Thomas W. Gaehtgens (83)
June 24th, 1940

German art historian – Thomas W. Gaehtgens was born in Leipzig (Largest city in Saxony, Germany) on June 24th, 1940 and is 83 years old today.

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David McTaggart

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Brigitte Fontaine

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*June 24th, 1939, Morlaix

73

Urs Herzog

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*June 24th, 1942, Zug †September 24th, 2015, Zürich

36

Lionel Messi

Argentine association football player (born 1987)

*June 24th, 1987, Rosario

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Wang Xiaoli

Chinese badminton player

*June 24th, 1989, Huangshi

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Michele Lee

American actress, singer, dancer, producer and director

*June 24th, 1942, Los Angeles

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Julia Kristeva

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*June 24th, 1941, Sliven

75

Colin Groves

Australian anthropologist (1942-2017)

*June 24th, 1942, London †November 30th, 2017, Canberra

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George Pataki

Governor of New York from 1995 to 2006

*June 24th, 1945, Peekskill

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Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle

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*June 24th, 1942, Santiago

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José Antonio Crespo

Spanish badminton player

*June 24th, 1977, Arroyo de la Miel

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Duki

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*June 24th, 1996, Almagro

92

David Rubinger

Israeli photojournalist and photographer (1924-2017)

*June 24th, 1924, Vienna †March 1st, 2017, Jerusalem

42

Marco Vorbeck

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*June 24th, 1981, Kühlungsborn

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Maria Carta

Italian musician (1934-1994)

*June 24th, 1934, Siligo †September 22nd, 1994, Rome

58

Harumi Kohara

Badminton player

*June 24th, 1965, Osaka

62

Iain Glen

Scottish actor

*June 24th, 1961, Edinburgh

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Juan José Imbroda

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*June 24th, 1944, Melilla

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Gerhard Roth

Austrian writer and screenwriter

*June 24th, 1942, Graz †February 8th, 2022, Graz

59

Christopher Steele

Former British intelligence officer

*June 24th, 1964, Aden

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Wei Yili

Chinese badminton player

*June 24th, 1982, Yichang

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Ng Ka Long

Hong Kong badminton player

*June 24th, 1994, Hong Kong

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Henry Tam

Badminton player

*June 24th, 1988, Hong Kong

77

Niels Henry Secher

Danish rower

*June 24th, 1946, Frederiksberg Municipality

78

Jeff Beck

English guitarist (1944–2023)

*June 24th, 1944, Wallington †January 10th, 2023, Wadhurst

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Silvia Garino

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*June 24th, 1998, Acqui Terme

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Tilky Jones

American actor

*June 24th, 1981, Charleston

71

Bob Neill

British politician (born 1952)

*June 24th, 1952, Ilford

74

François Heisbourg

French diplomat

*June 24th, 1949, London

35

Micah Richards

English association football player (born 1988)

*June 24th, 1988, Birmingham

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83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

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John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

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

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Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (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

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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

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 (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

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Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

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

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

83

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

76

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

82

Michael Gambon

British actor (1940–2023)

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

83

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

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Nursultan Nazarbayev

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*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

83

Kip S. Thorne

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*June 1st, 1940, Logan

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Margrethe II of Denmark

Queen of Denmark from 1972 to 2024

*April 16th, 1940, Amalienborg

Thomas W. Gaehtgens