Famous Birthdays on June 22

Q: Who was born on June 22?

Famous people born on June 22 include: Rui Zong, Sayf al-Dawla, Robert I, Elizabeth Bonifacia, Lucrezia Tornabuoni.

Q: What is Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi known for?

Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 61st Yokozuna

253 people 662 – 2006

June 22 has seen 253 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 662 – 2006. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · June 22 — Wikipedia

1963 — Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi

Japanese sumo wrestler, the 61st Yokozuna

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In 1989 he and Chiyonofuji were the first yokozuna stablemates to take part in a play-off for the championship

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He was the sport's 61st yokozuna and won eight top division championships

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He was reappointed to a full term as chairman five times, most recently in 2026.

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After a number of injury problems he retired in 1992, and is now the head coach of Hakkaku stable

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In November 2015 he was appointed chairman of the Japan Sumo Association, following the death of Kitanoumi, initially to serve until the end of March 2016

Rui Zong

emperor of the Tang Dynasty (died 716)

Emperor Ruizong of Tang, personal name Li Dan, also known at times during his life as Li Xulun, Li Lun, Wu Lun, and Wu Dan, was the fifth and ninth emperor of the Chinese Tang dynasty. He was the eighth son of Emperor…

662

Sayf al-Dawla

founder of the Emirate of Aleppo (died 967)

ʿAlī ibn ʾAbū'l-Hayjāʾ ʿAbdallāh ibn Ḥamdān ibn Ḥamdūn ibn al-Ḥārith al-Taghlibī, more commonly known simply by his honorific of Sayf al-Dawla, was the founder of the Emirate of Aleppo, encompassing most of northern…

916

Robert I

duke of Normandy (died 1035)

1000 (M) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1000th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 1000th and last year of the 1st millennium, the 100th and last year of…

1000

Elizabeth Bonifacia

heiress of Poland (died 1399)

Jadwiga of Poland, also known as Hedwig, was the first female monarch of the Kingdom of Poland, as well as its last hereditary ruler. She reigned from 16 October 1384 until her death. Born in Buda, she was the youngest…

1373

Lucrezia Tornabuoni

Italian writer and wife of Piero di Cosimo de' Medici (died 1482)

Lucrezia Tornabuoni was an Italian noblewoman and writer, wife of Piero di Cosimo de' Medici, de facto Lord of Florence and his political adviser. Lucrezia had significant political influence during the rule of her…

1427

Eleanor of Naples

duchess of Ferrara (died 1493)

Eleanor of Naples was Duchess of Ferrara by marriage to Ercole I d'Este. She was the first duchess of Ferrara, and mother of many famous Renaissance figures. She was a well known political figure, and served as regent…

1450

Thomas Grey

2nd Marquess of Dorset, English nobleman (died 1530)

Thomas Grey, 2nd Marquess of Dorset was an English peer, courtier, soldier and landowner of the House of Grey.

1477

Sir John Gell

1st Baronet, English landowner and Parliamentarian commander (died 1671)

Sir John Gell was an English military officer who acted as local Parliamentarian commander for most of the First English Civil War from 1643 to his resignation in 1646. He was notorious for parading the body of his…

1593

Ebenezer Erskine

Scottish minister and theologian (died 1754).

Ebenezer Erskine was a Scottish minister whose actions led to the establishment of the Secession Church.

1680

Francesco Manfredini

Italian violinist and composer (died 1762)

Francesco Onofrio Manfredini was an Italian Baroque composer, violinist, and church musician.

1684

John Taylor

English author and scholar (died 1766)

John Taylor, English classical scholar, was born at Shrewsbury in Shropshire, England.

1704

John Sackville

English cricketer and politician (died 1765)

Lord John Philip Sackville was the second son of Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset. He was a keen cricketer who was closely connected with the sport in Kent.

1713

Jacques Delille

French poet and translator (died 1813).

Jacques Delille was a French poet who came to national prominence with his translation of Virgil’s Georgics and made an international reputation with his didactic poem on gardening. He barely survived the slaughter of…

1738

George Vancouver

English lieutenant and explorer (died 1798).

Captain George Vancouver was a Royal Navy officer and explorer best known for leading the Vancouver Expedition, which explored and charted North America's northwestern Pacific Coast regions, including the coasts of what…

1757

Étienne Méhul

French pianist and composer (died 1817).

Étienne Nicolas Méhul was a French composer of the late classical and early romantic periods. He was known as "the most important opera composer in France during the Revolution". He was also the first composer to be…

1763

Wilhelm von Humboldt

German philosopher, academic, and politician, Interior Minister of Prussia (died 1835).

Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Karl Ferdinand von Humboldt was a Prussian philosopher, linguist, government functionary, diplomat, and founder of the Humboldt University of Berlin. In 1949, the university was named after…

1767

James Beaumont Neilson

Scottish engineer and businessman (died 1865)

James Beaumont Neilson was a Scottish inventor whose hot-blast process greatly increased the efficiency of smelting iron.

1792

Giuseppe Mazzini

Italian journalist and politician (died 1872).

Giuseppe Mazzini was an Italian politician, lawyer, journalist, philosopher, and political activist who worked for the unification of Italy (Risorgimento) and was a major leader of the Italian revolutionary movement.…

1805

James Hutchison Stirling

Scottish physician and philosopher (died 1909).

James Hutchison Stirling was a Scottish idealist philosopher and physician. His work The Secret of Hegel gave great impetus to the study of Hegelian philosophy both in Britain and in the United States, and it was also…

1820

William Chester Minor

American surgeon and linguist (died 1920)

William Chester Minor was an American army surgeon, psychiatric hospital patient, and lexicographical researcher.

1834

Paul Morphy

American chess player (died 1884)

Paul Charles Morphy was an American chess player. During his brief career in the late 1850s, Morphy was acknowledged as the world's greatest chess master. Later commentators have concluded that he was far ahead of his…

1837

Ernst Ziller

German-Greek architect, designed the Presidential Mansion (died 1923)

Ernst Moritz Theodor Ziller was a German-born university teacher and architect who later became a Greek national. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, he was a major designer of royal and municipal buildings in…

1837

Oscar von Gebhardt

German theologian and academic (died 1906)

Oscar Leopold von Gebhardt was a German Lutheran theologian, born in the Baltic German settlement of Wesenberg in the Russian Empire.

1844

Tom Dula

American soldier (died 1868)

Thomas C. Dula was a former Confederate soldier who was convicted of murdering Laura Foster. National publicity from newspapers such as The New York Times turned Dula's story into a folk legend. Although Laura was…

1845

Richard Seddon

English-New Zealand politician, 15th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1906)

Richard John Seddon was a New Zealand politician who served as the 15th premier of New Zealand from 1893 until his death. In office for thirteen years, he is to date New Zealand's longest-serving head of government.

1845

Ignác Goldziher

Hungarian scholar of Islam (died 1921)

Ignác Goldziher, often credited as Ignaz Goldziher, was a Hungarian scholar of Islam. Alongside Joseph Schacht and G.H.A. Juynboll, he is considered one of the pioneers of modern academic hadith studies.

1850

Samuel Morris

Australian cricketer (died 1931)

Samuel Morris was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1885. He was the first black man to play Test cricket, as well as the first person of West Indian heritage and the first Tasmanian-born player to play…

1855

Henry Rider Haggard

English novelist (died 1925).

Sir Henry Rider Haggard was an English writer of adventure fiction romances set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the lost world literary genre. He was also involved in land reform throughout…

1856

Maximilian von Spee

Danish-German admiral (died 1914)

Maximilian Johannes Maria Hubert Reichsgraf von Spee was a German naval officer in the Imperial German Navy, who commanded the East Asia Squadron during World War I. Spee entered the navy in 1878 and served in a variety…

1861

Hermann Minkowski

German mathematician and academic (died 1909)

Hermann Minkowski was a mathematician and professor at the University of Königsberg, ETH Zürich, and the University of Göttingen, described variously as German, Polish, Lithuanian-German, or Russian. He created and…

1864

Hendrikus Colijn

Dutch Politician and Prime Minister of the Netherlands (died 1944)

Hendrikus "Hendrik" Colijn was a Dutch politician of the Anti-Revolutionary Party. He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 4 August 1925 until 8 March 1926, and from 26 May 1933 until 10 August 1939.

1869

William McDougall

English psychologist and polymath (died 1938)

William McDougall was an early 20th century psychologist who was a professor at University College London, University of Oxford, Harvard University and Duke University. He wrote a number of influential textbooks, and…

1871

Filippo Silvestri

Italian entomologist and academic (died 1949)

Filippo Silvestri was an Italian entomologist. He specialised in world Protura, Thysanura, Diplura and Isoptera, but also worked on Hymenoptera, Myriapoda, Italian Diptera and South American ground pearls, scale insects…

1873

Walter Friedrich Otto

German philologist and scholar (died 1958)

Walter Friedrich Gustav Hermann Otto was a German classical philologist particularly known for his work on the meaning and legacy of Greek religion and mythology, especially as represented in his seminal 1929 work The…

1874

Pascual Díaz y Barreto

Mexican archbishop (died 1936)

The Most Reverend Pascual Díaz y Barreto, SJ was a Mexican prelate of the Catholic Church, who served as Archbishop of Mexico City from June 22, 1929 until his death in 1936. Throughout his tenure, he frequently came…

1876

Thibaudeau Rinfret

Canadian lawyer and jurist, 9th Chief Justice of Canada (died 1962)

Thibaudeau Rinfret was a Canadian jurist who served as the ninth Chief Justice of Canada from 1944 to 1954 and briefly as Administrator of Canada from January to February 1952. He also served as a puisne justice of the…

1879

Johannes Drost

Dutch swimmer (died 1954)

Johannes Drost was a Dutch backstroke swimmer and diver who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.

