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American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor Machine Gun Kelly is 33 today.

American landscape photographer and environmentalist known for his black and white images of the American West Ansel Adams died on this day 39 years ago, aged 82. 37th president of the United States Richard Nixon died on this day 29 years ago, aged 81.

English comedian, actor, singer and writer Benny Hill died on this day 31 years ago, aged 68. Chadian politician and military officer who was the president of Chad from 1990 until his death in 2021 Idriss Déby died on this day 2 years ago, aged 68.

American actor, author and activist George Takei is 86 today. 53rd prime minister of Italy Massimo D’Alema is 74 today.

English actress Elisabeth Sladen died on this day 12 years ago, aged 65. Chilean politician from the Christian Democratic Party, lawyer, author, professor and former senator Patricio Aylwin died on this day 7 years ago, aged 97.

British conservationist, television presenter, and author Simon Cowell is 71 today. Mswati III is 55 today.

Michael D. Higgins is 82 today.

German-born theoretical physicist, widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest and most influential physicists of all time Albert Einstein died on this day 68 years ago, aged 76.

English actress Olivia Hussey is 72 today.

American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, forger, and political philosopher Benjamin Franklin died on this day 233 years ago, aged 84.

American singer and actor Bobby Vinton is 88 today. American basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is 76 today.

Czech lawyer and politician who served as the prime minister of the Czech Republic and leader of the the Czech Social Democratic Party from 2004 until 2005 when he resigned as a result of his financial irregularities Stanislav Gross died on this day 8 years ago, aged 45.

Dave Edmunds is 79 today.

16th President of the United States Abraham Lincoln died on this day 158 years ago, aged 56. Swedish-American actress Greta Garbo died on this day 33 years ago, aged 84.

American musician, actor, and author with a career that spanned more than six decades Burl Ives died on this day 28 years ago, aged 85.

American sportscaster, best known for his Ford C Harry Kalas died on this day 14 years ago, aged 73.

Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio is 83 today.

Jacob Zuma is 81 today.

32nd President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt died on this day 78 years ago, aged 63.

Lokesh Chandra is 96 today. Ethel Kennedy is 95 today.

American comedian, actor, author, television host, and artist Jonathan Winters died on this day 10 years ago, aged 87.

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Ian Callaghan is 81 today.

Scottish painter and musician best known as the original bass guitarist of the English rock band the Beatles Stuart Sutcliffe died on this day 61 years ago, aged 21.

American architect, designer, writer, and educator Frank Lloyd Wright died on this day 64 years ago, aged 91.