Freedom Neruda (69)
August 15th, 1956

Journalist – Freedom Neruda was born in Duékoué (Place in Montagnes, Ivory Coast) on August 15th, 1956 and is 69 years old today.

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Jean-Claude Arnault

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Setyana Mapasa

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Eni Faleomavaega

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

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Detlef Seif

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*August 15th, 1962, Euskirchen

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Jean-Pierre Clamadieu

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*August 15th, 1958, Chambéry

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Laura Mulvey

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*August 15th, 1941, England

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Andreas C. Wankum

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*August 15th, 1955, Erlangen

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Khaleda Zia

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*August 15th, 1946, Jalpaiguri †December 30th, 2025, Evercare Hospital Dhaka

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Ignacio Anaya García

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*August 15th, 1897, Manuel Benavides †November 9th, 1975, Piedras Negras

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Rubin Goldmark

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*August 15th, 1872, New York City †March 6th, 1936, New York City

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Laura Torres

Mexican actress

*August 15th, 1967, Mexico City

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Peter Hook

British bassist

*February 13th, 1956, Salford

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Charles M. Huber

German actor and politician

*December 3rd, 1956, Munich

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Sheila McCarthy

Canadian actress

*January 1st, 1956, Toronto

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Valgerd Svarstad Haugland

Norwegian politician

*August 23rd, 1956, Kvam Municipality

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Stephan Barratt-Due

Norwegian musician

*June 1st, 1956, Oslo

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Tom Hanks

American actor and film producer (born 1956)

*July 9th, 1956, Concord

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Theresa May

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019

*October 1st, 1956, Eastbourne

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Ulrike Meyfarth

German former high jumper

*May 4th, 1956, Frankfurt

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Carrie Fisher

American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)

*October 21st, 1956, Burbank †December 27th, 2016, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center

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Michel Houellebecq

French writer

*February 26th, 1956, Saint-Pierre

70

Donna Strickland

Nobel laurate

*May 27th, 1956, Guelph

70

Bryan Cranston

American actor, director, and producer

*March 7th, 1956, Hollywood

70

Siegfried Schneider

German politician (1956–)

*April 7th, 1956, Hitzhofen

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Imelda Staunton

English actress (born 1956)

*January 9th, 1956, Archway district

70

Inge Aures

German politician

*July 10th, 1956, Presseck

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Stefan Grüttner

German politician

*December 25th, 1956, Wiesbaden

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Andreas Bornschein

German association football player

*November 29th, 1956, Leipzig

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Frank-Walter Steinmeier

President of Germany since 2017

*January 5th, 1956, Detmold

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Klaus Draeger

German engineer and manager

*September 3rd, 1956, Constance

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Bernhard Daldrup

Federal German politician (1956–)

*June 1st, 1956, Sendenhorst

70

Sugar Ray Leonard

American boxer

*May 17th, 1956, Charlotte

70

Eric Roberts

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*April 18th, 1956, Biloxi

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Kim Cattrall

British actress (born 1956)

*August 21st, 1956, Liverpool

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Rita Wilson

American actress, singer and producer

*October 26th, 1956, Hollywood

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David Alan Grier

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*June 30th, 1956, Detroit

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Mel Gibson

American actor and filmmaker (born 1956)

*January 3rd, 1956, Peekskill

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Hazel Blears

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*May 14th, 1956, Salford

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Kevin McNally

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*April 27th, 1956, Bristol

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Keith Vaz

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*November 26th, 1956, Aden

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Alejandro Giammattei

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*March 9th, 1956, Guatemala City

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