1880

James Rector

American sprinter and lawyer (died 1949)

John "James" Alcorn Rector was an American athlete. He was the first Arkansas-born athlete to compete in the Olympic Games. While competing he was a University of Virginia student and went there to train with Pop…

1884

Milan Vidmar

Slovenian engineer and chess player (died 1962)

Milan Vidmar was a Slovenian electrical engineer, chess player, chess theorist, and writer. He was among the top dozen chess players in the world from 1910 to 1930 and in 1950, was among the inaugural recipients of the…

1885

Julian Huxley

English biologist and academic (died 1975)

Sir Julian Sorell Huxley was an English evolutionary biologist, eugenicist and internationalist. He was a proponent of natural selection, and a leading figure in the mid-twentieth-century modern synthesis. He was…

1887

Harold Hitz Burton

American lawyer and politician, 45th Mayor of Cleveland (died 1964)

Harold Hitz Burton was an American politician and lawyer. He served as the 45th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, as a U.S. senator from Ohio, and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

1888

Joseph Cohen

British solicitor, property developer, cinema magnate and Jewish community leader (died 1980)

Joseph Cohen (1889–1980) was a solicitor and property developer in Birmingham, England, and was chairman and managing director of the Jacey Cinemas chain. He was also a prominent figure in Birmingham's Jewish community.

1889

Aleksander Warma

Estonian commander and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (died 1970)

Aleksander Warma VR I/3 was an Estonian navy officer, diplomat, and painter.

1890

Franz Alexander

Hungarian psychoanalyst and physician (died 1964)

Franz Gabriel Alexander was a Hungarian-American psychoanalyst and physician, who is considered one of the founders of psychosomatic medicine and psychoanalytic criminology.

1891

Robert Ritter von Greim

German general and pilot (died 1945)

Robert Ritter von Greim was a German Generalfeldmarschall and First World War flying ace. In April 1945, in the last days of World War II in Europe, Adolf Hitler appointed Greim commander-in-chief of the Luftwaffe after…

1892

Bernard Ashmole

English archaeologist and art historian (died 1988)

Bernard Ashmole was a British archaeologist and art historian, who specialized in ancient Greek sculpture. He held a number of professorships during his lifetime; Yates Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology at the…

1894

Leonard W. Murray

Canadian admiral (died 1971)

Rear Admiral Leonard Warren Murray, CB, CBE was an officer in the Royal Canadian Navy who played a central role in the Battle of the Atlantic, and was the only Canadian to command an Allied theatre of operations during…

1896

Edmund A. Chester

American journalist and broadcaster (died 1973)

Edmund Albert Chester Sr. was an American television executive and journalist. He served as a vice president and executive at the CBS radio and television networks during the 1940s. As Director of Latin American…

1897

Norbert Elias

German-Dutch sociologist and philosopher (died 1990)

Norbert Elias was a German sociologist who later became a British citizen. He is especially famous for his theory of civilizing/decivilizing processes.

1897

Erich Maria Remarque

German-Swiss soldier and author (died 1970)

Erich Maria Remarque was a German novelist. His landmark novel All Quiet on the Western Front (1928), based on his experience in the Imperial German Army during World War I, was an international bestseller which created…

1898

Richard Gurley Drew

American engineer, invented Masking tape (died 1980)

Richard Gurley Drew was an American inventor who worked for Johnson and Johnson, Permacel Co., and 3M in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he invented masking tape and cellophane tape.

1899

Michał Kalecki

Polish economist and academic (died 1970)

Michał Kalecki was a Polish Marxian economist. Over the course of his life, Kalecki worked at the London School of Economics, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, and Warsaw School of Economics, and was an…

1899

Oskar Fischinger

German-American abstract artist, filmmaker, and painter (died 1967)

Oskar Wilhelm Fischinger was a German-American abstract animator, filmmaker, and painter, notable for creating abstract musical animation many decades before the appearance of computer graphics and music videos. He…

1900

Elias Katz

Finnish runner and coach (died 1947)

Elias Katz was a Finnish track and field athlete, who competed mainly in the 3000 metres steeplechase in the 1920s. In 1933, he immigrated to Mandatory Palestine, where he lived for the rest of his life.

