Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai (83)
July 10th, 1940

British economist and politician (born 1940) – Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai was born in Vadodara (City in Gujarat, India) on July 10th, 1940 and is 83 years old today.

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Richi Puspita Dili

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*July 10th, 1989, Sleman

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Sixto Rodriguez

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*July 10th, 1942, Detroit †August 8th, 2023, Detroit

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Paul Andreu

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*July 10th, 1938, Caudéran †October 11th, 2018, 15th arrondissement of Paris

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Elena Runggaldier

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*July 10th, 1990, Bolzano

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Mahathir Mohamad

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*July 10th, 1925, Alor Setar

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Clara Luciani

French singer-songwriter and guitarist

*July 10th, 1992, Martigues

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Ronnie James Dio

American heavy metal singer (1942–2010)

*July 10th, 1942, Portsmouth †May 16th, 2010, Houston

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Lars Ricken

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*July 10th, 1976, Dortmund

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Alain Mérieux

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*July 10th, 1938, 6th arrondissement of Lyon

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Marcel Proust

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*July 10th, 1871, 16th arrondissement of Paris †November 18th, 1922, 16th arrondissement of Paris

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Rajnath Singh

Indian politician

*July 10th, 1951, Chandauli district

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Fiona Shaw

Irish actress (born 1958)

*July 10th, 1958, County Cork

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Astrid Crabo

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*July 10th, 1971, Täby

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Phyllis Smith

American actress

*July 10th, 1951, Lemay

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Nikola Tesla

Serbian-American inventor (1856–1943)

*July 10th, 1856, Smiljan †January 7th, 1943, New York City

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Chiwetel Ejiofor

Britain actor (born 1977)

*July 10th, 1977, Forest Gate

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Hubert Krivine

French physicist

*July 10th, 1941, 15th arrondissement of Paris

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Yugo Kobayashi

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*July 10th, 1995, Miyagi Prefecture

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Saori Ozaki

Japanese badminton player

*July 10th, 1996, Saitama Prefecture

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Prokopis Pavlopoulos

Greek politician, former president of the Hellenic Republic

*July 10th, 1950, Kalamata

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Alice Munro

Canadian writer

*July 10th, 1931, Wingham

82

Robert Pine

American actor

*July 10th, 1941, New York City

38

Mario Gómez

German association football player

*July 10th, 1985, Riedlingen

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Inge Aures

German politician

*July 10th, 1956, Presseck

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Grandpa Elliott

American musician

*July 10th, 1944, New Orleans †March 8th, 2022, Jefferson

58

Carl Frederik Bricka

Danish biographer and historian

*July 10th, 1845, Copenhagen †August 23rd, 1903, Copenhagen

82

Wassyla Tamzali

Algerian writer

*July 10th, 1941, Bejaia

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Jessica Simpson

American singer

*July 10th, 1980, Abilene

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Jerry Herman

American composer and lyricist (1931-2019)

*July 10th, 1931, New York City †December 26th, 2019, Miami

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Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

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Lorns Skjemstad

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*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy 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

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

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*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

83

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

76

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

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Ringo Starr

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*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

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Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

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

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Dawson Mathis

American politician (1940-2017)

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

79

Peter Fonda

American actor (1940–2019)

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

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Michael Gambon

British actor (1940–2023)

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

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Nancy Sinatra

American singer and actress

*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

President of Kazakhstan from 1990 to 2019

*July 6th, 1940, Ushqonyr

79

René Auberjonois

American actor

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

77

John Mahoney

American actor (1940–2018)

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

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Kip S. Thorne

American physicist

*June 1st, 1940, Logan

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Margrethe II of Denmark

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*April 16th, 1940, Amalienborg

Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai