Patrick Modiano (78)
July 30th, 1945

French writer – Patrick Modiano was born in Boulogne-Billancourt (French commune in Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France) on July 30th, 1945 and is 78 years old today.

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Françoise Barré-Sinoussi

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Frances de la Tour

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William Atherton

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*July 30th, 1947, Orange

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Petya Nedelcheva

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Jean Reno

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Laurence Fishburne

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*July 30th, 1961, Augusta

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Halla Bouksani

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Ilene Kristen

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Christopher Nolan

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*July 30th, 1970, London

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Yvonne Strahovski

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*July 30th, 1982, Werrington Downs

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Giovanni Goria

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*July 30th, 1943, Asti †May 21st, 1994, Asti

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Bruce Reid

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*July 30th, 1935, Bendigo †May 24th, 2020, Kennington

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Max Pohlenz

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*July 30th, 1872, Kolkwitz †January 5th, 1962, Göttingen

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Hilary Swank

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*July 30th, 1974, Lincoln

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Jürgen Klinsmann

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*July 30th, 1964, Göppingen

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Lisa Kudrow

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*July 30th, 1963, Encino

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Kate Bush

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Peter Bottomley

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*July 30th, 1944, Newport

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Nikolai Kinski

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*July 30th, 1976, Paris

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Terry Crews

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*July 30th, 1968, Flint

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Carel Struycken

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*July 30th, 1948, The Hague

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Clotilde Hesme

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*July 30th, 1979, Troyes

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Khadija Saye

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*July 30th, 1992, London †June 14th, 2017, London

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Peter Bogdanovich

American film director (1939–2022)

*July 30th, 1939, Kingston †January 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

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José Luis Bollea

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*July 30th, 1942, Rosario †March 1st, 2010, Rosario

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Chris Howland

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*July 30th, 1928, London †November 30th, 2013, Rösrath

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Joey King

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*July 30th, 1999, Los Angeles

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Paul Anka

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Colo Tavernier O'Hagan

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*December 31st, 1945, Rushworth

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Manuel Neuer

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*March 27th, 1945, Gelsenkirchen

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Franz Beckenbauer

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*September 11th, 1945, Richard-Wagner-Straße 19 (München) †January 7th, 2024, Salzburg

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Gerd Müller

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*November 3rd, 1945, Nördlingen †August 15th, 2021, Wolfratshausen

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Thilo Sarrazin

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*February 12th, 1945, Gera

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Christine Kaufmann

German actress and businesswoman (1945-2017)

*January 11th, 1945, Lengdorf †March 28th, 2017, Munich

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Victoria Bond

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Andreas Schmidt-Schaller

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Lasse Berghagen

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*May 13th, 1945, Enskede-Årsta-Vantör city district †October 19th, 2023, Stockholms Sankt Johannes

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Rodrigo Duterte

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Helen Mirren

English actor (born 1945)

*July 26th, 1945, Hammersmith

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Bob Marley

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*February 6th, 1945, Nine Mile †May 11th, 1981, Jackson Memorial Hospital

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Manfred Clauss

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*August 16th, 1945, Cologne

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Aung San Suu Kyi

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*June 19th, 1945, Yangon

78

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

President of Brazil (2003–2010, 2023–present)

*October 27th, 1945, Caetés

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Radovan Karadžić

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*June 19th, 1945, Petnjica

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John Lithgow

American actor

*October 19th, 1945, Rochester

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Peter Patzak

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*January 2nd, 1945, Vienna †March 11th, 2021, Krems

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Claus Ryskjær

Danish actor (1945-2016)

*June 26th, 1945, Frederiksberg †December 12th, 2016

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Barkley L. Hendricks

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*April 16th, 1945, Nicetown-Tioga †April 18th, 2017, New London

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Bernd Fritz

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*November 12th, 1945, Bechtheim †April 16th, 2017, Bechtheim

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Barry Bostwick

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*February 24th, 1945, San Mateo

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Jean Nouvel

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*August 12th, 1945, Fumel

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Adrienne Barbeau

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*June 11th, 1945, Sacramento

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Rasa von Werder

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*July 16th, 1945, Calw

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Eric Clapton

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*March 30th, 1945, Ripley

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Linda Hunt

American actress

*April 2nd, 1945, Morristown

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Alain Juppé

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*August 15th, 1945, Mont-de-Marsan

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Eddy Merckx

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Björn Ulvaeus

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Patrick Modiano