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On 2 February 2023, Bobi was certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest living dog, along with being the oldest dog on record to ever live
Famous Birthdays on May 11
113 people
1571 – 2006
May 11 has seen 113 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1571 – 2006. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1992 — Bobi
Portuguese Rafeiro do Alentejo, oldest recorded dog (died 2023)
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Bobi was claimed by his caretaker to be the oldest dog to ever live and the first dog on record to reach 30 years
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However, after veterinarians became suspicious of his real age, an investigation was pursued
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Bobi died on 21 October 2023, reportedly aged 31 years and 163 days.
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Bobi was a male purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo dog cared for by Leonel Costa of Conqueiros, Leiria, Portugal
Japanese daimyō (died 1637)
Niwa Nagashige was a Japanese daimyō who served the Oda clan. Nagashige was the eldest son of Niwa Nagahide and married the 5th daughter of Oda Nobunaga. He took part in his first campaign in 1583, assisting his father…
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1571
Danish noblewoman (died 1646)
Sophie Axelsdatter Brahe was a Danish noblewoman and landowner. She is notable for being the first confirmed owner of Gunhild Cross. She was married to nobleman Holger Rosenkrantz, with whom she had 13 children, and…
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1578
German organist (died 1739)
Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach was a German musician. It is not known whether he composed, and his career as an organist is not in itself notable, but his life throws light on his famous father, Johann Sebastian Bach.…
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1715
German physician, physiologist, and anthropologist (died 1840): 94
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach was a German medical doctor, naturalist, physiologist, and anthropologist. He is considered to be a main founder of zoology and anthropology as comparative, scientific disciplines. He has…
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1752
Mexican general and politician (died 1867)
José Mariano Salas Barbosa was a Mexican soldier and politician who served twice as interim president of Mexico, once in 1846, during the Mexican–American War, and once in 1859 during the Reform War.
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1797
Swiss politician (died 1893)
Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1864–1872).
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1811
Siamese-American showmen, the original conjoined twins (died 1874)
Chang Bunker and Eng Bunker were Siamese-American conjoined twin brothers whose fame propelled the expression "Siamese twins" to become synonymous for conjoined twins in general. They were widely exhibited as…
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1811
American journalist and politician, 26th United States Vice President (died 1918)
Charles Warren Fairbanks was the 26th vice president of the United States under President Theodore Roosevelt serving from 1905 to 1909. A member of the Republican Party, Fairbanks was previously a senator from Indiana…
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1852
Australian cricketer (died 1932)
John McCarthy Blackham was a Test cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia.
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1854
English tennis player (died 1943)
Archibald Adam Warden was a British tennis player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.
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1869
American astronomer and author (died 1943)
Frank Schlesinger was an American astronomer. His work concentrated on using photographic plates rather than direct visual studies for astronomical research.
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1871
American pilot and screenwriter (died 1912)
Harriet Quimby was an American pioneering aviator, journalist, and film screenwriter. In 1911, she became the first woman in the United States to receive a pilot's license and in 1912 the first woman to fly solo across…
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1875
Spanish-Cuban baseball player and manager (died 1964)
Alfredo A. Cabrera was a professional baseball shortstop who played many years in the Cuban League. His nickname was Pájaro, which is Spanish for "Bird."
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1881
Dutch composer and conductor (died 1944)
Jan Pieter Hendrik van Gilse was a Dutch composer and conductor. Among his works are five symphonies and the Dutch-language opera Thijl.
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1881
Hungarian-American mathematician, physicist, and engineer (died 1963)
Theodore von Kármán was a Hungarian-American mathematician, aerospace engineer, and physicist who worked in aeronautics and astronautics. He was responsible for crucial advances in aerodynamics characterizing supersonic…
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1881
Belarusian-American pianist and composer (died 1989)
Irving Berlin was a Russian-born American composer and songwriter. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. Berlin received numerous honors including an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, and a Tony…
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1888
American admiral (died 1945)
Willis Augustus "Ching" Lee Jr. was a vice admiral of the United States Navy during World War II. Lee commanded the American ships during the second night of the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal and turned back a Japanese…
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1888
1889
English-American sprinter (died 1958)
William Reuben Applegarth was a British track and field athlete and winner of a gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
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1890
Norwegian decathlete (died 1984)
Helge Andreas Løvland was a Norwegian military officer, track and field athlete, sports official and writer. He won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1920 Olympics. Løvland was awarded the Egebergs Ærespris in 1919.
