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Famous birthdays for Aug. 7: Abbie Cornish, Samantha Ronson

By UPI Staff
Abbie Cornish attends the 35th annual American Cinematheque Awards at the Beverly Hilton in California on November 18. The actor turns 40 on August 7. File Photo by Mike Goulding/UPI
1 of 3 | Abbie Cornish attends the 35th annual American Cinematheque Awards at the Beverly Hilton in California on November 18. The actor turns 40 on August 7. File Photo by Mike Goulding/UPI | License Photo

Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo.

They include:

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-- Hungarian countess/serial killer Elizabeth Bathory in 1560

-- Carl Ritter, German co-founder of modern geographical science, in 1779

-- World War I Dutch spy and courtesan known as Mata Hari, born Margaret Gertrude Zelle, in 1876

-- Diplomat/Nobel Prize winner Ralph Bunche in 1904

-- Actor Carl Switzer in 1927

-- Baseball pitcher Don Larsen in 1929

-- Humorist Garrison Keillor in 1942 (age 80)

-- Actor Tobin Bell in 1942 (age 80)

-- Former FBI Director Robert Mueller in 1944 (age 78)

-- Minnesota Supreme Court Justice/football Hall of Fame member Alan Page in 1945 (age 77)

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-- Actor Wayne Knight in 1955 (age 67)

-- Actor David Duchovny in 1960 (age 62)

-- Actor Maggie Wheeler in 1961 (61)

-- Actor David Mann in 1966 (age 56)

-- Actor Charlize Theron in 1975 (age 47)

-- DJ Samantha Ronson in 1977 (age 45)

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-- Actor Abbie Cornish in 1982 (age 40)

-- Hockey player Sidney Crosby in 1987 (age 35)

-- Actor Brett Gray in 1996 (age 26)

-- Actor Liam James in 1996 (age 26)

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