Jorge Palacios (84)
January 1st, 1940

Spanish actor – Jorge Palacios was born in Seville (Municipality of Andalusia, Spain) on January 1st, 1940 and is 84 years old today.

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Sheila McCarthy

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*January 1st, 1956, Toronto

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Ice Spice

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*January 1st, 2000, The Bronx

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Michael Findlay

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*January 1st, 1938, United States of America †May 16th, 1977, New York City

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Raphaële Billetdoux

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Mieczysław Kalenik

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Frank Carroll

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Hartmut Röseler

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*January 1st, 1942, Berlin

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Dawid Kwiatkowski

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Christopher Kriesa

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Ingo Kindervater

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*January 1st, 1979, Burgwedel

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Martin Evans

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*January 1st, 1941, Stroud

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Bengt von zur Mühlen

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*January 1st, 1932, Tartu †June 30th, 2016, Berlin

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Bettina Stucky

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Karl-Heinz Priese

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Joe Mafela

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Azmy Qowimuramadhoni‎

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Alassane Ouattara

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Michael Knowles

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Gary Johnson

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Bernardine Evaristo

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Vladimir Šeks

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Arrigo Menicocci

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Don Novello

American actor and director

*January 1st, 1943, Ashtabula

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Omar al-Bashir

7th President of Sudan

*January 1st, 1944, Hosh Bannaga

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Geoffrey Beevers

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Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

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Amy Morton

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Barbara Baxley

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Hilda Múdra

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Onur Öymen

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Lorns Skjemstad

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*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality †February 18th, 2024, Røros Municipality

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John Lennon

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

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Jeannie Seely

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Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

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

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Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

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Michael Parks

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Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

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James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

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Wolfgang Clement

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Nancy Pelosi

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*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

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Bruce Lee

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

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Jana Brejchová

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*January 20th, 1940, Prague

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Joseph Brodsky

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Manfred Jung

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

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Tilo Prückner

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

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Ringo Starr

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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

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Nancy Sinatra

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Joachim Gauck

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Nursultan Nazarbayev

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Patrick Stewart

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Margrethe II of Denmark

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René Auberjonois

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John Mahoney

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Kip S. Thorne

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David H. Koch

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Jorge Palacios