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• 1930–2024Edna O'BrienIrish writer
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• b. 1991Alana HaimAmerican musician and actressTurns 35 this year
• b. 1974P. J. ByrneAmerican actorTurns 52 this year
• b. 1955Paul SimononEnglish musician and artistTurns 71 this year
• 1861–1944Pehr Evind SvinhufvudFinnish politician
• 1860–1904Niels Ryberg FinsenFaroese physician and Nobel laureate
• b. 1951Joe JordanScottish professional footballer and coachTurns 75 this year
• b. 1995Jahlil OkaforNigerian-American basketball playerTurns 31 this year
• b. 1946Carmine AppiceAmerican drummerTurns 80 this year
• 1899–1978Harold AbrahamsEnglish track and field athlete
• b. 1973Surya BonalyFrench figure skaterTurns 53 this year
• b. 1952Julie TaymorAmerican film and theatre director and writerTurns 74 this year
• b. 1964Paul KayeEnglish actor and comedianTurns 62 this year
• 1921–1965Alan FreedAmerican disc jockey and rock-and-roll figure
• 1936–1999Joe D'AmatoItalian film director
• b. 1981Brendan FletcherCanadian actorTurns 45 this year
• b. 1977Geoff StultsAmerican actorTurns 49 this year
• b. 1968Garrett WangAmerican actorTurns 58 this year
• b. 1956John Lee HancockAmerican filmmakerTurns 70 this year
• 1610–1690David Teniers the YoungerFlemish Baroque painter
• 1942–2019Kathleen BlancoGovernor of Louisiana from 2004 to 2008
• 1911–1979Stan KentonAmerican popular and jazz pianist
• b. 1979Eric YoungCanadian professional wrestlerTurns 47 this year
• b. 1986Kim JunsuSouth Korean singerTurns 40 this year
• b. 1997Magdalena FręchPolish tennis playerTurns 29 this year
• 1888–1959Maxwell AndersonAmerican playwright and writer
• 1923–2002Uziel GalIsraeli firearm designer
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• b. 1966Molly PriceAmerican actressTurns 60 this year
• b. 1992Maximiliano MezaArgentine footballerTurns 34 this year
• b. 1997Stefania LaVie OwenAmerican-New Zealand actressTurns 29 this year
• 1944–1988Chico MendesBrazilian trade union leader and environmentalist
• b. 1980Serge PizzornoEnglish musicianTurns 46 this year
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• 1925–2006Kasey RogersAmerican actress
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