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Born in Toronto, Taylor was a pitcher over all or parts of 11 seasons (1962–1972) in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Cleveland Indians, St
Famous Birthdays on December 13
134 people
1272 – 2009
December 13 has seen 134 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1272 – 2009. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1937 — Ron Taylor
Canadian physician and baseball player (died 2025)
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He was a key contributor to two World Series–winning teams: the 1964 Cardinals and the 1969 Mets
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After retiring as a baseball player, he attended medical school at the University of Toronto, graduating in 1977
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In 1979, he started a 30-year association with the Toronto Blue Jays as the team's physician
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Taylor was appointed a member of the Order of Ontario in 2005.
Frederick III ; 13 December 1272 – 25 June 1337) was the regent of the Kingdom of Sicily from 1291 until 1295 and subsequently King of Sicily from 1295 until his death. He was the third son of Peter III of Aragon and…
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1272
chancellor of the University of Paris (died 1429)
Jean Charlier de Gerson was a French scholar, educator, reformer, and poet, Chancellor of the University of Paris, a guiding light of the conciliar movement and one of the most prominent theologians at the Council of…
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1363
Dominican tertiary and stigmatic (died 1544)
Lucy Brocadelli, also known as Lucy of Narni or Lucy of Narnia, was a Dominican tertiary who was a mystic and a stigmatic. She has been venerated by the Roman Catholic Church since 1710. She is known for being the…
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1476
German Lutheran (died 1551)
Paul Speratus was a Swabian Catholic priest who became a Protestant preacher, reformer and hymn-writer. In 1523, he helped Martin Luther to create the First Lutheran hymnal, published in 1524 and called Achtliederbuch.
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1484
Spanish theologian and economist (died 1586)
Martín de Azpilcueta, or Doctor Navarrus, was a Navarrese canonist, theologian and economist.
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1491
German Lutheran pastor (died 1558)
Justus Menius was a German Lutheran pastor and Protestant reformer whose name is Latinized from Jost or Just Menig.
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1499
Pope Sixtus V, born Felice Piergentile, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 April 1585 to his death, in August 1590. As a youth, he joined the Franciscan order, where he displayed…
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1521
Erik XIV or Eric XIV became King of Sweden following the death of his father, Gustav I, on 29 September 1560. During a 1568 rebellion against him, Erik was incarcerated by his half-brother John III. He was formally…
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1533
Henry IV, also known by the epithets Good King Henry or Henry the Great, was King of Navarre from 1572 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first monarch of France from the House of Bourbon, a cadet branch…
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1553
Duke of Sully, 2nd Prime Minister of France (died 1641)
Maximilien de Béthune Sully, 1st Prince of Sully, Marquis of Rosny and Nogent, Count of Muret and Villebon, Viscount of Meaux was a French nobleman, soldier, statesman, and counselor of King Henry IV of France.…
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1560
1585
English chemist and academic (died 1696)
Robert Plot was an English naturalist and antiquarian who was the first professor of chemistry at the University of Oxford and the first keeper of the Ashmolean Museum.
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1640
Italian astronomer and philosopher (died 1729)
Francesco Bianchini was an Italian philosopher and scientist. He worked for the curia of three popes, including being camiere d'honore of Clement XI, and secretary of the commission for the reform of the calendar,…
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1662
The Yongzheng Emperor, also known by his temple name Emperor Shizong of Qing, personal name Yinzhen, was the fourth emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the third Qing emperor to rule over China proper.
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1678
Italian playwright (died 1804)
Carlo, Count Gozzi was an Italian (Venetian) playwright and champion of Commedia dell'arte.
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1720
German astronomer and philosopher (died 1802)
Franz Ulrich Theodor Aepinus was a German mathematician, scientist, and natural philosopher residing in the Russian Empire. Aepinus is best known for his researches, theoretical and experimental, in electricity and…
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1724
English judge (died 1844)
James Scarlett, 1st Baron Abinger, was a British lawyer, politician and judge.
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1769
German chemist, invented the Döbereiner's lamp (died 1849)
Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner was a German chemist who is known best for work that was suggestive of the periodic law for the chemical elements, and for inventing the first lighter, which was known as the Döbereiner's…
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1780
Archduke Louis, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia and Prince of Tuscany, was the 15th child of Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II, King of Hungary and Bohemia, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain.
