Addy Joaquín Coldwell (84)
August 24th, 1939

Mexican politician – Addy Joaquín Coldwell was born in Cozumel Island (Island in Quintana Roo, Mexico) on August 24th, 1939 and is 84 years old today.

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Anne Marie Waters

UK far-right politician (1977-)

*August 24th, 1977, Dublin

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Anne Archer

American actress

*August 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

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Paulo Coelho

Brazilian lyricist and novelist

*August 24th, 1947, Rio de Janeiro

75

Sauli Niinistö

Finnish politician and the 12th President of Finland (2012–2024)

*August 24th, 1948, Salo

66

Stephen Fry

British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist

*August 24th, 1957, Hampstead

86

Jorge Luis Borges

Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator (1899–1986)

*August 24th, 1899, Buenos Aires †June 14th, 1986, Geneva

76

Roger De Vlaeminck

Belgian cyclist

*August 24th, 1947, Eeklo

66

Matthias Klinghardt

German Protestant theologian

*August 24th, 1957, Waldshut-Tiengen

68

Mike Huckabee

Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007 (born 1955)

*August 24th, 1955, Hope

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Jean-Michel Jarre

French composer, performer and record producer (born 1948)

*August 24th, 1948, 4th arrondissement of Lyon

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Mason Williams

American guitarist, composer, singer, writer, comedian, and poet

*August 24th, 1938, Abilene

78

Vince McMahon

American professional wrestling promoter (born 1945)

*August 24th, 1945, Pinehurst

67

Francesca Zambello

American opera and theatre director

*August 24th, 1956, New York City

83

Colita

Spanish photographer

*August 24th, 1940, Barcelona †December 31st, 2023, Barcelona

69

Michel Crépu

French writer

*August 24th, 1954, Étampes

79

Max Cleland

American politician (1942-2021)

*August 24th, 1942, Atlanta †November 9th, 2021, Atlanta

85

David Freiberg

American bassist and singer

*August 24th, 1938, Cincinnati

82

Paola Pitagora

Italian actress

*August 24th, 1941, Parma

71

Wolfgang Mager

East German rower

*August 24th, 1952, Kamenz

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Marlee Matlin

American actress, author, and executive producer

*August 24th, 1965, Morton Grove

78

Christine Ostrowski

German politician

*August 24th, 1945, Plauen

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Carlo Gambino

American mobster

*August 24th, 1902, Palermo †October 15th, 1976, Massapequa

36

Anže Kopitar

Slovenian ice hockey player

*August 24th, 1987, Hrušica

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Jean Rhys

British novelist (1890–1979)

*August 24th, 1890, Roseau †May 14th, 1979, Exeter

42

Lorenzo Porzio

Italian rower

*August 24th, 1981, Rome

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Michael Roth

German politician, member of Bundestag

*August 24th, 1970, Heringen

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Alain-Jacques Valleron

French biostatistician

*August 24th, 1943, Neuilly-sur-Seine

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Rocky Johnson

Canadian professional wrestler (1944-2020)

*August 24th, 1944, Amherst †January 15th, 2020, Lutz

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Yaron London

Israeli journalist, actor and songwriter

*August 24th, 1940, Tel Aviv

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Jürgen Eschert

East German canoeist

*August 24th, 1941, Magdeburg

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85

Hans Kloft

German historian of classical antiquity

*April 10th, 1939, Düsseldorf

64

João César Monteiro

Portuguese film director, actor, writer and film critic

*February 2nd, 1939, Figueira da Foz †February 3rd, 2003, Lisbon

77

Dudley Storey

New Zealand rower

*November 27th, 1939, Wairoa †March 6th, 2017, Auckland

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Thilo Ulbert

German christian archaeologist

*June 20th, 1939, Augsburg

83

Tina Turner

American-born singer (1939–2023)

*November 26th, 1939, Brownsville †May 24th, 2023, Küsnacht

83

Hans-Christian Ströbele

German lawyer and politician (1939–2022)

*June 7th, 1939, Halle (Saale) †August 29th, 2022, Moabit

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Oscar Fulloné

Argentine association football player and manager (1939-2017)

*April 4th, 1939, La Plata †May 22nd, 2017, Casablanca

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Helga Piur

German actress and voice actress

*May 24th, 1939, Berlin

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Yves Meyer

French mathematician

*July 19th, 1939, Paris

84

Margaret Atwood

Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, teacher, environmental activist,pépiniériste and inventor

*November 18th, 1939, Ottawa

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Peter Aust

1939-1996 German actor

*March 17th, 1939, Bytom †January 26th, 1996, Bad Wildungen

70

Dixie Carter

American actress (1939–2010)

*May 25th, 1939, McLemoresville †April 10th, 2010, Houston

78

Irio De Paula

Brazilian composer

*May 10th, 1939, Rio de Janeiro †May 23rd, 2017, Rome

78

Peter Grünberg

German physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate (1939-2018)

*May 18th, 1939, Plzeň †April 7th, 2018, Jülich

59

Dusty Springfield

British singer (1939–1999)

*April 16th, 1939, London †March 2nd, 1999, Henley-on-Thames

74

Karen Black

American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter (1939-2013)

*July 1st, 1939, Park Ridge †August 8th, 2013, Santa Monica

80

Karel Gott

Czech singer and actor

*July 14th, 1939, Plzeň †October 1st, 2019, Prague

84

Brenda Vaccaro

American actress

*November 18th, 1939, Brooklyn

80

Valerie Harper

American actress (1939-2019)

*August 22nd, 1939, Suffern †August 30th, 2019, Los Angeles

84

Jane Alexander

American actress (b. 1939)

*October 28th, 1939, Boston

84

Amanda Lear

French singer, actress, television presenter

*November 18th, 1939, Ho Chi Minh City

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Beate Klarsfeld

French journalist, Nazi hunter, and historian

*February 13th, 1939, Berlin

85

Tommy Tune

American actor, dancer, singer, theatre director, producer, and choreographer

*February 28th, 1939, Wichita Falls

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Francis Ford Coppola

American filmmaker

*April 7th, 1939, Detroit

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Ariane Mnouchkine

French theater and film director, theater director and author

*March 3rd, 1939, Boulogne-Billancourt

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Ginger Baker

British drummer (1939–2019)

*August 19th, 1939, Lewisham †October 6th, 2019, Canterbury

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Sid Haig

American actor (1939–2019)

*July 14th, 1939, Fresno †September 21st, 2019, Los Angeles

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Alan Ayckbourn

English playwright

*April 12th, 1939, London

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Gro Harlem Brundtland

29th Prime Minister of Norway

*April 20th, 1939, Bærum Municipality

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Marty Wilde

British rock and roll singer (born 1939)

*April 15th, 1939, Blackheath

Addy Joaquín Coldwell