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With Detroit, Wilson won the Stanley Cup four times
Famous Birthdays on June 14
179 people
1444 – 2007
June 14 has seen 179 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1444 – 2007. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1929 — Johnny Wilson
Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (died 2011)
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He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks, Toronto Maple Leafs, and New York Rangers between 1950 and 1962
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After his playing career, he coached in the NHL with the Los Angeles Kings, Detroit, the Colorado Rockies, and Pittsburgh Penguins between 1969 and 1980
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He also coached the Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades and Cleveland Crusaders of the World Hockey Association between 1974 and 1976, and the Canadian national team at the 1977 World Championship
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John Edward Wilson was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and head coach
Indian astronomer and mathematician (died 1544)
Keļallur Nīlakaṇṭha Somayāji, also referred to as Keļallur Comatiri, was a mathematician and astronomer of the Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics. One of his most influential works was the comprehensive…
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1444
Italian poet and scholar (died 1552)
Giglio Gregorio Giraldi was an Italian classical scholar and poet.
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1479
Archduke of Austria (died 1595)
Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria was ruler of Further Austria and Imperial Count of Tyrol since 1564. The son of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, he first married Philippine Welser, and later Anna Caterina Gonzaga.…
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1529
German astronomer (died 1699)
Johann Abraham Ihle was a German amateur astronomer from Leipzig.
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1627
Slovak organist and composer (died 1758)
Jan Francisci was an organist and composer born in Neusohl, Kingdom of Hungary. In 1709, he succeeded his father as cantor there before going to Vienna in 1722. He visited J.S. Bach in Leipzig in 1725. He worked as a…
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1691
Welsh ornithologist and historian (died 1798)
Thomas Pennant was a Welsh naturalist, traveller, writer and antiquarian. He was born and lived his whole life at his family estate, Downing Hall, near Whitford, Flintshire, in Wales.
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1726
Italian composer and educator (died 1786)
Antonio Maria Gasparo Gioacchino Sacchini was an Italian classical era composer, best known for his operas.
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1730
French physicist and engineer (died 1806)
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb was a French officer, engineer, and physicist. He is best known as the eponymous discoverer of what is now called Coulomb's law, the description of the electrostatic force of attraction and…
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1736
German composer and educator (died 1845)
Johann(es) Simon Mayr, also known in Italian as Giovanni Simone Mayr or Simone Mayr, was a German composer. His music reflects the transition from the Classical to the Romantic musical era. In 1805 he founded the…
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1763
English historian and diplomat, British Consul-General in Egypt (died 1827)
Henry Salt was an English artist, traveller, collector of antiquities, diplomat, and Egyptologist.
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1780
Czech-Russian mathematician and academic (died 1866)
Nikolai Dmitrievich Brashman was a Russian mathematician of Jewish-Austrian origin. He was a student of Joseph Johann Littrow, and the advisor of Pafnuty Chebyshev and August Davidov.
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1796
Czech historian and politician (died 1876)
František Palacký was a Czech historian and politician. He was the most influential person of the Czech National Revival, called "Father of the Nation".
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1798
American religious leader (died 1868)
Heber Chase Kimball was an American religious leader who was a pioneer in the early Latter Day Saint movement. He served as one of the original twelve apostles in the early Church of the Latter Day Saints, and as first…
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1801
American author and activist (died 1896)
Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe was an American author and abolitionist. She came from the religious Beecher family and wrote the popular novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), which depicts the harsh conditions experienced by…
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1811
American merchant and politician, 23rd Governor of Massachusetts (died 1892)
Henry Joseph Gardner was the 23rd Governor of Massachusetts, serving from 1855 to 1858. Gardner, a Know Nothing, was elected governor as part of the sweeping victory of Know Nothing candidates in the Massachusetts…
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1819
American author and publisher (died 1905)
John Bartlett was an American writer and publisher and the editor of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, which he revised continuously and published in several editions. Since Bartlett's death in 1905, the book has…
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1820
French Roman Catholic missionary to Japan (died 1884)
Bernard Thaddée Petitjean was a French Catholic prelate who served as Apostolic Vicar of Japan from 1866 to 1876.
