Heinz Karl Gruber (81)
January 3rd, 1943

Austrian composer – Heinz Karl Gruber was born in Vienna (Capital of and state in Austria) on January 3rd, 1943 and is 81 years old today.

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Gu Jun

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J. R. R. Tolkien

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*January 3rd, 1892, Bloemfontein †September 2nd, 1973, Bournemouth

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Victoria Principal

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*January 3rd, 1950, Fukuoka

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Tarek Al-Wazir

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*January 3rd, 1971, Offenbach am Main

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László Sólyom

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*January 3rd, 1942, Pécs †October 8th, 2023, Budapest

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John Thaw

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*January 3rd, 1942, Longsight †February 21st, 2002, Luckington

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Mel Gibson

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*January 3rd, 1956, Peekskill

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Greta Thunberg

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Raewyn Connell

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*January 3rd, 1944, Sydney

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Meinhard von Gerkan

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*January 3rd, 1935, Riga †November 30th, 2022, Hamburg

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John Bennett Perry

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*January 3rd, 1942, Williamstown

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Sergio Leone

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*January 3rd, 1929, Rome †April 30th, 1989, Rome

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Danièle Thompson

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Manfred Kokot

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*January 3rd, 1948, Templin

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Doreen Massey

British social scientist and geographer (b.1944)

*January 3rd, 1944, Manchester †March 11th, 2016, Kilburn

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Iliana Fox

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Van Dyke Parks

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*January 3rd, 1941, Hattiesburg

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Patricia Anthony

American science fiction writer

*January 3rd, 1947, San Antonio †August 2nd, 2013

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John Paul Jones

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*January 3rd, 1946, Sidcup

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Gianfranco Fini

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*January 3rd, 1952, Bologna

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David Starkey

British constitutional historian

*January 3rd, 1945, Kendal

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Rosa Montero

Spanish writer

*January 3rd, 1951, Madrid

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Rob Robbers

Dutch rower

*January 3rd, 1950, Balikpapan

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Wilhelm Pieck

German communist politician, president of GDR (1876-1960)

*January 3rd, 1876, Guben †September 7th, 1960, Berlin

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Clement Attlee

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951

*January 3rd, 1883, London Borough of Wandsworth †October 8th, 1967, Westminster Hospital

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Thelma Schoonmaker

American film editor

*January 3rd, 1940, Algeria

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Dave Dobbyn

New Zealand musician, singer-songwriter and record producer

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George Martin

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Jérémie Boga

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John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

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Odd Einar Dørum

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80

Rolf Edling

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Torstein Hagen

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*January 1st, 1943, Norway

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Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

Lech Wałęsa

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*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

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Katsuto Momii

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*March 4th, 1943, Kama

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John Kerry

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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

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

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George Harrison

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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

74

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

73

Tommy Gemmell

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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)

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Sam Shepard

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Holland Taylor

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Lynn Redgrave

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Valerie Perrine

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Jerry Bruckheimer

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Kay Granger

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Arthur B. McDonald

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Burt Rutan

American aerospace engineer

*June 17th, 1943, Estacada

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Leslie Uggams

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Heinz Karl Gruber