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Births (900 years ago today): 1126 - Averroes, Andalusian Arab physician and philosopher (died 1198)[34]
Births (150 years ago today): 1876 - Cecil Chubb, English barrister and one time owner of Stonehenge (died 1934)
Births (100 years ago today): 1926 - Barbara Anderson, New Zealand author (died 2013)
Births (100 years ago today): 1926 - Frank Daniel, Czech director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1996)
Births (100 years ago today): 1926 - Gloria Jean, American actress and singer (died 2018)
Births (100 years ago today): 1926 - Liz Renay, American actress and author (died 2007)
Births (50 years ago today): 1976 - Christian Älvestam, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist
Births (50 years ago today): 1976 - Georgina Chapman, English model, actress, and fashion designer, co-founded Marchesa
Births (50 years ago today): 1976 - Anna DeForge, American basketball player
Births (50 years ago today): 1976 - Kyle Farnsworth, American baseball player
Births (50 years ago today): 1976 - Nadine Faustin-Parker, Haitian hurdler[78]
Births (50 years ago today): 1976 - Jason Wiemer, Canadian ice hockey player
Deaths (50 years ago today): 1976 - José Revueltas, Mexican author and activist (born 1914)
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