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1829
Japanese Field Marshal and politician, 3rd and 9th Prime Minister of Japan (died 1922)
Prince Yamagata Aritomo was a Japanese statesman and general who twice served as prime minister of Japan, in 1889–1891 and 1898–1900. He was a leading member of the genrō, a group of senior courtiers and statesmen who…
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1838
American businessman (died 1893)
William Frederick Nast (1840–1893) was an American diplomat and entrepreneur. He was the third president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
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1840
English philosopher and theorist (died 1923)
Bernard Bosanquet was an English philosopher and political theorist, and an influential figure on matters of political and social policy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His work influenced but was later…
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1848
German conductor and composer (died 1905)
Max Erdmannsdörfer was a German conductor, pianist and composer.
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1848
American lawyer and politician, 20th Governor of Wisconsin (died 1925)
Robert Marion La Follette Sr., nicknamed "Fighting Bob", was an American lawyer and the leading progressive politician in Wisconsin from the 1890s until his death in 1925. He served as U.S. senator from Wisconsin for…
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1855
Russian mathematician and theorist (died 1922)
Andrey Andreyevich Markov was a Russian mathematician celebrated for his pioneering work in stochastic processes. He extended foundational results—such as the law of large numbers and the central limit theorem—to…
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1856
Swiss-American chemist and academic (died 1915)
John Ulric Nef was a Swiss-born American chemist and the discoverer of the Nef reaction and Nef synthesis. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences.
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1862
German psychiatrist and neuropathologist (died 1915)
Alois Alzheimer was a German psychiatrist, neuropathologist and colleague of Emil Kraepelin. He is credited with identifying the first published case of "presenile dementia", which Kraepelin later identified as…
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1864
Austrian biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1943)
Karl Landsteiner was an Austrian-American biologist, physician, and immunologist. He emigrated with his family to New York in 1923 at the age of 55 for professional opportunities, working for the Rockefeller Institute.
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1868
German peace activist (died 1947)
Anna Bernhardine Eckstein was a German champion of world peace, who trained as a teacher and campaigned for peace across the world. She gathered six million signatures on a petition and, in 1913, was nominated for the…
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1868
Sophia of Prussia was Queen of Greece from 18 March 1913 to 11 June 1917 and again from 19 December 1920 to 27 September 1922 as the wife of King Constantine I.
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1870
Dutch rower (died 1936)
Hermanus Gerardus "Herman" Brockmann was a Dutch coxswain who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.
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1871
Danish mechanic and engineer (died 1946)
Jacob Christian Hansen-Ellehammer was a Danish inventor and aviation pioneer. He obtained a total of 59 Danish patents and worked with many different things, including amusement machines, Tivoli boats, egg openers,…
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1871
Slovene priest and author (died 1936)
János Szlepecz was a Slovene Roman Catholic priest, dean, and writer. He wrote in the Prekmurje Slovene dialect and also in Hungarian.
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1872
French soprano (died 1970)
Jane Bathori was a French mezzo-soprano. She was famous on the operatic stage and important in the development of contemporary French music.
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1877
British biochemist, the first woman admitted to the London Chemical Society (died 1944)
Ida Maclean was an English biochemist and the first woman admitted to the London Chemical Society.
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1877
French fencer (died 1943)
Henri Léon Thiébaut was a French fencer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the silver medal in the sabre. He was…
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1878
American sprinter and coach (died 1955)
Arthur Francis Duffey was an American track and field athlete who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
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1879
Irish tenor and actor (died 1945)
Count John Francis McCormack, was an Irish lyric tenor celebrated for his performances of the operatic and popular song repertoires, and renowned for his diction and breath control. He was also a Papal Count. McCormack…
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1884
German swimmer (died 1953)
Georg Zacharias was a German backstroke and breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He was born in Gdańsk and died in Berlin. In the 1904 Olympics he won a gold medal in the 440 yard breaststroke…
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1884
American actress (died 1989)
May Allison was an American actress whose greatest success was achieved in the early part of the 20th century in silent films, although she also appeared on stage.