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1890
American dancer and choreographer (died 1991)
Martha Graham was an American modern dancer, teacher and choreographer responsible for creating the Graham technique.
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1894
French tennis player (died 1978)
Jacques Marie Stanislas Jean Brugnon, nicknamed "Toto", was a French tennis player, one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from France who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He was born in and died in…
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1895
Indian philosopher and speaker (died 1986)
Jiddu Krishnamurti was an Indian spiritual figure, speaker, and writer. Adopted by members of the Theosophical Society as a child, Krishnamurti was raised to fill the mantle of the prophesied World Teacher, a role…
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1895
American composer and conductor (died 1978)
William Grant Still Jr. was an American composer of nearly two hundred works, including five symphonies, four ballets, nine operas, and more than thirty choral works, art songs, chamber music, and solo works. Born in…
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1895
Croatian composer and academic (died 1955)
Josip Štolcer-Slavenski was a Croatian composer and professor at the Music Academy in Belgrade.
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1896
American businessman (died 1961)
Robert Ellsworth Gross was an American businessman involved in the field of aviation. His first venture, the Viking Flying Boat Company, failed with the loss of the aircraft market brought on by the Great Depression. He…
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1897
poet and author (died 1988)
Rose Ausländer was a Jewish poet writing in German and English. Born in Czernowitz in the Bukovina, she lived through its tumultuous history of belonging to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Kingdom of Romania, and…
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1901
American painter (died 1967)
Gladys Rockmore Davis was an American artist who worked in both commercial and fine arts. She gave up a career in advertising art to work in creative painting. Her work in pastels ranks with her oils, and her chief…
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1901
American baseball player and manager (died 1993)
Charles Leonard Gehringer, nicknamed "the Mechanical Man", was an American professional baseball second baseman. He played for the Detroit Tigers for 19 seasons from 1924 to 1942. He compiled a .320 career batting…
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1903
Spanish artist (died 1989)
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí de Púbol, known as Salvador Dalí, was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarre…
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1904
Mauritian SOE agent, war hero (died 2004)
Lise Marie Jeanette de Baissac MBE CdeG, code names Odile and Marguerite, was a Mauritian agent in the United Kingdom's clandestine Special Operations Executive (SOE) organization in France during World War II. The…
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1905
American architect and public housing advocate (died 1964)
Catherine Krouse Bauer Wurster was an American public housing advocate and educator of city planners and urban planners. A leading member of the "housers," a group of planners who advocated affordable housing for…
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1905
American baseball player and coach (died 1989)
Truett Banks "Rip" Sewell was an American right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played 13 years in the major leagues with the Detroit Tigers (1932) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1938–1949). Sewell was…
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1907
American actor and comedian (died 1985)
Phil Silvers was an American entertainer and comedic actor, known as "The King of Chutzpah". His career as a professional entertainer spanned nearly 60 years. He achieved major popularity when he starred in The Phil…
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1911
Pakistani author and screenwriter (died 1955)
Saadat Hasan Manto NI was a Pakistani writer, playwright and novelist from Punjab, who is regarded as the greatest short-story author in Urdu literature. He was active from 1933 during British rule till his death in…
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1912
Spanish author and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2002)
Camilo José Cela y Trulock, 1st Marquess of Iria Flavia was a Spanish novelist, poet, story writer and essayist associated with the Generation of '36 movement.
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1916
American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1988)
Richard Phillips Feynman was an American theoretical physicist. He shared the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics with Julian Schwinger and Shin'ichirō Tomonaga "for their fundamental work in quantum electrodynamics (QED), with…
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1918
English astronomer and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2021)
Antony Hewish was a British radio astronomer who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1974 for his role in the discovery of pulsars. He was also awarded the Eddington Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1969.
