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He became party leader after Schumacher's death in 1952
Famous Birthdays on March 27
283 people
1401 – 2002
March 27 has seen 283 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1401 – 2002. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1901 — Erich Ollenhauer
German politician (died 1963)
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Erich Ollenhauer was the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) from 1952 until 1963
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In exile under the Nazis, he returned to Germany in February 1946, becoming vice chairman of the SPD
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He remained party leader until his death, but yielded to the charismatic Berlin mayor Willy Brandt in 1961 as the party's candidate for chancellor.
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Where Schumacher was a passionate intellectual, Ollenhauer was a thorough and efficient bureaucrat
duke of Bavaria (died 1460)
Albert III the Pious of Bavaria-Munich, was Duke of Bavaria-Munich from 1438 to 1460. He was the son of Ernest, Duke of Bavaria and Elisabetta Visconti, daughter of Bernabò Visconti.
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1401
Italian friar and saint, founded Order of the Minims (died 1507)
Francis of Paola, O.M., was a Catholic friar from the town of Paola in Calabria who founded the Order of Minims. He was named after Francis of Assisi and like him Francis of Paola was never ordained a priest.
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1416
1509
German theologian (died 1625)
Johannes Piscator was a German Reformed theologian, known as a Bible translator and textbook writer.
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1546
English politician (died 1716)
Sir Stephen Fox of Farley in Wiltshire, of Redlynch Park in Somerset, of Chiswick, Middlesex and of Whitehall, was a royal administrator and courtier to King Charles II, and a politician, who rose from humble origins to…
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1627
Hungarian prince (died 1735)
Francis II Rákóczi was a Hungarian nobleman and leader of the Rákóczi's War of Independence against the Habsburgs in 1703–1711 as the prince of the Estates Confederated for Liberty of the Kingdom of Hungary. He was also…
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1676
Italian poet and librettist (died 1741)
Sebastiano Biancardi, known by the pseudonym Domenico Lalli, was an Italian poet and librettist. Amongst the many libretti he produced, largely for the opera houses of Venice, were those for Vivaldi's Ottone in villa…
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1679
Spanish-Italian cardinal (died 1760)
Joaquín Fernández de Portocarrero y Mendoza, 4th Marquis of Almenara, 9th Count of Palma del Río was a Grandee of Spain who served Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor as Viceroy of Sicily and interim Viceroy of Naples,…
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1681
German organist and composer (died 1762)
Johann Ernst Eberlin was a German composer and organist whose works bridge the baroque and classical eras. He was a composer of church organ and choral music. Marpurg claims he wrote as much and as rapidly as Alessandro…
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1702
Belgian cellist and composer (died 1805)
Joseph Abaco was an Italian violoncellist and composer. He was born and baptised in Brussels, the capital of the Spanish Netherlands, on 27 March 1710, and was musically trained by his father, Evaristo Felice dall'Abaco.
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1710
French surgeon and author (died 1779)
Claude Bourgelat was a French veterinary surgeon. He was a founder of scientifically informed veterinary medicine, and he created the world's first two veterinary schools for professional training.
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1712
Italian historian and theologian (died 1795)
Francesco Antonio Zaccaria was an Italian theologian, historian, and prolific writer.
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1714
American botanist and author (died 1766)
Jane Colden was an American botanist, described as the "first botanist of her sex in her country" by Asa Gray in 1843. Although not acknowledged in contemporary botanical publications, she wrote a number of letters…
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1724
1746
Corsican-French lawyer and politician (died 1785)
Carlo Maria Buonaparte, also known as Carlo Maria di Buonaparte and Charles-Marie Bonaparte, was a Corsican attorney, nobleman, and official, best known as the father of Napoleon Bonaparte and grandfather of Napoleon…
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1746
German philosopher and theologian (died 1841)
Franz von Baader, born Benedikt Franz Xaver Baader, was a Catholic theologian, philosopher, and mining engineer from Germany. Resisting the empiricism of his day, he denounced most Western philosophy since Descartes as…
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1765
Estonian-Russian philologist and academic (died 1864)
Alexander Khristoforovich Vostokov was a Russian philologist and poet. He was among the first significant scholars of Russian verse and versification.
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1781
Hungarian philologist, orientalist, and author (died 1842)
Sándor Csoma de Kőrös was a Hungarian philologist and Orientalist, author of the first Tibetan–English dictionary and grammar book. He was called Phyi-glin-gi-grwa-pa in Tibetan, meaning "the foreign pupil", and was…
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1784
Louis XVII was the younger son of King Louis XVI of France and Queen Marie Antoinette. His older brother, Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France, died in June 1789, a little over a month before the start of the French…
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1785
French author, poet, and playwright (died 1863)
Alfred Victor, Comte de Vigny was a French poet and early French Romanticist. He also produced novels, plays, and translations of Shakespeare.
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1797
American lawyer and politician (died 1846)
Alexander Barrow I was a lawyer, slave owner, and United States senator from Louisiana. He was a member of the Whig Party. He was the half-brother of Washington Barrow, sharing the same father.
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1801
German-Luxembourger jurist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Luxembourg (died 1874)
Charles-Mathias Simons was a Luxembourgish politician and jurist who served as Prime Minister of Luxembourg from 1853 until 1860.
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1802
French engineer, urban planner, and politician (died 1891)
Georges-Eugène Haussmann, known as Baron Haussmann, was a French official who supervised a radical urban renewal programme of new boulevards, parks, and public works in Paris, referred to as Haussmann's renovation of…
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1809
English painter and illustrator (died 1880)
Edward William Cooke was an English landscape and marine painter, and gardener.
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1811
Canadian architect and land surveyor (died 1894)
William Robinson was an Irish-born Canadian architect and land surveyor. Born in New Ross, County Wexford, Robinson emigrated to Upper Canada with his family in 1836. While the family settled in Burford, Robinson spent…
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1812
Scottish journalist, anthologist, and author (died 1889)
Charles Mackay was a Scottish poet, journalist, author, anthologist, novelist, and songwriter, remembered mainly for his book Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds.
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1814
English admiral and explorer (died 1894)
Sir Edward Augustus Inglefield was a Royal Navy officer who led one of the searches for the missing Arctic explorer John Franklin during the 1850s. In doing so, his expedition charted previously unexplored areas along…
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1820
French novelist and poet (died 1861)
Louis-Henri Murger, also known as Henri Murger and Henry Murger, was a French novelist and poet.
