Ri Chun-hee (80)
July 8th, 1943

North Korean news anchor – Ri Chun-hee was born in Tongchon County (County of North Korea) on July 8th, 1943 and is 80 years old today.

Other personalities born on July 8

71

Knud Arne Jürgensen

Danish music historian

*July 8th, 1952, Copenhagen

81

Louis Schweitzer

French-Swiss businessman

*July 8th, 1942, Geneva

29

Khosit Phetpradab

Badminton player

*July 8th, 1994, Ratchaburi

78

Stan Lathan

American film director

*July 8th, 1945, Philadelphia

100

Jean Rouverol

American actress and screenwriter

*July 8th, 1916, St. Louis †March 24th, 2017, Dover

103

Alejandra Soler

Spanish teacher and politician (1913-2017)

*July 8th, 1913, Valencia †March 1st, 2017, Valencia

55

Rashid Sidek

Malaysian badminton player

*July 8th, 1968, Banting

79

Jonelle Allen

American actress, singer, and dancer

*July 8th, 1944, New York City

52

Virginie Delvingt

Badminton player

*July 8th, 1971, Strasbourg

60

Rocky Carroll

American actor

*July 8th, 1963, Cincinnati

78

Micheline Calmy-Rey

Member of the Swiss Federal Council

*July 8th, 1945, Sion

39

Hwang Ji-man

Badminton player

*July 8th, 1984, Miryang

36

Hiroyuki Saeki

Badminton player

*July 8th, 1987, Kurashiki

79

Jeffrey Tambor

American actor

*July 8th, 1944, San Francisco

42

Ang Li Peng

Malaysian badminton player

*July 8th, 1981, Banting

39

Rachel van Cutsen

Badminton player

*July 8th, 1984, Spijkenisse

32

Febby Angguni

Indonesian badminton player

*July 8th, 1991, Bandung City

65

Kevin Bacon

American actor (born 1958)

*July 8th, 1958, Philadelphia

30

Zeynep Bastık

Turkish singer-songwriter, dancer and actress

*July 8th, 1993, Çanakkale

82

Peter Danckert

German politician

*July 8th, 1940, Berlin †November 3rd, 2022

62

Ute Bertram

German politician

*July 8th, 1961, Hildesheim

55

Billy Crudup

American actor (born 1968)

*July 8th, 1968, Manhasset

66

Louis Jordan

American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908–1975)

*July 8th, 1908, Arkansas †February 4th, 1975, Los Angeles

78

Ferdinand von Zeppelin

German general and airship pioneer (1838–1917)

*July 8th, 1838, Constance †March 8th, 1917, Berlin

60

Andrew Fletcher

English keyboardist (1961–2022)

*July 8th, 1961, Nottingham †May 26th, 2022, London

88

Steve Lawrence

American singer and actor

*July 8th, 1935, Brooklyn

59

Harald Ebner

German politician

*July 8th, 1964, Göppingen

63

Susanne Nielsson

Danish swimmer

*July 8th, 1960, Aarhus

72

Anjelica Huston

American actress

*July 8th, 1951, Santa Monica

97

Walter Scheel

President of West Germany (1974-1979)

*July 8th, 1919, Solingen †August 24th, 2016, Bad Krozingen

Also born in 1943

80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

80

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

81

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

80

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

27

Jim Morrison

American singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors (1943–1971)

*December 8th, 1943, Melbourne †July 3rd, 1971, Paris

81

Holland Taylor

American actress

*January 14th, 1943, Philadelphia

73

Sam Shepard

American playwright and actor (1943–2017)

*November 5th, 1943, Fort Sheridan †July 27th, 2017, Midway

67

Lynn Redgrave

British actress (1943–2010)

*March 8th, 1943, Marylebone †May 2nd, 2010, Kent

80

Valerie Perrine

American actress

*September 3rd, 1943, Galveston

80

Jerry Bruckheimer

American film and television producer (born 1943)

*September 21st, 1943, Detroit

81

Kay Granger

American politician

*January 18th, 1943, Greenville

80

Arthur B. McDonald

Canadian physicist

*August 29th, 1943, Sydney

80

Burt Rutan

American aerospace engineer

*June 17th, 1943, Estacada

80

Leslie Uggams

American actress and singer

*May 25th, 1943, New York City

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