1901

Marguerite De La Motte

American actress (died 1950)

Marguerite De La Motte was an American film actress, most notably of the silent film era.

1902

John Dillinger

American criminal (died 1934)

John Herbert Dillinger was an American gangster during the Great Depression. He commanded the Dillinger Gang, which was accused of robbing twenty-four banks and four police stations. Dillinger was imprisoned several…

1903

Carl Hubbell

American baseball player (died 1988)

Carl Owen Hubbell, nicknamed "the Meal Ticket" and "King Carl", was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player. He was a pitcher for the New York Giants of the National League (NL) from 1928 to 1943, and remained on…

1903

William Kneale

English logician and philosopher (died 1990)

William Calvert Kneale was an English logician best known for his 1962 book The Development of Logic, a history of logic from its beginnings in Ancient Greece written with his wife Martha. Kneale was also known as a…

1906

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

American pilot and author (died 2001)

Anne Spencer Morrow Lindbergh was an American writer and aviator. She was the wife of decorated pioneer aviator Charles Lindbergh, with whom she made many exploratory flights.

1906

Billy Wilder

Austrian-born American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2002)

Billy Wilder was a Polish-American filmmaker and screenwriter. Born in Sucha Beskidzka, at the time in Austria-Hungary, Wilder's career in Hollywood spanned five decades, and he is regarded as one of the most versatile…

1906

Eriks Ādamsons

Latvian writer, poet, and novelist (died 1946)

Eriks Ādamsons was a Latvian writer, poet and novelist.

1907

Katherine Dunham

American dancer and choreographer (died 2006)

Katherine Mary Dunham was an American dancer, choreographer, anthropologist, and social activist. One of the most renowned modern dance artists of the 20th century, she has been called the "matriarch and queen mother…

1909

Infanta Beatriz of Spain

Spanish princess and aristocrat (died 2002)

Infanta Beatriz of Spain, Princess of Civitella-Cesi was a daughter of King Alfonso XIII of Spain and Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, wife of Alessandro Torlonia, 5th Prince di Civitella-Cesi. She was a paternal aunt of…

1909

Mike Todd

American producer and manager (died 1958)

Michael Todd was an American theater and film producer, celebrated for his 1956 Around the World in 80 Days, which won an Academy Award for Best Picture. Actress Elizabeth Taylor was his third wife. Todd was the third…

1909

John Hunt

Baron Hunt, Indian-English lieutenant and mountaineer (died 1998)

Henry Cecil John Hunt, Baron Hunt was a British Army officer who is best known as the leader of the successful 1953 British expedition to Mount Everest.

1910

Anne Ziegler

English singer (died 2003)

Anne Ziegler was an English singer, known for her light operatic duets with her husband Webster Booth. The pair were known as the "Sweethearts in Song" and were among the most famous and popular British musical acts of…

1910

Konrad Zuse

German computer scientist and engineer, invented the Z3 computer (died 1995)

Konrad Ernst Otto Zuse was a German civil engineer, pioneering computer scientist, inventor and businessman. His greatest achievement was the world's first programmable computer; the functional program-controlled…

1910

Vernon Kirby

South African tennis player (died 1994)

Vernon Gordon 'Bob' Kirby was a South African tennis player.

1911

Princess Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (died 1983)

Charles Edward was at various points in his life a British prince and royal duke, a German duke, and a Nazi politician. He was the last ruling Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, a state of the German Empire, from 30 July…

1912

Raymonde Allain

French model and actress (died 2008)

Raymonde Allain was a French model and actress. She was Miss France in 1928. Her participation in the Miss Universe contest drew international media attention, and her controversial loss to American Ella Van Hueson…

1912

Sándor Weöres

Hungarian poet and author (died 1989)

Sándor Weöres was a Hungarian poet and author.

1913

Mei Zhi

Chinese author and essayist (died 2004)

Mei Zhi was a Chinese children's author and essayist.

1914

Dolf van der Linden

Dutch conductor and composer (died 1999)

David Gijsbert van der Linden, known as Dolf van der Linden, was a Dutch conductor of popular music with a reputation which extended beyond the borders of the Netherlands. He was three-time Eurovision Song Contest…

1915

Cornelius Warmerdam

American pole vaulter and coach (died 2001)

Cornelius "Dutch" Warmerdam was an American pole vaulter who held the world record between 1940 and 1957. He missed the Olympics due to World War II, and retired from senior competitions in 1944, though he continued to…

1915

Randolph Hokanson

American pianist (died 2018)

Randolph Henning Hokanson was an American pianist and professor emeritus at the University of Washington in Seattle. He was noted for his recordings of Bach, Schubert, Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt and Mendelssohn, and gave…

1915

Thomas Quinn Curtiss

American writer, and film and theatre critic (died 2000)

Thomas Quinn Curtiss was an American writer, and film and theater critic. He is also known for his relationship with author Klaus Mann.

