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In the year 1959

1,843 Notable birthdays

Baruch Marzel

Israeli politician.

Born April 23rd, 1959 (age 67 years) in Boston.

Christine Angot

French writer, novelist, playwright (born 1959).

Born February 7th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Châteauroux.

Surat Huseynov

Azerbaijani colonel and politician (1959–2023).

Born February 12th, 1959 in Ganja.

Died July 31st, 2023 at 64 years old in Istanbul (gastrointestinal bleeding). [ref]

Bernard Hebda

Roman catholic archbishop.

Born September 3rd, 1959 (age 66 years) in Pittsburgh.

Ameenah Gurib-Fakim

Scientist and president of mauritius.

Born October 17th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Mauritius, Surinam.

Ella Shohat

Cultural studies researcher and lecturer in new york, originally from israel.

Born August 28th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Petah Tikva.

Choi Kang-hee

South korean footballer.

Born April 12th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Seoul.

Tetsuya Nakashima

Japanese film director.

Born September 2nd, 1959 (age 66 years) in Fukuoka.

Christian Jacob

French politician.

Born December 4th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Rozay-en-Brie.

Päivi Räsänen

Finnish politician.

Born December 19th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Sonkajärvi. [ref]

Yvonne Cagle

African american astronaut.

Born April 24th, 1959 (age 67 years) in West Point.

Kwak Jae-yong

South korean film director.

Born May 22nd, 1959 (age 66 years) in Suwon.

Amir Eshel

Israeli military officer.

Born April 4th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Jaffa.

Nikos Dendias

Greek politician.

Born October 7th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Corfu. [ref]

Lee Joon-ik

South korean film director, producer.

Born September 21st, 1959 (age 66 years) in Seoul.

Nancy A. Collins

American writer.

Born September 10th, 1959 (age 66 years) in McGehee.

Lobo Carrasco

Spanish footballer.

Born March 6th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Alcoy.

Steve Bauer

Canadian cyclist.

Born June 12th, 1959 (age 66 years) in St. Catharines.

Kathy Jordan

Us tennis player.

Born December 3rd, 1959 (age 66 years) in Palo Alto.

Juan Antonio San Epifanio

Spanish basketball player.

Born June 12th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Zaragoza. [ref]

Otomo Yoshihide

Japanese composer, guitarist (1959-).

Born August 1st, 1959 (age 66 years) in Yokohama.

Anne Lauvergeon

French businesswoman.

Born August 2nd, 1959 (age 66 years) in Dijon.

David Fury

American writer and producer.

Born March 5th, 1959 (age 67 years) in New York City.

Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs

Spanish sports executive.

Born November 1st, 1959 (age 66 years) in Barcelona.

Margaret Gardiner

South african beauty pageant contestant and journalist.

Born August 21st, 1959 (age 66 years) in Cape Town.

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