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Mimi Mariani, Indonesian actress, model, and singer (died 1971)
Mimi Mariani, Indonesian actress, model, and singer (died 1971)
Mimi Mariani, Indonesian actress, model, and singer (died 1971)
The 1920s
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J. R. P. Suriyapperuma was a Sri Lankan politician who was a National List member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
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Robert Geraint Gruffydd FLSW FBA was a scholar of Welsh language and literature. From 1970 to 1979, he was Professor of Welsh Language and Literature at the University of Wales, Ab…
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Kate Wilhelm, American fiction author (Hugo Award winner) (died 2018)
Kate Wilhelm was an American author. She wrote novels and stories in the science fiction, mystery, and suspense genres, including the Hugo Award–winning Where Late the Sweet Birds …
Kate Wilhelm, American fiction author (Hugo Award winner) (died 2018)
1928
Jackie Mason, American stand-up comedian (died 2021)
Jackie Mason was an American stand-up comedian and actor.
Jackie Mason, American stand-up comedian (died 2021)
1928
Queen Fabiola of Belgium (died 2014)
Fabiola Fernanda María-de-las-Victorias Antonia Adelaida de Mora y Aragón was Queen of the Belgians as the wife of King Baudouin from their marriage in 1960 until his death in 1993…
Queen Fabiola of Belgium (died 2014)
1928
Maurice Sendak, American author and illustrator (died 2012)
Maurice Bernard Sendak was an American author and illustrator of children's books. Born to Polish-Jewish parents, his childhood was impacted by the death of many of his family memb…
Maurice Sendak, American author and illustrator (died 2012)
1928
Vic Damone, American singer-songwriter and actor (died 2018)
Vic Damone was an American traditional pop and big band singer and actor. He was best known for his performances of songs such as the number one hit "You're Breaking My Heart", and…
Vic Damone, American singer-songwriter and actor (died 2018)
1928
Petros Molyviatis, Greek politician and diplomat, Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs (died 2025)
Petros G. Molyviatis was a Greek politician and diplomat who served three times as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2004 to 2006, May to June 2012, and August to September 2015.
Petros Molyviatis, Greek politician and diplomat, Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs (died 2025)
1928
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Richard Morton Sherman was an American songwriter who specialized in musical films with his brother Robert B. Sherman. According to the official Walt Disney Company website and ind…
Richard M
1928
Giacomo Biffi, Italian cardinal (died 2015)
Giacomo Biffi was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, having served as archbishop there from 1984 to 2003. He was elevated to t…
Giacomo Biffi, Italian cardinal (died 2015)
1928
Renée Morisset, Canadian pianist (died 2009)
Renée Morisset, was a Canadian pianist. She and her husband, Victor Bouchard, were one of the foremost piano duos in Canadian classical music.
Renée Morisset, Canadian pianist (died 2009)
1928
John Forbes Nash, Jr
John Forbes Nash Jr., known and published as John Nash, was an American mathematician who made fundamental contributions to game theory, real algebraic geometry, differential geome…
John Forbes Nash, Jr
1928
Juan María Bordaberry, President of Uruguay (died 2011)
Juan María Bordaberry Arocena, was an Uruguayan politician and cattle rancher who served as the 34th President of Uruguay from 1972 until his ouster in 1976. For the last three yea…
Juan María Bordaberry, President of Uruguay (died 2011)
1928
Michael Blakemore, Australian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2023)
Michael Howell Blakemore AO OBE was an Australian actor, writer and theatre director who also made some films. A former Associate Director of the National Theatre, in 2000 he becam…
Michael Blakemore, Australian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2023)
1928
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David Thoreson Lykken was a behavioral geneticist and Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota. He is best known for his work on twin studies …
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Tommy DeVito, American singer and guitarist (died 2020)
Gaetano "Tommy" DeVito was an American musician. He was best known as a founding member, vocalist, and lead guitarist of rock band the Four Seasons.
Tommy DeVito, American singer and guitarist (died 2020)
1928
Nancy Marchand, American actress (died 2000)
Nancy Lou Marchand was an American actress. She began her career in theater. She was most famous for portraying Margaret Pynchon on Lou Grant – for which she won four Emmy Awards –…
Nancy Marchand, American actress (died 2000)
1928
Eric Dolphy, American saxophonist, flute player, and composer (died 1964)
Eric Allan Dolphy Jr. was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and bandleader. Primarily an alto saxophonist, bass clarinetist, and flautist, Dolphy was one of several…
Eric Dolphy, American saxophonist, flute player, and composer (died 1964)
1928
Martin Landau, American actor and producer (died 2017)
Martin James Landau was an American actor. His career began in the late 1950s, with early film appearances including a supporting role in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (195…
Martin Landau, American actor and producer (died 2017)
1928
Jean-Marie Le Pen, French intelligence officer and politician (died 2025)
Jean Louis Marie Le Pen was a French politician who founded the far-right National Front party. He also served as the party's president from 1972 to 2011 and as its honorary presid…
Jean-Marie Le Pen, French intelligence officer and politician (died 2025)
1928
Asrat Woldeyes, Ethiopian surgeon and educator (died 1999)
Asrat Woldeyes was an Ethiopian surgeon, a professor of medicine at Addis Ababa University, and the founder and leader of the All-Amhara People's Organization (AAPO). He was jailed…
Asrat Woldeyes, Ethiopian surgeon and educator (died 1999)
1928
Wolfgang Haken, German-American mathematician and academic (died 2022)
Wolfgang Haken was a German American mathematician who specialized in topology, in particular 3-manifolds.
Wolfgang Haken, German-American mathematician and academic (died 2022)
1928
Fiorella Mari, Brazilian-Italian actress (died 1983)
Fiorella Colpi, known professionally as Fiorella Mari, was a Brazilian-born Italian actress.
Fiorella Mari, Brazilian-Italian actress (died 1983)