Adam Makowicz (83)
August 18th, 1940

Polish-Canadian musician – Adam Makowicz was born in Hnojník (Village in Frýdek-Místek District of Moravian Silesian region) on August 18th, 1940 and is 83 years old today.

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Indonesian badminton player

*August 18th, 1949, Surabaya

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Volker Lechtenbrink

German actor and singer

*August 18th, 1944, Zelenogradsk †November 22nd, 2021, Hamburg

87

Robert Redford

American actor (born 1936)

*August 18th, 1936, Santa Monica

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Robert Huth

German association football player

*August 18th, 1984, East Berlin

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Paul Yule

German-American archaeologist

*August 18th, 1947, Minneapolis

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Sikki Reddy

Indian badminton player

*August 18th, 1993, Kodad

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Luc Montagnier

French virologist and joint recipient of the Nobel Prize of Physiology or Medicine (2008)

*August 18th, 1932, Chabris †February 8th, 2022, Neuilly-sur-Seine

96

Rosalynn Carter

First Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981

*August 18th, 1927, Plains †November 19th, 2023, Plains

90

Roman Polanski

French-Polish director, screenwriter, producer and actor

*August 18th, 1933, Paris

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Aamir Ghaffar

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1979, Peshawar

78

David Dewhurst

American businessman

*August 18th, 1945, Houston

86

Paul Grimm

German prehistorian and medievalist (1907-1993)

*August 18th, 1907, Torgau †November 19th, 1993, Berlin

76

Giulio Tremonti

Italian politician.

*August 18th, 1947, Sondrio

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Carole Bouquet

French actress

*August 18th, 1957, Neuilly-sur-Seine

82

Mohamed Ghannouchi

Tunisian politician

*August 18th, 1941, Sousse

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Belén Aizen

Argentinian handball player

*August 18th, 2000, General San Martín

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Sergio Llopis

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1978, Xàtiva

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Vitão

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*August 18th, 1999, São Paulo

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Gianni Rivera

Italian footballer

*August 18th, 1943, Alessandria

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Goh Sze Fei

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1997, Malacca

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Hans van Mierlo

Dutch politician (1931–2010)

*August 18th, 1931, Breda †March 11th, 2010, Amsterdam

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Edward Norton

American actor (born 1969)

*August 18th, 1969, Boston

25

Joy Lai

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1998, Victoria

82

Alan Webster

New Zealand rower

*August 18th, 1941, Te Puke

41

Edward Stachura

Polish poet, writer and translator

*August 18th, 1937, Charvieu †July 24th, 1979, Warsaw

56

Carolin Emcke

German journalist; Peace Prize of the German Book Trade 2016

*August 18th, 1967, Mülheim an der Ruhr

59

Craig Bierko

American actor and singer

*August 18th, 1964, New York City

57

Patrick Swayze

American actor, singer and dancer (1952–2009)

*August 18th, 1952, Houston †September 14th, 2009, Los Angeles

76

Liviu Librescu

Romanian-Israeli-American scientist and Holocaust survivor, killed in Virginia Tech massacre

*August 18th, 1930, Ploiești †April 16th, 2007, Virginia Tech

82

Beniamino Stella

Italian archbishop

*August 18th, 1941, Pieve di Soligo

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83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

83

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality †February 18th, 2024, Røros Municipality

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John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer and songwriter (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

84

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

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Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

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Bruce Lee

Chinese-American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

76

Dawson Mathis

American politician (1940-2017)

*November 30th, 1940, Nashville †April 17th, 2017, Tifton

79

Peter Fonda

American actor (1940–2019)

*February 23rd, 1940, New York City †August 16th, 2019, Los Angeles

84

Nancy Sinatra

American singer and actress

*June 8th, 1940, Jersey City

84

Joachim Gauck

German Protestant pastor and politician, Federal President 2012-2017

*January 24th, 1940, Rostock

83

Nursultan Nazarbayev

President of Kazakhstan from 1990 to 2019

*July 6th, 1940, Ushqonyr

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

84

Margrethe II of Denmark

Queen of Denmark from 1972 to 2024

*April 16th, 1940, Amalienborg

79

René Auberjonois

American actor

*June 1st, 1940, New York City †December 8th, 2019, Los Angeles

77

John Mahoney

American actor (1940–2018)

*June 20th, 1940, Blackpool †February 4th, 2018, Chicago

84

Kip S. Thorne

American physicist

*June 1st, 1940, Logan

79

David H. Koch

American billionaire heir and businessman (1940–2019)

*May 3rd, 1940, Wichita †August 23rd, 2019, Southampton

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