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1822
American women's suffrage activist (died 1894)
Virginia Louisa Minor was an American women's suffrage activist in Missouri. She is best remembered as the plaintiff in Minor v. Happersett, an 1875 United States Supreme Court case in which Minor unsuccessfully argued…
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1824
Irish-New Zealand journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1893)
John Ballance was a New Zealand politician who served as the 14th premier of New Zealand from January 1891 until his death in April 1893. He governed as the leader of New Zealand's first organised political party, the…
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1839
English colonel and entomologist (died 1934)
Major-General George Frederick Leycester Marshall was the son of William Marshall and his wife Louisa Sophia, also brother of C. H. T. Marshall and uncle of Guy Anstruther Knox Marshall. He became a colonel in the…
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1843
American general and explorer, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1935)
Adolphus Washington Greely was a United States Army officer and polar explorer. He attained the rank of major general and was a recipient of the Medal of Honor.
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1844
German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1923)
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was a German experimental physicist who produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range known as X-rays. In 1901, Röntgen became the first recipient of the Nobel Prize in…
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1845
Norwegian bishop and politician, Norwegian Minister of Education and Church Affairs (died 1899)
Jakob Liv Rosted Sverdrup was a Norwegian bishop and politician. Born into a prominent local family and well-educated, Jakob followed in the footsteps of his father Harald Ulrik Sverdrup and his uncle Johan Sverdrup by…
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1845
German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1931)
Otto Wallach was a German chemist and recipient of the 1910 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on alicyclic compounds.
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1847
Spanish composer, co-founded Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (died 1909)
Ruperto Chapí y Lorente was a Spanish composer, and co-founder of the Spanish Society of Authors and Publishers.
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1851
French composer and educator (died 1931)
Paul Marie Théodore Vincent d'Indy was a French composer and teacher. His influence as a teacher, in particular, was considerable. He was a co-founder of the Schola Cantorum de Paris and also taught at the Paris…
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1851
Belgian painter and illustrator (died 1927)
Jean Marie Constantin Joseph "Jan" van Beers was a Belgian painter and illustrator, son of the poet Jan van Beers. They are sometimes referred to as Jan van Beers the elder and Jan van Beers the younger. In 1884, Jan…
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1852
Italian physician, zoologist, and entomologist (died 1925)
Giovanni Battista Grassi was an Italian physician and zoologist, best known for his pioneering works on parasitology, especially on malariology. He was Professor of Comparative Zoology at the University of Catania from…
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1854
American target shooter, colonel, mountaineer, geographer, geologist, and archaeologist (died 1927)
William A. Libbey III was an American professor of physical geography at Princeton University. He was twice a member of the U.S. Olympic Rifle Team, and rose to the rank of colonel in the New Jersey National Guard. He…
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1855
English mathematician, eugenicist, and academic (died 1936)
Karl Pearson was an English biostatistician and mathematician. He has been credited with establishing the discipline of mathematical statistics. He founded the world's first university statistics department at…
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1857
Australian cricketer and footballer (died 1927)
George Giffen was a cricketer who played for South Australia and Australia. An all-rounder who batted in the middle order and often opened the bowling with medium-paced off-spin, Giffen captained Australia during the…
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1859
American-Swiss scholar and academic (died 1924)
Frank Frost Abbott was an American classical scholar.
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1860
Serbian short story writer, novelist, poet, traveller, social worker, feminist and polyglot (died 1945)
Jelena Dimitrijević was a Serbian short story writer, novelist, poet, traveller, social worker, feminist, and a polyglot. She is considered to be the first woman in modern Serbian history to publish a work of travel…
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1862
Argentinian composer (died 1938)
Arturo Berutti was an Argentine composer of classical music and librettos. He was best known for his notable theme Pampa (1897). The opera was based on the life of Juan Moreira. One of the influential Argentine opera…
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1862
English engineer and businessman, founded Rolls-Royce Limited (died 1933)
Sir Frederick Henry Royce, 1st Baronet was an English engineer famous for his designs of car and aeroplane engines that had a reputation for reliability and longevity. He and his two business associates Charles Rolls…
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1863
Australian politician, 29th Premier of Victoria (died 1936)
John Allan was an Australian politician who served as the 29th Premier of Victoria. He was born near Lancefield, where his father was a farmer of Scottish origin, and educated at state schools. He took up wheat and…
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1866
American songwriter and educator (died 1946)
Patty Smith Hill was an American composer and teacher who is perhaps best known for co-writing, with her sister Mildred Hill, the tune that later became popular as "Happy Birthday to You". She was an American nursery…
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1868
Irish politician, 2nd Governor-General of the Irish Free State (died 1938)
James McNeill was an Irish colonial administrator, politician, and diplomat, who served as the first High Commissioner to London and second Governor-General of the Irish Free State.
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1869
English trade unionist and politician, Home Secretary (died 1949)
John Robert Clynes was a British trade unionist and Labour Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for 35 years, and as Leader of the Labour Party (1921–1922), led the party in its breakthrough at the 1922…
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1869
German author and poet (died 1950)
Luiz Heinrich Mann, best known as simply Heinrich Mann, was a German writer known for his sociopolitical novels. From 1930 until 1933, he was president of the fine poetry division of the Prussian Academy of Arts. His…
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1871
American captain and Nazarene minister (died 1939)
Joseph G. Morrison (1871–1939) was an American minister and general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene.
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1871
Dutch politician, Minister of Labour (died 1948)
Petrus Josephus Mattheus "Piet" Aalberse Sr. was a Dutch politician of the General League of Roman Catholic Electoral Associations, later the Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP) and later co-founder of the Catholic…
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1871
French painter (died 1947)
Albert Marquet was a French painter. He initially was one of the Fauve painters and a lifelong friend of Henri Matisse. Marquet subsequently painted in a more impressionist style, primarily landscapes, but also several…
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1875
Belgian water polo player and swimmer (died 1947)
Oscar Grégoire Jr. was a Belgian water polo player and backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Belgian water polo…
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1877
British sculptor (died 1947)
Edith Agnes Kathleen Young, Baroness Kennet, FRBS was a British sculptor. Trained in London and Paris, Scott was a prolific sculptor, notably of portrait heads and busts and also of several larger public monuments.…
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1878
Hungarian politician, 19th Prime Minister of Hungary (died 1947)
Sándor Garbai was a Hungarian socialist politician who was the de jure leader of the Hungarian Soviet Republic as both its head of state and prime minister.