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1890
Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (died 1924)
Marie-Adélaïde, was Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from 1912 until her abdication in 1919. She was the first Grand Duchess regnant of Luxembourg, its first female monarch since Duchess Maria Theresa and the first…
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1894
José Carlos Mariátegui La Chira, sometimes referred to in Peru as El Amauta, was a Peruvian writer, sociologist, historian, journalist, politician, and Marxist philosopher. A prolific author despite his early death,…
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1894
Canadian geophysicist and poet (died 1966)
William Wrighton Eustace Ross [often misspelt William Wrightson Eustace Ross] was a Canadian geophysicist and poet. He was the first published poet in Canada to write Imagist poetry, and later the first to write…
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1894
Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (died 1968)
John James "Jolly Jack" Adams was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, coach, and general manager in the National Hockey League and Pacific Coast Hockey Association. He played for the Toronto Arenas, Vancouver…
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1895
Irish Army Officer and painter (died 1962)
Theobald Wolfe Tone FitzGerald was an Irish army officer and painter. He is recognised for his role in painting the Irish Republic flag that flew over the General Post Office during the Easter Rising 1916. The flag was…
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1898
American writer, editor, and philosopher (died 2003)
Ruth Nanda Anshen was an American philosopher, author and editor. She was the author of several books including The Anatomy of Evil, Biography of An Idea, Morals Equals Manners and The Mystery of Consciousness: A…
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1900
American stage and film actress (died 1966)
June Walker was an American stage and film actress.
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1900
American mathematician and logician (died 1995)
Alonzo Church was an American computer scientist, mathematician, logician, and philosopher who made major contributions to mathematical logic and the foundations of theoretical computer science. He is best known for the…
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1903
1903
American photographer and journalist (died 1971)
Margaret Bourke-White was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist. She was known as an architectural and commercial photographer for the first half of her career, representing corporate clients and…
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1904
American businessman (died 1991)
Samuel “Steve” Broidy was an American executive in the U.S. motion picture industry.
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1905
American animator and director (died 2000)
Arthur Davis was an American animator and director known for his time at the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio. He was sometimes billed as Art Davis.
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1905
English author and illustrator (died 1978)
Nicolas Clerihew Bentley was a British writer and illustrator, best known for his humorous cartoon drawings in books and magazines in the 1930s and 1940s. The son of Edmund Clerihew Bentley, he was given the name…
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1907
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1910
English-Canadian lieutenant and trade union leader (died 1996)
Joseph Morris was a Canadian trade unionist mostly noted as the president of the Canadian Labour Congress in the 1970s.
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1913
American actress (died 2001)
Dorothy Hackett McGuire was an American actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for Gentleman's Agreement (1947) and won the National Board of Review Award for Best Actress for Friendly…
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1916
Danish journalist, author, and screenwriter (died 2023)
Lise Nørgaard was a Danish journalist and writer known for her precise and often humorous portrayals of Danish cultural life. Nørgaard wrote novels, compilations of essays and short stories. The memoir of her childhood,…
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1917
French poet and director (died 2012)
Gilbert Prouteau was a French poet and film director. He was born in Nesmy, Vendée. In 1948 he won a bronze medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "Rythme du Stade". At the beginning of the 1990s he…
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1917
Norwegian-American mathematician and academic (died 2007)
Atle Selberg was a Norwegian mathematician known for his work in analytic number theory and the theory of automorphic forms, and in particular for bringing them into relation with spectral theory. He was awarded the…
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1917
American actor (died 2009)
Gene Barry was an American stage, screen, and television actor and singer. Barry is best remembered for his leading roles in the films The Atomic City (1952) and The War of the Worlds (1953) and for his portrayal of the…
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1919
American actor and director (died 1993)
Samuel Wanamaker was an American actor and director, whose career on stage and in film and television spanned five decades. He began his career on Broadway, but spent most of his professional life in the United Kingdom,…
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1919
American actress (died 2013)
Martha Miriam Greenhouse was an American stage, film, and television actress, who also served as an actors' union leader.
