop (d. 1604)
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George Abbot (bishop)
b. 1562 – d. 1633
George Abbot, English archbishop and academic (d. 1633)
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Dmitry of Uglich
b. 1582 – d. 1591
Dmitry of Uglich (d. 1591)
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Thomas Browne
b. 1605 – d. 1682
Thomas Browne, English physician and author (b. 1605)
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Gerrard Winstanley
b. 1609 – d. 1676
Gerrard Winstanley, English Protestant religious reformer (d. 1676)
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James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde
b. 1610 – d. 1688
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, English-Irish general, academic, and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1688)
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Charles of Sezze
b. 1613 – d. 1670
Charles of Sezze, Italian Franciscan friar and saint (d. 1670)
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Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
b. 1658 – d. 1704
Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1704)
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John Abernethy (minister)
b. 1680 – d. 1740
John Abernethy, Irish minister (d. 1740)
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William Cheselden
b. 1688 – d. 1752
William Cheselden, English surgeon and anatomist (d. 1752)
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Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie
b. 1718 – d. 1804
Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie, French general and politician, French Secretary of State for War (d. 1804)
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John Woolman
b. 1720 – d. 1772
John Woolman, American-English preacher, journalist, and activist (d. 1772)
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Joseph de Guignes
b. 1721 – d. 1800
Joseph de Guignes, French orientalist and sinologist (d. 1800)
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Leigh Hunt
b. 1784 – d. 1859
Leigh Hunt, English poet and critic (d. 1859)
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Theophilos Kairis
b. 1789 – d. 1853
Theophilos Kairis, Greek priest and philosopher (d. 1853)
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Cassius Marcellus Clay (politician)
b. 1810 – d. 1903
Cassius Marcellus Clay, American journalist, lawyer, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Russia (d. 1903)
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Theodoros Vryzakis
b. 1814 – d. 1878
Theodoros Vryzakis, Greek painter and educator (b. 1814)
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Ralph Tollemache
b. 1826 – d. 1895
Ralph Tollemache, English priest (d. 1895)
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Annie Smith Peck
b. 1850 – d. 1935
Annie Smith Peck, American mountaineer and academic (d. 1935)
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Empress Myeongseong
b. 1851 – d. 1895
Empress Myeongseong of Korea (d. 1895)
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George Albert Boulenger
b. 1858 – d. 1937
George Albert Boulenger, Belgian-English zoologist and botanist (b. 1858)
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Auguste Lumière
b. 1862 – d. 1954
Auguste Lumière, French director and producer (d. 1954)
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Bertha Knight Landes
b. 1868 – d. 1943
Bertha Knight Landes, American academic and politician, Mayor of Seattle (d. 1943)
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Jaap Eden
b. 1873 – d. 1925
Jaap Eden, Dutch speed skater and cyclist (d. 1925)
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Bart King
b. 1873 – d. 1965
Bart King, American cricketer (d. 1965)
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Mordecai Brown
b. 1876 – d. 1945
Mordecai Brown, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1945)
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Mihkel Pung
b. 1876 – d. 1941
Mihkel Pung, Estonian lawyer and politician, 11th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1941)
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Emma Bell Miles
b. 1879 – d. 1919
Emma Bell Miles, American writer, poet, and artist (d. 1919)
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Umberto Boccioni
b. 1882 – d. 1916
Umberto Boccioni, Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1916)
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Charles E. Merrill
b. 1885 – d. 1956
Charles E. Merrill, American banker and philanthropist, co-founded Merrill Lynch Wealth Management (d. 1956)
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Frank Durbin
b. 1895 – d. 1999
Frank Durbin, American soldier (d. 1999)
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Lewis Mumford
b. 1895 – d. 1990
Lewis Mumford, American historian, sociologist, and philosopher (d. 1990)
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Bob O'Farrell
b. 1896 – d. 1988
Bob O'Farrell, American baseball player and manager (d. 1988)
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Salimuzzaman Siddiqui
b. 1897 – d. 1994
Salimuzzaman Siddiqui, Pakistani chemist and scholar (d. 1994)
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Miguel Ángel Asturias
b. 1899 – d. 1974
Miguel Ángel Asturias, Guatemalan journalist, author, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1974)
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Erna Berger
b. 1900 – d. 1990
Erna Berger, German soprano and actress (d. 1990)
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Bill Ponsford
b. 1900 – d. 1991
Bill Ponsford, Australian cricketer and baseball player (d. 1991)
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Roy Worters
b. 1900 – d. 1957
Roy Worters, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1957)
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Arleigh Burke
b. 1901 – d. 1996
Arleigh Burke, American admiral (d. 1996)
