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Jack Douglass

John Patrick Douglass (born June 30, 1988), also known as his online pseudonym jacksfilms, is an American YouTuber, videographer, musician, Twitch streamer, and sketch comedian. He is known for his web series Yesterday I Asked You (YIAY) and the now discontinued Your Grammar Sucks (YGS).

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Allegra Versace

Allegra Versace Beck (Italian pronunciation:; born 30 June 1986), commonly known as Allegra Versace, is an Italian-American heiress and socialite. Since 2011, Allegra has been a director of Gianni Versace S.p.A. and has worked in New York City as a theatrical dresser.

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Michael Phelps

American swimmer who won a record 23 Olympic gold medals, including eight at the 2008 Beijing Games

Did you know? He initially took up swimming at the age of seven to help manage his ADHD and to overcome a fear of water.

Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985) is an American former competitive swimmer. He won more Olympic medals than any other athlete, a total of 28 medals across four Olympic Games.

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Cheryl

British pop singer and former member of the group Girls Aloud

Did you know? She was the first British female solo artist to have five number-one singles on the UK Singles Chart.

Cheryl Ann Tweedy (born 30 June 1983) is an English singer and television personality. She rose to fame as a member of Girls Aloud, a pop girl group created through ITV's reality competition show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002.

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Lizzy Caplan

American actress known for Mean Girls and Masters of Sex

Did you know? She initially rose to fame playing the cynical character Janis Ian in the 2004 cult classic film Mean Girls.

Elizabeth Anne Caplan (born June 30, 1982) is an American actress. Her performances as Virginia E. Johnson in the Showtime series Masters of Sex (2013–2016) and as Libby Epstein in FX on Hulu's Fleishman Is in Trouble (2022) have earned her nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards.

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Ralf Schumacher

Former Formula One driver and winner of six Grands Prix

Did you know? He and his brother Michael are the only siblings in Formula One history to have both won races in the same championship season.

Ralf Schumacher (born 30 June 1975) is a German former racing driver and broadcaster who competed in Formula One from 1997 to 2007. Schumacher won six Formula One Grands Prix across 11 seasons.

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Mike Tyson

American boxer who became the youngest heavyweight champion in history at 20 and was famed for his ferocious punching

Did you know? He had a passion for raising pigeons from a young age, a hobby he continued long after his professional fighting career ended.

Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1985 and 2024.

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Martin Weinek

Austrian actor known for the television series Inspector Rex

Did you know? Away from the screen, he is a dedicated winemaker who manages several hectares of vineyards alongside his wife.

Martin Weinek (born 30 June 1964 in Leoben, Styria) is an Austrian actor, perhaps best known for his role in the television series Inspector Rex (as Inspector Fritz Kunz). He also produces wine in Austria.

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Yngwie Malmsteen

Swedish guitarist known for his neoclassical heavy metal style

Did you know? He decided to start playing the guitar at the age of seven after watching a television report about Jimi Hendrix.

Yngwie Johan Malmsteen (born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, Swedish: on 30 June 1963) is a Swedish-American guitarist. He first became known in the 1980s for his neoclassical playing style in heavy metal, and has released 22 studio albums in a career spanning over 40 years.

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Vincent D'Onofrio

American actor known for his roles in film and television

Did you know? He gained thirty-two kilograms for his role in Full Metal Jacket, which remains a record for an actor for a single film.

Vincent Philip D'Onofrio (born June 30, 1959) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his supporting and leading roles in both film and television.

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Egils Levits

Former President of Latvia and judge at the European Court of Justice

Did you know? He spent much of his life in exile in Germany and was a key author of Latvia's 1990 declaration of independence.

Egils Levits (born 30 June 1955) is a Latvian politician, lawyer, political scientist, and jurist who served as the tenth president of Latvia from 2019 to 2023. He was a member of the European Court of Justice from 2004 to 2019.

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Serzh Sargsyan

Armenian politician who served as both President and Prime Minister

Did you know? He is an avid chess enthusiast and has led the Armenian Chess Federation for many years.

Serzh Azati Sargsyan (Armenian: Սերժ Ազատի Սարգսյան, pronounced; born 30 June 1954) is an Armenian politician who served as the third President of Armenia from 2008 to 2018, and twice as the Prime Minister of Armenia from 2007 to 2008 and again from 17 to 23 April 2018, when he was forced to resign in the 2018…

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Otto Sander

Celebrated German actor known for Wings of Desire and Das Boot

Did you know? He was widely regarded as one of the finest voice actors in Germany, frequently narrating documentaries and audiobooks.