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1784
German journalist, poet, and critic (died 1856)
Christian Johann Heinrich Heine was a German poet, writer and literary critic. He is best known outside Germany for his early lyric poetry, which was set to music in the form of Lieder by composers such as Felix…
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1797
Canadian journalist and politician, 5th Premier of Nova Scotia (died 1873)
Joseph Howe was a Nova Scotian journalist, politician, public servant, and poet. Howe is often ranked as one of Nova Scotia's most admired politicians and his considerable skills as a journalist and writer have made him…
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1804
1814
German engineer and businessman, founded Siemens (died 1892)
Ernst Werner Siemens was a German electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist. Siemens's name has been adopted as the SI unit of electrical conductance, the siemens. He founded the electrical and telecommunications…
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1816
16th First Lady of the United States (died 1882)
Mary Ann Todd Lincoln was First Lady of the United States from 1861 until the assassination of her husband, President Abraham Lincoln, in 1865.
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1818
Danish feminist, novelist and telegraphist (died 1892)
Mathilde Fibiger was a Danish feminist, novelist, and telegraphist.
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1830
German painter and academic (died 1904)
Franz Seraph Lenbach, after 1882, Ritter von Lenbach, was a German painter known primarily for his portraits of prominent personalities from the nobility, the arts, and industry. Because of his standing in society, he…
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1836
Dutch philosopher, theologian, and academic (died 1921)
Herman Bavinck was a Dutch Calvinist philosopher, theologian and churchman. He was a significant scholar in the Calvinist tradition, alongside Abraham Kuyper, B. B. Warfield, and Geerhardus Vos.
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1854
Croatian-Austrian field marshal (died 1920)
Svetozar Boroević von Bojna was an Austro-Hungarian field marshal who was described as one of the finest defensive strategists of the First World War. He commanded Austro-Hungarian forces in the Isonzo front, for which…
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1856
1860
American woodcarver and politician, 36th Mayor of Milwaukee (died 1947)
Emil Seidel was an American woodworker, patternmaker and politician. Seidel was the mayor of Milwaukee from 1910 to 1912. The first Socialist mayor of a major city in the United States, Seidel became the vice…
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1864
Norwegian physicist and author (died 1917)
Kristian Olaf Bernhard Birkeland was a Norwegian space physicist, inventor, and professor of physics at the Royal Fredriks University in Oslo. He is best remembered for his theories of atmospheric electric currents that…
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1867
American actor and director (died 1940)
Edward LeSaint was an American stage and film actor and director whose career began in the silent era. He acted in over 300 films and directed more than 90. He was sometimes credited as Edward J. Le Saint. LeSaint…
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1870
Canadian painter and author (died 1945)
Emily Carr was a Canadian artist who was inspired by the monumental art and villages of the First Nations and the landscapes of British Columbia. She also was a vivid writer and chronicler of life in her surroundings,…
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1871
Russian pianist and educator (died 1944)
Josef Lhévinne was a Russian pianist and piano teacher. Lhévinne wrote a short book in 1924 that is considered a classic: Basic Principles in Pianoforte Playing.
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1874
African-American social worker (died 1971)
Jane Edna Hunter, an African-American social worker, Hunter was born on the Woodburn Farm plantation near Pendleton, South Carolina. She was involved in the NAACP and NAACW. Jane Edna Hunter is widely Known for her work…
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1882
American librarian and bibliographer (died 1950)
Belle da Costa Greene was an American librarian who managed and developed the personal library of J. P. Morgan. After Morgan died in 1913, Greene continued as librarian for his son, Jack Morgan, and in 1924 was named…
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1883
Greek actor, director, and playwright (died 1951)
Aimilios Veakis was a Greek actor. An active member of the National Liberation Front during the Axis occupation of Greece, he was persecuted for his leftist beliefs during the White Terror.
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1884
American mathematician (died 1940)
Annie Dale Biddle Andrews was the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley.
