Horst Förster (82)
April 26th, 1942

German politician – Horst Förster was born in Düsseldorf (Capital city of the German federated state of North Rhine-Westphalia) on April 26th, 1942 and is 82 years old today.

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Marilyn Nelson

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Kevin James

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Joe Biden

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Terry Jones

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*August 22nd, 1942, Denmark

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Michel Mayor

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*January 12th, 1942, Lausanne

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Aretha Franklin

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Jun'ichirō Koizumi

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Hu Jintao

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Mike Pender

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Roger Ebert

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