Famous Birthdays on October 12

Q: Who was born on October 12?

Famous people born on October 12 include: Go-Ichijō, Trần Thánh Tông, Dmitri Donskoi, Bernardo Pisano, Asakura Yoshikage.

Q: What is William J. Hardee known for?

William J. Hardee, American general (died 1873)

250 people 1008 – 2004

October 12 has seen 250 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1008 – 2004. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · October 12 — Wikipedia

1815 — William J. Hardee

American general (died 1873)

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He was later commissioned as a general in the Confederate States Army in 1861

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He later served in the Atlanta campaign of 1864 and the Carolinas campaign of 1865, where he surrendered with Joseph E

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Lieutenant-General William Joseph Hardee was an American military officer

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Hardee saw combat in the Western Theater of the American Civil War and was known to quarrel sharply with two of his commanding officers, Braxton Bragg and John Bell Hood

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Johnston to the Union side led by William Tecumseh Sherman in April

Go-Ichijō

emperor of Japan (died 1036)

Emperor Go-Ichijō was the 68th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.

1008

Trần Thánh Tông

emperor of Vietnam (then Đại Việt) (died 1290)

Trần Thánh Tông, personal name Trần Hoảng (陳晃), was the second emperor of the Trần dynasty, reigning over Đại Việt from 1258 to 1278. After ceding the throne to his son Trần Nhân Tông, Thánh Tông held the title of…

1240

Dmitri Donskoi

Grand Duke of Moscow (died 1389)

Dmitry Ivanovich Donskoy was Prince of Moscow from 1359 and Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1363 until his death. He was the heir of Ivan II.

1350

Bernardo Pisano

Italian composer and priest (died 1548)

Bernardo Pisano was an Italian composer, priest, singer, and scholar of the Renaissance. He was one of the first madrigalists, and the first composer anywhere to have a printed collection of secular music devoted…

1490

Asakura Yoshikage

Japanese ruler (died 1573)

Asakura Yoshikage was a Japanese daimyō of the Sengoku period (1467–1603) who ruled a part of Echizen Province in present-day Fukui Prefecture. He was a regent of Ashikaga Shogunate. Yoshikage's conflicts with Oda…

1533

Edward VI

king of England (died 1553)

Edward VI was King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death in 1553. He was crowned on 20 February 1547 at the age of nine. The only surviving son of Henry VIII by his third wife, Jane Seymour, Edward…

1537

Peregrine Bertie

13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, English diplomat (died 1601)

Peregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby was the son of Katherine Willoughby, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby, and Richard Bertie. His first marriage was to Mary de Vere, daughter of John de Vere, 16th Earl…

1555

Maximilian III

archduke of Austria (died 1618)

Maximilian III of Austria, was a member of the House of Habsburg and the Archduke of Further Austria from 1612 until his death. He was also briefly known as Maximilian of Poland during his claim for the Polish throne.…

1558

Jacques Sirmond

French scholar and Jesuit (died 1651)

Jacques Sirmond, pseudonym Jacobus Cosmas Fabricius, was a French scholar and Jesuit.

1559

Thomas Dudley

English-American soldier and politician, 3rd Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (died 1653)

Thomas Dudley was a New England colonial magistrate who served several terms as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Dudley was the chief founder of Newtowne, later Cambridge, Massachusetts, and built the town's…

1576

William Chillingworth

English scholar and theologian (died 1644)

William Chillingworth was a controversial English churchman.

1602

Henry More

English philosopher (died 1687)

Henry More was an English philosopher, Anglican priest, theologian, and poet, associated with the Cambridge Platonists. He sought to reconcile Platonism with Christian theology and responded critically to Cartesian…

1614

Sylvius Leopold Weiss

German lute player and composer (died 1750)

Silvius Leopold Weiss was a German composer and lutenist. He was born in Silesia to the lutenist Johann Jacob Weiss, who taught the lute to his children. Weiss was a child prodigy and played for Leopold I, Holy Roman…

1687

Jonathan Trumbull

American colonel and politician, 16th Governor of Connecticut (died 1785)

Jonathan Trumbull Sr. was an American politician who served as the governor of Connecticut during the American Revolution. Trumbull and Nicholas Cooke of Rhode Island were the only men to serve as governor of both a…

1710

Étienne Louis Geoffroy

French pharmacist and entomologist (died 1810)

Étienne Louis Geoffroy was a French entomologist and pharmacist. He was born in Paris and died in Soissons. He followed the binomial nomenclature of Carl von Linné and devoted himself mainly to beetles.