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1885
Hungarian-American mathematician and academic (died 1985)
George Pólya was a Hungarian-American mathematician. He was a professor of mathematics from 1914 to 1940 at ETH Zürich and from 1940 to 1953 at Stanford University. He made fundamental contributions to combinatorics,…
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1887
American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1964)
Alvin Cullum York, also known by his rank as Sergeant York, was an American soldier who was one of the most decorated United States Army soldiers of World War I. He received the Medal of Honor for leading an attack on a…
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1887
Spanish anarchist feminist (died 1970)
Lucía Sánchez Saornil, was a Spanish poet and anarcha-feminist activist, best known for co-founding the Mujeres Libres organisation together with Mercedes Comaposada and Amparo Poch y Gascón. Born into a working-class…
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1895
Dutch architect, designed the Savoy Homann Bidakara Hotel (died 1961)
Albert Frederik Aalbers is a Dutch architect who created elegant villas, hotels, and office buildings in Bandung, Indonesia, during Dutch colonial rule in the 1930s. Albert Aalbers worked in the Netherlands between 1924…
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1897
American journalist and author (died 1969)
Andrew Russell Pearson was an American columnist, noted for his syndicated newspaper column "Washington Merry-Go-Round". He also had a program on NBC Radio titled Drew Pearson Comments. He was known for his approach…
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1897
Romanian-American conductor and educator (died 1970)
Ionel Perlea was a Romanian conductor particularly associated with the Italian and German opera repertories.
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1900
Estonian singer, violinist, and bagpipe player (died 1987)
Olev Roomet was an Estonian musician, a violin player, a player of the torupill and a singer in the State Academic Male Choir of Estonia. He became interested in the Estonian bagpipe in his 50s. At the death of…
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1901
Greek philosopher and politician, 138th Prime Minister of Greece (died 1986)
Panagiotis Kanellopoulos or Panayotis Kanellopoulos was a Greek writer, politician and Prime Minister of Greece. He was the Prime Minister of Greece deposed by the Greek military junta of 1967–1974.
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1902
American sociologist and academic (died 1979)
Talcott Parsons was an American sociologist of the classical tradition, best known for his social action theory and structural functionalism. Parsons is considered one of the most influential figures in sociology in the…
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1902
American activist (died 1986)
Ella Josephine Baker was an African-American civil rights and human rights activist. She was a largely behind-the-scenes organizer whose career spanned more than five decades. In New York City and the South, she worked…
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1903
Spanish guitarist and composer (died 1993)
Carlos García Montoya was a flamenco guitarist.
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1903
American writer and dance critic (died 2007)
Ann Barzel was an American writer, critic and lecturer on dance.
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1905
Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, later Duchess of Kent, was a Greek and Danish princess by birth and a British princess by marriage. A granddaughter of King George I of Greece and Queen Olga, she was the daughter…
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1906
South African-English soldier and author (died 1996)
Sir Laurens Jan van der Post, was a South African Afrikaner writer, farmer, soldier, educator, journalist, humanitarian, philosopher, explorer and conservationist. He was noted for his interest in Jungianism and the…
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1906
English geologist, academic, and physicist (died 1958)
Frances Elizabeth Somerville Alexander was a British geologist, academic, and physicist, whose wartime work with radar and radio led to early developments in radio astronomy and whose post-war work on the geology of…
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1908
Brazilian historian and activist (died 1995)
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira was a Brazilian conservative philosopher, writer, university professor, journalist, and traditionalist Catholic activist, best known for being the founder of the Tradition, Family and Property…
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1908
American film actor (died 1971)
Emmett Evan "Van" Heflin Jr. was an American theatre, radio, and film actor. He played mostly character parts over the course of his film career, but during the 1940s had a string of roles as a leading man. Heflin won…
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1908
Norwegian economist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1999)
Trygve Magnus Haavelmo, born in Skedsmo, Norway, was an economist whose research interests centered on econometrics. He received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1989.
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1911
American poet and painter (died 1972)
Kenneth Patchen was an American poet and novelist. He experimented with different forms of writing and incorporated painting, drawing, and jazz music into his works, which have been compared with those of William Blake…
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1911
Brazilian singer-songwriter and accordion player (died 1989)
Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, musician and poet and one of the most influential figures of Brazilian popular music in the twentieth century. He has been credited with having presented…
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1912
American boxer and actor (died 1998)
Archie Moore was an American professional boxer and the longest reigning World Light Heavyweight Champion of all time. He had one of the longest professional careers in the history of the sport, competing from 1935 to…
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1913
English historian and author (died 2004)
Alan Louis Charles Bullock, Baron Bullock was a British historian. He is best known for his book Hitler: A Study in Tyranny (1952), the first comprehensive biography of Adolf Hitler, which influenced many other Hitler…
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1914
English comedian and actor (died 1993)
Larry Noble was a Lebanese-born British stage comedian and actor best known for starring in the Whitehall farces with Brian Rix. He starred in the original production of Reluctant Heroes and as the chirpy French jockey…
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1914
South African lawyer and politician, 4th State President of South Africa (died 1983)
Balthazar Johannes Vorster, better known as John Vorster, was a South African politician who served as the Prime Minister of South Africa from 1966 to 1978 and the fourth State President of South Africa from 1978 to…
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1915
American author and illustrator (died 2000)
Leonard Joseph Weisgard was an American writer and illustrator of more than 200 children's books. He is known best for his collaborations with writer Margaret Wise Brown.
