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Gracie Abrams

American singer-songwriter known for her introspective pop albums

Did you know? Her father is J.J. Abrams, the famous film director behind the modern Star Wars and Star Trek films.

Gracie Madigan Abrams (born September 7, 1999) is an American singer and songwriter. She signed with Interscope Records in 2019 and gained recognition after releasing her debut extended play, Minor (2020), and its follow-up, This Is What It Feels Like (2021), alongside various singles including "I Miss You, I'm Sorry".

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Evan Rachel Wood

American actress known for the science fiction series Westworld

Did you know? She is a highly skilled martial artist who earned a black belt in taekwondo by the time she was a teenager.

Evan Rachel Wood (born September 7, 1987) is an American actress and singer. She is the recipient of a Critics' Choice Television Award as well as nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards.

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Vladimir Kara-Murza

Vladimir Vladimirovich Kara-Murza (Russian: Владимир Владимирович Кара-Мурза, IPA:; born 7 September 1981) is a Russian-British political activist, journalist, author, filmmaker, and former political prisoner.

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Emre Belözoğlu

Turkish midfielder who played for Inter Milan and Newcastle United

Did you know? In 2004, he was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in the world.

Emre Belözoğlu (Turkish pronunciation:, born 7 September 1980), simply known as Emre, is a Turkish football manager and former professional footballer who is currently head coach of Kasımpaşa.

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Veranika Capkała

Veronika Valeryevna Tsepkalo or Veranika Valereuna Tsepkala (Russian: Вероника Валерьевна Цепкало; Belarusian: Вераніка Валер’еўна Цэпкала; born 7 September 1976) is a Belarusian political activist.

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Marcel Desailly

World Cup-winning French footballer and former Chelsea captain

Did you know? Born in Ghana, he was adopted as a child by a French diplomat who was serving in Accra.

Marcel David Desailly (French pronunciation:; born 7 September 1968) is a former professional footballer, who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder.

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Eazy-E

Rapper and co-founder of the influential hip-hop group N.W.A

Did you know? He used money earned from selling drugs on the streets of Compton to fund his independent record label, Ruthless Records.

Eric Lynn Wright (September 7, 1964 – March 26, 1995), known professionally as Eazy-E, was an American rapper, entrepreneur, and record executive. Dubbed the "Godfather of Gangsta Rap", he propelled West Coast rap and gangsta rap by leading the group N.W.A and its label, Ruthless Records.

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Neerja Bhanot

Neerja Bhanot (7 September 1963 – 5 September 1986) was an Indian flight attendant. On 5 September 1986, she saved a large number of passengers aboard Pan Am Flight 73, which had been hijacked by four Palestinian militants belonging to the Abu Nidal Organization during a stopover at Karachi Airport in Pakistan.

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Mira Furlan

Croatian actress known for roles in Lost and Babylon 5

Did you know? She was a member of a rock band in her youth and released a solo album before focusing on her international acting career.

Mira Furlan (7 September 1955 – 20 January 2021) was a Croatian-American actress and singer.

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Julie Kavner

Emmy-winning actress and the voice of Marge Simpson

Did you know? She has a clause in her contract that means she never has to promote the show on camera to preserve her privacy.

Julie Deborah Kavner (born September 7, 1950) is an American actress.

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Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Former President of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Abu Dhabi

Did you know? The world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, was renamed in his honour after he provided financial support to Dubai.

Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (Arabic: خليفة بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان‎; 7 September 1948 – 13 May 2022) was the second president of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Abu Dhabi from 2004 until his death in 2022.

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Gloria Gaynor

American singer known for the disco anthem I Will Survive

Did you know? She recorded her most famous hit while wearing a back brace after undergoing surgery for a serious spinal injury.

Gloria Fowles (born September 7, 1943), known professionally as Gloria Gaynor, is an American singer, best known for the disco era hits "I Will Survive" (1978) which is one of the best-selling singles in history to date, having sold over 15 million copies worldwide, and "Let Me Know (I Have a Right)" (1979), "I Am…

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Dario Argento

Italian director famous for influential horror and thriller films

Did you know? He often uses his own hands for the close-up shots of the killers in his films to ensure the movements are correct.

Dario Argento (Italian:; born 7 September 1940) is an Italian filmmaker. His influential work in the horror and giallo genres during the 1970s and 1980s has led him to being referred to as the "Master of the Thrill" and the "Master of Horror".

