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Famous birthdays for Sept. 26: Olivia Newton-John, Serena Williams

By UPI Staff   |   Sept. 26, 2018 at 3:00 AM
Olivia Newton-John arrives at the 2016 Country Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on November 2, 2016. The actor/singer turns 70 on September 26. File Photo by John Sommers II/UPI Serena Williams reacts after match point in her straight sets victory over Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan in the 4th round in Arthur Ashe Stadium at the 2016 U.S. Open Tennis Championships at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City on September 5. The tennis star turns 37 on September 26. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Libra.

They include:

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-- Frontier nurseryman "Johnny Appleseed" Chapman in 1774

-- German researcher Ivan Pavlov in 1849

-- Poet T.S. Eliot in 1888

-- German philosopher Martin Heidegger in 1889

-- Pope Paul VI in 1897

-- Composer George Gershwin in 1898

-- Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in 1932 (age 86)

-- Actor Donna Douglas in 1932

-- South African activist Winnie Mandela in 1936

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-- Film producer Jerry Weintraub in 1937

-- Actor Kent McCord in 1942 (age 76)

-- Country singer Lynn Anderson in 1947

-- Actor Mary Beth Hurt in 1946 (age 71)

-- Singer Olivia Newton-John in 1948 (age 70)

-- Author Jane Smiley in 1949 (age 69)

-- Actor Linda Hamilton in 1956 (age 62)

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-- Author Will Self in 1961 (age 57)

-- Actor Melissa Sue Anderson in 1962 (age 56)

-- Actor Jim Caviezel in 1968 (age 50)

-- Former hockey player Daniel Sedin in 1980 (age 38)

-- Former hockey player Henrik Sedin in 1980 (age 38)

-- Tennis star Serena Williams in 1981 (age 37)

-- Singer Christina Milian in 1981 (age 37)

-- TV personality Nev Schulman in 1984 (age 34)

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