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1916
German captain and pilot (died 1942)
Hans-Joachim Marseille was a German Luftwaffe fighter pilot and flying ace during World War II. He is noted for his aerial battles during the North African Campaign and his bohemian lifestyle. One of the most successful…
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1919
American economist and politician, 60th United States Secretary of State (died 2021)
George Pratt Shultz was an American economist, businessman, diplomat, and statesman who served in various positions under presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan. A member of the Republican Party, he is one of the…
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1920
Turkish film producer, director and screenwriter (died 1987)
Turgut Demirağ was a Turkish film producer, director, and screenwriter. He directed 16 films between 1947 and 1973. His 1964 film Love and Grudge was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival.
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1921
American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2020)
Philip Warren Anderson was an American theoretical physicist who shared the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physics with Nevill Mott and John Van Vleck "for their fundamental theoretical investigations of the electronic structure…
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1923
American baseball player (died 2003)
Lawrence Eugene Doby was an American professional baseball player in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball (MLB) who was the second black player to break baseball's color barrier and the first black player in the…
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1923
American actor, singer, and dancer
Richard Wayne Van Dyke is an American actor, comedian, singer, dancer and writer. His work spans screen and stage, and his awards include six Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, and a Tony Award. He was inducted into the…
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1925
American poet and academic (died 1980)
James Arlington Wright was an American lyric poet in the post-World War II decades. He often wrote about his experience of Depression-era poverty in the Midwest. His Collected Poems won the 1972 Pulitzer Prize for…
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1927
American philosopher and mathematician (died 2016)
Solomon Feferman was an American philosopher and mathematician who worked in mathematical logic. In addition to his prolific technical work in proof theory, computability theory, and set theory, he was known for his…
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1928
Canadian actor and producer (died 2021)
Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer was a Canadian actor. His career spanned seven decades, gaining him recognition for his performances in film, stage, and television. His accolades included an Academy Award, two Tony…
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1929
Dutch Jewish author of books for children and adults (died 2006)[citation needed]
Ida Vos was a Dutch author. She wrote books for adults and children. In most of her books, Vos wrote about her experiences as a Jewish girl during the Second World War. Her best-known book was Wie niet weg is wordt…
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1931
French automotive designer
Paul Bracq is an automotive designer noted for his work at Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Citroën, and Peugeot.
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1933
American film producer (died 2012)
Richard Darryl Zanuck was an American film producer. His 1989 film Driving Miss Daisy won the Academy Award for Best Picture. He was also instrumental in launching the career of director Steven Spielberg, who described…
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1934
Turkish physician and academic (died 2009)
Türkan Saylan was a Turkish medical doctor in dermatology, academic, writer, teacher and social activist. She was famous for fighting leprosy, and for founding a charitable foundation called "Association for the Support…
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1935
Aga Khan IV, Swiss humanitarian and religious leader (died 2025)
Shah Karim al-Hussaini, known simply as Aga Khan IV, was the 49th Imam of Nizari Isma'ili Shia Islam from 1957 until his death in 2025. He inherited the Nizari imamate and the title of Aga Khan at the age of 20 upon the…
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1936
American baseball player
Joseph Clifton Martin is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1959 to 1972. Martin played the bulk of his career with the Chicago White Sox, but is most…
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1936
American basketball player (died 1987)
Gus "Honeycomb" Johnson Jr. was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and American Basketball Association (ABA). A 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), 235-pound (107 kg) forward who…
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1938
Indian economist and academic (died 2005)
Sanjaya Lall was a development economist and Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford. Lall's research interests included the impact of foreign direct investment in developing countries, the economics of…
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1940
English playwright and screenwriter
Howard John Brenton FRSL is an English playwright and screenwriter, often ranked alongside contemporaries such as Edward Bond, Caryl Churchill, and David Hare.
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1942
Canadian baseball player
Ferguson Arthur "Fergie" Jenkins is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher and coach. He played Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1965 to 1983 for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers and…
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1942
American businessman, politician, and activist (died 2020)
Herman Cain was an American businessman and Tea Party movement activist in the Republican Party.
