Faraj Garayev (80)
December 19th, 1943

Azerbaijani musician – Faraj Garayev was born in Baku (Capital of Azerbaijan) on December 19th, 1943 and is 80 years old today.

Other personalities born on December 19

79

Arne Lindtner Næss

Norwegian actor, director and screenwriter

*December 19th, 1944, Bergen

69

Heinz Sichrovsky

Austrian journalist and writer

*December 19th, 1954, Vienna

82

Lee Myung-bak

President of South Korea from 2008 to 2013

*December 19th, 1941, Osaka

47

Édith Piaf

French singer (1915–1963)

*December 19th, 1915, Paris †October 10th, 1963, Grasse

44

Britta Andersen

Badminton player

*December 19th, 1979, Aarhus

74

Maurice White

American musician (1941–2016)

*December 19th, 1941, Memphis †February 4th, 2016, Los Angeles

60

Terry Gray

Badminton player

*December 19th, 1963, Auckland

36

Karim Benzema

French and Algerian footballer (born 1987)

*December 19th, 1987, Lyon

89

Pratibha Patil

President of India from 2007 to 2012

*December 19th, 1934, Nadgaon

81

Heywood Gould

American film director and screenwriter

*December 19th, 1942, The Bronx

78

Elaine Joyce

American actress

*December 19th, 1945, Cleveland

96

Cicely Tyson

American actress (1924–2021)

*December 19th, 1924, Harlem †January 28th, 2021, New York City

60

Til Schweiger

German actor

*December 19th, 1963, Freiburg im Breisgau

75

Leonid Brezhnev

General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1906–1982)

*December 19th, 1906, Kamyanske †November 10th, 1982, Zareche

29

Jonathan Dolan

Irish badminton player

*December 19th, 1994, Sligo

77

Richard Leakey

Kenyan paleoanthropologist, conservationist, and politician

*December 19th, 1944, Nairobi †January 2nd, 2022, Nairobi

57

Alberto Tomba

Italian alpine ski racer

*December 19th, 1966, Province of Bologna

22

Alonso Medel

Badminton player

*December 19th, 2001, Antofagasta

79

William Christie

American-born French conductor and harpsichordist

*December 19th, 1944, Buffalo

67

Manfred Rein

Austrian politician (1948-2016)

*December 19th, 1948, Dornbirn †April 22nd, 2016, Feldkirch

58

Gary Fleder

American film director

*December 19th, 1965, Norfolk

68

Alvin Lee

British guitarist, singer, songwriter (1944-2013)

*December 19th, 1944, Nottingham †March 6th, 2013, Marbella

62

Eric Allin Cornell

American physicist, professor

*December 19th, 1961, Palo Alto

79

Tim Reid

American actor and film director

*December 19th, 1944, Norfolk

35

Alexis Sánchez

Chilean association football player

*December 19th, 1988, Tocopilla

80

Ralph Richardson

British actor (1902–1983)

*December 19th, 1902, Cheltenham †October 10th, 1983, London

68

Cornell Dupree

American R&B/soul jazz guitarist

*December 19th, 1942, Fort Worth †May 8th, 2011, Fort Worth

78

John McEuen

American musician

*December 19th, 1945, Oakland

43

Jake Gyllenhaal

American actor (born 1980)

*December 19th, 1980, Los Angeles

51

Alyssa Milano

American actress (born 1972)

*December 19th, 1972, Bensonhurst

Also born in 1943

80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

Lech Wałęsa

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

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

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

80

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

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

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

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

81

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

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

73

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

81

Horst Köhler

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

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

27

Jim Morrison

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

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

81

Holland Taylor

American actress

*January 14th, 1943, Philadelphia

73

Sam Shepard

American playwright and actor (1943–2017)

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

67

Lynn Redgrave

British actress (1943–2010)

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

80

Valerie Perrine

American actress

*September 3rd, 1943, Galveston

80

Jerry Bruckheimer

American film and television producer (born 1943)

*September 21st, 1943, Detroit

81

Kay Granger

American politician

*January 18th, 1943, Greenville

80

Arthur B. McDonald

Canadian physicist

*August 29th, 1943, Sydney

80

Burt Rutan

American aerospace engineer

*June 17th, 1943, Estacada

80

Leslie Uggams

American actress and singer

*May 25th, 1943, New York City

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