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Yoshinori Muto

Japanese professional footballer who played for Newcastle United

Did you know? He initially turned down a professional contract to finish his university degree, playing for the college team before joining the J-League.

Yoshinori Muto (武藤 嘉紀, Mutō Yoshinori; born 15 July 1992) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for Vissel Kobe. Muto started his career with J1 League club FC Tokyo in 2013 who he played with for three seasons.

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Shōgo Taniguchi

Japanese international footballer who plays as a central defender

Did you know? He spent nearly a decade playing for Kawasaki Frontale, helping the club win multiple J1 League titles before moving to Qatar.

Shōgo Taniguchi (谷口 彰悟, Taniguchi Shōgo; born 15 July 1991) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Pro League club Sint-Truiden and the Japan national team.

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Danilo

Brazilian professional footballer and captain of the national team

Did you know? He has won league titles in four different European countries, including successes with Real Madrid, Manchester City and Juventus.

Danilo Luiz da Silva (born 15 July 1991), known as Danilo (Brazilian Portuguese:), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo.

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Diane Kruger

German actress known for Troy and Inglourious Basterds

Did you know? She originally trained as a ballet dancer in London but turned to modelling and acting after a serious injury.

Diane Kruger (German:, née Heidkrüger; born 15 July 1976) is a German actress. She is a former model-turned-actress who, early in her film career, gained worldwide recognition and received the Trophée Chopard from the Cannes Film Festival.

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Takashi Hirano

Takashi Hirano (平野 孝, Hirano Takashi; born July 15, 1974) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for the Japan national team.

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Forest Whitaker

Oscar-winning actor known for The Last King of Scotland

Did you know? He is a high-ranking black belt in karate and also studied classical opera singing as a young man.

Forest Steven Whitaker III (born July 15, 1961) is an American actor, filmmaker, and activist. His accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and the Honorary Palme d'Or.

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Joe Satriani

American rock guitarist known for his technical instrumental compositions

Did you know? Before finding fame as a solo artist, he spent many years as a teacher for other future stars including Steve Vai.

Joseph Satriani (born July 15, 1956) is an American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter.

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Mario Kempes

Argentine striker who won the Golden Boot at the World Cup

Did you know? He was the top scorer and player of the tournament when Argentina won their first World Cup on home soil.

Mario Alberto Kempes (Spanish pronunciation:; born 15 July 1954) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker or attacking midfielder. A prolific goalscorer, he finished as La Liga's top goalscorer twice with Valencia where he amassed 116 goals in 184 league games.

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Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Ruler of Dubai and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates

Did you know? He is a world-class equestrian who founded the Godolphin racing stable and has won numerous international endurance riding championships.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Arabic: محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم, romanized: Muḥammad bin Rāšid Āl Maktūm; born 15 July 1949) is an Emirati politician and royal. He is the current ruler of Dubai and serves as the vice president and prime minister of the UAE.

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Carl Bildt

Former Prime Minister of Sweden and international diplomat

Did you know? He was the first head of government to send an official email to another world leader, messaging Bill Clinton in 1994.

Nils Daniel Carl Bildt (born 15 July 1949) is a Swedish politician and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1991 to 1994 and as leader of the Moderate Party (M) from 1986 to 1999. He served twice as Leader of the Opposition (1986–1991 and 1994–1999).

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Hassanal Bolkiah I of Brunei

Long-reigning Sultan and Prime Minister of Brunei

Did you know? He owns one of the world's largest private car collections, consisting of several thousand rare and luxury vehicles.

Hassanal Bolkiah Muiz'zaddin Wad'daulah (born 15 July 1946) has reigned as the sultan of Brunei since 1967, and has also served as the prime minister of Brunei since its independence from British rule in 1984. He is among the world's few remaining absolute monarchs.

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Linda Ronstadt

Award-winning singer who performed across rock, country and opera

Did you know? She once performed on Broadway in a production of The Pirates of Penzance, earning a Tony Award nomination for her role.

Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is an American retired singer and musician who performed and recorded in diverse genres including rock, folk, pop, country, and soul. Ronstadt has earned 11 Grammy Awards, three American Music Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, and an ALMA Award.

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Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Astrophysicist who discovered the first radio pulsars as a student

Did you know? Although she made the discovery, her supervisor was awarded the Nobel Prize, a decision that has been widely criticised in the scientific community.

