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Famous birthdays for June 19: Zoe Saldana, Salman Rushdie

By UPI Staff
Zoe Saldana attends the premiere of "Avengers: Infinity Wars" at the El Capitan Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on April 23. The actor turns 40 on June 19. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI.
Zoe Saldana attends the premiere of "Avengers: Infinity Wars" at the El Capitan Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on April 23. The actor turns 40 on June 19. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI. | License Photo

June 19 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini.

They include:

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-- French philosopher/mathematician Blaise Pascal in 1623

-- Moe Howard of the Three Stooges comedy act in 1897

-- Bandleader Guy Lombardo in 1902

-- Baseball Hall of Fame member Lou Gehrig in 1903

-- Musician Lester Flatt in 1914

-- Film critic Pauline Kael in 1919

-- Actor Nancy Marchand in 1928

-- Actor Gena Rowlands in 1930 (age 88)

-- Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi in 1945 (age 73)

-- Author Salman Rushdie in 1947 (age 71)

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-- Actor Phylicia Rashad in 1948 (age 70)

-- Musician Nick Drake in 1948

-- Musician Ann Wilson of Heart in 1950 (age 68)

-- Actor Kathleen Turner in 1954 (age 64)

-- Singer Paula Abdul in 1962 (age 56)

-- Political commentator Laura Ingraham in 1963 (age 55)

-- Actor Mia Sara in 1967 (age 51)

-- TV personality Lara Spencer in 1969 (age 49)

-- Actor Robin Tunney in 1972 (age 46)

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-- Actor Hugh Dancy in 1975 (age 43)

-- NBA player Dirk Nowitzki in 1978 (age 40)

-- Actor Zoe Saldana in 1978 (age 40)

-- Rapper Macklemore, born Benjamin Hammond Haggery, in 1983 (age 35)

-- Actor Aidan Turner in 1983 (age 35)

-- Actor Paul Dano in 1984 (age 34)

-- Actor Giacomo Gianniotti in 1989 (age 29)

-- Actor Atticus Shaffer in 1998 (age 20)

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