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Stanislav Petrov

Soviet officer who prevented a potential nuclear war in 1983

Did you know? He correctly identified a satellite warning of incoming American missiles as a false alarm caused by sunlight reflecting off clouds.

Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov (Russian: Станислав Евграфович Петров; 7 September 1939 – 19 May 2017) was a Russian lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defence Forces who played a key role in the 1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident.

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Buddy Holly

Pioneering rock and roll musician known for hits like Peggy Sue

Did you know? His signature horn-rimmed glasses, which he initially disliked wearing, became one of the most recognisable fashion statements in music history.

Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known professionally by his stage name Buddy Holly, was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who was a central and pioneering figure of rock and roll.

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Abdou Diouf

Former President of Senegal who served from 1981 to 2000

Did you know? Standing at nearly two metres tall, he was noted for being one of the tallest world leaders of the twentieth century.

Abdou Diouf (US: AHB-doo dee-OOF; Serer: Abdu Juuf; born 7 September 1935) is a Senegalese politician who was the second president of Senegal from 1981 to 2000.

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Baudouin I of Belgium

King of the Belgians who reigned for over forty years

Did you know? In 1990, he abdicated for one day so a law he opposed could be passed without his signature.

Baudouin (US:; 7 September 1930 – 31 July 1993) was King of the Belgians from 17 July 1951 until his death in 1993. He was the last Belgian king to be sovereign of the Congo, before it became independent in 1960 and became the Democratic Republic of the Congo (known from 1971 to 1997 as Zaire).

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John Cornforth

Nobel Prize-winning chemist who studied enzyme-catalysed reactions

Did you know? He was profoundly deaf from his teenage years and communicated with his colleagues primarily through lip-reading and written notes.

Sir John Warcup Cornforth Jr., (7 September 1917 – 8 December 2013) was an Australian–British chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1975 for his work on the stereochemistry of enzyme-catalysed reactions, becoming the only Nobel laureate born in New South Wales.

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James A. Van Allen

Physicist who discovered the Earth's radiation belts

Did you know? He was featured on the cover of Time magazine following his discovery of the zones that now bear his name.

James Alfred Van Allen (September 7, 1914 – August 9, 2006) was an American space physicist at the University of Iowa who was instrumental in establishing the field of magnetospheric research in space.

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Todor Zhivkov

Communist leader who ruled Bulgaria for thirty-five years

Did you know? He was the longest-serving leader of any Eastern Bloc nation during the Cold War era.

Todor Hristov Zhivkov (Bulgarian: Тодор Христов Живков; 7 September 1911 – 5 August 1998) was a Bulgarian communist politician who served as the de facto leader of the People's Republic of Bulgaria (PRB) from 1956 until 1989 as General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party.

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Elia Kazan

Director of award-winning films including On the Waterfront

Did you know? He was a co-founder of the Actors Studio, where he helped popularise the influential method acting style in Hollywood.

Elias Kazantzoglou (Greek: Ηλίας Καζαντζόγλου, IPA:; September 7, 1909 – September 28, 2003), known as Elia Kazan ( EE-lee-ə kə-ZAN), was a Greek-American film and theatre director, producer, screenwriter and actor, described by The New York Times as "one of the most honored and influential directors in Broadway and…

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Henry Campbell-Bannerman

Liberal politician who served as UK Prime Minister

Did you know? He is the only person to have held the roles of Prime Minister and Father of the House at the same time.

Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman (né Campbell; 7 September 1836 – 22 April 1908) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1905 to 1908 and Leader of the Liberal Party from 1899 to 1908. He also was Secretary of State for War twice, in the cabinets of Gladstone and Rosebery.

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August Kekulé

Organic chemist who discovered the ring structure of benzene

Did you know? He claimed the idea for the hexagonal benzene ring came to him in a dream about a snake biting its own tail.

Friedrich August Kekulé, later Friedrich August Kekule von Stradonitz ( KAY-kə-lay; German:; 7 September 1829 – 13 July 1896), was a German organic chemist. From the 1850s until his death, Kekulé was one of the most prominent chemists in Europe, especially in the field of theoretical chemistry.

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Thomas A. Hendricks

American politician who served as the 21st Vice President

Did you know? He died only eight months into his term, which meant the office of the Vice President remained vacant for the next three years.

Thomas Andrews Hendricks (September 7, 1819 – November 25, 1885) was an American politician and lawyer from Indiana who served as the 16th governor of Indiana from 1873 to 1877 and the 21st vice president of the United States from March 1885 until his death in November of that year.

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