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1921
German-English author and illustrator (died 2019)
Anna Judith Gertrud Helene Kerr was a German-born British writer and illustrator whose books sold more than 10 million copies around the world. She created both enduring picture books such as the Mog series and The…
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1923
American soldier, lawyer, and judge (died 2013)
Green Wix Unthank was an American attorney and United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, from 1980 to 1988, when he took senior status. A veteran of World War…
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1923
Scottish pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2010)
Sir James Whyte Black was a Scottish physician and pharmacologist. Together with Gertrude B. Elion and George H. Hitchings, he shared the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1988 for pioneering strategies for rational…
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1924
American journalist and politician, 11th White House Press Secretary (died 2004)
Pierre Emil George Salinger was an American journalist, author and politician. He served as the ninth White House Press Secretary for United States presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. Salinger served as a…
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1925
American baseball player (died 2019)
Donald Newcombe, nicknamed "Newk", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played ten non-consecutive seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He began his career in the Negro National League and ended it in…
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1926
Argentinian-Cuban physician, author, guerrilla leader and politician (died 1967)
Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat, politician, and military theorist. A major figure of the Cuban Revolution, his stylized visage has become a…
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1928
American pianist and composer (died 2004)
Cy Coleman was an American composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist.
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1929
Australian cricketer (died 2021)
Alan Keith Davidson was an Australian cricketer of the 1950s and 1960s. He was a left-handed all rounder: a hard-hitting lower-order batsman, and an outstanding fast-medium opening bowler. Strongly built and standing…
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1929
American actress and comedian
Marla Gibbs is an American actress, singer, comedian, writer, and television producer whose career spans seven decades. She is known for her role as George Jefferson's maid, Florence Johnston, on the CBS sitcom The…
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1931
Australian actor (died 2016)
Ross Higgins was an Australian vaudevillian, character actor, television host, comedian, singer and voice actor. He was best known for his role as Ted Bullpitt in the 1980s television situation comedy series Kingswood…
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1931
American saxophonist (died 1995)
Autry DeWalt Mixon Jr., known professionally as Junior Walker, was an American multi-instrumentalist and vocalist who recorded for Motown during the 1960s. He also performed as a session and live-performing saxophonist…
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1931
Polish-American novelist and screenwriter (died 1991)
Jerzy Kosiński was a Polish-born American writer and two-time president of the American chapter of P.E.N., who wrote primarily in English.
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1933
Russian gymnast and coach (died 2017)
Vladislav Stepanovich Rastorotsky was a Soviet and Russian female artistic gymnastics coach, Honoured Trainer of the USSR, who worked at the Dynamo sports society. Sportswomen trained by him earned more than 50 titles…
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1933
American singer-songwriter (died 2005)
Renaldo "Obie" Benson was an American soul and R&B singer and songwriter. He was best known as a founding member and the bass singer of Motown group the Four Tops, which he joined in 1953 and continued to perform with…
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1936
Finnish author, poet, and translator
Rut Irmelin Sandman Lilius is a Swedish-speaking Finnish writer.
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1936
American-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2020)
Julie Ann Felix was an American-British folk singer and recording artist who achieved success, particularly on British television, in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She later performed and released albums on her own…
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1938
American lawyer and politician
Steny Hamilton Hoyer is an American politician and retired attorney who has served as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 5th congressional district since 1981. From 2003 to 2023, Hoyer was the second-ranking…
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1939
English author and screenwriter (died 2018)
Peter Mayle was a British businessman turned author who moved to France in the 1980s. He wrote a series of bestselling memoirs of his life there, beginning with A Year in Provence (1989).
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1939
English journalist and author
Colin Gerald Dryden Thubron is a British travel writer and novelist. In 2008, The Times ranked him among the 50 greatest postwar British writers. He is a contributor to The New York Review of Books, The Times, The Times…
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1939
Irish folk musician
Andrew Kennedy Irvine is an Irish folk musician, singer-songwriter, and a founding member of Sweeney's Men, Planxty, Patrick Street, Mozaik, LAPD and Usher's Island. He also featured in duos, with Dónal Lunny, Paul…
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1942
English author and academic (died 2023)
Jonathan Mark Hamilton Priaulx Raban was a British award-winning travel writer, playwright, critic and novelist.