1725

Christian Gmelin

German chemist and pharmacist (died 1860)

Christian Gottlob Gmelin was a German chemist. He was born in Tübingen, Holy Roman Empire, and was a grandson of Johann Konrad Gmelin and a great-grandson of Johann Georg Gmelin.

1792

Pedro I

emperor of Brazil (died 1834)

Dom Pedro I, known in Brazil and in Portugal as "the Liberator" or "the Soldier King" in Portugal, was the founder and first ruler of the Empire of Brazil from 1822 to 1831 and King of Portugal in 1826.

1798

Friedrich Frey-Herosé

Swiss lawyer and politician, 5th President of the Swiss Confederation (died 1873)

Friedrich Frey-Herosé was a Swiss politician.

1801

Kathinka Kraft

Norwegian memoirist (died 1895)

Kathinka Kraft was a Norwegian memoirist best known for her sole work Et og andet fra min Tid. Erindringer about her experiences growing up in Christiania and living in the countryside.

1826

George Thorn

Australian politician, 6th Premier of Queensland (died 1905)

George Henry Thorn (junior) was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and a Premier of Queensland, Australia.

1838

Helena Modjeska

Polish-American actress (died 1909)

Helena Modrzejewska, known professionally in the United States as Helena Modjeska, was a Polish-American actress who specialized in Shakespearean and tragic roles. She was also a philanthropist and a socialite.

1840

Arthur Nikisch

Hungarian conductor and academic (died 1922)

Arthur Nikisch was a Hungarian conductor who performed internationally, holding posts in Boston, London, Leipzig and—most importantly—Berlin. He was considered an outstanding interpreter of the music of Bruckner,…

1855

Elmer Ambrose Sperry

American engineer and businessman, co-invented the gyrocompass (died 1930)

Elmer Ambrose Sperry Sr. was an American inventor and entrepreneur, most famous for construction, two years after Hermann Anschütz-Kaempfe, of the gyrocompass and as founder of the Sperry Gyroscope Company. He was known…

1860

Kamini Roy

British India's first female graduate, Bengali poet, social activist, and feminist writer (died 1933)

Kamini Roy was a Bengali poet, social worker and feminist in British India. She was the first woman honours graduate in British India.

1864

Arthur Harden

English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1940)

Sir Arthur Harden, FRS was a British biochemist. He shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1929 with Hans Karl August Simon von Euler-Chelpin for their investigations into the fermentation of sugar and fermentative…

1865

Ramsay MacDonald

Scottish journalist and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1937)

James Ramsay MacDonald was a British statesman and politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The first two of his governments belonged to the Labour Party, where he led a minority Labour government…

1866

August Horch

German engineer and businessman, founded Audi (died 1951)

August Horch was a German engineer and automobile pioneer, the founder of the manufacturing giant that eventually became Audi.

1868

Mariano Trías

Filipino general and politician, 1st Vice President of the Philippines (died 1914)

Mariano Trías y Closas is considered to be the first de facto Philippine Vice President of that revolutionary government established at the Tejeros Convention - an assembly of Philippine revolutionary leaders that…

1868

Ralph Vaughan Williams

English composer and educator (died 1958)

Ralph Vaughan Williams was an English composer. His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces and orchestral compositions including nine symphonies, written over sixty years.…

1872

Jimmy Burke

American baseball player and manager (died 1942)

James Timothy Burke was an American Major League Baseball third baseman, coach, and manager. He played for the Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Perfectos, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Stockings, Pittsburgh Pirates, and…

1874

Aleister Crowley

English magician and author (died 1947)

Aleister Crowley was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, novelist, mountaineer, and painter. He founded the religion of Thelema, identifying himself as the prophet entrusted with guiding humanity into the…

1875

Truxtun Hare

American football player and hammer thrower (died 1956)

Thomas Truxtun Hare was an American Olympic medalist who competed in track and field and the hammer throw. He also played football with the University of Pennsylvania and was selected first-team All-American all four…

1878

Louis Hémon

French-Canadian author (died 1913)

Louis Hémon, was a French writer, best known for his novel Maria Chapdelaine.

1880

Kullervo Manner

Finnish Speaker of the Parliament, the Prime Minister of the FSWR and the Supreme Commander of the Red Guards (died 1939)

Kullervo Achilles Manner was a Finnish and Soviet politician. He was one of the leaders of the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic.

1880

Dietrich von Hildebrand

German Catholic philosopher and author (died 1977)

Dietrich Richard Alfred von Hildebrand was a German Catholic philosopher and religious writer.

