| 1461 | Dzore Drzic, Croatian poet
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| 1564 | Christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus)
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| 1608 | Antonio Vieira, Portuguese Jesuit preacher
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| 1612 | Antoine Arnauld, [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist
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| 1637 | Toyotomi Hideyoshi, unified Japan
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| 1665 | Anne Stuart, queen of England (1702-14)
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| 1673 | Maximilian Dietrich Freisslich, composer
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| 1695 | Andre Cheron, composer
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| 1705 | Johann Matthias Leffloth, composer
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| 1724 | Paul-Louis Cyfflé, Flemish sculptor (Terre de Lorraine)
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| 1753 | Evariste Désiré Desforges chevalier de Parny, French poet
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| 1756 | Aaron Burr, Newark NJ, (D-R), 3rd US VP (1801-05), dueler
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| 1778 | Ugo Foscolo, Italy, poet (Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis)
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| 1793 | Pietro Rovelli, composer
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| 1797 | Joseph Maria von Radowitz, Prussian minister of Foreign affairs
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| 1798 | Théodore Caruelle d'Aligny, French painter/etcher
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| 1802 | Charles Wheatstone, English physicist/musician [or Feb 7]
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| 1804 | Ragnerus L van Andringa de Kempenaer, Dutch officer/swindler
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| 1807 | Hans Matthison-Hansen, composer
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| 1818 | William Maxwell Evarts, (Union), died in 1901
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| 1830 | Marcellus Monroe Crocker, Brig gen (Union volunteers), died in 1865)
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| 1832 | John Brown Gordon, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1904
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| 1833 | James Ewell Brown "JEB" Stuart, Major General (Confederate Army)
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| 1833 | José M de Pereda y S nchez the Porr£a, Spanish writer (Sotileza)
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| 1834 | William Dorsey Pender, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1863
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| 1838 | Henry Irving, [John H Brodribb], Engld, knighted 1895/actor (Hamlet)
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| 1848 | Luigi Mancinelli, composer
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| 1860 | Johan [Eliza J] de Meester, Dutch journalist/writer (Geertje)
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| 1864 | John Henry Mackay, Scottish/German author/poet (Anarchists)
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| 1866 | Karl T Sapper, German geography/geologist (Vulkankunde)
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| 1872 | Theodor Lessing, writer [or Feb 8]
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| 1874 | Milton Bennett Medary, US, architect (Washington Chapel)
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| 1876 | Wilhelm Schmidtbonn[-Schmidt], German playwright (Der Sprechende Eros)
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| 1878 | Waclaw Gieburowski, composer
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| 1879 | Carl Ramsauer
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| 1881 | Karl Weigl, composer
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| 1886 | Louis Piérard, Belgian journalist/writer (Great Germany)
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| 1888 | Ljudmil Stojanow, Bulgarian poet (Metsh i Slowo, Cholera)
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| 1889 | Karel Wellens, Flemish painter
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| 1889 | Siegfried Kracauer, writer
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| 1890 | Anton Hermann Fokker, avation pioneer
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| 1893 | Muhammad Zafrulla Khan, pres of UN General Assembly (1962-63)
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| 1895 | George Herman (Babe) Ruth, Baltimore, baseball great (Yankees)
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| 1897 | Alberto [de Almeida] Cavalcanti, Brazil, director (Nicholas Nickleby)
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| 1899 | Ramon Novarro, [José RG Samaniegos], Durango Mexico, actor (Ben Hur)
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| 1900 | Roy Smeck, guitarist/banjoist
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| 1900 | Rudolf Värnlund, Swedish playwright (Heliga Familjen)
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| 1901 | Ben Lyon, Atlanta GA, actor (I Cover the Waterfront, Night Nurse)
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| 1902 | Louis Nizer, lawyer (defended blacklisted stars in '50s, Catspaw)
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| 1903 | John Dunning, cricketer (NZ medium-fast bowler of 30's)
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| 1903 | Pieter G Buckinx, Flemish writer (Temptation of Poverty)
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| 1904 | Claudio Arrau, Chile, composer/pianist (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
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| 1905 | Wladislaw Gomulka, premier of Poland
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| 1907 | Sam Green, industrialist/inventor
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| 1908 | Amintore Fanfani, premier of Italy
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| 1908 | Edward Lansdale, general/model (Quiet American, Ugly American)
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| 1908 | Thomas Dorrington Tomlinson, national Park Warden
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| 1909 | Israel Citkowitz, composer
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| 1910 | George H Poyser, English soccer player/manager (Brentford)
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| 1910 | Irmgard Keun, West German writer (Das kunstseidene Mädchen)
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| 1911 | A W "Dooley" Briscoe, cricketer (batted in 2 Tests for S Africa 30's)
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| 1911 | Ronald Reagan, IL, actor (Bedtime for Bonzo)/40th pres (R) (1981-89)
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| 1912 | Eva Braun, mistress (Adolph Hitler)
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| 1913 | John Lund, Rochester NY, actor (Wackiest Ship in the Army)
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| 1913 | Mary Nicol Leakey, palaeontologist
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| 1915 | Derk Roemers, Dutch politician (Soc-Dem)
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| 1916 | Bill Doggett, rocker
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| 1917 | Arthur Gold, Toronto, Canada, pianist
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| 1917 | Liberato Firmino Sifonia, composer
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| 1919 | Lindsay Tuckett, cricketer (son of Len, 9 Tests for S Africa 1947-49)
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| 1919 | Louis Heren, journalist/writer (China's Three Thousand Years)
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| 1920 | James H Scheuer, (Rep-D-NY, 1965-73, 75- )
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| 1922 | Patrick MacNee, London England, actor (Jonathan Steed-Avengers)
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| 1923 | Maurice Le Roux, composer
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| 1924 | Billy W William Ambrose right, soccer star
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| 1924 | Billy Wright, English soccer player
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| 1924 | Paolo Volponi, Italian communist/author (Road to Rome)
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| 1927 | Smokey Burgess, baseball catcher (Pitts Pirates)
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| 1929 | Keith Waterhouse, English writer (Billy Liar, Say Who Are You?)