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Tor Johnson
b. 1903 – d. 1971
Tor Johnson, Swedish wrestler and actor (d. 1971)
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Roger Wolfe Kahn
b. 1907 – d. 1962
Roger Wolfe Kahn, American bandleader and composer (d. 1962)
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Geirr Tveitt
b. 1908 – d. 1981
Geirr Tveitt, Norwegian pianist and composer (d. 1981)
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Marguerite Perey
b. 1909 – d. 1975
Marguerite Perey, French physicist and academic (d. 1975)
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Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
b. 1910 – d. 1995
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Indian-American astrophysicist, astronomer, and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995)
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Shunkichi Hamada
b. 1910 – d. 2009
Shunkichi Hamada, Japanese field hockey player (d. 2009)
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Paul Robert (lexicographer)
b. 1910 – d. 1980
Paul Robert, French lexicographer and publisher (d. 1980)
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Vinicius de Moraes
b. 1913 – d. 1980
Vinicius de Moraes, Brazilian poet, playwright, and composer (d. 1980)
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Juanita Moore
b. 1914 – d. 2014
Juanita Moore, American actress (d. 2014)
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Jean Dausset
b. 1916 – d. 2009
Jean Dausset, French-Spanish immunologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)
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Emil Gilels
b. 1916 – d. 1985
Emil Gilels, Ukrainian-Russian pianist (d. 1985)
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Minoru Yasui
b. 1916 – d. 1986
Minoru Yasui, American lawyer and activist (b. 1916)
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William Joel Blass
b. 1917 – d. 2012
William Joel Blass, American lawyer and politician (b. 1917)
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Walter Munk
b. 1917
Walter Munk, Austrian-American oceanographer, author, and academic
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Charles Evans (mountaineer)
b. 1918 – d. 1995
Charles Evans, English mountaineer, surgeon, and educator (b. 1918)
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Russell Kirk
b. 1918 – d. 1994
Russell Kirk, American theorist and author (d. 1994)
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Robert Schwarz Strauss
b. 1918 – d. 2014
Robert Schwarz Strauss, American lawyer and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Russia (d. 2014)
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Pandurang Shastri Athavale
b. 1920 – d. 2003
Pandurang Shastri Athavale, Indian spiritual leader and philosopher (b. 1920)
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LaWanda Page
b. 1920 – d. 2002
LaWanda Page, American actress (d. 2002)
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Harry Alan Towers
b. 1920 – d. 2009
Harry Alan Towers, English-Canadian screenwriter and producer (d. 2009)
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George Nader
b. 1921 – d. 2002
George Nader, American actor (d. 2002)
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Jack Anderson (columnist)
b. 1922 – d. 2005
Jack Anderson, American journalist and author (b. 1922)
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Ruth Carter Stevenson
b. 1923 – d. 2013
Ruth Carter Stevenson, American art collector, founded the Amon Carter Museum of American Art (d. 2013)
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Baby Dalupan
b. 1923 – d. 2016
Baby Dalupan, Filipino basketball player and coach (d. 2016)
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Bernard Hepton
b. 1925
Bernard Hepton, English actor and producer
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Czesław Kiszczak
b. 1925 – d. 2015
Czesław Kiszczak, Polish general and politician, 11th Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Poland (b. 1925)
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Emilio Eduardo Massera
b. 1925 – d. 2010
Emilio Eduardo Massera, Argentinian admiral (b. 1925)
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Arne Bendiksen
b. 1926 – d. 2009
Arne Bendiksen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2009)
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Joel Feinberg
b. 1926 – d. 2004
Joel Feinberg, American philosopher and academic (d. 2004)
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Vladimir Shlapentokh
b. 1926 – d. 2015
Vladimir Shlapentokh, Ukrainian-American sociologist, historian, political scientist, and academic (d. 2015)
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Marjorie Tallchief
b. 1926
Marjorie Tallchief, American ballerina
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Pierre Alechinsky
b. 1927
Pierre Alechinsky, Belgian painter and illustrator
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Stephen Keynes
b. 1927
Stephen Keynes, English businessman
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Lou Scheimer
b. 1928 – d. 2013
Lou Scheimer, American animator, producer, and voice actor, co-founded the Filmation Company (d. 2013)
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Lewis Wolpert
b. 1929
Lewis Wolpert, South African-English biologist, author, and academic
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John Evans, Baron Evans of Parkside
b. 1930
John Evans, Baron Evans of Parkside, English union leader and politician
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Mavis Nicholson
b. 1930
Mavis Nicholson, Welsh-English journalist
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Ed Emberley
b. 1931
Ed Emberley, American author and illustrator
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John le Carré
b. 1931
John le Carré, English intelligence officer and author
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Atsushi Miyagi
b. 1931