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1924
American politician, 66th Governor of Massachusetts (died 2006)
Edward Joseph King was an American politician who served as the 66th governor of Massachusetts from 1979 to 1983. A member of the Democratic Party until 1985, he then became a member of the Republican Party. Elected in…
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1925
British actor (died 2016)
Bernard Lawson, better known as Bernard Fox, was a Welsh actor. He is remembered for his roles as Dr. Bombay in the comedy fantasy series Bewitched (1964–1972) of which he was the last surviving adult cast member,…
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1927
American explorer, author, and scholar (died 2007)
Douglas Eugene "Gene" Savoy was an American explorer, author, religious leader, and theologian. He served as Head Bishop of the International Community of Christ, Church of the Second Advent from 1971 until his death.…
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1927
Austrian actor (died 2024)
Gerhard Klingenberg was an Austrian actor and stage director, and theatre manager. He was also involved in television productions as an actor, director, and scriptwriter. He was Intendant of the Burgtheater in Vienna…
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1929
Dutch computer scientist and academic (died 2002)
Edsger Wybe Dijkstra was a Dutch computer scientist, programmer, mathematician, and science essayist.
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1930
American Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch (died 2024)
Basil Harry Losten was a bishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the USA. He was until his death Bishop Emeritus of the Ukrainian Catholic Diocese of Stamford, Connecticut. He was succeeded by Bishop Paul…
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1930
Italian fashion designer (died 2026)
Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani, known mononymously as Valentino, was an Italian fashion designer who founded Valentino S.p.A., a luxury fashion house, in 1960 and served as its creative director until 2007. A…
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1932
American religious leader
Louis Farrakhan is an American religious leader who has been the head of the Nation of Islam (NOI) since 1981, an organization which combines black nationalism and Islamic teachings. Prior to the NOI, Farrakhan was a…
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1933
American lawyer and politician (died 2014)
James Merrill Jeffords was an American lawyer and politician from Vermont. Originally a Republican, he served as a member of the Vermont Senate from 1967 to 1969 and Vermont Attorney General 1969 to 1973. He lost the…
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1934
American basketball player (died 2012)
John Kennedy Twyman was an American professional basketball player and sports broadcaster. Twyman is a namesake of the NBA's Twyman–Stokes Teammate of the Year Award. Twyman was inducted into the Naismith Basketball…
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1934
Hungarian Olympic and world champion foil fencer
Ildikó Rejtő is a retired Hungarian two-time Olympic and five-time World Champion foil fencer.
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1937
English musician
Eric Victor Burdon is an English singer and songwriter. He was previously the lead vocalist of the original lineup of the R&B and rock band the Animals and the funk band War. He is currently the lead vocalist of the…
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1941
Australian cricketer and coach (died 2024)
Ian Ritchie Redpath MBE was an Australian international cricketer who played in 66 Test matches and five One Day Internationals between 1964 and 1976. Greg Chappell said he was one of only two players he knew who would…
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1941
Canadian skier and politician
Nancy Catherine Greene Raine is a former Canadian Senator for British Columbia and an Olympic alpine champion voted as Canada's Female Athlete of the 20th Century. She was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Greene Raine…
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1943
Venezuelan biologist
Hilda Pérez Carvajal is a Venezuelan biologist from the Central University of Venezuela. She was president of the Venezuelan Society of Parasitology at the end of the 1980s. Perez studied at the Central University of…
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1945
American drummer (died 2017)
Claude Hudson "Butch" Trucks was an American drummer. He was best known as a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. Trucks was born and raised…
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1947
1948
Welsh actress
Pamela Ferris is a German-born Welsh actress. She starred in the British television series Connie (1985), The Darling Buds of May (1991–1993), Where the Heart Is (1997–2000), Rosemary & Thyme (2003–2006), and Call the…
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1948
English journalist and author
Jeremy Dickson Paxman is an English former broadcaster, journalist and author, born in Yorkshire.
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1950
Indian actor (died 2014)
Sadashiv Dattatray Amrapurkar was an Indian actor, best known for his performances in Marathi and Hindi films from 1983 to 2013. He acted in more than 300 movies in Hindi, Marathi, and other regional languages.…
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1950
Canadian farmer and politician, 13th Premier of Alberta
Edward Michael Stelmach is a Canadian politician who served as the 13th premier of Alberta, from 2006 to 2011. The grandson of Ukrainian immigrants, Stelmach was born and raised on a farm near Lamont and fluently speaks…
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1951
English footballer and manager
John Charles Gregory is an English former football player and manager. He last served as the head coach of Super League Kerala side Malappuram.
