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In 1973, he put together The Silver Bullet Band, with a group of Detroit-area musicians, with whom he became most successful on the national level with the album Live Bullet (1976), recorded live in 1975 at Cobo Hall
Famous Birthdays on May 6
143 people
973 – 2019
May 6 has seen 143 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 973 – 2019. Below are the most significant names born on this date.
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1945 — Bob Seger
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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By the early 1970s, he had dropped the 'System' from his recordings and continued to strive for broader success with various other bands
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In 1976, he achieved a national breakout with the studio album Night Moves
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Robert Clark Seger is an American retired singer, songwriter, and musician
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On his studio albums, he also worked extensively with the Alabama-based Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, which appeared on several of Seger's best-selling singles and albums.
973
Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Polish princess (died 1512)
Sophia Jagiellon was a princess of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, member of the Jagiellonian dynasty, great-granddaughter of Emperor Sigismund and by marriage Margravine of…
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1464
Italian theologian and cardinal (died 1563)
Girolamo Seripando was an Augustinian friar, Italian theologian and cardinal.
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1493
pope of the Catholic Church (died 1555)
Pope Marcellus II, born Marcello Cervini degli Spannocchi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 10 April 1555 to his death, 22 days later.
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1501
pope of the Catholic Church (died 1655)
Pope Innocent X, born Giovanni Battista Pamphili), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 15 September 1644 to his death, in January 1655.
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1574
Duke of Mantua and Montferrat, French noble (died 1637)
Charles I Gonzaga was Duke of Mantua and Duke of Montferrat from 1627 until his death. He was also Charles III as Duke of Nevers and Rethel, as well as Prince of Arche and Charleville.
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1580
German physician and alchemist (died 1682)
Johann Joachim Becher was a German physician, alchemist, precursor of chemistry, scholar, polymath and adventurer, best known for his terra pinguis theory which became the phlogiston theory of combustion, and his…
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1635
French author and playwright (died 1747)
Alain-René Lesage was a French novelist and playwright. Lesage is best known for his comic novel The Devil upon Two Sticks, his comedy Turcaret (1709), and his picaresque novel Gil Blas (1715–1735).
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1668
Italian-French cellist and composer (died 1755)
Jean-Baptiste Stuck was an Italian-French composer and cellist of the Baroque era.
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1680
French philosopher and academic (died 1780)
Charles Batteux was a French philosopher and writer on aesthetics.
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1713
1714
Swiss pastor and physiologist (died 1809)
Jean Senebier was a Genevan Calvinist pastor and naturalist. He was chief librarian of the Republic of Geneva. A pioneer in the field of photosynthesis research, he provided extensive evidence that plants consume carbon…
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1742
French general (died 1817)
André Masséna, prince d'Essling, duc de Rivoli, was a French military commander of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was one of the original eighteen Marshals of the Empire created by Napoleon I,…
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1758
French politician (died 1794)
Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre was a French lawyer and statesman, widely recognised as one of the most influential figures of the French Revolution. Robespierre fervently campaigned for the voting…
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1758
Grand Duke of Tuscany (died 1824)
Ferdinand III was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1790 to 1801 and, after a period of disenfranchisement, again from 1814 to 1824. He was also the Prince-elector and Grand Duke of Salzburg (1803–1805) and Duke and Elector of…
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1769
French mathematician and academic (died 1834)
Jean Nicolas Pierre Hachette, French mathematician, was born at Mézières, where his father was a bookseller.
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1769
German philosopher and author (died 1832)
Karl Christian Friedrich Krause was a German philosopher whose doctrines became known as Krausism. Krausism, when considered in its totality as a complete, stand-alone philosophical system, had only a small following in…
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1781
American religious leader and composer (died 1882)
Joseph Brackett Jr. was an American songwriter, author, and elder of The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, better known as the Shakers. The most famous song attributed to Brackett, "Simple…
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1797
Polish general (died 1881)
Prince Roman Adam Stanisław Sanguszko (1800–1881) was a Polish aristocrat, patriot, political and social activist.
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1800
German-American journalist and politician (died 1891)
Hermann Raster was an American editor, abolitionist, writer, and anti-temperance political boss who served as chief editor and part-owner of the Illinois Staats-Zeitung, a widely circulated newspaper in the German…
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1827
1836
American geologist and academic (died 1918)
Grove Karl Gilbert, known by the abbreviated name G. K. Gilbert in academic literature, was an American geologist.
