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Sulli

Former f(x) member and actress whose outspokenness and death in 2019 sparked national debate about online abuse in South Korea

Did you know? She hosted a talk show, The Night of Hate Comments, which confronted online abuse of celebrities.

Choi Jin-ri (Korean: 최진리; March 29, 1994 – October 13 or 14, 2019), known professionally as Sulli, was a South Korean singer and actress. She first made her debut as a child actress, appearing as a supporting cast member on the SBS historical drama Ballad of Seodong (2005).

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N'Golo Kanté

World Cup-winning French footballer known for his defensive midfield play

Did you know? He won back-to-back Premier League titles with two different clubs, Leicester City and Chelsea, in successive seasons.

N'Golo Kanté (born 29 March 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the France national team. Regarded as one of the greatest defensive midfielders of all time, he is known for his stamina and work-rate on the pitch.

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Irene

South Korean singer and leader of the group Red Velvet

Did you know? Before her music career took off, she appeared in several music videos for fellow artists under the same management label.

Bae Joo-hyun (Korean: 배주현; born March 29, 1991), better known by her stage name Irene (아이린), is a South Korean singer, actress and rapper. She is best known as the member and leader of the South Korean girl group Red Velvet, and its sub-unit Red Velvet – Irene & Seulgi.

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Dimitri Payet

French footballer renowned for his exceptional free-kick ability

Did you know? During his early playing days in France, he worked as a clothing shop assistant to supplement his income.

Dimitri Payet (French pronunciation:; born 29 March 1987) is a French former professional footballer who primarily played as an attacking midfielder. A set-piece specialist known for his accurate, bending free kicks, he was described as a player who was "blessed with terrific technique and dribbling skills".

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Mohamed Bouazizi

Tarek El-Tayeb Mohamed Bouazizi (Arabic: طارق الطيب محمد البوعزيزي, romanized: Ṭāriq aṭ-Ṭayib Muḥammad al-Būʿazīzī; 29 March 1984 – 4 January 2011) was a Tunisian street vendor who, in response to the confiscation of his wares as well as the harassment and humiliation inflicted by municipal officials and their aides,…

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Kim Tae-hee

South Korean actress and Seoul National University graduate who starred in Stairway to Heaven and the spy drama Iris

Did you know? She is married to the singer and actor Rain.

Kim Tae-hee (Korean: 김태희; born 29 March 1980) is a South Korean actress.

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Jennifer Capriati

American tennis champion who reached the world number one ranking

Did you know? She made her professional debut aged just thirteen and became the youngest player to reach a Grand Slam semi-final.

Jennifer Maria Capriati (born March 29, 1976) is an American former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No.

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Basetsane Kumalo

Basetsana Julia "Bassie" Khumalo (née Makgalemele; born 29 March 1974) is a South African television personality, beauty pageant titleholder, businesswoman, and philanthropist. Her career began in 1990 after being crowned Miss Soweto and Miss Black South Africa at the age of 16.

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Edwina Tops-Alexander

Edwina Tops-Alexander (born 29 March 1974) is an Australian showjumper known for her participation in three Olympics, finishing in the top ten twice.

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Rui Costa

Celebrated Portuguese midfielder who also became president of Benfica

Did you know? He was a key part of Portugal's famous Golden Generation that won the youth world championship in the early nineties.

Rui Manuel César Costa (Portuguese pronunciation:; born 29 March 1972) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who is the 34th president of sports club Benfica. Costa spent the majority of his football career with Benfica in Portugal and Fiorentina and AC Milan in Italy.

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Lucy Lawless

Actress who played the title character in Xena: Warrior Princess

Did you know? She is a committed environmentalist and was once arrested for taking part in a protest on an oil drilling ship.

Lucille Frances Lawless (née Ryan; born 29 March 1968) is a New Zealand actress, singer, and director.

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Michel Hazanavicius

Academy Award-winning director of the silent film The Artist

Did you know? He directed several successful spy spoofs in France before achieving international fame with his Oscar-winning black-and-white feature.