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1945
American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
Jeffrey Allen "Skunk" Baxter is an American guitarist, known for his stints in the rock bands Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers during the 1970s and Spirit in the 1980s. More recently, he has worked as a defense…
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1948
British athlete (died 1970)
Lillian Barbara Board, was a British athlete. She won the silver medal in the 400 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and two gold medals at the 1969 European Championships in Athletics in Athens. Her…
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1948
American musician
Theodore Anthony Nugent is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and political activist. He goes by several nicknames, including Uncle Ted, the Nuge, and Motor City Madman. Nugent initially gained fame as the lead…
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1948
American actress
Wendie Malick is an American actress and former fashion model, known for her roles in various television comedies. She starred as Judith Tupper Stone in the HBO sitcom Dream On and as Nina Van Horn in the NBC sitcom…
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1950
American professional wrestler (died 1998)
Sylvester Ritter was an American professional wrestler and college football player, best known for his time in Mid-South Wrestling, where he would serve as a world heavyweight champion, and the World Wrestling…
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1952
American basketball player
Muhsin Kenon, is an American former professional basketball player, known in his playing career as Larry Kenon.
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1952
American economist
Ben Shalom Bernanke is an American economist who served as the 14th chairman of the Federal Reserve from 2006 to 2014. After leaving the Federal Reserve, he was appointed a distinguished fellow at the Brookings…
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1953
Canadian ice hockey player
Robert Michael Gainey is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played for the Montreal Canadiens from 1973 until 1989. After retiring from active play, he became a hockey coach and later an executive with…
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1953
American basketball player and coach
Philip Gregory Hubbard is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He won a gold medal in the 1976 Summer Olympics and after graduating from the University of Michigan, played for the Detroit Pistons…
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1956
American actor and director
Steven Vincent Buscemi is an American actor, director, and producer. His accolades include two Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award and two Independent Spirit Awards.
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1957
American musician and actor
Morris E. Day is an American singer, songwriter, bandleader and actor. He is best known as the lead singer of The Time.
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1957
American actor
John Orson Whitaker, Jr. is an American actor notable for several film and television performances during his childhood. The redheaded Whitaker played Jody Davis on Family Affair from 1966 to 1971. He originated the…
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1959
American football player
Richard Lamar Dent is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL), primarily for the Chicago Bears. He was the MVP of the Super Bowl XX. He was elected…
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1960
American football player
Gary Wayne Zimmerman is an American former professional football player who was a Hall of Fame offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) and United States Football League (USFL). He earned a Super Bowl ring…
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1961
1962
American-Latvian politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Latvia
Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš is a Latvian and American politician who served as the prime minister of Latvia from 2019 until 2023. A linguist and businessman by profession, he previously served as Latvia's minister of…
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1964
Austrian politician
Petra Elfriede Wimmer is an Austrian politician and member of the National Council. A member of the Social Democratic Party, she has represented Hausruckviertel since November 2017.
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1965
American actor, singer, songwriter, producer, and comedian
Eric Marlon Bishop, known professionally as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, comedian, singer, and film producer. He gained his career breakthrough as a featured player in the sketch comedy show In Living Color from…
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1967
Russian ice hockey player and coach
Sergei Viktorovich Fyodorov is a Russian former professional ice hockey player and the former head coach of CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) from 2021 to 2024. During his playing career, for which he…
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1969
Australian rugby league player
Scott Sattler is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played during the 1990s and 2000s, later becoming the Football Manager of the Gold Coast Titans. He is the son of South Sydney Rabbitohs…
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1971
Swedish heavy metal singer
Matti Kärki, is a Swedish singer who is best known for his work with Dismember. Before he joined Dismember in 1991, he was the singer in the Swedish band Carnage (1989-1990). The first band fronted by Kärki was Therion…
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1972
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, author, and filmmaker
Thomas Matthew DeLonge is an American musician best known as the co-founder, co-lead vocalist, and guitarist of the rock band Blink-182 across three stints. He is also the lead vocalist and guitarist of the rock band…
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1975
American actor
Kim Jae-hyeok, known professionally as James Kyson, is a South Korean and American actor, best known for his television work. Best known for his role as Ando Masahashi on the NBC television series Heroes, his guest…
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1975
American baseball player and manager
Matthew Hanks LeCroy is an American former professional baseball catcher, first baseman, and designated hitter. He is currently the manager of the Rochester Red Wings, the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals.
