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Jennie

South Korean singer and member of the group Blackpink

Did you know? She spent several years of her childhood living and studying in New Zealand before returning to Seoul to train as a performer.

Jennie Kim (Korean: 김제니; born January 16, 1996) is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter, and actress. Born in South Korea, she moved to New Zealand in 2004 and returned to South Korea to successfully audition for YG Entertainment in 2010.

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Takumi Minamino

Japanese international footballer who played for Liverpool and Monaco

Did you know? In 2014, he achieved a Guinness World Record for the most high-fives in a minute by running past 187 people.

Takumi Minamino (南野 拓実, Minamino Takumi; born 16 January 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Ligue 1 club Monaco and the Japan national team.

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Nicklas Bendtner

Danish footballer who played as a striker for Arsenal and Juventus

Did you know? He once scored a goal just seconds after coming onto the pitch as a substitute, setting a record for the fastest Premier League goal.

Nicklas Bendtner (Danish pronunciation:; born 16 January 1988) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a striker. A large, tall, and physically strong player, he was known for his ability in the air and possessed a powerful header.

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FKA twigs

Cheltenham-born singer, dancer and director whose boundary-pushing albums LP1, Magdalene and Eusexua blend R&B with electronic experimentation

Did you know? She learned to pole dance and wushu sword fighting for her performances.

Tahliah Debrett Barnett (born 17 January 1988), known professionally as FKA Twigs (stylised as FKA twigs), is an English singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, and dancer. She was a backup dancer for numerous musicians, and made her musical debut with EP1 (2012), following a year later with EP2 (2013).

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Daiki Niwa

Japanese international defender who enjoyed great success with Gamba Osaka

Did you know? He was part of the squad that famously won three major domestic trophies in a single season for his club in 2014.

Daiki Niwa (丹羽 大輝, Niwa Daiki; born 16 January 1986) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Spanish Tercera Federación club Deusto.

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Sidharth Malhotra

Popular Indian actor known for his roles in Hindi cinema

Did you know? Before making his screen debut in Student of the Year, he worked as an assistant director on the film My Name Is Khan.

Sidharth Malhotra (Hindi pronunciation:; born 16 January 1985) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi films. He is the recipient of several accolades, including nominations for two Filmfare Awards.

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Pablo Zabaleta

Argentine defender who won two Premier League titles with Manchester City

Did you know? He required ten stitches in a head wound during the dramatic final match that secured Manchester City’s first Premier League title.

Pablo Javier Zabaleta Girod (Latin American Spanish:; born 16 January 1985) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a right back. Zabaleta could operate on both sides of the pitch as a full-back and was known for his tenacious style of play, and has captained his club on numerous occasions.

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Stephan Lichtsteiner

Former Swiss footballer and long-serving national team captain

Did you know? After retiring from professional football, he began training to become an elite watchmaker at a renowned Swiss firm.

Stephan Lichtsteiner (Swiss Standard German:; born 16 January 1984) is a Swiss football manager and former professional footballer. He was most recently the head coach of Swiss Super League club FC Basel.

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Daisuke Sakata

Japanese international footballer who played for Yokohama F. Marinos

Did you know? He was the joint top scorer at the World Youth Championship during the early two-thousands.

Daisuke Sakata (坂田 大輔, Sakata Daisuke; born January 16, 1983) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

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Seydou Keita

Malian midfielder who won numerous trophies with Barcelona

Did you know? He is the most decorated African player in the history of Barcelona, winning fourteen trophies during his four seasons at the club.

Seydou Keïta (French pronunciation:; anglicised to Keita; born 16 January 1980) is a Malian former professional footballer. A versatile midfielder, he operated as both a central or defensive midfielder.

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Lin-Manuel Miranda

Creator of the hit Broadway musicals Hamilton and In the Heights

Did you know? He wrote the earliest version of his first musical during his second year of university.

Lin-Manuel Miranda ( man-WELL; born January 16, 1980) is an American songwriter, actor, filmmaker, librettist, and producer. He created the Broadway musicals In the Heights and Hamilton, and the soundtracks for the animated films Moana, Vivo, and Encanto.

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Aaliyah

American R&B singer and actress known as the Princess of R&B

Did you know? At age twelve, she performed on the talent show Star Search and soon after signed her first recording contract.

Aaliyah Dana Haughton ( ah-LEE-ə; January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001) was an American singer, actress, dancer, and model. Known as the "Princess of R&B" and "Queen of Urban Pop", she is credited with helping to redefine contemporary R&B, pop, and hip hop.