1889

Edith Stein

Polish nun and martyr; later canonized (died 1942)

Edith Stein was a German philosopher who converted to Catholicism and became a Discalced Carmelite nun. She was murdered in the gas chamber at the Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp on 9 August 1942, and is…

1891

Fumimaro Konoe

Japanese soldier and politician, 39th Prime Minister of Japan (died 1945)

Prince Fumimaro Konoe was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1937 to 1939 and from 1940 to 1941. He presided over the Japanese invasion of China in 1937 and breakdown in relations with the…

1891

Gilda dalla Rizza

Italian soprano and actress (died 1975)

Gilda Dalla Rizza was an important Italian soprano.

1892

Velvalee Dickinson

American spy (died 1980)

Velvalee Dickinson was an American seller of collectable dolls who became a spy for Imperial Japan during World War II. She was caught by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, but concerns over reasonable doubt led to…

1893

Elisabeth of Romania

queen consort of Greece (died 1956)

Elisabeth of Romania was the second child and eldest daughter of King Ferdinand I and Queen Marie of Romania. She was Queen of the Hellenes from 27 September 1922 until 25 March 1924 as the wife of King George II.

1894

Eugenio Montale

Italian poet and translator, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1981)

Eugenio Montale was an Italian poet, prose writer, editor and translator. In 1975, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "for his distinctive poetry which, with great artistic sensitivity, has interpreted human…

1896

Josephine Hutchinson

American actress (died 1998)

Josephine Hutchinson was an American actress. She acted in dozens of theater plays and dozens of films, including The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936), Son of Frankenstein (1939), Somewhere in the Night (1946), Ruby Gentry…

1903

Lester Dent

American journalist and author (died 1959)

Lester Dent was an American pulp-fiction writer, best known as the creator and main writer of the series of novels about the scientist and adventurer Doc Savage. The 159 Doc Savage novels that Dent wrote over 16 years…

1904

Anthony F. DePalma

American orthopedic surgeon and professor (died 2005)

Anthony F. DePalma was an American orthopedic surgeon and professor at Thomas Jefferson University, as well as the founder of the orthopedic department at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. DePalma was…

1904

Ding Ling

Chinese author and educator (died 1986)

Ding Ling, formerly romanized as Ting Ling, was the pen name of Jiang Bingzhi, also known as Bin Zhi, one of the most celebrated Chinese women authors of the 20th century. She is known for her feminist and socialist…

1904

Joe Cronin

American baseball player and manager (died 1984)

Joseph Edward Cronin was an American professional baseball player, manager and executive. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a shortstop, most notably as a member of the Boston Red Sox. Cronin spent over 48…

1906

John Murray

American playwright and producer (died 1984)

John Murray was an American playwright best known for writing the 1937 play Room Service with Allen Boretz.

1906

Piero Taruffi

Italian race car driver and motorcycle racer (died 1988)

Pierino Antonio Alberto Taruffi was an Italian racing driver, motorcycle road racer, motorsport executive and engineer, who competed in Formula One from 1950 to 1956. Taruffi won the 1952 Swiss Grand Prix with Ferrari.…

1906

Paul Engle

American novelist, poet, playwright, and critic (died 1991)

Paul Hamilton Engle, was an American poet, editor, teacher, literary critic, novelist, and playwright. He is remembered as the long-time director of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and as co-founder of the International…

1908

Ann Petry

American novelist (died 1997)

Ann Petry was an American writer of novels, short stories, children's books and journalism. Her 1946 debut novel The Street became the first novel by an African-American woman to sell more than a million copies.

1908

Dorothy Livesay

Canadian poet (died 1996)

Dorothy Kathleen May Livesay, was a Canadian poet who twice won the Governor General's Award in the 1940s, and was "senior woman writer in Canada" during the 1970s and 1980s.

1909

Robert Fitzgerald

American poet, critic, and translator (died 1985)

Robert Stuart Fitzgerald was an American poet, literary critic and translator whose renderings of the Greek classics "became standard works for a generation of scholars and students". He was best known as a translator…

1910

Malcolm Renfrew

American chemist and academic (died 2013)

Malcolm MacKenzie Renfrew was an American polymer chemist, inventor, and professor emeritus at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho. Renfrew Hall, the university's chemistry building, was named for him in 1985.

1910

Vijay Merchant

Indian cricketer (died 1987)

Vijay Singh Madhavji Merchant, was an Indian cricketer. A right-hand batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler, Merchant played first-class cricket for Bombay cricket team as well as 10 Test matches for India…

1911

Muhammad Shamsul Huq

Bangladeshi academic and former Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 2006)

Muhammad Shamsul Huq was a Bangladeshi politician and educator. He served as an education minister in erstwhile East Pakistan, and became the minister of foreign affairs six years after the independence of Bangladesh.…

1912

Alice Chetwynd Ley

English author and educator (died 2004)

Alice Chetwynd Ley, née Humphrey was a British writer of romance novels from 1959 to 1989.