1915

Johnny Jacobs

American television announcer (died 1982)

John Byron Jacobs was an American television announcer, often for Chuck Barris productions—namely, The Newlywed Game and The Dating Game.

1916

Richard Eastham

American actor (died 2005)

Richard Eastham was an American actor of stage, film, and television, a concert singer known for his deep baritone voice, and an inventor.

1916

Emil Fackenheim

German Jewish philosopher and Reform rabbi (died 2003)

Emil Ludwig Fackenheim was a Jewish philosopher and Reform rabbi.

1916

Cicely Saunders

English nurse, social worker, physician and writer (died 2005)

Dame Cicely Mary Strode Saunders was an English nurse, social worker, physician and writer. She is noted for her work in terminal care research and her role in the birth of the hospice movement, emphasising the…

1918

Yeoh Ghim Seng

Singaporean politician, acting President of Singapore (died 1993)

Yeoh Ghim Seng was a Singaporean politician who served as Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore between 1970 and 1988.

1918

Gower Champion

American dancer and choreographer (died 1980)

Gower Carlyle Champion was an American actor, theatre director, choreographer, and dancer.

1919

Henri Tajfel

Polish social psychologist (died 1982)

Henri Tajfel was a Polish social psychologist, best known for his pioneering work on the cognitive aspects of prejudice and social identity theory, as well as being one of the founders of the European Association of…

1919

Clifton McNeely

American basketball player and coach (died 2003)

Clyde Clifton McNeely was an American basketball player and coach. A 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) forward, he played college basketball for the Texas Wesleyan Rams for three seasons and led the National Association of…

1919

James H. Pomerene

American computer scientist and engineer (died 2008)

James Herbert Pomerene was an electrical engineer and computer pioneer.

1920

Jovito Salonga

Filipino lawyer and politician, 14th President of the Senate of the Philippines (died 2016)

Jovito Reyes Salonga, KGCR also called "Ka Jovy," was a Filipino lawyer and politician, as well as a leading opposition leader during the regime of Ferdinand Marcos from the declaration of martial law in 1972 until the…

1920

Joseph Papp

American director and producer (died 1991)

Joseph Papp was an American theatrical producer and director. Papp is a pioneering figure in American theater, known for creating Shakespeare in the Park, which aimed to make classical theater accessible to all people…

1921

Barbara Vucanovich

American lawyer and politician (died 2013)

Barbara Farrell Vucanovich was an American Republican politician from Nevada. She was the first woman from Nevada elected to the United States House of Representatives, in which she served seven terms representing…

1921

Radovan Ivšić

Croatian writer (died 2009)

Radovan Ivšić was a Croatian writer, best known for his drama Kralj Gordogan and book of poems Crno. Ivšić spent his life uncompromisingly in the spirit of liberty. Such values brought him close to the surrealist…

1921

Barbara Perry

American actress (died 2019)

Barbara Perry was an American actress, singer and dancer who worked for 84 years in Hollywood and on Broadway.

1921

Bill Blass

American fashion designer, founded Bill Blass Group (died 2002)

William Ralph Blass was an American fashion designer. He was the recipient of many fashion awards, including seven Coty Awards and the Fashion Institute of Technology's Lifetime Achievement Award (1999).

1922

Clair Cameron Patterson

American scientist (died 1995)

Clair Cameron Patterson was an American geochemist. Born in Mitchellville, Iowa, Patterson graduated from Grinnell College. He later received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and spent his entire professional…

1922

José Giovanni

French-Swiss director and screenwriter (died 2004)

Joseph Damiani, known by the pen name José Giovanni, was a French-Swiss writer, filmmaker, and a convicted criminal. He was known for his realistic, gritty crime novels which drew upon his own personal experiences and…

1923

Christopher Booth

English clinician and historian (died 2012)

Sir Christopher Charles Booth was an English clinician and medical historian, characterised as "one of the great characters of British medicine".

1924

Larkin Kerwin

Canadian physicist and academic (died 2004)

John Larkin Kerwin was a Canadian physicist.

1924

George Englund

American film editor, director, producer and actor (died 2017)

George Englund was an American film editor, director, producer, and actor.

