Jean-Paul Colonval (84)
February 2nd, 1940

Belgian footballer – Jean-Paul Colonval was born in Tienen (Municipality in Flemish Brabant, Belgium) on February 2nd, 1940 and is 84 years old today.

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*February 2nd, 1939, Figueira da Foz †February 3rd, 2003, Lisbon

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Gerhard Winkler

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

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Reinhard Häfner

German association football player and manager (1952–2016)

*February 2nd, 1952, Sonneberg †October 24th, 2016, Dresden

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Bo Hopkins

American actor (1938–2022)

*February 2nd, 1938, Greenville †May 28th, 2022, Van Nuys

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Ulrich Frank

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*February 2nd, 1943, Strasbourg †April 17th, 2017, Gauting

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Ilse Jahn

German biologist, historian of science and curator (1922–2010)

*February 2nd, 1922, Chemnitz †May 8th, 2010, Berlin

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Shakira

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*February 2nd, 1977, Barranquilla

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James Joyce

Irish novelist and poet (1882–1941)

*February 2nd, 1882, Rathgar †January 13th, 1941, Zürich

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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

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*February 2nd, 1926, Koblenz †December 2nd, 2020, Authon

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Duncan Bannatyne

Scottish entrepreneur, philanthropist and author

*February 2nd, 1949, Clydebank

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Lili Zhou

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*February 2nd, 1980, Guangxi

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Gemma Arterton

British actress

*February 2nd, 1986, Gravesend

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Ciriaco De Mita

Italian politician (1928–2022)

*February 2nd, 1928, Nusco †May 26th, 2022, Avellino

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Zhao Junpeng

Chinese badminton player

*February 2nd, 1996, Nanchang

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Dick Carlson

American journalist and diplomat (born 1941)

*February 2nd, 1941, Boston

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Farrah Fawcett

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*February 2nd, 1947, Corpus Christi †June 25th, 2009, Santa Monica

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Elaine Stritch

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*February 2nd, 1925, Detroit †July 17th, 2014, Birmingham

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Ayn Rand

Russian-born American writer and public philosopher (1905–1982)

*February 2nd, 1905, Saint Petersburg †March 6th, 1982, Manhattan

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Isaias Afwerki

President of Eritrea

*February 2nd, 1946, Asmara

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Jim Storm

American rower

*February 2nd, 1941, San Diego

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Magnus Johannesen

Danish badminton player

*February 2nd, 2002, Aalborg

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Hansi Hinterseer

Austrian singer

*February 2nd, 1954, Kitzbühel

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Jennifer Westfeldt

American actress

*February 2nd, 1970, Guilford

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Fabrizio Soccorsi

Italian physician

*February 2nd, 1942, Rome †January 9th, 2021, Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic

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Marissa Jaret Winokur

American actress

*February 2nd, 1973, New York City

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Park Geun-hye

President of South Korea from 2013 to 2017

*February 2nd, 1952, Daegu

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Stefan Gartenmann

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Donald Driver

American football player (born 1975)

*February 2nd, 1975, Houston

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Philippe Claudel

French film director, writer and screenwriter

*February 2nd, 1962, Dombasle-sur-Meurthe

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Mary-Dell Chilton

American biologist

*February 2nd, 1939, Indianapolis

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Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

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Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

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John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

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Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

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Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

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Pelé

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*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

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Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

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Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

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Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

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James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

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Wolfgang Clement

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*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

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Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

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Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

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Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

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Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

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Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

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*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

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*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

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Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

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John Hurt

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*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

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Dawson Mathis

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*November 30th, 1940, Nashville †April 17th, 2017, Tifton

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Peter Fonda

American actor (1940–2019)

*February 23rd, 1940, New York City †August 16th, 2019, Los Angeles

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Michael Gambon

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*October 19th, 1940, Dublin †September 27th, 2023, Witham

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Nancy Sinatra

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*June 8th, 1940, Jersey City

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Joachim Gauck

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*January 24th, 1940, Rostock

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Nursultan Nazarbayev

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*July 6th, 1940, Ushqonyr

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René Auberjonois

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*June 1st, 1940, New York City †December 8th, 2019, Los Angeles

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John Mahoney

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*June 20th, 1940, Blackpool †February 4th, 2018, Chicago

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Kip S. Thorne

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Margrethe II of Denmark

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Jean-Paul Colonval