1913

John E. Hodge

African-American chemist (died 1996)

John Edward Hodge was an American chemist, born in Kansas City, Kansas, best known for establishing the mechanisms in the Maillard reaction pathway.

1914

Alice Childress

American actress and playwright (died 1994)

Alice Childress was an American novelist, playwright, and actress, acknowledged as "the only African-American woman to have written, produced, and published plays for four decades." Childress described her work as…

1916

Lock Martin

American actor (died 1959)

Joseph Lockard "Lock" Martin Jr. was an American performer afflicted with gigantism. Martin and a twin brother were born in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; his brother died in childbirth.

1916

Roque Máspoli

Uruguayan footballer and manager (died 2004)

Roque Gastón Máspoli Arbelvide was a Uruguayan football player and coach. He was the goalkeeper for the Uruguay national team that won the 1950 World Cup. He was also the head coach for the Uruguayan team that won the…

1917

James Phillip McAuley

Australian Poet (died 1976)

James Phillip McAuley was an Australian academic, poet, journalist, literary critic, and a prominent convert to Roman Catholicism. He was involved in the Ern Malley poetry hoax.

1917

Gilles Beaudoin

Canadian politician, 34th Mayor of Trois-Rivières (died 2007)

Gilles Beaudoin was a Canadian politician who served as the mayor of Trois-Rivières from 1970 to 1990.

1919

Doris Miller

American cook and soldier (died 1943)

Doris "Dorie" Miller was a U.S. Navy sailor who was the first black recipient of the Navy Cross and a nominee for the Medal of Honor. As a mess attendant second class aboard the battleship USS West Virginia, Miller…

1919

Christopher Soames

English politician and diplomat, Governor of Southern Rhodesia (died 1987)

Arthur Christopher John Soames, Baron Soames, was a British Conservative politician who served as a European Commissioner and the last Governor of Southern Rhodesia. He was previously Member of Parliament (MP) for…

1920

Steve Conway

British singer (died 1952)

Steve Conway was a British singer who rose to fame in the 1940s, following the end of the Second World War. Known for romantic ballads, he made dozens of recordings for EMI's Columbia label, appeared regularly on BBC…

1920

Art Clokey

American animator, producer, screenwriter, and voice actor, created Gumby (died 2010)

Arthur Charles Clokey was an American animator, director, producer, screenwriter and voice actor. He was a pioneer in the popularization of stop-motion clay animation, best known as the creator of the character Gumby…

1921

Jaroslav Drobný

Czech-English tennis player and ice hockey player (died 2001)

Jaroslav Drobný was a world No. 1 amateur tennis and ice hockey champion. He left Czechoslovakia in 1949 and travelled as an Egyptian citizen before becoming a citizen of the United Kingdom in 1959, where he died in…

1921

Logie Bruce Lockhart

Scottish rugby player and journalist (died 2020)

Logie Bruce Lockhart was a Scottish schoolmaster, writer, and journalist, in his youth a Scottish international rugby union footballer and for most of his teaching career headmaster of Gresham's School.

1921

William H. Sullivan

American soldier and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Philippines (died 2013)

William Healy Sullivan was an American Foreign Service career officer who served as ambassador to Laos from 1964 to 1969, the Philippines from 1973 to 1977, and Iran from 1977 to 1979.

1922

Jean Nidetch

American businesswoman, co-founded Weight Watchers (died 2015)

Jean Evelyn Nidetch was an American businessperson and the founder of Weight Watchers.

1923

Goody Petronelli

American boxer, trainer, and manager (died 2012)

Guerino "Goody" Petronelli was an American boxing trainer and co-manager.

1923

Leonidas Kyrkos

Greek politician (died 2011)

Leonidas Kyrkos was a Greek leftist politician and member of the Hellenic Parliament and the European Parliament.

1924

Denis Lazure

Canadian psychiatrist and politician (died 2008)

Denis Lazure was a Canadian psychiatrist and politician. Lazure was a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) from 1976 to 1984 and from 1989 to 1996. He is the father of actress Gabrielle Lazure.

1925

Eliška Misáková

Czech gymnast (died 1948)

Eliška Misáková was a Czech gymnast who was selected to attend the 1948 Summer Olympics.

