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Famous birthdays for April 15: Emma Thompson, Luke Evans

By UPI Staff
Emma Thompson arrives on the red carpet at the "The Children Act" New York premiere at Walter Reade Theater on September 11 in New York City. The actor turns 60 on April 15. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
1 of 2 | Emma Thompson arrives on the red carpet at the "The Children Act" New York premiere at Walter Reade Theater on September 11 in New York City. The actor turns 60 on April 15. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

April 15 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries.

They include:

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-- Italian painter/inventor Leonardo da Vinci in 1452

-- British polar explorer James Clark Ross in 1800

-- Distiller Joseph E. Seagram in 1841

-- Author Henry James in 1843

-- Former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev in 1894

-- Singer Bessie Smith in 1894

-- Actor Marian Jordan in 1898

-- Artist Arshile Gorky in 1904

-- Former North Korean leader Kim Il Sung in 1912

-- Businessman Alfred S. Bloomingdale in 1916

-- Harold Washington, the first black mayor of Chicago, in 1922

-- Country singer Roy Clark in 1933

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-- Actor Elizabeth Montgomery in 1933

-- Actor Claudia Cardinale in 1938 (age 81)

-- Musician Dave Edmunds in 1944 (age 75)

-- Actor Amy Wright in 1950 (age 69)

-- Newspaper columnist Heloise Cruse Evans in 1951 (age 68)

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-- Actor Emma Thompson in 1959 (age 60)

-- Country singer Chris Stapleton in 1978 (age 41)

-- Actor Luke Evans in 1979 (age 40)

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-- Actor Seth Rogen in 1982 (age 37)

-- Singer/actor Ester Dean in 1982 (age 37)

-- Actor Samira Wiley in 1987 (age 32)

-- Actor Emma Watson in 1990 (age 29)

-- Actor Cody Christian in 1995 (age 24)

-- Actor Maisie Williams in 1997 (age 22)

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