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1843
English chemist and academic (died 1937)
Henry Edward Armstrong FRS FRSE (Hon) was a British chemist. Although Armstrong was active in many areas of scientific research, such as the chemistry of naphthalene derivatives, he is remembered today largely for his…
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1848
French singer and actor (died 1925)
Aristide Bruant was a French cabaret singer, comedian, and nightclub owner. He is best known as the man in the red scarf and black cape featured on certain famous posters by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. He has also been…
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1851
Austrian neurologist and psychoanalyst (died 1939)
Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for evaluating and treating pathologies arising from conflicts in the psyche through dialogue between patient and…
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1856
American admiral and explorer (died 1920)
Robert Edwin Peary was an American explorer and officer in the United States Navy who made several expeditions to the Arctic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was long credited as being the discoverer of the…
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1856
Indian lawyer and politician, President of the Indian National Congress (died 1931)
Motilal Nehru was an Indian lawyer, activist, and politician affiliated with the Indian National Congress. He served as the Congress President twice, from 1919 to 1920 and from 1928 to 1929. He was a patriarch of the…
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1861
French journalist and author (died 1927)
Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux was a French journalist and author of detective fiction.
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1868
Japanese businessman and central banker, 8th and 11th Governor of the Bank of Japan (died 1932)
Junnosuke Inoue was a Japanese financier and statesman of the Taisho and Showa eras. He was the 9th and 11th Governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), and Minister of Finance in 1923-1924 and 1929-1931. He was assassinated…
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1869
Scottish golfer (died 1936)
Walter Mathers Rutherford was a Scottish golfer who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.
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1870
French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1935)
Francois Auguste Victor Grignard was a French chemist who won the Nobel Prize for his discovery of the eponymously named Grignard reagent and Grignard reaction, both of which are important in the formation of…
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1871
German author and poet (died 1914)
Christian Otto Josef Wolfgang Morgenstern was a German writer and poet from Munich. Morgenstern married Margareta Gosebruch von Liechtenstern on 7 March 1910. He worked for a while as a journalist in Berlin, but spent…
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1871
Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (died 1934)
Willem de Sitter was a Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. He is known for the de Sitter universe, which is a cosmological model that was named after him.
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1872
Ottoman general (died 1922)
Ahmed Djemal Pasha was an Ottoman general and statesman. Along with Talaat and Enver, he was one of the Three Pashas that ruled the Ottoman Empire during World War I.
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1872
Czech orientalist and linguist (died 1952)
Bedřich Hrozný, also known as Friedrich Hrozny, was a Czech orientalist and linguist. He contributed to the decipherment of the ancient Hittite language, identified it as an Indo-European language, and laid the…
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1879
Dutch footballer (died 1929)
Hendrik van Heuckelum, nicknamed Henk, was a Dutch footballer who played as a forward for HBS-Craeyenhout and Royal Léopold Club, and who represented Belgium at the 1900 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal in the…
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1879
English-South African painter and illustrator (died 1959)
Winifred Mabel Brunton née Newberry was a South African painter, illustrator and Egyptologist.
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1880
German-Swiss painter (died 1938)
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was a German expressionist painter and printmaker. He was one of the founders of the artists group Die Brücke or "The Bridge", a key group leading to the foundation of Expressionism in 20th-century…
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1880
Italian actor (died 1955)
Alberto Collo was an Italian actor who appeared in more than a hundred and thirty films during his career, mostly during the silent era. During the 1910s he starred in several films directed by Baldassarre Negroni.
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1883
Brazilian mathematician and author (died 1974)
Júlio César de Mello e Souza, was a Brazilian writer and mathematics teacher. He was well known in Brazil and abroad for his books on recreational mathematics, most of them published under the pen names of Malba Tahan…
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1895
Hungarian soldier and politician, Hungarian Minister of Agriculture (died 1946)
Count Fidél Pálffy ab Erdőd was a Hungarian nobleman who emerged as a leading supporter of Nazism in Hungary.
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1895
Italian actor (died 1926)
Rodolfo Pietro Filiberto Raffaele Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguolla, known professionally as Rudolph Valentino or mononymously as Valentino, was an Italian-born actor and dancer. Dubbed the Latin Lover, he became one…
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1895
Swedish physicist and academic (died 1966)
Rolf Maximilian Sievert was a Swedish medical physicist whose major contribution was in the study of the biological effects of ionizing radiation.