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| 1929 | Sixten Jernberg, Sweden, skier (Olympic-gold-1956/60/64)
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| 1931 | Fred Trueman, [Fiery Fred], English cricket player
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| 1931 | Freddie Trueman, cricketer ("Fiery Fred", 307 wickets for England)
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| 1931 | Rip Torn, Tx, actor (Coma, Summer Rental, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof)
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| 1932 | François Truffaut, Paris, director (Jules & Jim, Fahrenheit 451)
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| 1933 | Leslie Crowther, English TV-comic/quizmaster
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| 1933 | Mamie Van Doren, Rowena SD, actress (Navy vs Night Monsters) [or 2/2]
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| 1933 | Walter E Fauntroy, (Rep-D-DC, 1971- )
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| 1936 | Otis Williams, rocker (Charms)
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| 1936 | Wies Andersen, [Alo‹s de Bois], Belgian actor/producer (Maigret)
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| 1937 | Baldev Singh Chahal, campaigner
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| 1938 | Ellsworth Milburn, composer
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| 1939 | Mike Farrell, St Paul Minn, actor (BJ Honeycutt-M*A*S*H, Battered)
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| 1940 | Jimmy Tarbuck, English comic/golfer
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| 1940 | Tom Brokaw, Yankton SD, news anchor (NBC Nightly News 1982- )
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| 1941 | Gigi Perreau, LA Calif, actress (Journey to Center of Time)
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| 1941 | Stephen Albert, composer
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| 1942 | John London, bassist (Michael Nesmith band)
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| 1943 | Fabian Forte, Phila Pa, vocalist (Turn Me Loose, Tiger)
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| 1943 | Gayle Hunnicutt, Ft Worth Tx, actress (Legend of Hell House, Dallas)
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| 1944 | Michael Tucker, Balt MD, actor (Stuart Markowitz-LA Law)
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| 1947 | Bob Marley, Jamacian reggae vocalist (& Wailers-Roots Rock Reggae)
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| 1947 | Charles Hickcox, US, 200m/400m medley swimmer (Olympic-3 gold-1968)
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| 1949 | Frank Rich, US politician (?)