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1954
American businessman
James Lawrence Dolan is an American businessman, and the executive chairman and chief executive officer of Madison Square Garden Sports and Madison Square Garden Entertainment, and executive chairman of MSG Networks. As…
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1955
Northern Irish journalist and politician
Michael Nesbitt, MLA is a Northern Irish politician and former broadcaster. He has been Minister of Health since 28 May 2024. Nesbitt became Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) on 30 August 2024, following his…
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1957
Japanese singer-songwriter
Sayuri Kume, also known as Saki Kubota, is a Japanese singer-songwriter whose song Ihojin (1979) sold more than 1.4 million copies and reached number 1 in the Japanese singles chart. The song was used in the "Silk Road"…
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1958
English actress (died 2009)
Natasha Jane Richardson was an English actress. A member of the Redgrave family, she was a daughter of actress Vanessa Redgrave and director-producer Tony Richardson and a granddaughter of Michael Redgrave and Rachel…
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1963
American actor
Timothy Blake Nelson is an American actor, director, and writer. Described as a "modern character actor", his roles include Delmar O'Donnell in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), Gideon in Minority Report (2002), Doctor…
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1964
American baseball player
Robert Andrew Witt Sr. is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Florida Marlins, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay…
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1964
Mexican footballer and manager
Alberto García Aspe Mena is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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1967
Australian rugby league player and coach
Mitch Healey is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer, who played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
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1969
1969
American lawyer and politician
Harold Eugene Ford Jr. is an American financial managing director, pundit, author, and former U.S. Congressman who served from 1997 to 2007 in the United States House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic…
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1970
Papua New Guinean rugby league player
Stanley Gene is a Papua New Guinean former rugby league Kumul player and Assistant Coach of Hull F.C. He previously coached Gateshead Thunder and assistant coach at Hull Kingston Rovers and served as the Papua New…
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1974
Dominican baseball player
Francisco Javier Cordero is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Cincinnati Reds, Toronto Blue Jays, and…
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1975
Lebanese terrorist, September 11 attacks (died 2001)[citation needed]
Ziad Samir Jarrah, also known as Ziad al-Jarrah, was a Lebanese terrorist who was a member of al-Qaeda. During the September 11 attacks in 2001, he was one of 19 al-Qaeda members who hijacked four American commercial…
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1975
Canadian rapper and record producer/executive
Jason Drew Harrow, better known by his stage name Kardinal Offishall, is a Canadian rapper and record producer. Often credited as Canada's "hip-hop ambassador", he has been regarded as one of the country's most…
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1976
Uruguayan footballer
Pablo Gabriel García Pérez is a Uruguayan professional football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the manager of Cypriot First Division club APOEL.
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1977
South African rugby player, coach, and sportscaster
Victor Matfield is a South African former professional rugby union player. He played for and captained the South Africa national team (Springboks) as well as the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup and the Bulls franchise in…
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1977
Canadian professional wrestler
Robert Francis Roode Jr. is a Canadian retired professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he works as a producer.
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1977
1978
Filipino actress
Judy Anne Lumagui Santos is a Filipino actress and film producer. Prolific in film and television in the Philippines, and is known for her dramatic and comedic roles in blockbusters and independent films, as well as for…
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1978
Australian basketball player
Lauren Elizabeth Jackson is an Australian former professional basketball player. Arguably the most notable Australian women's basketball player, Jackson has had a decorated career with the Australia women's national…
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1981
American actor, voice actor and comedian
John Paul Karliak is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his voice acting as Morph in the television series X-Men '97, Wile E. Coyote in the television series New Looney Tunes, Wolfgang in the video game…
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1981
Canadian actor and singer (died 2013)
Cory Allan Michael Monteith was a Canadian actor and musician. He made his acting debut in the television series Stargate Atlantis (2004), and had other roles in shows including Smallville (2005), and Supernatural…
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1982
American football player
Matthew Stephen Leinart is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football for the USC Trojans, winning the Heisman…
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1983
American-Israeli journalist (died 2014)
Steven Joel Sotloff was an American-Israeli journalist. In August 2013, he was kidnapped in Aleppo, Syria, and held captive by militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). On September 2, 2014, ISIS…
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1983
Australian actress, singer and model
Holly Rachel Vukadinović, known professionally as Holly Valance, is an Australian and British actress, singer, model, and a right-wing political commentator.