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1896
1897
Czech soldier and politician (died 1945)
Konrad Ernst Eduard Henlein was a Sudeten German politician in Czechoslovakia, before World War II. After Nazi Germany invaded and occupied Czechoslovakia, he became the Gauleiter and Reichsstatthalter of Reichsgau…
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1898
German-American director and screenwriter (died 1957)
Maximillian Oppenheimer, known as Max Ophüls, was a German and French film director, screenwriter and art director. He was known for his opulent and lyrical visual style, with heavy use of tracking shots, and his…
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1902
American businessman, founded Toots Shor's Restaurant (died 1977)
Bernard "Toots" Shor was an American bar owner, and was the proprietor of the saloon and restaurant Toots Shor's Restaurant, in Manhattan. He ran three establishments under that name, but his first was located at 51…
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1903
Ukrainian-Israeli physicist and academic (died 1984)
Moshé Pinchas Feldenkrais was an Israeli engineer and physicist, known as the founder of the Feldenkrais method.
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1904
1904
Swedish novelist, essayist, and poet Nobel Prize laureate (died 1978)
Harry Martinson was a Swedish writer, poet and former sailor. In 1949 he was elected into the Swedish Academy. He was awarded a joint Nobel Prize in Literature in 1974 together with fellow Swede Eyvind Johnson "for…
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1904
French mathematician and academic (died 1998)
André Weil was a French mathematician, known for his foundational work in number theory and algebraic geometry. He was one of the most influential mathematicians of the twentieth century. His influence is due
both to…
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1906
Executed Irish Republican (died 1940)
Peter Barnes was an Irish republican. He was born in Banagher, King's County (Offaly). As a young man Barnes joined Fianna Éireann and in 1924 became a member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA).
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1907
American football player and coach (died 1998)
Wilbur Charles "Weeb" Ewbank was an American professional football coach. He led the Baltimore Colts to consecutive NFL championships in 1958 and 1959 and the New York Jets to victory in Super Bowl III in January 1969.…
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1907
French journalist and author (died 1993)
Guy Augustin Marie Jean de la Pérusse des Cars was a best-selling French author of popular novels.
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1911
American pianist (died 1989)
Carmen Cavallaro Calderone was an American pianist. He established himself as one of the most accomplished and admired light music pianists of his generation.
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1913
English-American actor (died 1993)
Stewart Granger was a British film actor, mainly associated with heroic and romantic leading roles. He was a popular leading man from the 1940s to the early 1960s, rising to fame through his appearances in the…
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1913
American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1985)
George Orson Welles was an American actor and filmmaker. Remembered for his innovative work in film, radio, and theatre, he is considered among the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time.
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1915
American historian, journalist, and author (died 1986)
Theodore Harold White was an American political journalist and historian, first known for his 1946 best-seller Thunder Out of China, reporting from China during World War II and then the Making of the President series.
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1915
American physicist and astronomer (died 1997)
Robert Henry Dicke was an American astronomer and physicist who made important contributions to the fields of astrophysics, atomic physics, cosmology and gravity. He was the Albert Einstein Professor in Science at…
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1916
emir of Abu Dhabi and first president of the United Arab Emirates (died 2004)
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was an Emirati politician, philanthropist, and the founding father of the United Arab Emirates. Zayed served as the governor of Eastern Region from 1946 until he became the ruler of Abu…
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1918
Fijian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Fiji (died 2004)
Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, was a Fijian politician who served as Chief Minister from 1967 to 1970, when Fiji gained its independence from the United Kingdom, and, apart from one brief interruption in 1987, as the first…
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1920
Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2002)
Harold Percival "Whipper" Watson was a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing who played for the Brooklyn Americans, Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Chicago Black Hawks, winning five Stanley Cups over a…
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1923
Spanish painter and sculptor (died 2014)
Nestor Basterretxea Arzadun was a Basque artist, born in Bermeo, Biscay, Basque Country. In the 1950s and 1960s, he spearheaded along with other artists such as Jorge Oteiza, Remigio Mendiburu, or Eduardo Chillida, an…
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1924
American socialite, activist, and author (died 2006)
Patricia Helen Lawford was an American socialite. She was a sister of President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Senator Ted Kennedy, as well as a sister-in-law of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Patricia…
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1924
English archaeologist and academic (died 2023)
Dame Rosemary Jean Cramp was a British archaeologist and academic specialising in the Anglo-Saxons. She was the first female professor appointed at Durham University and was Professor of Archaeology from 1971 to 1990.…
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1929
American chemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2007)
Paul Christian Lauterbur was an American chemist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2003 with Peter Mansfield for his work which made the development of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) possible.
