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Famous birthdays for Aug. 16: Angela Bassett, Madonna

By UPI Staff
Angela Bassett attends the "Mission: Impossible - Fallout" premiere at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum on July 22 in Washington, D.C. The actor turns 60 on August 16. Photo by Oliver Contreras/UPI
1 of 2 | Angela Bassett attends the "Mission: Impossible - Fallout" premiere at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum on July 22 in Washington, D.C. The actor turns 60 on August 16. Photo by Oliver Contreras/UPI | License Photo

Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo.

They include:

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-- French physicist Gabriel Lippmann, inventor of color photography, in 1845

-- British soldier/writer T.E. Lawrence (subject of Lawrence of Arabia) in 1888

-- Former Israeli Prime Minister/Nobel Peace Prize laureate Menachem Begin in 1913

-- Actor Ann Blyth in 1928 (age 90)

-- Football Hall of Fame member/sports commentator Frank Gifford in 1930

-- Actor Julie Newmar in 1933 (age 85)

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-- Actor Lesley Ann Warren in 1946 (age 72)

-- Actor Reginald VelJohnson in 1952 (age 66)

-- TV personality Kathie Lee Gifford in 1953 (age 66)

-- Film director James Cameron (Titanic, Avatar) in 1954 (age 64)

-- Actor Jeff Perry in 1955 (age 63)

-- Actor Angela Bassett in 1958 (age 60)

-- Singer Madonna, whose full name is Madonna Louise Ciccone, in 1958 (age 60)

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-- Actor Laura Innes in 1957 (age 61)

-- Actor Timothy Hutton in 1960 (age 58)

-- Actor and Steve Carell in 1962 (age 56)

-- Reality star Jase Robertson in 1969 (age 49)

-- Dixie Chicks singer Emily Robison in 1972 (age 46)

-- Filmmaker Taika Waititi in 1975 (age 43)

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-- Singer Vanessa Carlton in 1980 (age 38)

-- Actor Cam Gigandet in 1982 (age 36)

-- Actor Arden Cho in 1985 (age 33)

-- Actor Rumor Willis in 1988 (age 30)

-- Actor Evanna Lynch in 1991 (age 27)

-- Actor Cameron Monaghan in 1993 (age 25)

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