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| 1949 | Manuel Orantes, tennis champ (US Open-1975)
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| 1949 | Richie Zisk, baseball player
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| 1950 | Mike Batt, composer/arranger
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| 1950 | Natalie Cole, LA Calif, vocalist (Pink Cadillac, Miss You Like Crazy)
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| 1950 | Punky Meadows, Washington DC, rock guitarist (Angel)
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| 1950 | Rich Glover, NFLer
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| 1951 | Maria Christina, Belgian princess/daughter of Leopold III
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| 1952 | Richard Charsworth, Australian women field hockey head coach (Oly-96)
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| 1953 | Susie Hutchison, Flintridge Calif, equestrian show jumper (Olymp-96)
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| 1954 | Scott Kempner, "Top Ten" rocker (Del Lords)
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| 1955 | Eric Money, NBAer
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| 1956 | Jon Walmsley, Lancashire England, actor (Jason-Waltons)
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| 1956 | Linda Grovenor, Baltimore MD, actress (Die Laughing, Wheels of Fire)
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| 1957 | Jerry Marotta, rocker (Orleans-Love Takes Time)
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| 1957 | Kathy Najimy, actress (Sister Act, Veronica's Closet)
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| 1957 | Robert Townsend, Chicago, comedian/actor (Hollywood Shuffle, Ratboy)
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| 1958 | Barry Miller, LA Calif, actor (Fame, Peggy Sue Got Married)
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| 1958 | Bill Dawley, baseball player
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| 1958 | Cecily Adams, Queens NY, entertainment caster (American Heart)
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| 1958 | Kelly Leadbetter, Phoenix AZ, LPGA golfer (1986 Hennessy French Open)
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| 1958 | Mark Hamilton, Louisville KY, sprint kayak Olympics-96)
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| 1958 | Simon Baker, Australian speed walker, (Olympics-84, 88, 96)
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| 1960 | Megan Gallagher, Reading PA, actress (Slap Maxwell, Millennium)
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| 1961 | Yuri Ivanovich Onufriyenko, Russian major/cosmonaut (Mir, Soyuz TM-23)
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| 1962 | Axl Rose, [William Bailey], Lafayette In, vocalist (Guns & Roses)
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| 1963 | David Capel, cricketer (England all-rounder in 15 Tests 1987-90)
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| 1963 | Mike Hough, Montreal, NHL left wing (Florida Panthers)
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| 1964 | Matt Hayes, Australian soling yachter (Olympics-96)
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| 1964 | Skip Ewing, Redlands Calif, country vocalist (Coast of Colorado)
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| 1965 | Jan Sver k, Zatec Czech, director (Kolya, Jizda, Ropaci)
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| 1966 | Alex Antonitsch, Austria, tennis star
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| 1966 | Rick Astley, rock vocalist (Never Gonna Give You Up)
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| 1966 | Tom Tupa, NFL punter/quarterback (Cleve Browns, NE Patriots)
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| 1967 | Bennie Dekker, Dutch soccer player (NEC/AZ/De Graafschap)
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| 1967 | Mike Evans, WLAF defensive tackle (Amsterdam Admirals)
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| 1967 | Randy Hilliard, NFL defensive back (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
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| 1968 | Imtiaz Abbasi, UAE cricket wicket-keeper (World Cup 1996)
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| 1968 | Malika Mahfoud, Copenhagen Denmark, golfer (Gippsland Ladies Amateur)
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| 1968 | Richard Newbill, WLAF linebacker (London Monarchs)
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| 1969 | Anna Acker-Macosko, Marshfield WI, LPGA golfer (1995 Gold Coast Tour)
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| 1969 | April Lerman, Chicago Ill, actress (Lila-Charles in Charge)
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| 1969 | Bob Wickman, Green Bay WI, pitcher (Chic White Sox, NY Yankees)
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| 1969 | Greg Patrick, WLAF safety (Frankfurt Galaxy)
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| 1969 | James Jones, NFL defensive tackle (Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens)
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| 1969 | Kurt Abbott, US baseball player (Florida Marlins)
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| 1969 | Rajindra Dhanraj, Trinidad cricket leg-spinner (WI 1994-95)
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| 1970 | Jeff Rouse, US, 50m/100m backstroke swimmer (Olymp-gold/silver-92, 96)
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| 1970 | Mark Hutton, Adelaide Australia, pitcher (NY Yankees)
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| 1971 | Brad Hogg, cricketer (WA chinaman all-rounder, Australia v India 1996)
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| 1971 | Carlos Rogers, NBA forward/center (Toronto Raptors)
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| 1971 | Lance Bade, Vancouver BC, US double trap (Olympics-bronze-1996)
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| 1971 | Mana Endo, Hiroshima Japan, tennis star (1996 3rd round Aust Open)
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| 1971 | Peter Tchernyshev, St Petersburg Russia, dance skater (& Naomi Lang)
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| 1972 | David Binn, NFL safety (SD Chargers)
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| 1972 | Mark Labbrook, Australian 200m/400m runner (Olympics-96)
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| 1972 | Shawn Respert, NBA guard (Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors)
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| 1973 | Arie Obdam, Dutch soccer player (FC Volendam)
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| 1973 | Fred Miller, tackle (St Louis Rams)
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| 1973 | Lulama Masikazana, cricket wicket-keeper (Kwazulu for E Province)
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| 1974 | Nathan Davis, defensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons)
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| 1974 | Olaf Lindenbergh, soccer player (Ajax, De Graafschap)
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| 1975 | Chad Allen, Dallas Tx, baseball outfielder (Olympics-bronze-96)
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| 1975 | Leo Insam, hockey defenseman (Team Italy 1998)
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| 1976 | Elina Zisi, Miss Greece Universe (1997)
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| 1976 | Kim Zmeskal, Houston TX, US gymnist (Olympic-92)
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| 1984 | Brandon Hammond, actor (Grgory Hines Show)
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