Atsushi Miyagi, Japanese tennis player
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Robert Reed
b. 1932 – d. 1992
Robert Reed, American actor (d. 1992)
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Brian Booth
b. 1933
Brian Booth, Australian cricketer and educator
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Anthony Skingsley
b. 1933
Anthony Skingsley, English air marshal
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Yakubu Gowon
b. 1934
Yakubu Gowon, Nigerian general and politician, 3rd Head of State of Nigeria
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Dave Guard
b. 1934 – d. 1991
Dave Guard, American folk music singer-songwriter, arranger, and musician (d. 1991)
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Don Ward (ice hockey)
b. 1935 – d. 2014
Don Ward, Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 2014)
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James Bevel
b. 1936 – d. 2008
James Bevel, American minister and activist (b. 1936)
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Marilyn Bell
b. 1937
Marilyn Bell, Canadian swimmer
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Peter Max
b. 1937
Peter Max, German-American illustrator
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Terence Thomas, Baron Thomas of Macclesfield
b. 1937
Terence Thomas, Baron Thomas of Macclesfield, English banker and politician
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Bill Morris, Baron Morris of Handsworth
b. 1938
Bill Morris, Baron Morris of Handsworth, Jamaican-English union leader and politician
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David Clark, Baron Clark of Windermere
b. 1939
David Clark, Baron Clark of Windermere, Scottish academic and politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office
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Larry Chance
b. 1940
Larry Chance, American singer-songwriter
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Michael Gambon
b. 1940
Michael Gambon, Irish-British actor
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Rosny Smarth
b. 1940
Rosny Smarth, Haitian lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Haiti
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Simon Ward
b. 1941 – d. 2012
Simon Ward, English actor (d. 2012)
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Andrew Vachss
b. 1942
Andrew Vachss, American lawyer and author
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Robin Holloway
b. 1943
Robin Holloway, English composer and academic
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Takis Ikonomopoulos
b. 1943
Takis Ikonomopoulos, Greek footballer and coach
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L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
b. 1943
L. E. Modesitt, Jr., American author and poet
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George McCrae
b. 1944
George McCrae, American singer
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Peter Tosh
b. 1944 – d. 1987
Peter Tosh, Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1987)
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Angus Deaton
b. 1945
Angus Deaton, Scottish-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
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Divine (performer)
b. 1945 – d. 1988
Divine, American drag queen performer, and actor (d. 1988)
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Patricia Ireland
b. 1945
Patricia Ireland, American lawyer and activist
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Gloria Jones
b. 1945
Gloria Jones, American singer-songwriter
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John Lithgow
b. 1945
John Lithgow, American actor
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Jeannie C. Riley
b. 1945
Jeannie C. Riley, American singer
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Martin Welz
b. 1945
Martin Welz, South African journalist
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Bob Holland
b. 1946
Bob Holland, Australian cricketer and surveyor
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Philip Pullman
b. 1946
Philip Pullman, English author and academic
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Keith Reid
b. 1946
Keith Reid, English songwriter and lyricist
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Giorgio Cavazzano
b. 1947
Giorgio Cavazzano, Italian author and illustrator
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James Howard Kunstler
b. 1948
James Howard Kunstler, American author and critic
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Dave Mallow
b. 1948
Dave Mallow, American voice actor and screenwriter
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Patrick Simmons
b. 1948
Patrick Simmons, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Lynn Dickey
b. 1949
Lynn Dickey, American football player and radio host
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Jamie McGrigor
b. 1949
Jamie McGrigor, English-Scottish politician
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Yeslam bin Ladin
b. 1950
Yeslam bin Ladin, Saudi Arabian-Swiss businessman
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Demetrios Christodoulou
b. 1951
Demetrios Christodoulou, Greek mathematician and physicist
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Annie Golden
b. 1951
Annie Golden, American actress and singer
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Kurt Schrader
b. 1951
Kurt Schrader, American veterinarian and politician
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Peter Bone
b. 1952
Peter Bone, English accountant and politician
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Verónica Castro
b. 1952
Verónica Castro, Mexican actress and singer
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Lionel Hollins
b. 1953
Lionel Hollins, American basketball player and coach
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Sam Allardyce
b. 1954
Sam Allardyce, English footballer and manager