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1983
Spanish footballer
Andrés Iniesta Luján is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and spent most of his career at La Liga club Barcelona. Widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time, he was…
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1984
1985
French footballer
Vassiriki Abou Diaby is a French former professional footballer. He played primarily in a box to box role, adept at both attacking and defending, and was described as a player who was "languid, elusive, and athletic"…
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1986
Portuguese footballer
Miguel Luís Pinto Veloso is a Portuguese former professional footballer. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he could also operate as an attacking left-back.
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1986
South Korean singer and actor
Lim Seul-ong, also known by the mononym Seulong, is a South Korean singer and actor. He debuted as a singer in 2008 as a member of the K-pop boyband 2AM. He made his acting debut in 2010 in the Korean drama Personal…
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1987
American football player
Jeremy Maclin is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. He played college football for the Missouri Tigers, twice earning…
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1988
Canadian ice hockey player
Brad Marchand is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a left winger for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Boston Bruins selected Marchand in the third round, 71st overall, of the…
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1988
Mexican footballer
Giovani dos Santos Ramírez is a Mexican former professional footballer. A versatile forward, dos Santos played as an attacking midfielder, winger, and secondary striker.
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1989
American football player
Cameron Jerrell Newton is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Carolina Panthers. Nicknamed "Super Cam", he is second…
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1989
Belgian footballer
Thibaut Nicolas Marc Courtois is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Real Madrid and the Belgium national team. Regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, he is…
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1992
Spanish footballer
Pablo Sarabia García is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Qatar Stars League club Al-Arabi. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also play as a right winger.
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1992
American-Puerto Rican basketball player
Maurice José "Moe" Harkless is an American-Puerto Rican professional basketball player for the Criollos de Caguas of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for the St. John's Red Storm…
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1993
Dominican baseball player
Miguel Ángel Jean Sanó is a Dominican professional baseball first baseman and third baseman for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the…
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1993
Ethiopian runner
Hagos Gebrhiwet Berhe is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He won the bronze medal in the 5,000 m at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He won the gold medal in the 5 km at the 2023 World Road Running Championships. He has also…
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1994
Papua New Guinean rugby league player
Nene Macdonald is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger or centre for St Helens in the Super League, and Papua New Guinea at international level.
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1994
Portuguese footballer
Gelson Dany Batalha Martins is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Super League Greece club Olympiacos.
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1995
American tennis player
Sachia Vickery is an American professional tennis player. She reached a career-high of No. 73 in the WTA rankings on July 30, 2018.
Vickery, a former USTA junior national champion, has also won three singles and three…
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1995
Israeli actress
Shira Haas is an Israeli actress. She first rose to local prominence for her role in the television series Shtisel (2013–2021). Her international breakthrough came with her portrayal of Esther "Esty" Shapiro in the…
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1995
1996
1997
American actress
Lana Therese Condor is an American actress and YouTuber. She made her acting debut starring as Jubilee in the superhero film X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), and gained international recognition for portraying Lara Jean Covey…
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1997
Slovak tennis player
Viktória Hrunčáková is a Slovak professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as No. 43 in singles and No. 27 in doubles in the world by the WTA. Hrunčáková has won five doubles titles on the WTA Tour and 26…
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1998
American singer and actress
Sabrina Annlynn Carpenter is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She first gained prominence starring as Maya Hart on the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World (2014–2017). She signed with the Disney-owned…
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1999
Japanese racing driver
Yuki Tsunoda is a Japanese racing driver who serves as a reserve driver in Formula One for Red Bull Racing and Racing Bulls. Tsunoda competed in Formula One from 2021 to 2025.
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2000
Chinese table tennis player
Wang Chuqin is a Chinese professional table tennis player, Olympic champion, and World Champion. He is currently ranked world No.1 in men's singles.
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2000
Spanish footballer
Fermín López Marín, known simply as Fermín, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for La Liga club Barcelona and the Spain national team.
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2003
Finnish ice hockey player
Konsta Helenius is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League…
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2006
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Birth year1992
Known forBobi was claimed by his caretaker to be the oldest dog to ever live and the first dog on record to reach 30 years
Birthdays on this date113 (1571 – 2006)
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