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1879
American baseball player and manager (died 1929)
Miller James Huggins was an American professional baseball player and manager. Huggins played second base for the Cincinnati Reds (1904–1909) and St. Louis Cardinals (1910–1916). He managed the Cardinals (1913–1917) and…
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1879
Luxembourger-American painter and photographer (died 1973)
Edward Jean Steichen was a Luxembourgish American photographer, painter and curator and a pioneer of fashion photography. His gown images for the magazine Art et Décoration in 1911 were the first modern fashion…
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1879
Russian playwright and satirist (died 1925)
Arkady Timofeevich Averchenko was a Russian playwright and satirist. He published his stories in the journal Satirikon, of which he was also an editor, in the series of New Satirikon, and other publications. He…
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1881
Scottish mountaineer and physiologist (died 1965)
Thomas Graham Brown FRS was a Scottish mountaineer and physiologist, most famous for finding three new routes up the east face of Mont Blanc.
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1882
Estonian author and poet (died 1980)
Marie Under was an Estonian poet. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature 16 times in 15 separate years.
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1883
English rower and lieutenant (died 1953)
Gordon Lindsay Thomson was an English rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics for Great Britain. During the First World War, he served as a pilot in the Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force.
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1884
Honduran accountant and politician, 40th President of Honduras (died 1957)
Julio Lozano Díaz, was first Vice President of Honduras (1949–1954) and then President of Honduras, from 5 December 1954 until 21 October 1956.
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1885
1st Baron Winster, English navy officer and politician, Secretary of State for Transport (died 1961)
Reginald Thomas Herbert Fletcher, 1st Baron Winster, was a British Liberal then Labour politician. He was Minister of Civil Aviation under Clement Attlee between 1945 and 1946 and Governor of Cyprus between 1946 and…
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1885
Russian politician (died 1934)
Sergei Mironovich Kirov was a Russian and Soviet politician and Bolshevik revolutionary. Kirov was an early revolutionary in the Russian Empire and a member of the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic…
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1886
Ukrainian painter and illustrator (died 1917)
Vladimir Davydovych Burliuk was a Ukrainian avant-garde artist and book illustrator from the Russian empire. He died at the age of 32 in 1917 in World War I.
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1886
German-American architect, designed IBM Plaza and Seagram Building (died 1969)
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was a German and American architect, academic, and interior designer. He was commonly referred to as Mies, his surname. He is regarded as one of the pioneers of modern architecture.
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1886
Finnish javelin thrower, poet, and translator (died 1932)
Väinö Villiam Siikaniemi was a Finnish athlete who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He finished fifth in the conventional javelin throw and won the silver medal in the two-handed javelin throw, a one-time Olympic…
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1887
English-South African cricketer (died 1978)
George Alfred Lawrence Hearne was an English born South African cricketer who played Test cricket.
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1888
Egyptian-Turkish journalist, author, and politician (died 1974)
Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu was a Turkish novelist, journalist, diplomat, and member of parliament.
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1889
Romanian general (died 1979)
Leonard Mociulschi was a Romanian Major General of Polish origin during World War II.
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1889
Swedish swimmer and water polo player (died 1967)
Harald Sigfrid Alexander Julin was a Swedish swimmer and water polo player who competed at the 1906, 1908, 1912 and 1920 Olympics. In 100 m freestyle swimming he won a bronze medal in 1908, and failed to reach the…
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1890
Scottish admiral (died 1974)
Sir Frederick Hew George Dalrymple-Hamilton, KCB was a British admiral who served in World War I and World War II. He was captain of HMS Rodney when it engaged the Bismarck on 27 May 1941.
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1890
Hungarian novelist and playwright (died 1974)
Lajos Zilahy was a Hungarian novelist and playwright. Born in Nagyszalonta, Austria-Hungary, he studied law at the University of Budapest before serving in the Austro-Hungarian army during the First World War, in which…
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1891
Belarusian-Lithuanian architect, journalist, and diplomat, created the Flag of Belarus (died 1959)
Klawdziy Stsyapanavich Duzh-Dushewski was a Belarusian civil engineer, architect, diplomat and journalist. He is believed to be the creator of the national flag of Belarus in 1917.
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1891
American pianist and composer (died 1972)
Ferdinand Rudolph von Grofé, known as Ferde Grofé was an American composer, arranger, pianist, and instrumentalist. He is best known for his 1931 five-movement symphonic poem the Grand Canyon Suite, and for…
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1892
American author (died 1934)
James Thorne Smith, Jr. was an American writer of humorous supernatural fantasy fiction under the byline Thorne Smith. He is best known today for the two Topper novels, comic fantasy fiction involving sex, frequent…
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1892
Hungarian-English sociologist and academic (died 1947)
Karl Mannheim was a Hungarian sociologist and a key figure in classical sociology as well as one of the founders of the sociology of knowledge. Mannheim is best known for his book Ideology and Utopia (1929/1936), in…
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1893
American lieutenant and politician (died 1981)
George Lloyd Spencer was an American politician from Arkansas. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented the state in the United States Senate from 1941 to 1943.
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1893
Australian-American actor and director (died 1973)
George Beranger, was an Australian-born silent film actor, director and film writer in New York and Hollywood. He is also sometimes credited under the pseudonym George Andre de Beranger and multiple variations of the…
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1893
French colonel and pilot (died 1953)
Colonel René Paul Fonck was a French aviator who ended the First World War as the top Entente fighter ace and, when all succeeding aerial conflicts of the 20th and 21st centuries are also considered, Fonck still holds…
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1894
English soldier and poet (died 1915)
Roland Aubrey Leighton was a British poet and soldier, made posthumously famous by his fiancée Vera Brittain's memoir, Testament of Youth.
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1895
English mathematician and physicist (died 1958)
Douglas Rayner Hartree was an English mathematician and physicist most famous for the development of numerical analysis and its application to the Hartree–Fock equations of atomic physics and the construction of a…
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1897
American magician, stage and film actor (died 1961)
Frederic Serrano Keating, best known as Fred Keating, was an American magician, stage, and film actor.
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1897
French poet and author (died 1988)
Francis Jean Gaston Alfred Ponge was a French poet. He developed a form of prose poem, minutely examining everyday objects. He was the third recipient of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 1974.
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1899
German-Swiss physicist and academic (died 1974)
Herbert Arthur Stuart was a German experimental physicist who made contributions in molecular physics research. During World War II, he was director of the experimental physics department at the Technische Hochschule…
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1899
American actress and producer (died 1983)
Gloria Mae Josephine Swanson was an American actress. She first achieved fame acting in dozens of silent films in the 1920s and was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, most famously for her…
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1899
American illustrator and screenwriter (died 2000)
Carl Barks was an American cartoonist, author, and painter. He is best known for his work in Disney comic books, as the writer and artist of the first Donald Duck stories and as the creator of Scrooge McDuck. He worked…
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1901
Japanese politician, Prime Minister of Japan, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1975)
Eisaku Satō was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1964 to 1972. He was the third longest-serving and longest-uninterrupted–serving Japanese prime minister. Satō is best remembered for…
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1901
Australian journalist and poet (died 1971)
Kenneth Adolphe Slessor was an Australian poet, journalist and official war correspondent in World War II. He was one of Australia's leading poets, notable particularly for the absorption of modernist influences into…
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1901
American screenwriter and producer (died 1975)
Sidney Robert Buchman was an American screenwriter and film producer who worked on about 40 films from the late 1920s to the early 1970s. He received four Oscar nominations and won once for Best Screenplay for the…
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1902
American cinematographer (died 1998)
Charles Bryant Lang Jr., A.S.C. was an American cinematographer.
