Kaushik Basu (72)
January 9th, 1952

Indian economist and academic – Kaushik Basu was born in Kolkata (Capital city of West Bengal, India) on January 9th, 1952 and is 72 years old today.

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Mia X

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*January 9th, 1970, New Orleans

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Wolfgang Rohde

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*January 9th, 1950, Kiel †April 25th, 2016, Düsseldorf

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Richard Nixon

President of the United States from 1969 to 1974

*January 9th, 1913, Yorba Linda †April 22nd, 1994, Manhattan

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Sangiovanni

Italian singer (2003-)

*January 9th, 2003, Vicenza

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Lara Fabian

Belgian and Canadian singer and songwriter

*January 9th, 1970, Etterbeek

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Wakana Nagahara

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*January 9th, 1996, Hokkaido

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Susana Dosamantes

Mexican actress (1948-2022)

*January 9th, 1948, Guadalajara †July 2nd, 2022, Miami

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Simone de Beauvoir

French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)

*January 9th, 1908, Paris †April 14th, 1986, 14th arrondissement of Paris

83

Joan Baez

American contemporary folk musician (born 1941)

*January 9th, 1941, Staten Island

73

Enrique Graue Wiechers

Mexican medic

*January 9th, 1951, Mexico City

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Jimmy Page

English guitarist (born 1944)

*January 9th, 1944, Heston

59

Joely Richardson

English actress

*January 9th, 1965, Marylebone

72

Susannah York

English film, stage and television actress (1939-2011)

*January 9th, 1939, Chelsea †January 15th, 2011, Chelsea

42

Catherine, Princess of Wales

Member of the British Royal Family and Princess of Wales since 2022

*January 9th, 1982, Royal Berkshire Hospital

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Julia Dietze

German actress

*January 9th, 1981, Marseille

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Cecilia Gabriela

Mexican actress

*January 9th, 1962, Mexico City

71

Morris Gleitzman

Australian writer

*January 9th, 1953, Sleaford

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Robert Zahn

German classical archaeologist

*January 9th, 1870, Bruchsal †November 27th, 1945, Berlin

73

Michel Barnier

French politician

*January 9th, 1951, La Tronche

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Brian Friel

Irish dramatist, author and theatre director (1929–2015)

*January 9th, 1929, Omagh †October 2nd, 2015, Greencastle

56

Steve Harwell

American musician (1967–2023)

*January 9th, 1967, Santa Clara †September 4th, 2023, Boise

74

Alec Jeffreys

British geneticist

*January 9th, 1950, Oxford

35

Nina Dobrev

Bulgarian-born Canadian actress

*January 9th, 1989, Sofia

70

Philippa Gregory

English novelist

*January 9th, 1954, Nairobi

67

Fernando Lamas

Argentine-born actor

*January 9th, 1915, Buenos Aires †October 8th, 1982, Los Angeles

69

J. K. Simmons

American actor (born 1955)

*January 9th, 1955, Detroit

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Rigoberta Menchú

Guatemalan human rights activist

*January 9th, 1959, Laj Chimel

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Har Gobind Khorana

Indian-American molecular biologist (1922-2011)

*January 9th, 1922, Raipur †November 9th, 2011, Concord

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Roslyn Kind

American actress, singer, and songwriter

*January 9th, 1951, Brooklyn

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71

Vladimir Putin

President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)

*October 7th, 1952, V.F. Snegiryov Maternity Hospital No.6

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Larry Elder

American talk radio host and attorney (born 1952)

*April 27th, 1952, Los Angeles

71

Matti Geschonneck

German film director

*May 8th, 1952, Potsdam

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Ina-Maria Federowski

German singer (1952-2017)

*September 28th, 1952, Freital †July 13th, 2017, Berlin

71

Knud Arne Jürgensen

Danish music historian

*July 8th, 1952, Copenhagen

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Douglas Adams

English author and humourist (1952–2001)

*March 11th, 1952, Cambridge †May 11th, 2001, Santa Barbara

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Reinhard Häfner

German association football player and manager (1952–2016)

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

72

Steven Seagal

American actor, martial artist, and film producer

*April 10th, 1952, Lansing

72

Wolfgang Kubicki

German politician

*March 3rd, 1952, Brunswick

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Lennart Fagerlund

Cyclist

*April 2nd, 1952, Nässjö

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Magnar Åm

Norwegian composer

*April 9th, 1952, Trondheim

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Joachim Kaps

German actor and voice actor

*November 3rd, 1952, Görlitz

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Brigitte Maier

Porn actress, adult model (1952–2010)

*August 7th, 1952, Kiel †November 13th, 2010, Los Angeles

71

Liam Neeson

Northern Irish actor (born 1952)

*June 7th, 1952, Ballymena

71

Orhan Pamuk

Turkish novelist

*June 7th, 1952, Istanbul

71

Duncan Regehr

Canadian writer, artist and actor

*October 5th, 1952, Lethbridge

71

Mandy Patinkin

American actor and singer

*November 30th, 1952, Chicago

71

John Goodman

American actor, voice artist and comedian (born 1952)

*June 20th, 1952, Affton

71

Stephen Lang

American actor

*July 11th, 1952, New York City

64

Alejandro Atchugarry

Uruguayan politician

*July 31st, 1952, Montevideo †February 19th, 2017, Montevideo

72

Dennis Chun

American actor

*March 18th, 1952, Hawaii

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Michael Jeter

American actor (1952–2003)

*August 26th, 1952, Lawrenceburg †March 30th, 2003, Los Angeles

64

Helen Dunmore

British novelist

*December 12th, 1952, Beverley †June 5th, 2017, Bristol

71

Allan Wasserman

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*May 16th, 1952, The Bronx

71

Glenn W. Most

American classical philologist (born 1952)

*June 12th, 1952, Miami

72

Anton Lesser

English actor

*February 14th, 1952, England

71

Christopher Doyle

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*May 2nd, 1952, Sydney

71

Christine Baranski

American actress

*May 2nd, 1952, Buffalo

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David Icke

English conspiracy theorist, author, broadcaster, and former football player

*April 29th, 1952, Leicester

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Tony Plana

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*April 19th, 1952, Havana

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