Roscoe Mitchell (83)
August 3rd, 1940

American jazz musician – Roscoe Mitchell was born in Chicago (City and county seat of Cook County, Illinois, United States of America) on August 3rd, 1940 and is 83 years old today.

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Martha Stewart

American businesswoman, writer, television personality, and former fashion model

*August 3rd, 1941, Jersey City

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Martin Atkins

English musician

*August 3rd, 1959, Coventry

22

Tiago PZK

Argentine rapper and singer

*August 3rd, 2001, Monte Grande

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Jean-Pierre Raffarin

94th Prime Minister of France

*August 3rd, 1948, Poitiers

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Hage Geingob

President of Namibia from 2015 to 2024

*August 3rd, 1941, Otjiwarongo †February 4th, 2024, Windhoek

35

Sven Ulreich

German association football player

*August 3rd, 1988, Schorndorf

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Tony Bennett

American singer (1926–2023)

*August 3rd, 1926, Queens †July 21st, 2023, New York City

57

Nick Sandow

American actor, film producer, film director and screenwriter

*August 3rd, 1966, The Bronx

28

Cezinando

Norwegian singer, songwriter and rapper

*August 3rd, 1995, Oslo

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James Hetfield

American guitarist and singer

*August 3rd, 1963, Downey

50

Stephen Graham

English actor

*August 3rd, 1973, Kirkby

71

Axel Schäfer

German politician

*August 3rd, 1952, Frankfurt

87

Edward Petherbridge

British actor

*August 3rd, 1936, Bradford

82

Franco Menichelli

Italian gymnast, 1964 Olympics gold floor exercise, silver rings

*August 3rd, 1941, Rome

84

Vic Vogel

Canadian musician

*August 3rd, 1935, Montreal †September 16th, 2019, Montreal

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Mamie Gummer

American actress

*August 3rd, 1983, New York City

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Terry Wogan

Irish radio and television broadcaster (1938–2016)

*August 3rd, 1938, Limerick †January 31st, 2016, Taplow

82

Robert Thurman

American Buddhist writer and academic

*August 3rd, 1941, New York City

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Christophe Willem

French recording artist; singer

*August 3rd, 1983, Enghien-les-Bains

88

Ferenc Török

Modern pentathlete

*August 3rd, 1935, Csillaghegy

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Evangeline Lilly

Canadian actress

*August 3rd, 1979, Fort Saskatchewan

74

Philip Casnoff

American actor

*August 3rd, 1949, Philadelphia

33

Jourdan Dunn

Model

*August 3rd, 1990, London

92

Piero Ottone

Italian journalist and writer (1924-2017)

*August 3rd, 1924, Genoa †April 16th, 2017, Camogli

50

Roland Diethart

Austrian cross-country skier

*August 3rd, 1973, Köflach

90

Philippe Bonzon

French writer

*August 3rd, 1933, Paris

25

Jules Bianchi

French motor racing driver

*August 3rd, 1989, Nice †July 17th, 2015, Nice

71

Osvaldo Ardiles

Argentine association football player and manager

*August 3rd, 1952, Bell Ville

53

Andrew Lancel

British actor

*August 3rd, 1970, Lancashire

64

Koichi Tanaka

Japanese chemist (1959-)

*August 3rd, 1959, Toyama

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83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

83

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality †February 18th, 2024, Røros Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer and songwriter (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

84

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

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

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

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Bruce Lee

Chinese-American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

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

76

Dawson Mathis

American politician (1940-2017)

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

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Peter Fonda

American actor (1940–2019)

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

84

Nancy Sinatra

American singer and actress

*June 8th, 1940, Jersey City

84

Joachim Gauck

German Protestant pastor and politician, Federal President 2012-2017

*January 24th, 1940, Rostock

83

Nursultan Nazarbayev

President of Kazakhstan from 1990 to 2019

*July 6th, 1940, Ushqonyr

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Patrick Stewart

British actor

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

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Margrethe II of Denmark

Queen of Denmark from 1972 to 2024

*April 16th, 1940, Amalienborg

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

84

Kip S. Thorne

American physicist

*June 1st, 1940, Logan

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David H. Koch

American billionaire heir and businessman (1940–2019)

*May 3rd, 1940, Wichita †August 23rd, 2019, Southampton

Roscoe Mitchell