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1929
American serial killer
David Joseph Carpenter, also called the Trailside Killer, is an American serial killer and sex offender who raped, tortured, and murdered various victims in the San Francisco Bay Area between 1979 and 1981. He was…
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1930
American baseball player and coach (died 2024)
Willie Howard Mays Jr., nicknamed "the Say Hey Kid", was an American professional baseball center fielder who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time,…
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1931
7th Marquess of Bath, English lieutenant and politician (died 2020)
Alexander George Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath, styled Viscount Weymouth between 1946 and 1992, was an English peer and landowner, owner of the Longleat estate, who sat in the House of Lords from 1992 until 1999, and an…
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1932
American lawyer and politician
Richard Craig "Dick" Shelby is an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Alabama from 1987 to 2023. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986 as a Democrat, Shelby switched to the…
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1934
American-Canadian boxer (died 2014)
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter was a black American middleweight boxer who was wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for murder, until released following a petition of habeas corpus after spending 18 years and 4 months in…
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1937
Argentinian author, playwright, and academic
Vladimiro Ariel Dorfman is an Argentine-Chilean-American novelist, playwright, essayist, academic and human rights activist. A citizen of the United States since 2004, he has been a professor of literature and Latin…
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1942
German terrorist, co-founded the Red Army Faction (died 1977)
Berndt Andreas Baader was a West German communist and leader of the far-left terrorist organization Red Army Faction (RAF), also commonly known as the Baader-Meinhof Group.
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1943
American conspiracy theorist and author (died 2001)
Milton William "Bill" Cooper was an American conspiracy theorist, radio broadcaster, and author known for his 1991 book Behold a Pale Horse, in which he warned of multiple global conspiracies, some involving…
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1943
American sculptor and illustrator
James Turrell is an American artist known for his work within the Light and Space movement. He is considered the "master of light" often creating art installations that mix natural light with artificial color through…
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1943
Japanese baseball player
Masanori Murakami, nicknamed "Mashi", is a Japanese former baseball pitcher. He is notable for being the first Japanese player to play for a Major League Baseball (MLB) team. Sent over to the United States by the Nankai…
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1944
American country singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and producer
Jimmie Dale Gilmore is an American country singer-songwriter currently living in Austin, Texas.
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1945
1947
American philosopher and author
Martha C. Nussbaum is an American philosopher and the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago, where she is jointly appointed in the law school and the philosophy…
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1947
American journalist and author
Jeffery Deaver is an American mystery and crime writer. He has a bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Missouri and a J.D. degree from Fordham University. He began his career as a journalist and later…
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1950
Liberian sergeant and politician, 21st President of Liberia (died 1990)
Samuel Kanyon Doe was a Liberian politician and military officer who served as the 21st President of Liberia from 1986 until his execution in 1990. He ruled Liberia as Chairman of the People's Redemption Council (PRC)…
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1951
Japanese physician and astronaut
Chiaki Mukai is a Japanese physician and JAXA astronaut. She was the first Japanese woman in space, the first Japanese citizen to have two spaceflights, and the first Asian woman in space. Both were Space Shuttle…
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1952
Dutch economist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Gerrit Zalm is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businessman.
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1952
Ukrainian Chernobyl worker (died 1986)
Aleksandr Fyodorovich Akimov was a Soviet engineer who was the supervisor of the shift that worked at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Reactor Unit 4 on the night of the Chernobyl disaster, 26 April 1986.
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1953
British politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. He was Leader of the Opposition from 1994…
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1953
Scottish international footballer and manager
Graeme James Souness is a Scottish former professional football player, manager and television pundit.