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1942
Spanish judge (died 2008)
Roberto García-Calvo Montiel was a Spanish judge. Since 2001, he was a member of the Constitutional Court of Spain, sponsored by the conservative People's Party. In the last year of the Francoist State, García-Calvo…
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1942
American composer, conductor, and producer
William Harold Wheeler Jr., is an American orchestrator, composer, conductor, arranger, record producer, and music director. He has received numerous Tony Award and Drama Desk Award nominations for orchestration, and…
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1943
American novelist and short story writer (died 1992)
Laurie Colwin was an American writer who wrote five novels, three collections of short stories and two volumes of essays and recipes. She was known for her portrayals of New York society and her food columns in Gourmet…
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1944
English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
Rodney Terence Argent is an English musician. In a career spanning more than 60 years, Argent came to prominence in the mid-1960s as the keyboardist, founder and leader of the rock band the Zombies, and went on to form…
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1945
American writer (died 2024)
Bruce Degen was an American illustrator and writer, known for illustrating The Magic School Bus, a picture book series written by Joanna Cole. He collaborated with writers Nancy White Carlstrom, on the Jesse Bear books,…
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1945
Brazilian director and producer (died 2012)
Carlos Oscar Reichenbach Filho was a Brazilian filmmaker.
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1945
American sprinter and educator
Richard Vaughn Stebbins is an American former athlete, winner of gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
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1945
French-Swiss businessman (died 2009)
Robert Louis-Dreyfus was a French businessman who was chief executive officer (CEO) of Adidas and Saatchi & Saatchi. He was a majority shareholder of the French football team Marseille, and during his tenure they…
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1946
1946
American businessman, television personality, 45th and 47th President of the United States
Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021.
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1946
Baron Liddle, English politician
Roger John Liddle, Baron Liddle is a British political adviser and consultant who is principally known for being Special Adviser on European matters to the former Prime Minister Tony Blair, and President of the European…
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1947
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Barry "The Fish" Melton is an American guitarist and songwriter who is the co-founder and original lead guitarist of rock bands Country Joe and the Fish and Dinosaurs. He appears on all the Country Joe and the Fish…
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1947
Canadian singer, guitarist, and cyclist
Paul Fraser Rudolph is a Canadian guitarist, bassist, singer, and cyclist. He made his mark in the UK underground music scene, and then as a session musician, before returning to Canada to indulge his passion for…
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1947
American author and playwright
Laurence Michael Yep is an American writer. He is known for his children's books, having won the Newbery Honor twice for his Golden Mountain series. In 2005, he received the Children's Literature Legacy Award for his…
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1948
1949
English-Australian scientist and academic
Roger Powell FRS, is a British-born Australia-based educator and academic. He is Emeritus professor in the School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Melbourne.
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1949
South African-British actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2021)
Sir Antony Sher was a British actor, writer and theatre director of South African origin. A two-time Laurence Olivier Award winner and a five-time nominee, he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1982 and toured in…
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1949
American historian and author
Harry Norman Turtledove is an American historian and author who is best known for his work in the genres of alternate history, historical fiction, fantasy, science fiction, and mystery fiction. He lives in Southern…
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1949
English drummer and songwriter (died 2022)
Alan White was an English drummer, best known for his almost 50-year tenure in the progressive rock band Yes. He joined Yes in 1972 as a replacement for original drummer Bill Bruford. He was the longest-serving member…
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1949
Welsh archbishop and theologian
Rowan Douglas Williams, Baron Williams of Oystermouth, is a Welsh Anglican bishop, theologian and poet, who served as the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury from 2002 to 2012. Previously the Bishop of Monmouth and…
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1950
English lawyer and politician, British High Commissioner to South Africa
Paul Yaw Boateng, Baron Boateng, is a British Labour Party politician, a former civil rights lawyer and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brent South from 1987 to 2005, becoming the UK's first Black Cabinet Minister in…
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1951
American golfer
Richard Dan Edwards is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and Champions Tour.