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Deborah Blum
b. 1954
Deborah Blum, American journalist and author
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Joe Bryant
b. 1954
Joe Bryant, American basketball player and coach
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Dan Gutman
b. 1955
Dan Gutman, American author
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LaSalle Ishii
b. 1955
LaSalle Ishii, Japanese actor and director
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Steve Doocy
b. 1956
Steve Doocy, American journalist and author
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Elena Garanina
b. 1956
Elena Garanina, Soviet ice dancer and coach
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Grover Norquist
b. 1956
Grover Norquist, American activist, founded Americans for Tax Reform
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Didier Theys
b. 1956
Didier Theys, Belgian race car driver and coach
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Carlo Urbani
b. 1956 – d. 1993
Carlo Urbani, Italian physician (d. 1993)
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Bruce Weber (basketball)
b. 1956
Bruce Weber, American basketball player and coach
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Dorinda Clark-Cole
b. 1957
Dorinda Clark-Cole, American singer-songwriter and pianist
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Ray Richmond
b. 1957
Ray Richmond, American journalist and critic
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Karl Wallinger
b. 1957
Karl Wallinger, Welsh singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
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Carolyn Browne
b. 1958
Carolyn Browne, English diplomat, British Ambassador to Kazakhstan
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Hiromi Hara
b. 1958
Hiromi Hara, Japanese footballer and manager
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Tiriel Mora
b. 1958
Tiriel Mora, Australian actor
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Michael Steele
b. 1958
Michael Steele, American journalist and politician, 7th Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
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Nir Barkat
b. 1959
Nir Barkat, Israeli businessman and politician, Mayor of Jerusalem
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Martin Kusch
b. 1959
Martin Kusch, German philosopher and academic
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Dawn Coe-Jones
b. 1960 – d. 2016
Dawn Coe-Jones, Canadian golfer (d. 2016)
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Jennifer Holliday
b. 1960
Jennifer Holliday, American actress and singer
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Takeshi Koshida
b. 1960
Takeshi Koshida, Japanese footballer
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Susan Straight
b. 1960
Susan Straight, American author and academic
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Jeremy Swift
b. 1960
Jeremy Swift, English actor
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Ayuo Takahashi
b. 1960
Ayuo Takahashi, Japanese-American singer-songwriter
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Dan Woodgate
b. 1960
Dan Woodgate, English musician, songwriter, composer, and record producer
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Sunny Deol
b. 1961
Sunny Deol, Indian actor and producer
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Cliff Lyons
b. 1961
Cliff Lyons, Australian rugby league player and coach
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Tracy Chevalier
b. 1962
Tracy Chevalier, American-English author
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Brian Henninger
b. 1962
Brian Henninger, American golfer
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Bendik Hofseth
b. 1962
Bendik Hofseth, Norwegian saxophonist and composer
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Evander Holyfield
b. 1962
Evander Holyfield, American boxer and actor
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Svetlana Zainetdinova
b. 1962
Svetlana Zainetdinova, Soviet-Estonian chess player and coach
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Ty Pennington
b. 1964
Ty Pennington, American model, carpenter and television host
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Brad Daugherty (basketball)
b. 1965
Brad Daugherty, American basketball player and sportscaster
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Todd Park Mohr
b. 1965
Todd Park Mohr, American rock singer-songwriter and musician (Big Head Todd and the Monsters)
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Jon Favreau
b. 1966
Jon Favreau, American actor, director, and screenwriter
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Dimitris Lyacos
b. 1966
Dimitris Lyacos, Greek poet and playwright
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David Vann (writer)
b. 1966
David Vann (writer), American novelist and short story writer
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Amy Carter
b. 1967
Amy Carter, American illustrator and activist
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Yōji Matsuda
b. 1967
Yōji Matsuda, Japanese actor
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Yoko Shimomura
b. 1967
Yoko Shimomura, Japanese pianist and composer
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Rodney Carrington
b. 1968
Rodney Carrington, American comedian, actor, and singer
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John Edward
b. 1969
John Edward, American psychic and author
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Trey Parker
b. 1969
Trey Parker, American actor, animator, producer, and screenwriter
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Erwin Sánchez
b. 1969
Erwin Sánchez, Bolivian footballer and manager
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Andrew Griffiths (politician)
b. 1970
Andrew Griffiths, English politician
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Chris Kattan
b. 1970