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1902
Norwegian chemist and military leader (died 1945)
Leif Hans Larsen Tronstad was a Norwegian inorganic chemist, intelligence officer and military organizer. He graduated from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1927 and was a prolific researcher and writer of…
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1903
Mexican poet and playwright (died 1950)
Xavier Villaurrutia y González was a Mexican poet, playwright, translator, and literary critic whose most famous works are the short theatrical dramas called Autos profanos, compiled in the work Poesía y teatro…
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1903
American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1935)
Leroy Carr was an American blues singer, songwriter and pianist who developed a laid-back, crooning technique and whose popularity and style influenced such artists as Nat King Cole and Ray Charles. Music historian…
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1905
German general (died 1980)
Rudolf-Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff was an officer in the German Army. As a Wehrmacht intelligence officer, he attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler by suicide bombing on 21 March 1943; the plan failed when Hitler…
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1905
Canadian-American author and engineer (died 1980)
Elizabeth Muriel Gregory MacGill, known as the "Queen of the Hurricanes", was a Canadian engineer. She was chief aeronautical engineer at Canadian Car and Foundry (CC&F) in Fort William, Ontario during the Second World…
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1905
American clarinet player, saxophonist, and composer (died 1969)
Charles Ellsworth "Pee Wee" Russell was an American jazz musician. Early in his career he played clarinet and saxophones, but he eventually focused solely on clarinet.
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1906
1909
American saxophonist (died 1973)
Benjamin Francis Webster was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He performed in the United States and Europe and made many recordings with Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Johnny Hodges, and others.
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1909
Belarusian poet and translator (died 1937)
Valery Marakou was a Belarusian poet and translator.
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1909
1910
Russian poet and physician (died 1965)
Veronika Mikhailovna Tushnóva was a Soviet poet and member of the Soviet Union of Writers. After completing her medical school studies, she found little satisfaction in being a doctor and turned her attention to writing.
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1911
English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 2005)
Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, was a British statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1976 to 1980. Callaghan is the only…
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1912
German SS officer (died 1945)
Theodor Dannecker was a German SS-captain, a key aide to Adolf Eichmann in the deportation of Jews during World War II.
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1913
American actor (died 1998)
Richard Denning was an American actor who starred in science fiction films of the 1950s, including Unknown Island (1948), Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), Target Earth (1954), Day the World Ended (1955), Creature…
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1914
American author, screenwriter, and producer (died 2009)
Budd Schulberg was an American screenwriter, television producer, novelist and sports writer. He was known for his novels What Makes Sammy Run? (1941) and The Harder They Fall (1947), as well as his screenplays for On…
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1914
Jr., American guitarist (died 2006)
Robert Lockwood Jr., a.k.a. Robert Jr. Lockwood, was an American Delta blues guitarist, who recorded for Chess Records and other Chicago labels in the 1950s and 1960s. He was the only guitarist to have learned to play…
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1915
American lawyer and politician, 57th United States Secretary of State (died 2002)
Cyrus Roberts Vance was an American lawyer and diplomat who served as the 57th United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1980. Prior to serving in that position, he was the United States…
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1917
1917
English-American architect, theorist and academic (died 1999)
Colin Rowe was a British-born, American-naturalised architectural historian, critic, theoretician and teacher. He is acknowledged to have been a major theoretical and critical influence in the second half of the…
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1920
Polish-American record producer, co-founded Chess Records (died 2016)
Philip Chess was a Polish-born American record company executive, the founder of Chess Records alongside his brother Leonard.
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1921
Brazilian footballer and coach (died 2000)
Moacir Barbosa do Nascimento was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. His career spanned 22 years. He was regarded as one of the world's best goalkeepers in the 1940s and 1950s, and was known…
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1921
American actor and dancer (died 2000)
Harold Lloyd Nicholas was an American dancer specializing in tap. Nicholas was the younger half of the tap-dancing pair the Nicholas Brothers, known as two of the world's greatest dancers. His older brother was Fayard…
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1921
English author (died 2011)
Ronald Gordon King-Smith OBE, known by his pen name Dick King-Smith, was an English writer of children's books. He is best known for The Sheep-Pig (1983), which was adapted as the movie Babe (1995) and translations have…
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1922
French author and surgeon (died 2003)
Stefan Wul was the nom de plume of the French science fiction writer Pierre Pairault, born in Paris.
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1922
Ukrainian-American painter, printmaker, and sculptor (died 2007)
Jevel Demikovski, known professionally as Jules Olitski, was an American painter, printmaker, and sculptor.
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1922
Japanese author (died 1996)
Shūsaku Endō was a Japanese author who wrote from the perspective of a Japanese Catholic. Internationally, he is known for his 1966 historical fiction novel Silence, which was adapted into a 2016 film of the same name…
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1923
Jamaican-American poet, translator, and academic (died 2012)
Louis Aston Marantz Simpson was an American poet born in Jamaica. He won the 1964 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his work At the End of the Open Road.
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1923
American singer (died 1990)
Sarah Lois Vaughan was an American jazz singer and pianist. Nicknamed "Sassy" and "The Divine One", and the "Queen of Bebop", she won two Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, and was nominated for a…
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1924
Scottish international footballer and lawn bowls player (died 2012)
Ian Henderson Black was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 260 appearances in the Football League for Fulham as a goalkeeper. He also played for Southampton and was capped by Scotland at international…
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1924
American mathematician and computer programmer (died 2013)
Margaret Kampschaefer Butler was a mathematician who participated in creating and updating computer software. During the early 1950s, Butler contributed to the development of early computers. Butler was the first female…
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1924
American writer (died 1966)
Francis Russell "Frank" O'Hara was an American writer, poet, and art critic. A curator at the Museum of Modern Art, O'Hara became prominent in New York City's art world. O'Hara is regarded as a leading figure in the New…
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1926
American journalist and academic (died 2013)
Joseph Anthony Lewis was an American public intellectual and journalist. He was a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and was a columnist for The New York Times. He is credited with creating the field of legal…
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1927
Russian cellist and conductor (died 2007)
Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich was a Soviet and Russian cellist and conductor. In addition to his interpretations and technique, he was well known for both inspiring and commissioning new works, which enlarged the…
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1927
French cyclist (died 2000)
Jean-Baptiste Dotto was the first French racing cyclist to win the Vuelta a España. He rode the Tour de France 13 times, coming fourth in 1954.