1926

Rachid Solh

Lebanese politician, 48th Prime Minister of Lebanon (died 2014)

Rachid Solh was a Lebanese politician and Prime Minister, kin of one of the most eminent Sunni Muslim families in the country several of whose members became prime ministers, and that was originally from Sidon but later…

1926

Anthony Low

Indian-English historian and academic (died 2015)

Donald Anthony Low, known as Anthony Low or D. A. Low, was a historian of modern South Asia, Africa, the British Commonwealth, and, especially, decolonization. He was the emeritus Smuts Professor of History of the…

1927

Ralph Waite

American actor and director (died 2014)

Ralph Waite was an American actor, best known for his lead role as John Walton Sr. on The Waltons (1972–1981), which he occasionally directed. He later had recurring roles as two other heroic fathers; in NCIS as Jackson…

1928

Bruce Kent

English activist and laicised Roman Catholic priest (died 2022)

Bruce Kent was an English Catholic former priest who became a political activist in the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), holding various leadership positions in the organisation.

1929

Yuri Artyukhin

Russian colonel, engineer, and astronaut (died 1998)

Yuri Petrovich Artyukhin was a Soviet Russian cosmonaut and engineer who made a single flight into space.

1930

Walter Bonatti

Italian journalist and mountaineer (died 2011)

Walter Bonatti was an Italian mountaineer, alpinist, explorer and journalist. He was noted for many climbing achievements, including a solo climb of a new alpine climbing route on the south-west pillar of the Aiguille…

1930

Ruby Garrard Woodson

American educator and cultural historian (died 2008)

Ruby Garrard Woodson was an educator and chemistry teacher who founded Cromwell Academy in Washington, D. C. and Florida Academy of African American Culture in Sarasota, Florida.

1931

Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari

Princess of Iran (died 2001)

Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary was the second wife of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Queen of Iran from 1951 to 1958. Their marriage suffered many pressures, particularly when it became clear that she was infertile. In…

1932

Yevgeny Kychanov

Russian orientalist, historian, and academic (died 2013)

Evgenij Ivanovich Kychanov was a Soviet-Russian orientalist, an expert on the Tangut people and their mediaeval Xi Xia Empire. From 1997 to 2003 he served as the director of the Saint Petersburg Branch of the Institute…

1932

Amrish Puri

Indian actor (died 2005)

Amrish Puri was an Indian actor, who was one of the most notable and important figures in Indian cinema and theatre. He acted in more than 450 films, and established himself as one of the greatest and iconic actors in…

1932

June Salter

Australian actress (died 2001)

June Marie Salter was an Australian actress and author prominent in theatre and television. She is best known for her character roles, in particular as schoolteacher Elizabeth McKenzie in the soap opera The Restless…

1932

Prunella Scales

English actress (died 2025)

Prunella Margaret Rumney West, known professionally as Prunella Scales, was an English actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Sybil Fawlty in the BBC television sitcom Fawlty Towers (1975–1979) and her…

1932

John Wakeham

Baron Wakeham, English businessman and politician, Leader of the House of Lords

John Wakeham, Baron Wakeham, is a British businessman and Conservative Party politician. He was chancellor of Brunel University between 1998 and 2012, and since then has been its chancellor emeritus.

1932

Dianne Feinstein

American politician (died 2023)

Dianne Emiel Feinstein was an American politician who served as a United States senator from California from 1992 until her death in 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the 38th mayor of San…

1933

James Bjorken

American physicist, author, and academic (died 2024)

James Daniel "BJ" Bjorken was an American theoretical physicist. He was a Putnam Fellow in 1954, received a BS in physics from MIT in 1956, and obtained his PhD from Stanford University in 1959. Bjorken was a visiting…

1934

Kris Kristofferson

American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2024)

Kristoffer Kristofferson was an American musician, songwriter, and actor. He was a pioneering figure in the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, moving away from the polished Nashville sound and toward a more raw,…

1936

Ferran Olivella

Spanish footballer (died 2023)

Ferran Olivella Pons was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender.

1936

Hermeto Pascoal

Brazilian accordion player and composer

Hermeto Pascoal was a Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist. Pascoal was best known in Brazilian music for his orchestration and improvisation, as well as for being a record producer and contributor to many…

1936

Chris Blackwell

English record producer, co-founded Island Records

Christopher Percy Gordon Blackwell OJ is a Jamaican-British former record producer and the founder of Island Records, which has been called "one of Britain's great independent labels". According to the Rock and Roll…

1937

Bernie McGann

Australian saxophonist and composer (died 2013)

Bernard Francis McGann was an Australian jazz alto saxophone player. He began his career in the late 1950s and remained active as a performer, composer and recording artist until near the end of his life. McGann won…

1937

Don Matthews

American-Canadian football player and coach (died 2017)

Donald J. Matthews, a.k.a. "the Don", was a head coach of several professional football teams, mostly in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He won 231 games in the CFL, the second highest win total by a head coach in…

1939

Ed Paschke

Polish-American painter and academic (died 2004)

Edward Francis Paschke was an American painter. His childhood interest in animation and cartoons, as well as his father's creativity in wood carving and construction, led him toward a career in art. As a student at the…

1939

Joan Busfield

English sociologist, psychologist, and academic

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1940

Hubert Chesshyre

English historian and author (died 2020)

David Hubert Boothby Chesshyre was a British officer of arms.

