Gerd R. Ueberschär (80)
August 18th, 1943

German military historian – Gerd R. Ueberschär was born in Offenbach am Main (City in Hesse, Germany) on August 18th, 1943 and is 80 years old today.

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*August 18th, 1944, Zelenogradsk †November 22nd, 2021, Hamburg

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Paul Yule

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*August 18th, 1947, Minneapolis

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Robert Huth

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*August 18th, 1984, East Berlin

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Sikki Reddy

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*August 18th, 1993, Kodad

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Robert Redford

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*August 18th, 1936, Santa Monica

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David Dewhurst

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*August 18th, 1945, Houston

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Aamir Ghaffar

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*August 18th, 1979, Peshawar

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Luc Montagnier

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*August 18th, 1932, Chabris †February 8th, 2022, Neuilly-sur-Seine

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Rosalynn Carter

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*August 18th, 1927, Plains †November 19th, 2023, Plains

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Giulio Tremonti

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*August 18th, 1947, Sondrio

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Roman Polanski

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*August 18th, 1933, Paris

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Carole Bouquet

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*August 18th, 1957, Neuilly-sur-Seine

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Paul Grimm

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*August 18th, 1907, Torgau †November 19th, 1993, Berlin

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Sergio Llopis

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*August 18th, 1978, Xàtiva

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Belén Aizen

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*August 18th, 2000, General San Martín

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*August 18th, 1999, São Paulo

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*August 18th, 1997, Malacca

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Edward Norton

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*August 18th, 1969, Boston

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Joy Lai

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*August 18th, 1998, Victoria

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Patrick Swayze

American actor, singer and dancer (1952–2009)

*August 18th, 1952, Houston †September 14th, 2009, Los Angeles

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German actress and chansonnier

*August 18th, 1947, Wiesbaden

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Carolin Emcke

German journalist; Peace Prize of the German Book Trade 2016

*August 18th, 1967, Mülheim an der Ruhr

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Craig Bierko

American actor and singer

*August 18th, 1964, New York City

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Hans van Mierlo

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*August 18th, 1931, Breda †March 11th, 2010, Amsterdam

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Markus Meckel

German theologian and politician

*August 18th, 1952, Müncheberg

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Mohamed Ghannouchi

Tunisian politician

*August 18th, 1941, Sousse

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Sean Scanlan

Scottish stage and television actor

*August 18th, 1948, Glasgow †April 17th, 2017

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Michel Kafando

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*August 18th, 1942, Ouagadougou

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Liviu Librescu

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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

Norwegian businessman

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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

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

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John Kerry

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*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

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Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*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

Badminton player

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

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George Harrison

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

*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

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Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author

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

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Roger Waters

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

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

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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

American actress

*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

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Burt Rutan

American aerospace engineer

*June 17th, 1943, Estacada

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Leslie Uggams

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*May 25th, 1943, New York City

Gerd R. Ueberschär