Famous birthdays for June 19: Jean Dujardin, Robin Tunney
They include:
-- British King James I in 1566
-- Philosopher/mathematician Blaise Pascal in 1623
-- Wallis Simpson, duchess of Windsor, in 1896
-- Comedian/actor Moe Howard in 1897
-- Musician Guy Lombardo in 1902
-- Baseball Hall of Fame member Lou Gehrig in 1903
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-- Musician Lester Flatt in 1914
-- Film critic Pauline Kael in 1919
-- Actor Nancy Marchand in 1928
-- Actor Gena Rowlands in 1930
-- Nobel Peace Prize laureate/Myanmar politician Aung San Suu Kyi in 1945 (age 80)
-- Writer Salman Rushdie in 1947 (age 78)
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-- Actor Phylicia Rashad in 1948 (age 77)
-- Musician Nick Drake in 1948
-- Musician Ann Wilson (Heart) in 1950 (age 75)
-- Musician Larry Dunn (Earth, Wind & Fire) in 1953 (age 72)
-- Actor Kathleen Turner in 1954 (age 71)
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-- Musician/dancer/TV personality Paula Abdul in 1962 (age 63)
-- Political commentator Laura Ingraham in 1963 (age 62)
-- Musician Brian Vander Ark (Verve Pipe) in 1966 (age 59)
-- Actor Mia Sara in 1967 (age 58)
-- TV personality Lara Spencer in 1969 (age 56)
-- Musician Brian "Head" Welch (Korn/Love and Death) in 1970 (age 55)
-- Actor Jean Dujardin in 1972 (age 53)
-- Actor Robin Tunney in 1972 (age 53)
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-- Actor Hugh Dancy in 1975 (age 50)
-- Musician Scott Avett (Avett Brothers) in 1976 (age 49)
-- Basketball Hall of Fame member Dirk Nowitzki in 1978 (age 47)
-- Actor Zoe Saldana in 1978 (age 47)
-- Musician Macklemore in 1983 (age 42)
-- Actor Aidan Turner in 1983 (age 42)
-- Actor Paul Dano in 1984 (age 41)
-- Actor Giacomo Gianniotti in 1989 (age 36)
-- Actor Atticus Shaffer in 1998 (age 27)
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