Brian David Josephson (84)
January 4th, 1940

Welsh Nobel Laureate in Physics – Brian David Josephson was born in Cardiff (Capital city of Wales, United Kingdom) on January 4th, 1940 and is 84 years old today.

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Vita Marissa

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*January 4th, 1981, Jakarta

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Li Lingwei

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*January 4th, 1964, Lishui

81

Pierre Laborie

French historian (1936–2017)

*January 4th, 1936, Bagnac-sur-Célé †May 16th, 2017, Cahors

31

Manu Gavassi

Brazilian singer-songwriter and actress

*January 4th, 1993, São Paulo

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Gianni Vattimo

Italian philosopher and politician

*January 4th, 1936, Turin †September 19th, 2023, Turin

43

Zhang Jiewen

Chinese badminton player

*January 4th, 1981, Guangzhou

38

Cheng Shao-Chieh

Taiwanese badminton player

*January 4th, 1986, Taipei

57

Carl Humann

German architect, engineer and archeologist (1839-1896)

*January 4th, 1839, Steele †April 12th, 1896, İzmir

34

Toni Kroos

German association football player

*January 4th, 1990, Greifswald

86

Jim Norton

Irish actor

*January 4th, 1938, Dublin

59

Yvan Attal

Israeli-born French actor and director

*January 4th, 1965, Tel Aviv

82

John McLaughlin

English guitarist, founder of the Mahavishnu Orchestra

*January 4th, 1942, Doncaster

82

Christine Jordis

French journalist, writer and publisher

*January 4th, 1942, Algiers

83

Thijs Libregts

Dutch footballer and manager

*January 4th, 1941, Rotterdam

91

Carlos Saura

Spanish photographer and film director

*January 4th, 1932, Huesca †February 10th, 2023, Collado Mediano

87

Dyan Cannon

American film and television actress, director, screenwriter, editor, and producer

*January 4th, 1937, Tacoma

84

Veniamin Soldatenko

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*January 4th, 1939, Akkayin District †July 15th, 2023

21

Egon Schultz

East German border guard (1943-1964)

*January 4th, 1943, Gościno †October 5th, 1964, East Berlin

82

Josephine McKim

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1910-1992)

*January 4th, 1910, Oil City, Cambria County, Pennsylvania †December 10th, 1992, Woodstock

47

David Millar

Scottish cyclist (born 1977)

*January 4th, 1977, Mtarfa

83

Anjana Mumtaz

Indian Kannada actress

*January 4th, 1941, India

61

May-Britt Moser

Norwegian psychologist and neuroscientist

*January 4th, 1963, Fosnavåg

81

Doris Kearns Goodwin

American biographer and historian (born 1943)

*January 4th, 1943, Brooklyn

90

Zurab Tsereteli

Georgian painter, sculptor and architect

*January 4th, 1934, Tbilisi

91

Ilia II of Georgia

Patriarch of Georgia

*January 4th, 1933, Vladikavkaz

60

Maureen Reagan

American actress (1941-2001)

*January 4th, 1941, Los Angeles †August 8th, 2001, Granite Bay

86

Grace Bumbry

American opera singer

*January 4th, 1937, St. Louis †May 7th, 2023, Vienna

40

İbrahim Akın

Turkish footballer

*January 4th, 1984, İzmir

101

Meg Mundy

British-born American actress (1915-2016)

*January 4th, 1915, London †January 12th, 2016, United States of America

24

Max Aarons

English association football player

*January 4th, 2000, London

Also born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy 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 (1940–2017)

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

82

Pelé

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*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

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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 (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and 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

83

Patrick Stewart

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*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

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

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

82

Michael Gambon

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*October 19th, 1940, Dublin †September 27th, 2023, Witham

83

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

79

René Auberjonois

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*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

83

Kip S. Thorne

American physicist

*June 1st, 1940, Logan

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Margrethe II of Denmark

Queen of Denmark from 1972 to 2024

*April 16th, 1940, Amalienborg

Brian David Josephson