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1928
American actress (died 1988)
Anne Ramsey-Mobley was an American actress. She was best known for her film roles as Mama Fratelli in The Goonies (1985) and as Mrs. Lift in Throw Momma from the Train (1987), the latter of which earned her nominations…
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1929
1929
Romanian-Swiss photographer, writer and artist (died 2024)
Daniel Spoerri was a Romanian-born Swiss visual artist and writer. He is considered to be an important figure among the artists within the so-called "second wave" of the Pop art movement.
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1930
American actor and screenwriter (died 1980)
David Janssen was an American film and television actor who is best known for his starring role as Richard Kimble in the television series The Fugitive (1963–1967). Janssen also had the title roles in three other…
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1931
American singer and harmonica player (died 1971)
Herman "Junior" Parker, also known as Little Junior Parker, was an American blues singer and harmonica player. He is best remembered for his voice which has been described as "honeyed" and "velvet-smooth". One music…
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1932
Micronesian politician, 3rd President of the Federated States of Micronesia (died 1999)
Bailey Olter was a Micronesian political figure. He was elected to the Senate of Micronesian Congress from Ponape district. He served as Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia from 1983 to 1987, and as the…
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1932
South Vietnamese Brigadier general (died 1975)
Lê Văn Hưng was an infantry general of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. Hưng was perhaps best known as the "Hero of An Lộc" in 1972 when he commanded the 5th Division in defense of the city of An Lộc from the…
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1933
Hungarian journalist, author, and politician (died 2012)
István Csurka was a Hungarian nationalist politician, journalist and writer. He was the founder and inaugural leader of the Hungarian Justice and Life Party (MIÉP) from 1993 until his death. He was also a Member of…
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1934
1934
American Roman Catholic priest and missionary (died 1981)
Stanley Francis Rother was an American Catholic priest from Oklahoma who was murdered in Guatemala in 1981. He had worked as a missionary priest there since 1968. He held several parish assignments as a priest of the…
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1935
English actor
Julian Wyatt Glover is an English actor with many stage, television, and film roles. Classically trained, he is a recipient of the Laurence Olivier Award and has performed many times for the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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1935
American violinist and composer
Malcolm Goldstein is an American-Canadian composer, violinist and improviser who has been active in the presentation of new music and dance since the early 1960s. He received an M.A. in music composition from Columbia…
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1936
English keyboard player and songwriter (died 2021)
William Alan Hawkshaw was a British composer and performer, particularly of library music used as themes for films and television programs. Hawkshaw worked extensively for the KPM production music company in the 1950s…
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1937
1939
American race car driver and businessman (died 2023)
William Caleb Yarborough was an American NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver and owner, businessman, farmer, and rancher. He was the first driver in NASCAR history to win three consecutive championships, winning in 1976,…
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1939
Italian race car driver (died 2026)
Alessandro Munari, also nicknamed Il Drago, was an Italian motor racing and rally driver.
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1940
American actor, director, and playwright
Austin Campbell Pendleton is an American actor, playwright, and theatre director.
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1940
Slovak lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Slovakia
Ivan Gašparovič is a Slovak politician and lawyer who was the third president of Slovakia from 2004 to 2014. He was also the first and currently the only Slovak president to be re-elected.
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1941
Austrian pentathlete and politician, Austrian Minister of the Interior (died 2006)
Liesel "Liese" Prokop-Sykora was an Austrian athlete and, later in her life, a politician. She competed mainly in the pentathlon.
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1941
English journalist and author (died 2007)
Michael James Jackson was an English beer and whiskey writer. He was a regular contributor to a number of broadsheets, particularly The Independent and The Observer.
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1942
English biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2018)
Sir John Edward Sulston was a British biologist and academic who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the cell lineage and genome of the worm Caenorhabditis elegans in 2002 with his colleagues…
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1942
English actor
Michael York, OBE is a British actor. After performing on stage with the Royal National Theatre, he had a breakthrough in films by playing Tybalt in Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet (1968). He played leading roles…
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1942
American football player and coach (died 2020)
James Michael Curtis, nicknamed "Mad Dog" or "the Animal," was an American professional football player for the Baltimore Colts, Seattle Seahawks, and Washington Redskins. He played a total of 14 seasons in the National…
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1943
American marine and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (died 2002)
Jesse Brown was an American politician and Marine Corps veteran who served as the second United States secretary of veterans affairs under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997.
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1944
Canadian ice hockey player
Bryan Albert Campbell is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played 260 games in the National Hockey League and 433 games in the World Hockey Association between 1967 and 1978. He played for the Los…
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1944
Cuban-English author and academic (died 1999)
Michael Vaillancourt Aris was a British historian who wrote and lectured on Bhutanese, Tibetan, and Himalayan culture and history. He was the husband of Aung San Suu Kyi, who would later become State Counsellor of…
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1946
1946
Maltese author, critic, poet and philosopher (died 2020)
Oliver Friggieri was a Maltese poet, novelist, literary critic, and philosopher. He led the establishment of literary history and criticism in Maltese while teaching at the University of Malta, studying the works of Dun…
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1947
1947
American journalist
Walter S. Mossberg is an American retired technology journalist and moderator.
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1947
American football player (died 2021)
Douglas Wilkerson was an American professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Houston Oilers and San Diego Chargers. Named to the Pro Bowl three times, he was also a…
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1947
Danish lawyer and politician (died 2021)
Jens-Peter Rossen Bonde was a Danish politician who served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) with the June Movement. He resigned as an MEP in May 2008. Bonde was elected to the European Parliament in the first…
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1948
English keyboardist and songwriter
Anthony George Banks is an English musician primarily known as the keyboardist and founding member of the rock band Genesis. Banks is also a prolific solo artist, releasing six solo studio albums that range through…
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1950
Greek academic and politician, Greek Minister of Culture, Education and Religious Affairs
Petros Efthymiou is a Greek academic and politician of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement. A former minister and MEP, he is currently the parliamentary spokesman of his party.
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1950
American soprano (died 2022)
Maria Louise Ewing, Lady Hall was an American opera singer. In the early part of her career she performed solely as a lyric mezzo-soprano; she later assumed full soprano parts as well. Her signature roles were Blanche,…
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1950
Welsh international footballer and international manager (died 2026)
Terence Charles Yorath was a Welsh professional football player and manager at both club and international level.