1926

Al Held

American painter and academic (died 2005)

Al Held was an American Abstract expressionist painter. He was particularly well known for his large scale Hard-edge paintings. As an artist, multiple stylistic changes occurred throughout his career, however, none of…

1928

Domna Samiou

Greek singer and musicologist (died 2012)

Domna Samiou was a prominent Greek researcher and performer of Greek folk music. She received her first formal musical training from Simon Karas. For over half a century she collected, recorded, and performed…

1928

Nappy Brown

American R&B singer-songwriter (died 2008)

Napoleon Brown Goodson Culp better known by his stage name Nappy Brown, was an American R&B singer. His hits include the 1955 Billboard chart No. 2 "Don't Be Angry", "Little By Little", and "Night Time Is the Right…

1929

Robert Coles

American psychologist, author, and academic

Robert Coles is an American author, child psychiatrist, and professor emeritus at Harvard University.

1929

Magnus Magnusson

Icelandic journalist and academic (died 2007)

Magnus Magnusson was an Icelandic-born Scottish journalist, translator, writer and television presenter. Born in Reykjavík, he lived in Scotland for almost all his life, although he never took British citizenship. He…

1929

Denis Brodeur

Canadian ice hockey player and photographer (died 2013)

Denis Joseph Germain Stanislaus Brodeur was a Canadian photographer, acknowledged as one of hockey's finest photographers and was the father of New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur, the National Hockey League's…

1930

Milica Kacin Wohinz

Slovenian historian and author (died 2021)

Milica Kacin Wohinz was a Slovenian historian best known for her seminal study on the history of the forceful Italianization of the Slovene minority in Italy (1920–1947) that took place between 1918 and 1943.

1930

Ole-Johan Dahl

Norwegian computer scientist and academic, co-developed Simula (died 2002)

Ole-Johan Dahl was a Norwegian computer scientist. Dahl was a professor of computer science at the University of Oslo and is considered to be one of the fathers of Simula and object-oriented programming along with…

1931

Dick Gregory

American comedian, actor, and author (died 2017)

Richard Claxton Gregory was an American comedian, actor, writer, activist and social critic. Gregory became popular among the African-American communities in the southern United States with his "no-holds-barred" sets,…

1932

Ned Jarrett

American race car driver and sportscaster

Ned Jarrett is an American former race car driver and broadcaster. He is a two-time NASCAR Grand National Series champion. Because of his calm demeanor, he became known as "Gentleman Ned Jarrett". He is the father of…

1932

Guido Molinari

Canadian painter and art collector (died 2004)

Guido Molinari L.L. D. was a Canadian artist, known nationally and internationally for his serial abstract paintings and their dynamic interplay of colours and focus on modular shapes. His Stripe series is especially…

1933

James "Sugar Boy" Crawford

American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2012)

James "Sugar Boy" Crawford, Jr. was an American R&B musician based in New Orleans. He was the author of "Jock-A-Mo" (1954), which was later rerecorded as "Iko Iko" by the Dixie Cups, and became a huge hit. The song was…

1934

Richard Meier

American architect, designed the Getty Center and City Tower

Richard Meier is an American abstract artist and architect, whose geometric designs make prominent use of the color white. A winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1984, Meier has designed several iconic buildings…

1934

Albert Shiryaev

Russian mathematician and academic

Albert Nikolayevich Shiryaev is a Soviet and Russian mathematician. He is known for his work in probability theory, statistics and financial mathematics.

1934

Oğuz Atay

Turkish engineer and author (died 1977)

Oğuz Atay was a Turkish novelist. His first novel, Tutunamayanlar, appeared in 1971–72. Never reprinted in his lifetime and controversial among critics, it has become a best-seller since a new edition came out in 1984.…

1934

Constantine Manos

Greek-born American photographer (died 2025)

Constantine "Costa" Manos was an American photographer known for his images of Boston and Greece. His work has been published in Esquire, Life, and Look. He was a member of Magnum Photos.

1934

Don Howe

English footballer and manager (died 2015)

Donald Howe was an English football player, coach, manager and pundit. As a right back Howe featured for clubs West Bromwich Albion and Arsenal together with the England national football team in his playing career. He…

1935

Tony Kubek

American baseball player and sportscaster

Anthony Christopher Kubek is an American former professional baseball player and television broadcaster. During his nine-year playing career with the New York Yankees, Kubek played in six World Series in the late 1950s…

1935

Sam Moore

American soul singer-songwriter (died 2025)

Samuel David Moore was an American singer who was best known as a member of the soul and R&B duo Sam & Dave from 1961 to 1981. He was a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Grammy Hall of Fame, the Vocal Group…

1935

Shivraj Patil

Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Defence

Shivraj Vishwanath Patil was an Indian politician. He was the Minister of Home Affairs of India, from 2004 to 2008 and 10th Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1991 to 1996. Patil was Governor of the state of Punjab and…