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1951
American basketball player and coach (died 2016)
Patricia Susan Summitt was an American women's college basketball head coach and college basketball player. She coached 1,098 career wins, the most in college basketball history at the time of her retirement. She served…
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1952
American actor
William Rankin Patton is an American actor. He starred as Colonel Dan Weaver in the TNT science fiction series Falling Skies. He also appeared in the films The Client (1994), Armageddon (1998), Gone in 60 Seconds…
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1954
English television host, producer, and drag performer (died 2023)
Paul James O'Grady was an English drag queen, comedian, broadcaster, actor, and writer. He achieved notability in the London gay scene during the 1980s with his drag persona Lily Savage, through which he gained wider…
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1955
Indian theatre, film and television actress, TV talk show host and politician
Kirron Anupam Kher is an Indian politician, actress, television personality, singer, and entertainment producer known for her work in Hindi films and television. She is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and was a…
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1955
American artist and author
James Gurney is an American artist and author known for his illustrated book series Dinotopia, which is presented in the form of a 19th-century explorer's
journal from an island utopia cohabited by humans and dinosaurs.
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1958
English singer-songwriter
Nick Van Eede is an English musician. He is best known for singing and writing the 1986 No. 1 power ballad "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" for his band Cutting Crew, which saw international success including a top 10…
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1958
American bass player, composer, and producer
William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. He has worked with trumpeter Miles Davis, pianist Herbie Hancock, singer Luther Vandross, and saxophonists Wayne Shorter and David…
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1959
American hurdler
Anthony Eugene Campbell is an American former hurdler. He is the 1988 Olympic bronze medallist in the 110m Hurdles, the 1987 World Indoor champion in the 60m hurdles, and won the 1985 World Cup title in the 110m…
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1960
English singer-songwriter and producer
George Alan O'Dowd, known professionally as Boy George, is a British musician, songwriter and DJ who rose to fame as the lead singer of the pop band Culture Club. He is also a solo artist and is the former lead singer…
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1961
Serbian singer-songwriter and bass player
Dušan "Koja" Kojić is a Serbian rock bassist, singer, and songwriter. He is the frontman of the Serbian Alternative rock band Disciplin A Kitschme.
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1961
American basketball player
Samuel Bruce Perkins is an American former professional basketball player and executive. Perkins was a three-time college All-American, was a member of the 1982 national champion North Carolina Tar Heels, and won a gold…
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1961
Filipino politician
Mark Anthony Gayoso Santos is a Filipino politician who is the representative for Las Piñas's at-large district, serving since 2025. Before being elected to Congress, he had served as a member of Las Piñas's city…
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1963
American football player and coach
Dedrick Allen Dodge is an American former professional football player who was a safety for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1991 to 1998. He played college football for the Florida State…
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1967
Australian rugby league player
Paul Martin is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s for the Canberra Raiders and the Gold Coast.
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1967
Cuban-American actor and screenwriter
Faizon Andre Love is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his roles in the comedy films The Meteor Man (1993), Friday (1995), Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood…
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1968
Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Jean Noël Éric Desjardins is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers. He won the Stanley Cup with…
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1969
German tennis player
Stefanie Maria Graf, known professionally as Steffi Graf and preferring to be called Stefanie since 2001, is a German former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the…
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1969
American comedian, actress, and author
Heather Ann McDonald is an American stand-up comedian, actress and author. Born and raised in Southern California, she is known for her appearances on the E! series Chelsea Lately. She was one of the eight writers on…
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1970
American basketball player and sportscaster
Bruce Eric Bowen Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. Bowen played small forward and graduated from Edison High School and Cal State Fullerton. He went on to play for the National Basketball…
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1971
American musician (died 2024)
William Cullen Hart was an American musician, singer, songwriter and visual artist. He was a co-founder of the Elephant 6 Recording Company, as well as the rock band the Olivia Tremor Control. Following that band's…
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1971
Swiss footballer
Ramon Vega is a Swiss retired footballer, who played as a central defender.
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1971
American basketball player and coach
Eric Daniel “Rick” Brunson is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played nine seasons in the NBA…
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1972
German computer scientist and engineer, founded KDE
Matthias Ettrich is a German computer scientist and founder of the KDE and LyX projects.
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1972
South African cricketer
Claude William Henderson is a South African former cricketer who bowled left-arm spin and played in seven Test matches and four One Day Internationals in 2001 to 2002.