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1950
Belgian-Russian politician and diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Russia
Andrei Vladimirovich Kozyrev is a Russian politician and businessman who was the Minister of Foreign Affairs under President Boris Yeltsin, during the Russian SFSR from 1990 and during the Russian Federation from 1992,…
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1951
English musician and author
Christopher Stewart is a British author who was the original drummer and a founding member of Genesis. When not writing, he runs a farm, where he lives, near Orgiva in Spain.
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1951
Austrian skier
Annemarie Moser-Pröll is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria. Born in Kleinarl, Salzburg, she was the most successful female alpine ski racer during the 1970s, with an all-time women's record of six overall…
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1952
French actress (died 2011)
Maria-Hélène Schneider, known professionally as Maria Schneider, was a French actress.
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1952
Dutch cyclist
Herman Ponsteen is a retired track cyclist from the Netherlands. He represented his native country at two Summer Olympics, at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany and 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.
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1953
English lawyer and politician
Gerard Joseph Batten is a British politician who served as the Leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) from 2018 to 2019. He was a founding member of the party in 1993, and served as a Member of the European…
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1954
Irish writer
Patrick McCabe is an Irish writer. Known for his mostly dark and violent novels set in contemporary—often small-town—Ireland, McCabe has been twice shortlisted for the Booker Prize, for The Butcher Boy (1992) and…
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1955
Spanish lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Spain
Mariano Rajoy Brey is a Spanish politician who served as Prime Minister of Spain from 2011 to 2018. A member of the People's Party, he served as the party's president from 2004 to 2018. At a total of nearly 15 years,…
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1955
American-German philosopher and author
Susan Neiman is an American moral philosopher, cultural commentator, and essayist. She has written extensively on the juncture between Enlightenment moral philosophy, metaphysics, and politics, both for scholarly…
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1955
Hong Kong activist and politician
Leung Kwok-hung, also known by his nickname "Long Hair" (長毛), is a Hong Kong politician and social activist. He was a member of the Legislative Council, representing the New Territories East. A Trotskyist in his youth,…
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1956
Swedish cross country skier
Lars Thomas Wassberg is a Swedish former cross-country skier. A fast skating style – push for every leg – is still called "Wassberg" after him in several countries. Wassberg's skiing idols when growing up were Sixten…
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1956
Greek footballer and manager
Kostas Vasilakakis is a Greek football manager and former footballer. His career began in 1973 at the age of 16 when he signed a contract with Panthrakikos. He was transferred to Doxa Drama in 1981 and fought in Alpha…
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1957
English actor
Stephen John Dillane is a British actor. He is best known for his roles as Leonard Woolf in the 2002 film The Hours, Stannis Baratheon in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2012–2015) and Thomas Jefferson in the…
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1957
Belgian race car driver and motorcycle racer
Didier de Radiguès is a Belgian former professional motorcycle racer, auto racing driver and current artist. He also serves as a television sports color commentator for Belgium television, a Moto GP riders manager and…
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1958
Australian rock musician and multi-instrumentalist
Andrew Charles Farriss is an Australian rock musician and multi-instrumentalist best known as the keyboardist, backing vocalist, and main composer for rock band INXS. He released his debut solo album in 2021.
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1959
Russian-Greek oligarch and politician
Ivan Ignatyevich Savvidi, also known as Ivan Savvidis, is a Russian-Greek businessman. He is one of Russia's wealthiest men and was a member of the Russian Parliament, closely linked to the President Vladimir Putin. …
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1959
German footballer
Johannes Christian "Hans" Pflügler is a German former professional footballer. He could operate as either a left-back or a central defender, and played solely for Bayern Munich, winning ten major titles and appearing in…
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1960
Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1996)
Renato Russo was a Brazilian musician who was the lead singer of the post-punk band Legião Urbana. A Brazilian film depicting his life and career was released in 2013, called Somos Tão Jovens.
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1960
English rugby league player and coach
Cuthwyn Ellery Hanley is an English former rugby league player and coach. Over a nineteen-year professional career (1978–1997), he played for Bradford Northern, Wigan, Balmain, Western Suburbs and Leeds. He won 36 caps…
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1961
Swiss professional cyclist
Tony Rominger is a Swiss former professional road racing cyclist who won the Vuelta a España in 1992, 1993 and 1994 and the Giro d'Italia in 1995.
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1961
Canadian singer-songwriter
Jann Arden is a Canadian singer-songwriter, author and actress. She is best known for her signature ballads, "Could I Be Your Girl" and "Insensitive", which is her biggest hit to date, as well as other ballads, such as…
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1962
Australian rugby league player
Brett French is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s. A Queensland State of Origin representative, he played club football in Brisbane, Sydney and the Gold Coast, plus in England for St…
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1962
Dutch poker player
Rob Hollink is a professional poker player based in Groningen. He has won both a European Poker Tour (EPT) title and World Series of Poker bracelet, becoming the first person from the Netherlands to do so, first was at…
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1962
English journalist and author
John O'Farrell is a British author, comedy scriptwriter and political campaigner. Previously a lead writer for such shows as Spitting Image and Have I Got News for You, he is now best known as a comic author for such…
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1962
American-Spanish basketball player
Bradford William Wright, is an American former professional basketball player. He attended Daniel Murphy High School in Los Angeles, and played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. Wright was drafted by the NBA's…
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1962
American science fiction writer
Kevin James Anderson is an American science fiction author. He has written spin-off novels for Star Wars, StarCraft, Titan A.E. and The X-Files, and with Brian Herbert is the co-author of the Dune prequel series. His…
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1962
American basketball player
Cory Blackwell is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the second round of the 1984 NBA draft.
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1963
American football player, coach, and pastor
Randall Wade Cunningham Sr. is an American pastor and former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons. He spent the majority of his career with the Philadelphia…
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1963
Greek jurist and politician
Georgios Katrougalos is a Greek jurist and politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from February to July 2019. He is currently UN Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable…
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1963
Greek-Canadian economist and politician
Filippos Sachinidis is a Greek politician of the Movement for Change. Elected on the list of his former party PASOK, he served as a Member of the Hellenic Parliament from 2007 to 2014. In 2012, he briefly served as…
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1963
English-Australian footballer and physiotherapist
Michael Gary Stevens is an English physiotherapist and retired footballer who played as a right-back.