Otto Sander (German:; 30 June 1941 – 12 September 2013) was a German film, theater, and voice actor.

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Assia Djebar

Algerian novelist and filmmaker known for her feminist perspective

Did you know? She was the first writer from North Africa to be elected to the Académie Française, France's prestigious literary institution.

Fatima-Zohra Imalayen (Arabic: فاطمة الزهراء إيمالاين‎; 30 June 1936 – 6 February 2015), known by her pen name Assia Djebar (Arabic: آسيا جبار), was an Algerian novelist, translator and filmmaker. Most of her works deal with obstacles faced by women, and she is noted for her feminist stance.

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Paul Berg

Scientist who won a Nobel Prize for his work on DNA

Did you know? He helped organise a landmark conference in 1975 to discuss the safety and ethics of genetic engineering research.

Paul Berg (June 30, 1926 – February 15, 2023) was an American biochemist and professor at Stanford University. He received the 1980 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his fundamental studies of the biochemistry of nucleic acids, with particular regard to recombinant-DNA".

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Susan Hayward

Oscar-winning American actress known for her roles in dramatic films

Did you know? She was one of the few stars to transition successfully from a career as a fashion model to a Hollywood leading lady.

Susan Hayward (born Edythe Marrener; June 30, 1917 – March 14, 1975) was an American actress best known for her film portrayals of women that were based on true stories.

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Lena Horne

Jazz singer, actress and civil rights activist

Did you know? She refused to perform for segregated audiences during World War II and paid for her own travel to entertain black soldiers.

Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an American singer, actress, dancer and civil rights activist. Horne's career spanned more than seventy years and covered film, television and theater.

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Czesław Miłosz

Polish poet and diplomat who defected to the West, wrote The Captive Mind and won the Nobel Prize in Literature

Did you know? During the Second World War, he worked with the Polish underground in Warsaw to help rescue Jewish people from the ghetto.

Czesław Miłosz ( MEE-losh, US also -⁠lawsh, -⁠wosh, -⁠wawsh, Polish:; 30 June 1911 – 14 August 2004) was a Polish-American poet, prose writer, translator, and diplomat. Regarded as one of the great poets of the 20th century, he won the 1980 Nobel Prize in Literature.

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Isaak Babel

Russian author of Red Cavalry and the Odessa Stories

Did you know? He worked as a war correspondent during the Polish-Soviet War, which provided the inspiration for many of his most famous works.

Isaac Emmanuilovich Babel (13 July 1894 – 27 January 1940) was a Russian and Soviet writer, journalist, playwright, and literary translator. He is best known as the author of Red Cavalry and Odessa Stories, and has been acclaimed as "the greatest prose writer of Russian Jewry".

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Walter Ulbricht

East German leader who oversaw the construction of the Berlin Wall

Did you know? He spent many years living in exile in the Soviet Union during the Nazi era before returning to lead the new socialist state.

Walter Ernst Paul Ulbricht (German:; 30 June 1893 – 1 August 1973) was a German communist politician. Ulbricht played a leading role in the creation of the Weimar-era Communist Party of Germany (KPD) and later in the early development and establishment of the German Democratic Republic.

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Georges Duhamel

French author and doctor nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature

Did you know? He trained as a surgeon and served on the front lines during the First World War before focusing on his writing.

Georges Duhamel (French:; 30 June 1884 – 13 April 1966) was a French author, born in Paris. Duhamel trained as a doctor, and during World War I was attached to the French Army.

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Franz Halder

German general who served as Chief of the Army General Staff

Did you know? After the war, he worked for the United States Army Historical Division, receiving a high-ranking civilian award for his contributions.

Franz Halder (30 June 1884 – 2 April 1972) was a German general and the chief of staff of the Army High Command (OKH) in Nazi Germany from 1938 until September 1942. During World War II, he directed the planning and implementation of Operation Barbarossa, the 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union.

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William A. Wheeler

Nineteenth Vice President of the United States

Did you know? He was often called the honest Wheeler due to his reputation for integrity during a particularly corrupt era of American politics.

William Almon Wheeler (June 30, 1819 – June 4, 1887) was an American politician and attorney who served as the 19th vice president of the United States from 1877 to 1881 under President Rutherford B. Hayes.

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Joseph Dalton Hooker

Victorian botanist, explorer and close friend of Charles Darwin

Did you know? He travelled extensively through the Himalayas and was responsible for introducing many species of rhododendrons to the gardens of Great Britain.

Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (30 June 1817 – 10 December 1911) was an English botanist and explorer in the 19th century. He was a founder of geographical botany and Charles Darwin's closest friend.

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