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1972
Jamaican hurdler and sprinter
Danny D. McFarlane, OD is a Jamaican hurdler, who has won numerous international medals in individual and relay contests. Having won five medals at the World Championships in Athletics and an Olympic bronze medal with…
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1972
Finnish-American ice hockey player and manager
Sami Hannu Antero Kapanen is a Finnish professional ice hockey coach and former player. He played 12 NHL seasons for the Hartford Whalers, Carolina Hurricanes and Philadelphia Flyers. He is the majority owner of KalPa…
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1973
1976
Italian footballer and manager
Massimo Oddo is an Italian professional football manager and a former player who is the current head coach of Milan Futuro, AC Milan's reserve team. As a player, he played as a right-back.
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1976
South African cricketer
Hendrik Human Dippenaar, known as Boeta Dippenaar, is a former South African cricketer who played all formats of the game. He is also a member of ACA African XI. He has played as a specialist batsman in most of his…
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1977
American football player
Christopher James McAlister is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He is currently the defensive backs coach of the Louisville Kings…
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1977
English rugby player and coach
Joseph Paul Richard Worsley, is a retired English rugby union player who played flanker for Wasps and England.
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1977
Canadian ice hockey player
Joseph Denis Stéphan Bégin ; born June 14, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who was a centre in 13 National Hockey League (NHL) seasons. He was a second-round selection of the Calgary Flames,…
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1978
American director, producer, and screenwriter
Brook Maurio, known professionally by the pen name Diablo Cody, is an American writer and producer. She gained recognition for her candid blog and subsequent memoir, Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely…
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1978
Cuban-American gymnast and coach
Annia Portuondo Hatch is a Cuban-American artistic gymnast who competed for the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
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1978
Croatian former professional basketball player
Nikola Vujčić is a Croatian former professional basketball player, and the current team manager of the Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv. During his playing career, he played at both the center and power forward positions.…
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1978
Australian rugby league player
Shannon Hegarty is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s. An Australia international and Queensland State of Origin representative three-quarter back, he played club football…
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1979
1981
English racing driver
James Roger "Jamie" Green is a British professional racing driver. He last raced for Audi Sport Team Rosberg in the 2020 DTM season, where he achieved three podiums and finished eighth in the standings.
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1982
1982
1982
Norwegian footballer
Trine Bjerke Rønning is a former Norwegian footballer. She has previously played for Trondheims-Ørn and Kolbotn. Since making her Norway women's national football team debut in October 1999, she has won over 150 caps.…
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1982
Bahamian high jumper
Trevor George Barry is a high jumper from the Bahamas whose personal best was 2.32 metres, achieved in the final of the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, South Korea, on 1 September 2011.
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1983
French actor, director, and screenwriter
Louis Garrel is a French actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his starring role in The Dreamers (2003), directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. He has regularly appeared in films by French director Christophe Honoré,…
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1983
American football player
Lorenzo Adarryll Booker is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the third round of the 2007 NFL draft. He…
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1984
Australian cricketer
Mark James Cosgrove is an Australian-English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and part-time medium pace bowler. He represented Australia in three One Day Internationals in 2006.
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1984
English singer-songwriter
Siobhán Emma Donaghy is a British singer and songwriter best known as a founding member of the girl group Sugababes. Donaghy left Sugababes in 2001 and released her debut solo album, Revolution in Me, in 2003. Her…
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1984
Russian swimmer
Yury Aleksandrovich Prilukov is a freestyle swimmer from Russia, who specializes in long distance swimming.
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1984
Oleg Medvedev is a Russian luge athlete. Along with Ivan Nevmerzhitski he placed twentieth in the two man luge doubles in the 2008–09 Luge World Cup. In 2009, at the world championships in Lake Placid, New York, the…
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1985
Spanish racing driver
Andy Christian Soucek is a Spanish-Austrian former professional racing driver.