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1963
American director, producer, screenwriter and actor
Quentin Jerome Tarantino is an American filmmaker, actor, and author. His films are characterized by graphic violence, extended dialogue often featuring much profanity, and references to popular culture. His work has…
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1963
1963
Swiss race car driver
Gregor Foitek is a Swiss former racing driver. He won the 1986 Swiss Formula 3 Championship. Foitek participated in 22 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 26 March 1989. He scored no championship points. He later made…
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1965
Serbian basketball player
Žarko Paspalj is a Serbian former professional basketball player and sports administrator, who is currently the sporting director for Partizan of the Serbian Serbian League (KLS), the ABA League, and the EuroLeague. The…
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1966
Japanese professional wrestler
Kenta Kobashi is a Japanese professional wrestling promoter and retired wrestler. Broadly referred to by the nickname "Tetsujin" , he is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. He is…
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1967
American actress
Talisa Soto is an American retired actress and model. She is known for portraying Bond girl Lupe Lamora in the 1989 James Bond film Licence to Kill and Kitana in the 1995 fantasy action film Mortal Kombat and its 1997…
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1967
Russian heptathlete
Irina Nikolaevna Belova is a retired heptathlete from Russia. In her early career she represented USSR, with a fourth place at the 1990 European Championships and a bronze medal at the 1991 World Championships. Her…
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1968
Italian footballer and manager
Gianluigi Lentini is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a winger.
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1969
American actress
Pauley Perrette is an American retired actress and singer. She played Abby Sciuto in the television series NCIS from 2003 to 2018.
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1969
American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Dubbed the "Songbird Supreme", Carey is known for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style, signature use of the whistle…
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1969
Princess of Iran (died 2001)
Leila Pahlavi was a princess of Iran and the youngest daughter of Mohammad Reza Shah and his third wife, Shahbanu Farah Pahlavi.
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1970
Canadian baseball player (died 2020)
Derek Alfred Aucoin was a Canadian professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in two games in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos during the 1996 season. He had a 0–1 record, in 2+2⁄3 innings, with a 3.38…
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1970
Canadian-American multi-instrumentalist and recording artist
Brent Fitz is a Canadian-American musician and multi-instrumentalist. In his career, he has worked with Slash, Myles Kennedy, Theory of a Deadman, Alice Cooper, Vince Neil, Union, Gene Simmons, The Guess Who, Brad…
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1970
New Zealand rugby league player
Jarrod McCracken is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He is a former captain of the New Zealand national rugby league team and is the son of New Zealand rugby league…
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1970
American actress
Elizabeth Mitchell is an American actress. She received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her lead role as Juliet Burke on the ABC mystery drama series Lost (2006–2010). She also had lead roles on the television…
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1970
German game designer, created Bohnanza
Uwe Rosenberg is a German game designer and the co-founder of Lookout Games. He initially became known for his card game Bohnanza, which was successful both in Germany and internationally. He is now renowned for…
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1970
Scottish race car driver and sportscaster
David Marshall Coulthard is a British former racing driver and broadcaster from Scotland who competed in Formula One from 1994 to 2008. Nicknamed "DC", he was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in…
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1971
Canadian actor
Nathan Fillion is a Canadian and American actor. He played the leading roles of Captain Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds on Firefly and its film continuation Serenity, and Richard Castle on Castle. As of 2018, he stars as Officer…
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1971
Surinamese-Dutch footballer, coach, and manager
Jerrel "Jimmy" Floyd Hasselbaink is a professional football manager and former player who is now an assistant coach for the Suriname national team.
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1972
American professional wrestler
Charles Doyle Haas II is an American professional and former amateur wrestler. He is best known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) from 2000 to 2009 and Ring of Honor (ROH) from 2010 to 2013. In WWE he…
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1972
South African cricketer
Roger Telemachus is a former South African international cricketer. He played 37 One Day Internationals and three Twenty20 Internationals for his country.
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1973
Polish footballer and manager
Marek Citko is a Polish former professional footballer who played as an offensive midfielder. During the professional career Citko represented numerous clubs in Poland and outside the native country, including Włókniarz…
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1974
Greek-South African footballer
Georgios "George" Koumantarakis is a South African former soccer player of Greek descent. He was born in Athens, Greece but grew up in Durban, South Africa. He studied BCom & LLB degrees from the University Of Kwazulu…
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1974
Spanish footballer
Gaizka Mendieta Zabala is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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1974
New Zealand rugby player
Andrew Francis Blowers is a former rugby union player who played in the back row as either a flanker or number 8. He earned 11 caps for the New Zealand national team between 1996 and 1999. He retired from playing in…
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1975
1975
1975
German footballer and manager
Christian Fiedler is a German football coach and former player who is goalkeeper coach at Greuther Fürth. A goalkeeper, he spent his entire playing career with Hertha BSC.
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1975
Romanian politician, 57th President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania
Roberta Alma Anastase is a Romanian politician and former first female President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania between 19 December 2008 and 3 July 2012.
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1976
American basketball player
Daniel Anthony Fortson is an American former professional basketball player. He played the power forward and center positions in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1997 to 2007.
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1976
Romanian footballer
Adrian Gheorghe Anca is a former Romanian football striker and manager.
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1976
Brazilian race car driver
Vítor Meira is a Brazilian former auto racing driver. He formerly competed in the IndyCar Series and has twice finished second in the Indianapolis 500.
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1977
Greek artistic gymnast
Ioannis Melissanidis is a retired Greek artistic gymnast and the 1996 Olympic champion on the floor exercise. He was also the first Greek gymnast ever to medal at the World Championships. He was named one of the 1996…
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1977
Romanian footballer
Gabriel Ioan Paraschiv is a Romanian former football player, currently the manager of Liga III side Flacăra Moreni.
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1978
Norwegian runner
Marius Bakken is a Norwegian runner who specializes in the 5000 metres, having run distances from 800 to 10,000 metres in his early career. He represents IL Runar.
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1978
French tennis player
Amélie Cocheteux is a former professional tennis player from France. She reached her career-high ranking of No. 55 in the world on 10 May 1999. She defeated world No. 10, Nathalie Tauziat in the Prostějov tournament in…
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1978
English rugby union player
Tom Palmer is a former English rugby union player. His position is a lock
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1979
Iranian author and director
Mohsen Moeini is an Iranian author and director. His work mainly centers around his philosophical and historical preoccupations. As well as directing his own plays, he has directed plays by foreign authors such as Peter…
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1979
Pakistani-South African cricketer
Mohammad Imran Tahir is a South African former international cricketer. A spin bowler who predominantly bowls googlies and a right-handed batsman, Tahir played for South Africa in all three formats of cricket.