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1953
Greek politician, 120th Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs
Theodora "Dora" Bakoyanni is a Greek politician. From 2006 to 2009 she was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, the highest position ever to have been held by a woman in the Cabinet of Greece at the time; she was also…
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1954
American television host
Thomas Raymond Bergeron is an American television personality, comedian, and game show host. He hosted Breakfast Time from 1994 to 1997, Hollywood Squares from 1998 to 2004, America's Funniest Home Videos from 2001 to…
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1955
Baron Hutton of Furness, English academic and politician, Secretary of State for Defence
John Matthew Patrick Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness, is a British politician who served in several offices in the Cabinet of the United Kingdom. He was Work and Pensions Secretary from 2005 to 2007, Business Secretary…
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1955
English politician
Charles Hendry, is a British Conservative Party politician. Formerly the Member of Parliament (MP) for High Peak between the 1992 and 1997 general elections, he was elected as the MP for Wealden in 2001. In May 2010 he…
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1959
English political scientist, philosopher, and academic
Keith Martin Dowding is a British political scientist. He is Professor of Political Science and Political Philosophy at the Australian National University (ANU). In 2006 he held a position in the Department of…
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1960
Irish-American actress and producer
Roma Downey is an Irish actress, producer, and author. She gained recognition for her role as Monica the angel, in the CBS television series Touched by an Angel, which ran for nine seasons. Downey portrayed Jacqueline…
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1960
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
John Conant Flansburgh is an American musician and a co-founder of the alternative rock band They Might Be Giants with John Linnell, which was formed in 1982. He is the lead writer and singer, playing rhythm guitar for…
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1960
French actress
Anne Parillaud is a French actress who has been active since 1977, who is best known internationally for playing the title character in Luc Besson's film La Femme Nikita.
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1960
American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
George Timothy Clooney is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for his leading man roles on screen in both blockbuster and independent films, Clooney has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, a…
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1961
Scottish businessman and philanthropist
Sir Thomas Blane Hunter is a Scottish businessman and philanthropist.
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1961
Dutch politician and diplomat, First Vice President of the European Commission
Franciscus Cornelis Gerardus Maria Timmermans is a Dutch politician who was the leader of GroenLinks–PvdA in the House of Representatives from 2023 to 2025.
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1961
Italian ballerina
Alessandra Ferri OMRI is an Italian prima ballerina. She danced with the Royal Ballet (1980–1984), American Ballet Theatre (1985–2007) and La Scala Theatre Ballet (1992–2007) and as an international guest artist, before…
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1963
Canadian actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
Leslie Hope is a Canadian actress and director, best known for her role as Teri Bauer on the Fox television series 24 and prosecutor Anita Gibbs on Suits. Other credits include Shadow Builder (1998), Murdoch Mysteries,…
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1965
French singer and keyboard player
Lætitia Sadier, also known as Seaya Sadier, is a French musician best known as a founding member of the London-based avant-pop band Stereolab. She was born in the east of Paris and spent time in the US as a child. In…
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1968
Northern Irish footballer and coach
James Magilton is a Northern Irish former professional football player and current manager of NIFL Premiership side Cliftonville.
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1969
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Christopher Aubrey Shiflett is an American musician. He is the lead guitarist for the rock band Foo Fighters, which he joined in 1999 following the release of the band's third album There Is Nothing Left to Lose (1999).…
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1971
Canadian ice hockey player
Martin Pierre Brodeur is a Canadian-American professional ice hockey executive and former player. He played 22 seasons as a goaltender in the National Hockey League (NHL), 21 of them for the New Jersey Devils, with whom…
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1972
Spanish footballer
Iván de la Peña López is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.
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1976
American ice hockey player and coach
Mark Andrew Eaton is an American professional ice hockey coach and former defenseman who was previously the interim head coach for the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League (AHL). He played 13 seasons in the…
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1977
1977
American football player
John Antonio Nettles-Abraham is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end and linebacker for 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South…
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1978
French slalom canoeist
Tony Estanguet is a French slalom canoeist and a three-time Olympic champion in C1. He competed at the international level from 1994 to 2012.
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1978
Swedish journalist and politician
Fredrick Erik Federley is a Swedish former politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Sweden. He was a member of the Centre Party, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. He was a…
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1978
Estonian discus thrower
Gerd Kanter is an Estonian retired discus thrower. He was the 2007 World Champion in the event and won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and bronze in London 2012. His personal best throw of 73.38 m is the…
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1979
Canadian skeleton racer and television host
Jonathan Riley "Jon" Montgomery is a Canadian skeleton racer and television host. He won the gold medal in the men's skeleton event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. Despite hosting The Amazing…
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1979
American swimmer
Brooke Marie Bennett is an American former competition swimmer and three-time Olympic champion.
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1980
Greek professional basketball player
Dimitrios 'Dimitris' Diamantidis is a retired Greek professional basketball player, who spent most of his EuroLeague career with Panathinaikos. Widely considered one of the greatest players in the history of European…
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1980
Brazilian footballer
Ricardo José Dognella Lima de Oliveira is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
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1980
American football player
Christopher Jason Witten is an American football coach and former player who is currently the tight ends coach for the Oklahoma Sooners.
He played as a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons,…
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1982
Brazilian footballer
Daniel Alves da Silva is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Widely regarded as one of the best full-backs of all time, he is also one of the most decorated players with 43 trophies.