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Kate Moss

Iconic British supermodel who defined the nineties fashion aesthetic

Did you know? She was discovered by a talent scout at JFK Airport in New York when she was just fourteen years old.

Katherine Ann Moss (born 16 January 1974) is an English model. Arriving towards the end of the "supermodel era", Moss rose to fame in the early 1990s as part of the heroin chic fashion trend.

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Andrea James

Andrea Jean James (born January 16, 1967) is an American transgender rights activist, film producer, and blogger. Herself a transgender woman, James has been a leading figure in protests against the work of sexologists including Ray Blanchard and J.

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Sade Adu

Lead singer of the Grammy-winning band Sade

Did you know? Before pursuing a career in music, she studied fashion design at Central Saint Martins and worked as a menswear designer.

Helen Folasade Adu (Yoruba: Fọláṣadé Adú; born 16 January 1959), known professionally as Sade ( SHAH-day or shah-DAY) or Sade Adu, is a Nigerian-British singer-songwriter. She is the principal songwriter and lead vocalist of the band Sade.

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Morten P. Meldal

Nobel Prize-winning chemist who co-discovered click chemistry

Did you know? He originally started a career in engineering before switching his studies to chemistry at the University of Copenhagen.

Morten Peter Meldal (born 16 January 1954) is a Danish chemist and Nobel laureate. He is a professor of chemistry at the University of Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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John Carpenter

Influential filmmaker and composer known for classic horror movies

Did you know? He often composes the music for his own films, including the minimalist and iconic electronic theme for the 1978 movie Halloween.

John Howard Carpenter (born January 16, 1948) is an American filmmaker, composer, and actor. Most commonly associated with horror, action, and science fiction films of the 1970s and 1980s, he is generally recognized as a master of the horror genre.

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Apasra Hongsakula

Apasra Hongsakula (Thai: อาภัสรา หงสกุล, RTGS: Aphatsara Hongsakun, pronounced; born January 16, 1947) is a Thai businesswoman and beauty queen who won the title of Miss Universe 1965. She is a daughter of Group Captain Perm and Kayoon Hongsakula.

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Susan Sontag

American critic and author known for her essays on culture

Did you know? She was a keen supporter of the arts and once directed a play in Sarajevo while the city was under siege.

Susan Lee Sontag (January 16, 1933 – December 28, 2004) was an American writer and critic. She primarily wrote essays, but also published novels; she published her first major work, the essay "Notes on 'Camp' ", in 1964.

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Dian Fossey

American primatologist who studied mountain gorillas in Rwanda

Did you know? Her book Gorillas in the Mist was later adapted into a successful Hollywood film starring Sigourney Weaver.

Dian Fossey (January 16, 1932 – December 26, 1985) was an American primatologist and conservationist known for undertaking an extensive study of mountain gorilla groups from 1966 until her murder in 1985.

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Johannes Rau

Former President of Germany and longtime regional political leader

Did you know? He was affectionately nicknamed 'Brother Johannes' because of his strong Christian faith and modest, approachable manner.

Johannes Rau (German:; 16 January 1931 – 27 January 2006) was a German politician who served as President of Germany from 1999 to 2004. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he previously served as the Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia from 1978 to 1998.

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Ethel Merman

American actress and singer celebrated as the queen of Broadway

Did you know? She was famous for her powerful singing voice and reportedly never took a formal singing lesson in her life.

Ethel Merman (born Ethel Agnes Zimmermann; January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was an American singer and actress.

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Fulgencio Batista

Cuban military leader and president ousted by the 1959 revolution

Did you know? He initially rose to power following the 1933 Revolt of the Sergeants, which overthrew the country's provisional government.

Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar (born Rubén Zaldívar; 16 January 1901 – 6 August 1973) was a Cuban military officer and politician who served as president of Cuba from 1940 to 1944, and again from 1952 to his resignation in 1959, when he was overthrown in the Cuban Revolution.

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Vladimir Solovyov

Russian philosopher and poet who influenced religious thought

Did you know? He was a close associate of the novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky and is said to have inspired a character in The Brothers Karamazov.

Vladimir Sergeyevich Solovyov (Russian: Владимир Сергеевич Соловьёв; 28 January 1853 – 13 August 1900) was a Russian philosopher, theologian, poet, pamphleteer, and literary critic, who played a significant role in the development of Russian philosophy and poetry at the end of the 19th century and in the spiritual…

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