Albert Russo (81)
February 26th, 1943

Belgian writer – Albert Russo was born in Kamina (City in the Democratic Republic of the Congo) on February 26th, 1943 and is 81 years old today.

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Zheng Siwei

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*February 26th, 1997, Wenzhou

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Neslihan Arın

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*February 26th, 1994, Osmangazi

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Kalle Koljonen

Badminton player

*February 26th, 1994, Helsinki

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Christian Meaas Svendsen

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*February 26th, 1988, Kongsberg Municipality

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

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Michel Houellebecq

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*February 26th, 1956, Saint-Pierre

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Laura de Boer

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*February 26th, 1983, Amsterdam

71

Johnny Cash

American country singer (1932–2003)

*February 26th, 1932, Kingsland †September 12th, 2003, Nashville

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Ahmed Zewail

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*February 26th, 1946, Damanhur †August 2nd, 2016, Pasadena

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Lawrence Montaigne

American actor (1931-2017)

*February 26th, 1931, Brooklyn †March 17th, 2017, Henderson

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Jozef Adamec

Slovak footballer (1942-2018)

*February 26th, 1942, Vrbové †December 24th, 2018, Trnava

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Martin Dulig

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*February 26th, 1974, Plauen

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Ásdís Thoroddsen

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*February 26th, 1959, Reykjavík

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Tim Kaine

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*February 26th, 1958, Saint Paul

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Victor Hugo

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Dossie Easton

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*February 26th, 1944, Andover

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Jiang Yanmei

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*February 26th, 1981, Guangdong

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Rie Eto

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*February 26th, 1988, Oita Prefecture

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Helen Clark

Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1999 to 2008

*February 26th, 1950, Te Pahu

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Xiong Mengjing

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*February 26th, 1994, Jiangsu

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Takuto Inoue

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*February 26th, 1995, Genkai

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Aoi Matsuda

Badminton player

*February 26th, 1996, Osaka Prefecture

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Felix Burestedt

Badminton player

*February 26th, 1995, Ängelholm

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Jackie Gleason

American comedian and actor (1916-1987)

*February 26th, 1916, Brooklyn †June 24th, 1987, Fort Lauderdale

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Mayo Thompson

American musician and visual artist (born 1944)

*February 26th, 1944, Houston

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Sébastien Loeb

French racing driver

*February 26th, 1974, Haguenau

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Leon de Winter

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*February 26th, 1954, 's-Hertogenbosch

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Margaret Leighton

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80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

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Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

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Torstein Hagen

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*January 1st, 1943, Norway

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Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

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Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

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Katsuto Momii

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*March 4th, 1943, Kama

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Odd Einar Dørum

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*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

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John Kerry

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Laura Biagiotti

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*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

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Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

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Bruce Rollick

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*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

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George Harrison

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*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

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John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

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Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

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Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

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Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

80

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

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Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

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Jim Morrison

American singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors (1943–1971)

*December 8th, 1943, Melbourne †July 3rd, 1971, Paris

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Holland Taylor

American actress

*January 14th, 1943, Philadelphia

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Sam Shepard

American playwright and actor (1943–2017)

*November 5th, 1943, Fort Sheridan †July 27th, 2017, Midway

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Lynn Redgrave

British actress (1943–2010)

*March 8th, 1943, Marylebone †May 2nd, 2010, Kent

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Valerie Perrine

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*September 3rd, 1943, Galveston

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Jerry Bruckheimer

American film and television producer (born 1943)

*September 21st, 1943, Detroit

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Kay Granger

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*January 18th, 1943, Greenville

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Arthur B. McDonald

Canadian physicist

*August 29th, 1943, Sydney

80

Burt Rutan

American aerospace engineer

*June 17th, 1943, Estacada

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Leslie Uggams

American actress and singer

*May 25th, 1943, New York City

Albert Russo