Who Was Born Today – January 3 Birthdays
Born on January 3 |
106 BC |
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Marcus Cicero, Roman statesman and author. |
1621 |
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William Tucker, believed to be first African-American born in the New World. |
1793 |
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Lucretia Coffin Mott, women’s rights advocate and founder of the first Women’s Rights Convention. |
1901 |
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Ngo Dinh Diem, South Vietnamese president assassinated by his own generals. |
1907 |
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Ray Milland, Welsh actor and director; won Academy Award for his role in The Lost Weekend. |
1909 |
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Victor Borge, pianist, comedian, conductor. |
1911 |
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John Sturges, director (The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape). |
1917 |
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Vernon A. Walters, US Army lieutenant general, diplomat, deputy director of Central Intelligence; member of Military Intelligence Hall of Fame. |
1923 |
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Bud Adams, owner of Houston Oilers (later Tennessee Titans) football team; instrumental in founding the former American Football League. |
1929 |
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Sergio Leone, Italian director, instrumental in creating the “Spaghetti Western” genre (A Fistful of Dollars, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly). |
1956 |
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Mel Gibson, actor, director, producer, screenwriter (Mad Max, Passion of the Christ). |
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