Pierre de Coubertin was born on January 1, 1863
French educator
Charles Edward Montague was born on January 1, 1867
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John Hope Franklin was born on January 2, 1915
Isaac Asimov was born on January 2, 1920
Russian born American science-fiction writer and biochemist.
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Clement Attlee was born on January 3, 1803
English prime minister
Douglas Jerrold was born on January 3, 1803
English humorist, playwright and journalist
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Everett Dirksen was born on January 4, 1896
American senator
Jane Wyman was born on January 4, 1914
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Dennis Gabor was born on January 5, 1900
Friedrich Dürrenmatt was born on January 5, 1921
Swiss playwright and novelist
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Carl Sandburg was born on January 6, 1878
American historian, poet and novelist,
Sam Rayburn was born on January 6, 1882
American politician and lawyer.
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Charles Peguy was born on January 7, 1873
French poet, philosopher and essayist,
Gerald Durrell was born on January 7, 1925
Indian born English writer,
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Horace Smith was born on January 8, 1913
American author
Charles Osgood was born on January 8, 1933
Kurt Tucholsky was born on January 9, 1890
German satirical essayist and poet,
Karel Capek was born on January 9, 1890
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Johnnie Ray was born on January 10, 1927
Roy Disney was born on January 10, 1930
American executive, son of Walt Disney's brother, Roy Oliver Disney
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Dwight Morrow was born on January 11, 1873
American statesman, lawyer, banker and diplomat
Alice Paul was born on January 11, 1885
American lawyer, author, founder and social reformer,
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Swami Vivekananda was born on January 12, 1863
Indian spiritual leader of the Hindu religion (Vedanta).
Jack London was born on January 12, 1876
American short-story writer and novelist
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Amanda Cross was born on January 13, 1926
American writer and critic
Andrew Stanton was born on January 13, 1958
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Andy Rooney was born on January 14, 1919
American journalist, correspondent, writer and producer,
Giulio Andreotti was born on January 14, 1919
Italian politician and prime minister
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Gamal Abdel Nasser was born on January 15, 1918
David Pleat was born on January 15, 1945
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William Kennedy was born on January 16, 1928
American author and journalist whose novels feature elements of local history, journalism and supernaturalism. 1928-1929
Susan Sontag was born on January 16, 1933
American writer, activist and critic,
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Anne Bronte was born on January 17, 1820
English poet and novelist
David Lloyd George was born on January 17, 1863
British prime minister.
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Paul Leautaud was born on January 18, 1872
A. A. Milne was born on January 18, 1882
English humorist, creator of Winnie-the-Pooh
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Paul Cezanne was born on January 19, 1839
French painter, one of the greatest of the Post-Impressionists,
David Starr Jordan was born on January 19, 1851
American ichthyologist, educator, writer
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Patricia Neal was born on January 20, 1926
Bill Maher was born on January 20, 1956
American comedian, actor, writer and producer
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Christian Dior was born on January 21, 1905
French fashion designer
Jack Nicklaus was born on January 21, 1940
American Professional golfer
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August Strindberg was born on January 22, 1849
Beatrice Potter Webb was born on January 22, 1858
British writer, 1858-1943
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Ernie Kovacs was born on January 23, 1919
American comedian,
Derek Walcott was born on January 23, 1930
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Vicki Baum was born on January 24, 1888
Austrian born American novelist
Ernest Borgnine was born on January 24, 1917
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William Somerset Maugham was born on January 25, 1874
English short-story writer, novelist and playwright
Emil Ludwig was born on January 25, 1881
German biographer and writer
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Paul Newman was born on January 26, 1925
Charismatic American film actor,
Jules Feiffer was born on January 26, 1929
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Lewis Carroll was born on January 27, 1832
Samuel Gompers was born on January 27, 1850
English born American labour leader and first president of the American Federation of Labor (AFL)
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James Callaghan was born on January 28, 1927
Claes Oldenburg was born on January 28, 1929
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Frederick Delius was born on January 29, 1862
English composer, one of the most distinctive figures in the revival of English music at the end of the 19th century. 1862-1934
Romain Rolland was born on January 29, 1866
French writer
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Lloyd Alexander was born on January 30, 1924
American author of a number of fantasy books for children and adolescents
Vanessa Redgrave was born on January 30, 1937
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John O'Hara was born on January 31, 1905
Thomas Merton was born on January 31, 1915
American and Trappist Monk t Our Lady of Gethsemani Abbey in Trappist, Kentucky, 1915-1968
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