Dame Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell (née Bell; born 15 July 1943) is a Northern Irish astrophysicist and radio astronomer who, while conducting research for her doctorate in 1967, discovered the first known pulsar. This discovery was recognized by the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1974, though she was not among its recipients.

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Aníbal Cavaco Silva

Long-serving Portuguese politician who was both Prime Minister and President

Did you know? He is the only person in Portuguese history to have won three consecutive absolute majorities during his time as Prime Minister.

Aníbal António Cavaco Silva (European Portuguese:; born 15 July 1939) is a Portuguese economist and politician who served as the president of Portugal from 2006 to 2016, and as prime minister of Portugal, from 1985 to 1995.

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John Hopfield

Nobel Prize-winning physicist known for developing artificial neural networks

Did you know? His research combined biology and physics to explain how the human brain is able to store and recall memories.

John Joseph Hopfield (born July 15, 1933) is an American physicist and emeritus professor of Princeton University, most widely known for his study of associative neural networks in 1982. He is known for the development of the Hopfield network.

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Jacques Derrida

French philosopher who developed the critical theory of deconstruction

Did you know? He was expelled from his school in Algeria as a child because of his Jewish background under wartime laws.

Jacques Derrida (French:; born Jackie Élie Derrida; 15 July 1930 – 9 October 2004) was a French philosopher.

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Leopoldo Galtieri

Military dictator of Argentina who initiated the Falklands War

Did you know? He was removed from power and imprisoned following his country's defeat in the conflict with the United Kingdom.

Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri Castelli (15 July 1926 – 12 January 2003) was an Argentine military officer who served as the de facto President of Argentina from December 1981 to June 1982.

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Leon M. Lederman

Nobel Prize-winning physicist who discovered the muon neutrino

Did you know? He coined the nickname "The God Particle" for the Higgs boson in his popular science book of the same name.

Leon Max Lederman (July 15, 1922 – October 3, 2018) was an American experimental physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1988, along with Melvin Schwartz and Jack Steinberger, for research on neutrinos.

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Iris Murdoch

Booker Prize-winning novelist and philosopher

Did you know? During the Second World War, she worked for the United Nations helping refugees across Europe.

Dame Jean Iris Murdoch ( MUR-dok; 15 July 1919 – 8 February 1999) was an Irish and British novelist and philosopher. Murdoch is best known for her novels about good and evil, sexual relationships, morality, and the power of the unconscious.

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Bertram Brockhouse

Nobel Prize-winning physicist who developed techniques to study atomic structures

Did you know? He served in the Royal Canadian Navy as a radio technician during the Second World War before starting his career in experimental physics.

Bertram Neville Brockhouse, (July 15, 1918 – October 13, 2003) was a Canadian physicist.

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Nur Muhammad Taraki

Afghan revolutionary who served as the first communist leader of Afghanistan

Did you know? Before taking power, he was a well-known writer and journalist who published several novels depicting the struggles of the Afghan working class.

Nur Muhammad Taraki (Pashto: نور محمد ترکی‎; 14 July 1917 – 9 October 1979) was an Afghan communist politician, revolutionary, journalist and writer.

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Walter Benjamin

German philosopher and influential cultural critic

Did you know? He died by suicide while attempting to flee through the Pyrenees to escape the advancing Nazi forces during the Second World War.

Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin ( BEN-yə-min; German:; 15 July 1892 – 26 September 1940) was a German philosopher, cultural critic, media theorist, and essayist.

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Emmeline Pankhurst

Leader of the British suffragette movement who fought for women's votes

Did you know? She was named by Time magazine as one of the most influential people of the twentieth century for her role in women's activism.

Emmeline Pankhurst (née Goulden; 15 July 1858 – 14 June 1928) was a British political activist who organised the British suffragette movement and helped women to win the right to vote in Great Britain and Ireland in 1918, partially due to her role in the White Feather Campaign.

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Vladimir Korolenko

Russian author and journalist celebrated for his humanitarian work

Did you know? He spent several years in Siberian exile after refusing to swear an oath of allegiance to Tsar Alexander III.

Vladimir Galaktionovich Korolenko (Russian: Влади́мир Галактио́нович Короле́нко, Ukrainian: Володи́мир Галактіо́нович Короле́нко, romanized: Volodymyr Halaktionovych Korolenko; 27 July 1853 – 25 December 1921) was a Russian writer, journalist and humanitarian of Ukrainian origin.

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