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1979
Zimbabwean-South African field hockey player
Jennifer "Jen" Wilson is a former South Africa international field hockey player who became a coach after retiring as a player. She was appointed Head Coach for Scotland on a 3-year contract, starting on 1 August 2018.
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1979
1980
Czech tennis player
Michaela Paštiková is a retired tennis player from the Czech Republic.
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1980
Kazakhstani footballer
Maksim Igorevich Shevchenko is a Kazakhstani professional football coach and former player. He works as a deputy director at the academy of the Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow. He also holds Russian citizenship.
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1980
Irish footballer
Terence Martin "Terry" McFlynn is a retired footballer from Northern Ireland who is most well known for playing for the A-League club Sydney FC. He is the director of football for A-League expansion club Auckland FC.
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1981
Indian boxer
Akhil Kumar is an Indian boxer who has won several international and national boxing awards. He practices an "open guarded" boxing style. In 2005, the Indian government gave him the Arjuna Award for his achievements in…
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1981
Finnish runner
Jukka Pekka Sakari Keskisalo is a Finnish athlete competing in 3000 m steeplechase and 1500 m. He won the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg and was also an Olympian in…
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1981
Kenyan runner
Hilda Kibet is a Dutch runner of Kenyan birth. She is the sister of Sylvia Kibet and the niece of Lornah Kiplagat. She obtained Dutch nationality in October 2007.
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1981
1981
1981
Guyanese footballer
Shawn Beveney is a Guyanese footballer who plays for Haringey Borough F.C.
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1982
1983
Russian ice hockey player
Vasily Vladimirovich Koshechkin is a Russian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played exclusively in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
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1983
Argentinian footballer
Román Fernando Martínez Scharner is an Argentine former footballer who played as a midfielder.
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1983
Australian rugby player
Adam Ashley-Cooper, nicknamed "Swoop" and "Mr. Versatile", is an Australian former rugby union player who last played for the LA Giltinis of Major League Rugby (MLR). He has played in 121 matches for Australia, the…
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1984
Australian-born New Zealand rugby player
Ben John Franks is an Australian-born New Zealand rugby union coach and former player. He played as a prop. He is one of only 43 players who have won the Rugby World Cup on multiple occasions.
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1984
Australian footballer
Brett Trevor Holman is an Australian former professional soccer player who played as an attacking midfielder.
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1984
American ice hockey player
Dustin Byfuglien, nicknamed "Big Buff", is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Atlanta Thrashers, and Winnipeg Jets. Drafted as a defenseman, he played both forward…
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1985
Australian footballer
Daniel Vukovic is a former Australian professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeping coach for Central Coast Mariners FC. Vukovic also represented the Australian national team…
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1985
German footballer
Manuel Peter Neuer is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper and is the captain of Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. Considered one of the greatest and most influential goalkeepers of all time, Neuer…
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1986
Honduran footballer
Jefferson Jair Bernárdez Bennett is a Honduran football forward who currently plays for Parrillas One.
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1987
Nigerian-Qatari sprinter
Samuel Adelebari Francis is a sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He was born in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, Nigeria. He is a naturalized Qatari and has competed for Qatar from July 2007. His…
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1987
Russian singer-songwriter
Polina Sergeyevna Gagarina is a Russian singer and songwriter. She represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with "A Million Voices" where she finished second with 303 points. In doing so, she became the…
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1987
American baseball player
Gerald Dempsey "Buster" Posey III is an American baseball executive and former professional baseball catcher. He is currently the president of baseball operations for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball…
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1987
1988
Japanese footballer
Atsuto Uchida is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
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1988
American actress
Brenda Song is an American actress. Born in Carmichael, California, Song began her career at the age of six, working as a child model. She made her screen debut with a guest appearance on the sitcom Thunder Alley…
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1988
Uruguayan footballer
Mauro Daniel Goicoechea Furia is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Uruguayan Primera División team Danubio.
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1988
English actress
Holliday Clark Grainger, also credited as Holly Grainger, is an English screen and stage actress. Some of her prominent roles are Kate Beckett in the BAFTA award-winning children's series Roger and the Rottentrolls,…
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1988
American baseball player
Matthew Edward Harvey, nicknamed "the Dark Knight", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Angels,…
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1989
1989
Swedish-Turkish footballer
Erdin Demir is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a left back. He played in Sweden, Norway, and Belgium during a career that spanned between 2008 and 2021. A full international between 2012 and 2014,…
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1990
1990
Cameroonian footballer
Nicolas Julio Nkoulou Ndoubena is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
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1990
Swiss footballer
Luca Zuffi is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Winterthur.
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1990
1990
1990
American record producer
London Tyler Holmes, known professionally as London on da Track, is an American record producer and rapper. He is a frequent collaborator of fellow Atlanta rapper Young Thug, and has also produced songs for Kodak Black,…
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1991
Spanish footballer
Marc Muniesa Martínez is a Spanish professional footballer who plays mainly as a centre-back or left-back for Qatari Stars League club Al Shahaniya.
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1992
American baseball player
Brandon Tate Nimmo is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the New York Mets. Nimmo was selected by the Mets in the first…
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1993
New Zealand footballer
Bill Poni Tuiloma is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for A-League Men club Wellington Phoenix and the New Zealand national team.
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1995
1997
Greek footballer
Giannis Bouzoukis is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League club Volos.
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1998
1999
English media personality
Alex J. O'Connor, also known as CosmicSkeptic, is an English podcaster and YouTuber. He is known for his videos on philosophy on YouTube, most notably on the subjects of ethics, religion and atheism.
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1999
American singer-songwriter and actress
Halle Lynn Bailey, also known mononymously as Halle, is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She first became known as a member of the musical duo Chloe x Halle with her sister Chloe Bailey. They have released the…
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2000
Canadian actress
Marie-Sophie Nélisse is a Canadian actress. She made her film debut in the French-language drama Monsieur Lazhar (2011), for which she won a Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress. She played Liesel Meminger in the…
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2000
Mexican rapper and singer
Natanael Rubén Cano Monge is a Mexican singer, musician and rapper. Natanael is known for his fusion of trap music and regional Mexican corridos, known as corridos tumbados. The idea to fuse the two genres was proposed…
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2001
Ukrainian tennis player
Daria Serhiivna Snigur is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA ranking of world No. 93 in singles, achieved on 30 March 2026. Snigur has won 11 singles titles at tournaments of the ITF…
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2002
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Erich Ollenhauer — German politician (1901–1963)
FeaturedErich Ollenhauer
Birth year1901
Known forHe was a key leader of the opposition to Konrad Adenauer in the Bundestag
Birthdays on this date283 (1401 – 2002)
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North Macedonia becomes the 30th member of NATO. Wikipedia →
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