Rufus (81)
December 19th, 1942

French actor and comedian – Rufus was born in Riom (Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, France) on December 19th, 1942 and is 81 years old today.

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Arne Lindtner Næss

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Lee Myung-bak

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*December 19th, 1941, Osaka

70

Sam Kelly

British actor (1943–2014)

*December 19th, 1943, Manchester †June 14th, 2014, Esher

69

Heinz Sichrovsky

Austrian journalist and writer

*December 19th, 1954, Vienna

74

Maurice White

American musician (1941–2016)

*December 19th, 1941, Memphis †February 4th, 2016, Los Angeles

47

Édith Piaf

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*December 19th, 1915, Paris †October 10th, 1963, Grasse

44

Britta Andersen

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*December 19th, 1979, Aarhus

60

Terry Gray

Badminton player

*December 19th, 1963, Auckland

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Pratibha Patil

President of India from 2007 to 2012

*December 19th, 1934, Nadgaon

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Karim Benzema

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*December 19th, 1987, Lyon

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Cicely Tyson

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*December 19th, 1924, Harlem †January 28th, 2021, New York City

60

Til Schweiger

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*December 19th, 1963, Freiburg im Breisgau

75

Leonid Brezhnev

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*December 19th, 1906, Kamyanske †November 10th, 1982, Zareche

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Jonathan Dolan

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*December 19th, 1994, Sligo

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Elaine Joyce

American actress

*December 19th, 1945, Cleveland

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Alonso Medel

Badminton player

*December 19th, 2001, Antofagasta

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Alberto Tomba

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*December 19th, 1966, Province of Bologna

58

Gary Fleder

American film director

*December 19th, 1965, Norfolk

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Manfred Rein

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*December 19th, 1948, Dornbirn †April 22nd, 2016, Feldkirch

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Eric Allin Cornell

American physicist, professor

*December 19th, 1961, Palo Alto

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Richard Leakey

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*December 19th, 1944, Nairobi †January 2nd, 2022, Nairobi

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James L. Jones

United States Marine Corps Commandant and National Security Advisor

*December 19th, 1943, Kansas City

35

Alexis Sánchez

Chilean association football player

*December 19th, 1988, Tocopilla

80

Ralph Richardson

British actor (1902–1983)

*December 19th, 1902, Cheltenham †October 10th, 1983, London

79

William Christie

American-born French conductor and harpsichordist

*December 19th, 1944, Buffalo

73

Hans Achatz

Austrian judge (1943-2017)

*December 19th, 1943, Haag †April 9th, 2017

43

Jake Gyllenhaal

American actor (born 1980)

*December 19th, 1980, Los Angeles

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Alvin Lee

British guitarist, singer, songwriter (1944-2013)

*December 19th, 1944, Nottingham †March 6th, 2013, Marbella

74

Isabella Biagini

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*December 19th, 1943, Rome †April 14th, 2018, Rome

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Alyssa Milano

American actress (born 1972)

*December 19th, 1972, Bensonhurst

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81

Joe Biden

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*November 20th, 1942, Scranton

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Terry Jones

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*February 1st, 1942, Colwyn Bay †January 21st, 2020, North London

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Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

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*August 16th, 1942, Essen

76

Stephen Hawking

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*January 8th, 1942, Oxford †March 14th, 2018, Cambridge

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Katherine Justice

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*October 28th, 1942, Sacramento

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Wolfgang Schäuble

German politician and statesman (1942–2023)

*September 18th, 1942, Freiburg im Breisgau †December 26th, 2023, Offenburg

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Richard Stoltzman

American musician

*July 12th, 1942, Omaha

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Amitabh Bachchan

Indian film actor (born 1942)

*October 11th, 1942, Prayagraj

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John Cale

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*March 9th, 1942, Garnant

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Paul McCartney

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*June 18th, 1942, Liverpool

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Daliah Lavi

Israeli actress, singer and model (1942-2017)

*October 12th, 1942, Shavei Tzion †May 3rd, 2017, Asheville

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Muhammad Ali

American boxer, philanthropist, and activist (1942–2016)

*January 17th, 1942, Louisville †June 3rd, 2016, Scottsdale

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Per A. Anonsen

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*January 8th, 1942, Oslo

81

Søren Steen

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*August 22nd, 1942, Denmark

69

Muammar Gaddafi

Libyan dictator, politician and political theorist (1942–2011)

*June 7th, 1942, Qasr Abu Hadi †October 20th, 2011, Sirte

82

Michel Mayor

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*January 12th, 1942, Lausanne

76

Aretha Franklin

American singer, songwriter, and pianist (1942–2018)

*March 25th, 1942, Memphis †August 16th, 2018, Detroit

82

Jun'ichirō Koizumi

Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006

*January 8th, 1942, Yokosuka

81

Raman Ghosh

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*August 15th, 1942, Bareilly

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Hu Jintao

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*December 21st, 1942, Jiangyan District

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Jimi Hendrix

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*November 27th, 1942, Seattle †September 18th, 1970, Kensington

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Pierre Seron

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*February 9th, 1942, Chênée †May 24th, 2017, Saint-Bénézet

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Thomas Danneberg

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*June 2nd, 1942, Berlin †September 30th, 2023, Berlin

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Sven-Erik Magnusson

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*October 13th, 1942, Säffle †March 22nd, 2017, Karlstad

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Bob Hoskins

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*October 26th, 1942, Bury St Edmunds †April 29th, 2014, Bury St Edmunds

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Michael Bloomberg

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*February 14th, 1942, Boston

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Mike Pender

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*March 3rd, 1942, Kirkdale

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Roger Ebert

American film critic and author (1942–2013)

*June 18th, 1942, Urbana †April 4th, 2013, Chicago

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David Ogden Stiers

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*October 31st, 1942, Peoria †March 3rd, 2018, Newport

81

Fraser Stoddart

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*May 24th, 1942, Edinburgh

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