Michel Hazanavicius (French: Lithuanian: Hazanavičius; born 29 March 1967) is a French film director, screenwriter, editor, and producer. He is best known for his 2011 film, The Artist, that won the Best Picture and the Best Director at the 84th Academy Awards.

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Jo Nesbø

Best-selling Norwegian author known for the Harry Hole series

Did you know? He played professional football for a top-tier Norwegian club until a serious ligament injury ended his sporting career.

Jon "Jo" Nesbø (Norwegian:; born 29 March 1960) is a Norwegian novelist and musician. His books had sold over 50 million copies worldwide by 2021, making him the most successful Norwegian author to date.

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Christopher Lambert

French-American actor who starred in Highlander

Did you know? Due to his extreme short-sightedness, he often had to perform complex sword-fighting stunts while barely able to see his surroundings.

Christophe Guy Denis Lambert (French:; born March 29, 1957), often credited as Christopher Lambert, is an American actor and film producer.

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Brendan Gleeson

Irish actor known for roles in Braveheart and In Bruges

Did you know? Before he began acting professionally in his thirties, he spent many years working as a secondary school teacher in Dublin.

Brendan Gleeson (born 29 March 1955) is an Irish actor. He has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, two British Independent Film Awards and three IFTA Awards, along with nominations for an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards and five Golden Globe Awards.

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Bola Tinubu

Current President of Nigeria and former Governor of Lagos State

Did you know? Before moving into politics, he worked as an executive for major international companies including the oil giant Mobil.

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu (born 29 March 1952) is a Nigerian politician serving as the 16th and current president of Nigeria since 2023. He previously served as the governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007 and senator for Lagos West in the Third Republic.

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Roger Myerson

Nobel Prize-winning economist known for mechanism design theory

Did you know? He has worked as a consultant for the government of Iraq to help design its post-war political institutions and voting systems.

Roger Bruce Myerson (born March 29, 1951) is an American economist and a Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy.

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Xu Qiliang

Xu Qiliang (Chinese: 许其亮; pinyin: Xǔ Qíliàng; 29 March 1950 – 2 June 2025) was a Chinese air force general in the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF).

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Robert J. Shiller

Nobel Prize-winning economist known for his work on housing market bubbles

Did you know? He co-created the Case-Shiller index, which is widely used to track changes in the value of residential real estate across the United States.

Robert James Shiller (born March 29, 1946) is an American economist, academic, and author. As of 2022, he served as a Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale University and is a fellow at the Yale School of Management's International Center for Finance.

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Nana Akufo-Addo

Ghanaian politician who served as the president of Ghana

Did you know? He lived in England for several years and was called to the English bar before returning home to practise law.

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo ( a-KUUF-oh ah-DOH; born 29 March 1944) is a Ghanaian politician who served as the 13th president of Ghana from January 2017 to January 2025.

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Jane Hawking

Jane Beryl Jones (née Wilde, formerly Hawking; born 29 March 1944) is an English author and teacher. She was married to Stephen Hawking for 30 years from 1965 until they divorced in 1995.

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John Major

British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister

Did you know? He is the only UK prime minister in recent history to have not attended university, having left school with just three O-levels.

Sir John Major (born 29 March 1943) is a British statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997. He previously held various Cabinet positions under Margaret Thatcher.

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Vangelis

Greek composer famous for the Chariots of Fire film score

Did you know? Despite his massive success in electronic music, he was a self-taught musician who never learned to read or write musical notation.

Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou (Greek: Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου, pronounced; 29 March 1943 – 17 May 2022), mainly known professionally as Vangelis ( vang-GHEL-iss; Greek: Βαγγέλης, pronounced; also credited as Vangelis Papathanassiou), was a Greek composer, arranger, performer and record producer.

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Eric Idle

Comedian and writer best known as a member of Monty Python

Did you know? He wrote and performed Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, which is often sung at British football matches.

Eric Idle (born 29 March 1943) is an English actor, comedian, songwriter, musician, screenwriter and playwright. He was a member of the British comedy group Monty Python and the parody rock band the Rutles.

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