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1985
Barbadian netball player
Rhe-Ann Niles-Mapp also simply known as Rhe-Ann Niles is a Barbadian netball player who represents Barbados internationally and plays in the positions of goal keeper and goal defense. She competed at the Netball World…
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1986
1986
Canadian ice hockey player
Andrew Cogliano is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played for the Edmonton Oilers, Anaheim Ducks, Dallas Stars, San Jose Sharks, and Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). On…
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1987
Senegalese footballer
Mohamed Diamé, also known as Momo Diamé, is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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1987
Mexican footballer
Adrián Alexei Aldrete Rodríguez is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
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1988
American actor, singer, dancer and radio personality
Kevin Michael McHale is an American actor and singer. Formerly one of the two lead vocalists of the boy band NLT, McHale is best known for his role as Artie Abrams in the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee, for which…
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1988
1989
Australian-Cook Islands rugby league player
Brad Takairangi is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth or centre. He has played for the Cook Islands, New Zealand and the New Zealand Māori at international level.
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1989
Canadian ice hockey player
Patrice Victor Cormier is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He is currently under contract with the Bouctouche JC’s of the Ligue de Hockey Senior Beausejour. Cormier was drafted in the second round, 54th…
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1990
Norwegian long-distance runner
Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal is a Norwegian middle-, long-distance and steeplechase runner. She is a European Championships gold medallist in half marathon, silver medallist in 5000 metres and bronze medallist in 10,000…
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1990
Greek footballer
Konstantinos "Kostas" Manolas is a Greek footballer who plays for Greek club Pannaxiakos. A defender throughout his career, Manolas also plays as a striker for Pannaxiakos since 2024.
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1991
English singer
Jessica Louise Nelson is an English singer. She rose to prominence as a member of the girl group Little Mix, who were formed during the eighth series of The X Factor in 2011. As part of Little Mix, Nelson achieved…
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1991
American actor
Daryl Christopher Sabara is an American actor. He is known for portraying Juni Cortez in the Spy Kids film series, and for a variety of television and film appearances, first as a child actor and continuing into adult…
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1992
Canadian ice hockey player
Devante Malik Smith-Pelly is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. A winger, he was selected by the Anaheim Ducks in the second round, 42nd overall, of the 2010 NHL entry draft. Smith-Pelly played in the…
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1992
1993
South Korean singer
Moon Tae-il, known mononymously as Taeil, is a South Korean former singer. He was a member of the South Korean boy band NCT from 2016 until 2024, when Korean investigators tied him to a criminal sexual offense.
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1994
French football defender
David Bangala is a Congolese professional footballer who last played as a defender for Scottish Championship side Ayr United.
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1997
Japanese singer-songwriter
Fujii Kaze is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician. Born and raised in Satoshō, Okayama, he began uploading piano covers of pop songs to YouTube at 12. Signed to Universal Sigma's Hehn Records, Fujii released his…
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1997
Taiwanese singer
Chou Tzu-yu, known mononymously as Tzuyu, is a Taiwanese singer based in South Korea. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Twice, formed by JYP Entertainment in 2015.
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1999
Canadian basketball player
Rowan Alexander "RJ" Barrett Jr. is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed “the Maple Mamba”, he was selected third overall in the 2019…
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2000
American soccer player
Naomi Haile Girma is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center back for Women's Super League club Chelsea and the United States national team.
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2000
American baseball player
Robert Andrew Witt Jr. is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Royals selected him second overall in the 2019 MLB draft and he made his MLB debut in…
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2000
Japanese entertainer
Soyoka Yoshida is a Japanese singer, dancer, model, and actress. She is best known as a member of the girl group @onefive, and is a former member of the idol group Sakura Gakuin. She is represented by the talent agency…
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2004
American basketball player
Bryce Maximus James is an American college basketball player for the Arizona Wildcats of the Big 12 Conference. He is the second child of National Basketball Association (NBA) player LeBron James and the younger brother…
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2007
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Johnny Wilson — Canadian ice hockey player (1929–2011)
FeaturedJohnny Wilson
Birth year1929
Known forHe played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks, Toronto Maple Leafs, and New York Rangers between 1950 and 1962
Birthdays on this date179 (1444 – 2007)
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The Grenfell Tower fire, a catastrophic fire in a high-rise apartment building in North Kensington, London, UK, leaves 72 people dead and another 74 injured. Wikipedia →
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