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1975
1978
1981
Canadian ice hockey player
Daniel Hamhuis is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. A defenceman, he was drafted in 2001 by the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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1982
American baseball player
Carlos Enrique Nolasco is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida/Miami Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, and Los Angeles Angels. He is of…
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1982
Australian basketball player
Laura Ann Hodges is an Australian female professional basketball player, having played in Australia's Women's National Basketball League (WNBL), Europe, and the WNBA. She currently plays for the Adelaide Lightning in…
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1983
Spanish footballer
Santiago Cazorla González is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for and captains La Liga club Oviedo. A former Spanish international, Cazorla operates primarily as an attacking midfielder, but also plays as a…
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1984
Finnish freestyle swimmer
Hanna-Maria Hintsa is a retired Finnish freestyle swimmer, who won the world title in the 100 m freestyle at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain.
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1984
American mass murderer
James Eagan Holmes is an American convicted mass murderer who perpetrated the 2012 Aurora theater shooting in which he killed 12 people and injured 70 others at a Century 16 movie theater on July 20, 2012. He had no…
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1987
American golfer
Rick Yutaka Fowler is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He was the number one ranked amateur golfer in the world for 36 weeks in 2007 and 2008. On January 24, 2016, he reached a career high…
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1988
Kenyan runner
Hellen Onsando Obiri is a Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner. She is the only woman to have won world titles in indoor track, outdoor track and cross country. Obiri is a two-time Olympic 5,000 metres silver…
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1989
1989
American singer-songwriter
Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. An influential figure in popular culture, she is known for her autobiographical songwriting and artistic reinventions. Swift is the highest-grossing live music…
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1989
American football player
Fletcher Cox is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for 12 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the…
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1990
English YouTuber, actor, and author
Joseph Mark Garrett, better known as Stampylonghead, Stampylongnose, Stampy Cat, or simply Stampy, is an English YouTuber, actor, and author best known for his Minecraft video game commentaries as the character of…
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1990
Dutch tennis player
Arantxa Rus is a Dutch professional tennis player.
She won one WTA Tour singles title at the 2023 Hamburg Open and four in doubles.
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1990
Canadian martial artist
Dave Leduc is a Canadian-Burmese Lethwei fighter. He is a former six-time Lethwei world champion who held the Openweight Lethwei World Championship and was undefeated under traditional rules KO to win. In 2014, Leduc…
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1991
Russian ice hockey player
Vladimir Andreyevich Tarasenko is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is a right winger for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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1991
American tennis player
Danielle Rose Collins is an American professional tennis player. She has reached career-high WTA rankings of world No. 7 in singles and No. 79 in doubles. Collins has won four singles titles, including a WTA 1000 title…
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1993
Australian rugby league player
Jamal Fogarty is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a halfback for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League.
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1993
English actor
Emma Louise "Emma" Corrin is an English actor who has worked on stage and screen. They gained international recognition for portraying Diana, Princess of Wales, in the fourth season of the Netflix historical drama The…
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1995
Venezuelan baseball player
Gleyber David Torres Castro is a Venezuelan professional baseball second baseman for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the New York Yankees. Torres made his MLB debut…
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1996
Spanish tennis player
Marina Bassols Ribera is a Spanish tennis player.
She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 105 in singles, achieved on 5 February 2024, and of No. 194 in doubles, reached on 15 August 2022.
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1999
Swiss tennis player
Simona Waltert is a Swiss professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 88, achieved on 20 October 2025, and a doubles ranking of No. 88, achieved on 27 October 2025. To date, she…
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2000
Australian cricketer
Jayden Goodwin is an Australian cricketer. He made his first-class debut on 10 November 2021, for Western Australia in the 2021–22 Sheffield Shield season.
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2001
American football player
Brock Allen Bowers is an American professional football tight end for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). Bowers played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, where he was a three-time…
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2002
American singer and songwriter
William Maddox Batson is an American singer and songwriter. His debut single "Tears in the River" entered the top-twenty on Spotify's US Viral 50 chart and the song had approximately twelve million global streams by the…
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Ron Taylor — Canadian baseball player (1937–2025)
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Birth year1937
Known forBorn in Toronto, Taylor was a pitcher over all or parts of 11 seasons (1962–1972) in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Cleveland Indians, St
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2007
The Treaty of Lisbon is signed by the EU member states to amend both the Treaty of Rome and the Maastricht Treaty which together form the constitutional basis of the EU. The Treaty of Lisbon is effective from 1 December 2009. Wikipedia →
2003
Iraq War: Operation Red Dawn: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit. Wikipedia →
2002
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European Union enlargement: The EU announces that Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia will become members on May 1, 2004. Wikipedia →
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