1940

Abbas Kiarostami

Iranian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2016)

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1940

Esther Rantzen

English journalist

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1940

Ed Bradley

American journalist (died 2006)

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1941

Terttu Savola

Finnish journalist and politician

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1941

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Austrian actor and director

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1943

Brit Hume

American journalist and author

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1943

J. Michael Kosterlitz

British-American physicist

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1943

Peter Asher

English singer, guitarist, and producer

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1944

Helmut Dietl

German director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2015)

Helmut Dietl was a German film director and author from Bad Wiessee.

1944

Rainer Brüderle

German economist and politician, German Minister of Economics and Technology

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1945

Linda Bond

Canadian 19th General of The Salvation Army

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1946

Sheila Hollins

Baroness Hollins, English psychiatrist and academic

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1946

Eliades Ochoa

Cuban singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

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1946

Józef Oleksy

Polish economist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Poland (died 2015)

Józef Oleksy was a Polish left-wing politician who served as Prime Minister of Poland from 7 March 1995 to 7 February 1996, when he resigned due to espionage allegations. He was chairman of the Democratic Left Alliance.

1946

Stephen Waley-Cohen

English journalist and businessman

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1946

Octavia E. Butler

American author (died 2006)

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1947

Howard Kaylan

American pop-rock singer-songwriter and musician

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1947

Bruno Latour

French philosopher, anthropologist and sociologist (died 2022)

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1947

Pete Maravich

American basketball player (died 1988)

Peter Press Maravich, also known by his nickname Pistol Pete, was an American professional basketball player.

1947

Jerry Rawlings

Ghanaian lieutenant and politician, President of Ghana (died 2020)

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1947

James Charteris

13th Earl of Wemyss, Scottish businessman

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1948

Todd Rundgren

American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

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1948

Larry Junstrom

American bass player (died 2019)

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1949

Brian Leveson

English lawyer and judge

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1949

Alan Osmond

American singer and producer

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1949

Meryl Streep

American actress

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1949

Luís Filipe Vieira

Portuguese businessman

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1949

Lindsay Wagner

American actress

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1949

Elizabeth Warren

American academic and politician

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1949

Sharon Maughan

English actress

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1950

Adrian Năstase

Romanian lawyer and politician, 59th Prime Minister of Romania

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1950

Greg Oliphant

Australian rugby league player

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1950

John Perdue

former West Virginia State Treasurer

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1950

Zenonas Petrauskas

Lithuanian lawyer and politician (died 2009)

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1950

Tom Alter

Indian actor (died 2017)

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1950

Brian Cookson

British cyclist and sports administrator

Michael Brian Cookson OBE is the former president of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), having been elected to the post in September 2013 at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships.

1951

Craig Gruber

American bass player (died 2015)

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1951

Humphrey Ocean

English painter and academic

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1951

Graham Greene

Canadian actor

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1952

Santokh Singh

Malaysian football player

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1952

Wim Eijk

Dutch cardinal

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1953

Mauro Francaviglia

Italian mathematician and academic (died 2013)

Mauro Francaviglia was an Italian mathematician.

1953

Cyndi Lauper

American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

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1953

Bruce McAvaney

Australian journalist and sportscaster

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1953

Freddie Prinze

American comedian and actor (died 1977)

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1954

Green Gartside

Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist

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1955

Christine Orengo

British academic and educator

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1955

Darryl Brohman

Australian rugby league player and sportscaster

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1956

Alfons De Wolf

Belgian cyclist

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1956

Shah Mehmood Qureshi

Pakistani agriculturist and politician, 25th Pakistani Minister of Foreign Affairs

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1956

Tim Russ

American actor, director, and screenwriter

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1956

Markus Schatte

German footballer, manager, and coach

Markus Schatte is a German football coach.