1935

Luciano Pavarotti

Italian tenor and actor (died 2007)

Luciano Pavarotti was an Italian operatic tenor who during the late part of his career crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most acclaimed tenors of all time. He made numerous recordings of…

1935

Paul Hawkins

Australian race car driver (died 1969)

Robert Paul Hawkins was an Australian motor racing driver. The son of a racing motorcyclist-turned-church minister, Hawkins was a capable single-seater driver but really made his mark as an outstanding sports car…

1937

Robert Mangold

American painter

Robert Mangold is an American minimalist artist. His son is the film director, producer and screenwriter James Mangold.

1937

Michael Mansfield

English lawyer, academic, and republican

Michael Mansfield is an English barrister and head of chambers at Nexus Chambers. He was recently described as "The king of human rights work" by The Legal 500 and as a leading Silk in civil liberties and human rights.

1941

Melvin Franklin

American soul bass singer (died 1995)

David Melvin English, better known by the stage name Melvin Franklin or his nickname "Blue", was an American bass singer. Franklin was best known for his role as a founding member of Motown singing group The Temptations…

1942

Kostas Tsakonas

Greek actor (died 2015)

Kostas Tsakonas was a Greek actor.

1943

Angela Rippon

English journalist and author

Angela May Rippon is an English broadcaster, former newsreader, writer and journalist.

1944

Aurore Clément

French actress

Aurore Clément is a French actress who has appeared in French and English language movies and television productions.

1945

Dusty Rhodes

American wrestler (died 2015)

Virgil Riley Runnels Jr., better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, was an American professional wrestler, booker, and trainer who worked for the National Wrestling Alliance and the World Wrestling Federation,…

1945

Drew Edmondson

American politician

William Andrew Edmondson is an American lawyer and politician from the state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, Edmondson served as the 16th Attorney General of Oklahoma from 1995 to 2011. Prior to his…

1946

Ashok Mankad

Indian cricketer (died 2008)

Ashok Mulvantrai Mankad was an Indian cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played for India in 22 Test matches.

1946

Daryl Runswick

English bassist and composer

Daryl Runswick is a classically trained English composer, arranger, jazz musician, producer and educationalist.

1946

Chris Wallace

American journalist

Christopher Wallace is an American broadcast journalist. He is known for his tough and wide-ranging interviews, for which he is often compared to his father, 60 Minutes journalist Mike Wallace. Over his 60-year career…

1947

John Engler

American businessman and politician, 46th Governor of Michigan

John Mathias Engler is an American politician, lawyer, businessman, and lobbyist who served as the 46th governor of Michigan from 1991 to 2003. Considered one of the country's top lobbyists, he is a member of the…

1948

Rick Parfitt

English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2016)

Richard John Parfitt, was an English musician, best known as a rhythm guitarist, singer and songwriter with rock band Status Quo.

1948

Dave Lloyd

English cyclist and coach

Dave Lloyd is an English former professional cyclist.

1949

Carlos the Jackal

Venezuelan terrorist

Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, also known as Carlos the Jackal or simply Carlos, is a Venezuelan convict who conducted a series of assassinations and terrorist bombings from 1973 to 1985. A committed Marxist–Leninist, he was…

1949

Barclay Shaw

American artist

Barclay Shaw is an American professional artist best known for his fantasy and science fiction artwork. He has been nominated five times for the Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist and has earned a top ten ranking…

1949

Paul Went

English footballer and manager (died 2017)

Paul Frank Went was an English footballer who played professionally for five clubs over a fifteen-year period. He was one of that generation who bridged the gap between terminological eras, beginning his career as a…

1949

Susan Anton

American actress and model

Susan Anton is an American actress and singer. Her debut film, Goldengirl, earned her a Golden Globe nomination, leading to a contract with NBC for her variety show, Presenting Susan Anton. Later, NBC signed her for the…

1950

Dave Freudenthal

American economist and politician, 31st Governor of Wyoming

David Duane Freudenthal is an American politician, attorney and economist who served as the 31st governor of Wyoming from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served from 1994 to 2001 as the…

1950

Sally Little

South African-American golfer

Sally Little is a South African-born professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1971 and won 15 LPGA Tour events, including two major championships, during her career. In 2016, she became the first…

1951

Ed Royce

American businessman and politician

Edward Randall Royce is an American retired politician and lobbyist. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from California from 1993 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Royce served…

1951

Norio Suzuki

Japanese golfer

Norio Suzuki is a Japanese professional golfer.

