José Ángel García de Cortázar Ruiz de Aguirre (84)
June 23rd, 1939

Spanish historian – José Ángel García de Cortázar Ruiz de Aguirre was born in Bilbao (Municipality and city in Spain) on June 23rd, 1939 and is 84 years old today.

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Alan Turing

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*June 23rd, 1912, Maida Vale †June 7th, 1954, Wilmslow

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Gaston Maspero

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Frances McDormand

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Wilma Rudolph

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*June 23rd, 1940, Manhattan †January 16th, 2012, Henderson

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Maurice Ferré

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Oscar Fulloné

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Helga Piur

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Margaret Atwood

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Peter Aust

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Dixie Carter

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Peter Grünberg

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Dusty Springfield

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Karen Black

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Brenda Vaccaro

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Beate Klarsfeld

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Tommy Tune

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Ginger Baker

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Sid Haig

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José Ángel García de Cortázar Ruiz de Aguirre