1956

Derek Forbes

Scottish bass player and guitarist

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1956

Danny Baker

English journalist and screenwriter

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1957

Garry Gary Beers

Australian bass player, songwriter, and producer

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1957

Kevin Bond

English footballer and manager

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1957

Michael Stratton

English geneticist and academic

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1957

Rocío Banquells

Mexican pop singer and actress

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1958

Jennifer Finney Boylan

American author

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1958

Bruce Campbell

American actor, director, producer and writer

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1958

Michael Kinane

Irish jockey

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1959

Nicola Sirkis

French singer-songwriter and guitarist

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1959

Daniel Xuereb

French footballer

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1959

Erin Brockovich

American lawyer and environmentalist

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1960

Margrit Klinger

German runner

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1960

Tracy Pollan

American actress

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1960

Jimmy Somerville

Scottish singer-songwriter

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1961

Stephen Chow

Hong Kong actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

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1962

Bobby Gillespie

Scottish musician and singer-songwriter

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1962

Clyde Drexler

American basketball player and coach

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1962

Gerald Hillringhaus

German footballer

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1962

John Tenta

Canadian-American wrestler (died 2006)

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1963

Cadillac Anderson

American basketball player

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1964

Amy Brenneman

American actress

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1964

Dan Brown

American author and academic

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1964

Miroslav Kadlec

Czech footballer

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1964

Uwe Boll

German director, producer, and screenwriter

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1965

Ľubomír Moravčík

Czech footballer and manager

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1965

Joanna Kołaczkowska

Polish cabaret performer (died 2025)

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1966

Michael Park

English racing driver (died 2005)

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1966

Emmanuelle Seigner

French actress

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1966

Dean Woods

Australian cyclist

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1966

Darrell Armstrong

American basketball player and coach

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1968

Miri Yu

Zainichi, Korean novelist

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1968

Gary Connolly

English rugby player

Gary John Connolly is an English former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer.

1971

Mary Lynn Rajskub

American actress and comedian

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1971

Laila Rouass

British actress

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1971

Kurt Warner

American football player and sportscaster

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1971

Damien Oliver

Australian jockey

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1972

Eydís Ásbjörnsdóttir

Icelandic politician

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1973

Carson Daly

American radio and television host

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1973

Jo Cox

British politician (died 2016)

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1974

Donald Faison

American actor

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1974

Vijay

Indian actor

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1974

Urmas Reinsalu

Estonian academic and politician, 28th Estonian Minister of Defence

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1975

Champ Bailey

American football player

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1978

Dan Wheldon

English racing driver (died 2011)

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1978

Joey Cheek

American speed skater

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1979

Thomas Voeckler

French cyclist

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1979

Ilya Bryzgalov

Russian ice hockey player

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1980

Stephanie Jacobsen

Hong Kong-Australian actress

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1980

Sione Lauaki

New Zealand rugby player (died 2017)

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1981

Aquivaldo Mosquera

Colombian footballer

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1981

Andoni Iraola

Spanish footballer and manager

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1982

Ian Kinsler

American baseball player

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1982

Soraia Chaves

Portuguese actress and model

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1982

Allar Raja

Estonian rower

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1983

Dustin Johnson

American golfer

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1984

Rubén Iván Martínez

Spanish footballer

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1984

Jerome Taylor

Jamaican cricketer

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1984

Janko Tipsarević

Serbian tennis player

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1984

Thomas Leuluai

New Zealand rugby league player

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1985

Danny Green

American basketball player

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1987

Lee Min-ho

South Korean actor, singer, model, creative director and businessman

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1987

Nikita Rukavytsya

Ukrainian-Australian footballer

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1987

Omri Casspi

Israeli basketball player

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1988

Cédric Mongongu

Congolese footballer

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1989

Jung Yong-hwa

South Korean singer-songwriter and actor

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1989

Sebastian Jung

German footballer

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1990

Hugo Mallo

Spanish footballer

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1991

Ura Kazuki

Japanese sumo wrestler

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1992

Harry Reid

British actor

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1992

Loris Karius

German footballer

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1993

Danny Ward

Welsh footballer

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1993

Sébastien Haller

French-Ivorian footballer

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1994

Marnus Labuschagne

South African-Australian cricketer

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1994

Carlos Vinícius Santos de Jesus

Brazilian footballer

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1994

Mikel Merino

Spanish footballer

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1996

Rodri

Spanish footballer

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1996

Sam Retford

Australian-English actor

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1999

Luciano Gondou

Argentine footballer

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2001

Zépiqueno Redmond

Dutch footballer

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2006

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Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi — Japanese sumo wrestler

FeaturedHokutoumi Nobuyoshi

Birth year1963

Known forHe was the sport's 61st yokozuna and won eight top division championships

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The United States conducts airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. Wikipedia →

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An earthquake occurs in eastern Afghanistan resulting in over 1,000 deaths. Wikipedia →

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The Afghan National Assembly building is attacked by gunmen after a suicide bombing. All six of the gunmen are killed and 18 people are injured. Wikipedia →

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