1951

Trevor Chappell

Australian cricketer and coach

Trevor Martin Chappell is a former Australian cricketer, a member of the South Australian Chappell family which excelled at cricket. He played 3 tests and 20 One Day Internationals for Australia. He won the Sheffield…

1952

Béla Csécsei

Hungarian educator and politician (died 2012)

Béla Csécsei was a Hungarian educator and politician, who served as Mayor of Józsefváros from 2 February 1993 to 2 September 2009.

1952

Roger Heath-Brown

English mathematician and theorist

David Rodney "Roger" Heath-Brown is a British mathematician working in the field of analytic number theory.

1952

Les Dennis

English comedian and actor

Leslie Dennis Heseltine is an English television presenter, actor and comedian. He presented Family Fortunes from 1987 to 2002.

1953

David Threlfall

English actor and director

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1953

Evalie A. Bradley

Anguillian politician and member of the House of Assembly of Anguilla

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1954

Massimo Ghini

Italian actor

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1954

Michael Roe

American singer, songwriter, and record producer

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1954

Linval Thompson

Jamaican singer and producer

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1954

Einar Jan Aas

Norwegian footballer

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1955

Pat DiNizio

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2017)

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1955

Ante Gotovina

Croatian general

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1955

Jane Siberry

Canadian singer-songwriter and producer

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1955

Rafael Ábalos

Spanish author

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1956

Allan Evans

Scottish footballer

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1956

Lutz Haueisen

German cyclist

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1956

Catherine Holmes

Australian judge

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1956

Gerti Schanderl

German figure skater

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1956

David Vanian

English singer-songwriter

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1956

Clémentine Célarié

French actress, singer, and director

Clémentine Célarié is a French actress, writer, director and singer.

1957

Serge Clerc

French comic book artist and illustrator

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1957

Mike Dowler

Welsh football goalkeeper

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1957

Annik Honoré

Belgian journalist and music promoter (died 2014)

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1957

William F. Laurance

Australian biologist

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1957

Steve Austria

American lawyer and politician

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1958

Maria de Fátima Silva de Sequeira Dias

Portuguese historian, author, and academic (died 2013)

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1958

Jeff Keith

American rock singer-songwriter

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1958

Bryn Merrick

Welsh bass player (died 2015)

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1958

Anna Escobedo Cabral

American lawyer and politician, 42nd Treasurer of the United States

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1959

Steve Lowery

American golfer

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1960

Carlo Perrone

Italian footballer and manager

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1960

Hiroyuki Sanada

Japanese actor and martial artist

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1960

Dorothee Vieth

German Paralympic cyclist

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1960

Chendo

Spanish footballer

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1961

Carlos Bernard

American actor and director

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1962

Michelle Botes

South African actress (died 2024)

Michélle Botes was a South African actress, language instructor, designer and aromatherapist. She is best known for her roles in the television soapies Legacy (2020), Isidingo (1998) and Arende (1994).

1962

Chris Botti

American trumpet player and composer

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1962

John Coleman

English footballer and manager

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1962

Branko Crvenkovski

Macedonian engineer and politician, 3rd President of the Republic of Macedonia

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1962

Deborah Foreman

American actress and photographer

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1962

Mads Eriksen

Norwegian guitarist and composer

Mads Eriksen is a Norwegian guitarist and composer, known as solo artist and for his collaboration with Chris Thompson among others.

1962

Raimond Aumann

German footballer

Raimond Aumann is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

1963

Hideki Fujisawa

Japanese composer

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1963

Satoshi Kon

Japanese animator and screenwriter (died 2010)

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1963

Dave Legeno

English actor and mixed martial artist (died 2014)

Dave Legeno was a British actor, mixed martial artist, and professional wrestler.

1963

Alan McDonald

Irish footballer and manager (died 2012)

Alan McDonald was a Northern Irish football manager and former professional footballer.

1963

Luis Polonia

Dominican baseball player

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1963

Dan Abnett

English author

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1965

Chris Chandler

American football player

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1965

J. J. Daigneault

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

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1965

Scott O'Grady

American captain and pilot

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1965

Jonathan Crombie

Canadian actor and voice over artist (died 2015)

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1966

Wim Jonk

Dutch footballer

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1966

Brian Kennedy

Northern Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist

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1966

Brenda Romero

American game designer

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1966

Becky Iverson

American golfer

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1967

Bill Auberlen

American race car driver

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1968

Paul Harragon

Australian rugby league player and sportscaster

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1968

Hugh Jackman

Australian actor, singer, and producer

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1968

Leon Lett

American football player

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1968

Adam Rich

American actor (died 2023)