Chris Kattan, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
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Keith Foulke
b. 1972
Keith Foulke, American baseball player
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Pras
b. 1972
Pras, American rapper-songwriter (Fugees), record producer, and actor
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Hicham Arazi
b. 1973
Hicham Arazi, Moroccan tennis player
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Okan Buruk
b. 1973
Okan Buruk, Turkish footballer and manager
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Joaquin Gage
b. 1973
Joaquin Gage, Canadian ice hockey player
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Burak Güven
b. 1975
Burak Güven, Turkish singer-songwriter and bass player
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Omar Gooding
b. 1976
Omar Gooding, American actor and producer
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Jostein Gulbrandsen
b. 1976
Jostein Gulbrandsen, Norwegian guitarist and composer
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Desmond Harrington
b. 1976
Desmond Harrington, American actor
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Paul Hartley
b. 1976
Paul Hartley, Scottish footballer and manager
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Hiroshi Sakai
b. 1976
Hiroshi Sakai, Japanese footballer
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Dan Smith (ice hockey)
b. 1976
Dan Smith, Canadian ice hockey player
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Michael Young (baseball)
b. 1976
Michael Young, American baseball player
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Habib Beye
b. 1977
Habib Beye, French-Senegalese footballer
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Louis-José Houde
b. 1977
Louis-José Houde, Canadian comedian and actor
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Jason Reitman
b. 1977
Jason Reitman, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter
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Raúl Tamudo
b. 1977
Raúl Tamudo, Spanish footballer
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Mo Twister
b. 1977
Mo Twister, Filipino radio and television host
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Enrique Bernoldi
b. 1978
Enrique Bernoldi, Brazilian race car driver
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Zakhar Dubensky
b. 1978
Zakhar Dubensky, Russian footballer
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Henri Sorvali
b. 1978
Henri Sorvali, Finnish guitarist and keyboard player
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José Luis López (footballer)
b. 1979
José Luis López, Mexican footballer
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Brian Robertson (trombonist)
b. 1979
Brian Robertson, American trombonist
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Sachiko Sugiyama
b. 1979
Sachiko Sugiyama, Japanese volleyball player
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José Bautista
b. 1980
José Bautista, Dominican baseball player
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Rajai Davis
b. 1980
Rajai Davis, American baseball player
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Heikki Kovalainen
b. 1981
Heikki Kovalainen, Finnish race car driver
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Atom Araullo
b. 1982
Atom Araullo, Filipino journalist
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Gillian Jacobs
b. 1982
Gillian Jacobs, American actress and director
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Louis Oosthuizen
b. 1982
Louis Oosthuizen, South African golfer
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Gonzalo Pineda
b. 1982
Gonzalo Pineda, Mexican footballer
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Daan van Bunge
b. 1982
Daan van Bunge, Dutch cricketer
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Rebecca Ferguson
b. 1983
Rebecca Ferguson, Swedish actress
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Andy Lonergan
b. 1983
Andy Lonergan, English footballer
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Cara Santa Maria
b. 1983
Cara Santa Maria, American neuroscientist and blogger
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Danka Barteková
b. 1984
Danka Barteková, Slovak skeet shooter
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Tsunenori Aoki
b. 1987
Tsunenori Aoki, Japanese actor
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Zeph Ellis
b. 1988
Zeph Ellis, English rapper and producer
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Markiyan Kamysh
b. 1988
Markiyan Kamysh, Ukrainian writer
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Chris Lawrence (rugby league)
b. 1988
Chris Lawrence, Australian rugby league player
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James Gavet
b. 1989
James Gavet, New Zealand rugby league player
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Miroslav Stoch
b. 1989
Miroslav Stoch, Slovakian footballer
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Rakuto Tochihara
b. 1989
Rakuto Tochihara, Japanese actor
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Janine Tugonon
b. 1989
Janine Tugonon, Filipino model and television host
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Tom Kilbey
b. 1990
Tom Kilbey, English footballer
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Endō Shōta
b. 1990
Endō Shōta, Japanese sumo wrestler
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Janet Leon
b. 1990
Janet Leon, Swedish singer-songwriter and dancer
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Colton Dixon
b. 1991
Colton Dixon, American singer-songwriter and pianist
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Shiho (actress)
b. 1992
Shiho, Japanese actress and model
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Abby Sunderland
b. 1993
Abby Sunderland, American sailor
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Agnė Sereikaitė
b. 1994
Agnė Sereikaitė, Lithuanian speed skater