Hans-Kurt Mees (89)
January 26th, 1935

German judge – Hans-Kurt Mees was born in Mainz (Capital of the federal state Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) on January 26th, 1935 and is 89 years old today.

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Helge Sten

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Lee Jae-jin

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*January 26th, 1983, Miryang

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KC Rebell

German rapper

*January 26th, 1988, Pazarcık

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Heinz Kessler

German military officer, Armeegeneral in the former National People's Army of East Germany (1920-2017)

*January 26th, 1920, Lubań †May 2nd, 2017, Berlin

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Lutz Bachmann

German political activist; founder of Pegida

*January 26th, 1973, Dresden

83

Paul Newman

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*January 26th, 1925, Shaker Heights †September 26th, 2008, Westport

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Reinhard Bütikofer

German politician

*January 26th, 1953, Mannheim

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Ercole Baldini

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*January 26th, 1933, Forlì †December 1st, 2022, Forlì

40

Silvi Antarini

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*January 26th, 1984, Jakarta

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Jeremy Rifkin

American economist

*January 26th, 1945, Denver

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Bernard Tapie

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*January 26th, 1943, 20th arrondissement of Paris †October 3rd, 2021, hôtel de Cavoye

71

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Romanian communist leader from 1965 to 1989

*January 26th, 1918, Scornicești †December 25th, 1989, Târgoviște

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Armand Gatti

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*January 26th, 1924, Monaco †April 6th, 2017, Bégin Military Teaching Hospital

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Marvin Plattenhardt

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*January 26th, 1992, Filderstadt

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Huang Chia-Chi

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*January 26th, 1979, Taipei

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Adam Cwalina

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*January 26th, 1985, Częstochowa

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Ellen DeGeneres

American television hoste

*January 26th, 1958, Metairie

71

Klaus Müller

German footballer (1953–)

*January 26th, 1953, Dresden

56

Matt Rippy

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*January 26th, 1968, Houston

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Yang Li Lian

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Rhys Walker

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*January 26th, 1994, Nuneaton

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Lucía Méndez

Mexican recording artist, actress and singer

*January 26th, 1955, León Municipality

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Corky Laing

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*January 26th, 1948, Montreal

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Evelyn Siamupangila

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Tedi Supriadi

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*January 26th, 1996, Bandung City

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Kim Peyton

American swimmer

*January 26th, 1957, Hood River †December 13th, 1986, Stanford

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Alex Lanier

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*January 26th, 2005, Caen

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Martín von Hildebrand

American ethnologist (1943-)

*January 26th, 1943, New York City

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Javier Lozano Barragán

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*January 26th, 1933, Toluca †April 20th, 2022, Rome

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Jill Esmond

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*January 26th, 1908, London †July 28th, 1990, Wimbledon

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42

Elvis Presley

American singer and actor (1935–1977)

*January 8th, 1935, Tupelo †August 16th, 1977, Memphis

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Kjeld Hillingsø

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*April 21st, 1935, Frederiksberg

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Donald Sutherland

Canadian actor (born 1935)

*July 17th, 1935, Saint John

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James Cotton

American blues singer-songwriter (1935–2017)

*July 1st, 1935, Tunica †March 16th, 2017, Austin

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Alain Delon

French actor (born 1935)

*November 8th, 1935, Sceaux

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Udo Lattek

German football player and coach (1935–2015)

*January 16th, 1935, Boże, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship †February 1st, 2015, Cologne

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Géza Alföldy

Hungaro-german historian of classical antiquity (1935-2011)

*June 7th, 1935, Budapest †November 6th, 2011, Athens

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Michael Ballhaus

German cinematographer

*August 5th, 1935, Berlin †April 12th, 2017, Berlin

88

Helmut Benthaus

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*June 5th, 1935, Herne

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Julie Andrews

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*October 1st, 1935, Walton-on-Thames

75

Heino Aunin

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*January 8th, 1935, Valga †May 2nd, 2010, Tallinn

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Cécile Odartchenko

French publisher and writer

*October 4th, 1935, Courbevoie

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Oktay Sinanoğlu

Turkish chemist (1935-2015)

*February 25th, 1935, Bari †April 19th, 2015, Miami

88

Tenzin Gyatso

14th Dalai Lama

*July 6th, 1935, Taktser

77

Gerhard Winkler

Austrian classical philologist, historian and epigraphist (1935-2012)

*February 2nd, 1935, Vienna †November 19th, 2012, Linz

79

Erika Endesfelder

German egyptologist (1935-2015)

*July 3rd, 1935, Berlin †January 28th, 2015, Berlin

88

Woody Allen

American film director, screenwriter, writer, actor and comedian

*November 30th, 1935, The Bronx

82

Royal Robbins

American rock climber (1935-2017)

*February 3rd, 1935, Point Pleasant †March 14th, 2017, Modesto

84

Diahann Carroll

American actress, singer, model and activist (1935–2019)

*July 17th, 1935, The Bronx †October 4th, 2019, Los Angeles

89

Erich von Däniken

Swiss writer

*April 14th, 1935, Zofingen

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Heinz Riesenhuber

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*December 1st, 1935, Frankfurt

71

Luciano Pavarotti

Italian operatic tenor

*October 12th, 1935, Modena †September 6th, 2007, Modena

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Mahmoud Abbas

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*November 15th, 1935, Safed

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Weiron Holmberg

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*March 18th, 1935, Gamlestads church parish

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Judd Hirsch

American actor

*March 15th, 1935, The Bronx

55

Lee Remick

American actress (1935-1991)

*December 14th, 1935, Quincy †July 2nd, 1991, Brentwood

65

John Phillips

American musician (1935–2001)

*August 30th, 1935, Parris Island †March 18th, 2001, Los Angeles

88

Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

King of Saudi Arabia since 2015

*December 31st, 1935, Riyadh

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Julian Glover

English actor

*March 27th, 1935, Hampstead

81

John G. Avildsen

American film director

*December 21st, 1935, Oak Park †June 16th, 2017, Los Angeles

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