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1968

Martie Maguire

American singer-songwriter, violinist, and producer

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1969

Željko Milinovič

Slovenian footballer

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1969

Dwayne Roloson

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

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1969

José Valentín

American baseball player, coach, and manager

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1969

Kirk Cameron

American actor, screenwriter, and Christian evangelical/anti-evolution activist

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1970

Patrick Musimu

Belgian diver and physiotherapist (died 2011)

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1970

Tanyon Sturtze

American baseball player

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1970

Charlie Ward

American basketball player and coach

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1970

Tony Fiore

American baseball player

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1971

Steve Johnston

Australian motorcycle racer

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1971

Bronzell Miller

American football player and actor (died 2013)

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1971

Juan Manuel Silva

Argentinian race car driver

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1972

Tom Van Mol

Belgian footballer

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1972

Lesli Brea

Dominican baseball player

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1973

Martin Corry

English rugby player

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1973

Stephen Lee

English snooker player

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1974

Susana Félix

Portuguese singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

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1975

Marion Jones

American basketball player and runner

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1975

Randy Robitaille

Canadian ice hockey player

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1975

Simon Bridges

New Zealand politician

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1976

Cristie Kerr

American golfer

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1977

Bode Miller

American skier

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1977

Javier Toyo

Venezuelan footballer

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1977

Stefan Binder

German footballer

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1978

Baden Cooke

Australian cyclist

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1978

Marko Jarić

Serbian basketball player

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1978

Steven Agnew

Northern Irish politician

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1979

Steve Borthwick

English rugby player and coach

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1979

Jordan Pundik

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

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1979

Ledley King

English footballer

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1980

Ann Wauters

Belgian basketball player

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1980

Tom Guiry

American actor

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1981

Marcel Hossa

Slovak ice hockey player

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1981

Brian Kerr

Scottish footballer and manager

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1981

Giuseppe Lanzone

American rower

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1981

Brian J. Smith

American actor

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1981

Conrad Smith

New Zealand rugby player

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1981

Sun Tiantian

Chinese tennis player

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1981

Alex Brosque

Australian footballer

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1983

Carlton Cole

English footballer

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1983

Katie Piper

English philanthropist, broadcaster, and acid violence survivor

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1983

Mariko Yamamoto

Japanese cricketer

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1983

Michelle Carter

American shot putter

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1985

Mike Green

Canadian hockey player

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1985

Anna Iljuštšenko

Estonian high jumper

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1985

Greig Laidlaw

Scottish rugby player

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1985

Carl Söderberg

Swedish ice hockey player

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1985

Ioannis Maniatis

Greek footballer

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1986

Sergio Peter

German footballer

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1986

Cristhian Stuani

Uruguayan footballer

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1986

Tyler Blackburn

American actor

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1986

Marvin Ogunjimi

Belgian footballer

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1987

Sam Whitelock

New Zealand rugby player

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1988

Calum Scott

British singer

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1988

Anna Ohmiya

Japanese curler

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1989

Henri Lansbury

English footballer

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1990

Nicolao Dumitru

Italian footballer

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1991

Josh Hutcherson

American actor and producer

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1992

Ketel Marte

Dominican baseball player

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1993

Sean Monahan

Canadian ice hockey player

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1994

Olivia Smoliga

American swimmer

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1994

Jessica Hogg

Welsh artistic gymnast

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1995

James Graham

British singer

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1996

Owen Watkin

Welsh rugby player

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1996

Curtis Scott

Australian rugby league player

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1997

Ferdia Walsh-Peelo

Irish actor and musician

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1999

Jongho

South Korean singer and actor

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2000

Mia Threapleton

British actress

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2000

Iris Apatow

American actress

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2002

Darci Lynne

American ventriloquist

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2004

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William J. Hardee — Confederate general

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Known forHe served in the United States Army in both the Second Seminole War and in the Mexican–American War

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2022 Bratislava shooting, killing 3 (including the perpetrator) and injuring one. The shooting occurred outside of a gay bar in Bratislava known as Tepláreň. Two people (excluding the perpetrator) died as a result of the shooting: Juraj Vankulič, a non-binary person, and Matúš Horváth, a bisexual man. The perpetrator (Juraj Krajčík) was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot the morning after the attack. Wikipedia →

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Typhoon Hagibis makes landfall in Japan, killing 10 and forcing the evacuation of one million people. Wikipedia →

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Lieutenant-General William Joseph Hardee was an American military officer

Hardee saw combat in the Western Theater of the American Civil War and was known to quarrel sharply with two of his commanding officers, Braxton Bragg and John Bell Hood

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