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1983
American actress
Gabourey Sidibe is an American actress. She is known for starring in the drama film Precious (2009), which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress, making her the eighth black actress to be…
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1983
Tibetan religious leader, the 17th Karmapa Lama
Trinley Thaye Dorje is a claimant to the title of 17th Karmapa.
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1983
Slovenian basketball player
Goran Dragić is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "the Dragon", he played professional basketball in Slovenia and Spain before entering the NBA in 2008. Dragić also played for the Phoenix…
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1986
Belgian footballer
Dries Mertens is a Belgian former professional footballer who played either as a attacking-midfielder or winger. He is nicknamed "Ciro".
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1987
Venezuelan baseball player and coach
Gerardo Enrique Parra is a Venezuelan former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Milwaukee Brewers, Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, San Francisco…
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1987
American actress
Adrienne Warren is an American actress, singer and dancer. She made her Broadway debut in the 2012 musical Bring It On, and in 2016 received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical nomination for her…
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1987
American basketball player
Ryan James Anderson is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the California Golden Bears.
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1988
New Zealand professional wrestler
Cheree Georgina "Charlie" Crowley is a New Zealand professional wrestler. She is performing on the independent circuit under the ring name Charlie. She is best known for her tenure in WWE, where she performed under the…
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1988
Slovak tennis player
Dominika Cibulková is a Slovak former professional tennis player. She is the 2016 WTA Finals champion, becoming the fourth player to win the tournament on her debut. She won eight WTA Tour singles titles and two on the…
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1989
American football player
Cameron Phillip Heyward is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, and was selected…
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1989
Venezuelan baseball player
Jose Carlos Altuve is a Venezuelan professional baseball second baseman for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). Having played for the Astros since 2011, he is the longest-tenured current member of the…
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1990
Hungarian footballer
Péter Gulácsi is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig.
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1990
Canadian ice hockey player
Brendan Gallagher is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a right winger and alternate captain for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the fifth round, 147th…
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1992
1992
Lithuanian basketball player
Jonas Valančiūnas is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Toronto Raptors with the fifth overall pick in the 2011 NBA…
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1992
Paraguayan footballer
Gustavo Raúl Gómez Portillo is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains both Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Palmeiras and the Paraguay national team.
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1993
English actress and singer
Naomi Grace Scott is an English actress and singer. She received recognition for starring in the musical television film Lemonade Mouth (2011) and performing on its eponymous soundtrack. She also starred in the science…
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1993
Croatian international footballer
Mateo Kovačić is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Croatia national team.
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1994
Filipino model, entertainer and singer-songwriter
Marydale "Maymay" Entrata is a Filipino actress and singer. Having achieved mainstream success across television, music and fashion, she came to prominence after winning the reality show Pinoy Big Brother: Lucky 7. She…
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1997
1997
Scottish swimmer
Duncan William MacNaughton Scott is a Scottish swimmer representing Great Britain at the FINA World Aquatics Championships, LEN European Aquatics Championships, European Games and the Olympic Games, and Scotland at the…
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1997
suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
Luigi Nicholas Mangione is an American man accused of killing Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare.
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1998
Mexican racing driver
Patricio "Pato" O'Ward Junco is a Mexican auto racing driver who competes full-time in the IndyCar Series, driving the No. 5 Chevrolet for Arrow McLaren. He is signed to the McLaren Driver Development Programme and is…
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1999
English footballer
Cole Jermaine Palmer is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Premier League club Chelsea and the England national team. Known for his dribbling and passing ability, he is…
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2002
American basketball player
Angel Reese is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and for Rose of the Unrivaled basketball league. Nicknamed "Bayou Barbie" and "Chi…
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2002
Prince Archie of Sussex is a member of the British royal family. He is the son of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. A grandson of King Charles III, he is sixth in the line of succession to the…
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2019
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Bob Seger — American singer-songwriter (born 1945)
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Birth year1945
Known forAs a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded with the groups Bob Seger and the Last Heard and the Bob Seger System throughout the 1960s, breaking through with his first album, Ramblin' Gamblin' Man in 1969
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2023
The coronation of Charles III and Camilla as King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms is held in Westminster Abbey, London. Wikipedia →
2023
Eight people are killed and seven injured in a mass shooting in Allen, Texas. The perpetrator is killed by a police officer. Wikipedia →
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Three women, kidnapped and missing for more than a decade, are found alive in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States. Wikipedia →
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