Victor Ashe (79)
January 1st, 1945

American politician and diplomat – Victor Ashe was born in Knoxville (County seat of Knox County, Tennessee, United States) on January 1st, 1945 and is 79 years old today.

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Torstein Hagen

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Harald Jähner

German journalist and writer

*January 1st, 1953, Duisburg

68

Sheila McCarthy

Canadian actress

*January 1st, 1956, Toronto

73

Raphaële Billetdoux

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*January 1st, 1951, Paris

75

Christopher Kriesa

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*January 1st, 1949, Green Bay

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Dawid Kwiatkowski

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*January 1st, 1996, Gorzów Wielkopolski

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Ingo Kindervater

Badminton player

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Hartmut Röseler

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*January 1st, 1942, Berlin

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Omar al-Bashir

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*January 1st, 1944, Hosh Bannaga

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Mieczysław Kalenik

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*January 1st, 1933, Międzyrzec Podlaski †June 16th, 2017, Międzyrzec Podlaski

55

Bettina Stucky

Swiss actress

*January 1st, 1969, Bern

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Michael Findlay

Film director, producer

*January 1st, 1938, United States of America †May 16th, 1977, New York City

24

Ice Spice

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*January 1st, 2000, The Bronx

71

Gary Johnson

American politician, businessman, and 29th Governor of New Mexico

*January 1st, 1953, Minot

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Azmy Qowimuramadhoni‎

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Bengt von zur Mühlen

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*January 1st, 1932, Tartu †June 30th, 2016, Berlin

75

Joe Mafela

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*January 1st, 1942, Sibasa †March 18th, 2017, Johannesburg

81

Don Novello

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*January 1st, 1943, Ashtabula

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Alassane Ouattara

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*January 1st, 1942, Dimbokro

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Karl-Heinz Priese

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*January 1st, 1935, Ziesar †January 27th, 2017

72

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

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*January 1st, 1952, Chidambaram

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Ulrich Maurer

Politician

*January 1st, 1948, Stuttgart

80

Abdul Hamid

President of Bangladesh since 2013

*January 1st, 1944, Dhaka

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Frank Carroll

Figure skater

*January 1st, 1939, Worcester

70

Paul Dirmeikis

American composer

*January 1st, 1954, Chicago

66

Amy Morton

American actress

*January 1st, 1958, Oak Park

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Duncan Preston

British actor

*January 1st, 1946, Bradford

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Karen Finley

American artist

*January 1st, 1956, Evanston

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Martin Evans

English developmental biologist

*January 1st, 1941, Stroud

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Christine Lagarde

President of the European Central Bank

*January 1st, 1956, 9th arrondissement of Paris

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Vernon Wells

Australian actor

*December 31st, 1945, Rushworth

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Manuel Neuer

German association football player

*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

German footballer (1945–2021)

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Thilo Sarrazin

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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

American composer

*May 6th, 1945, Los Angeles

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Andreas Schmidt-Schaller

German actor

*October 30th, 1945, Arnstadt

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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

President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022

*March 28th, 1945, Maasin

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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

German historian of classical antiquity

*August 16th, 1945, Cologne

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Aung San Suu Kyi

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*June 19th, 1945, Yangon

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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

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

*October 27th, 1945, Caetés

78

Radovan Karadžić

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*June 19th, 1945, Petnjica

78

John Lithgow

American actor

*October 19th, 1945, Rochester

76

Peter Patzak

Austrian film director and Screenwriter (1945-2021)

*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

72

Barkley L. Hendricks

African American painter

*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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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

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*April 2nd, 1945, Morristown

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Patrick Modiano

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*July 30th, 1945, Boulogne-Billancourt

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Alain Juppé

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Eddy Merckx

Belgian cyclist (born 1945)

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Victor Ashe