Interesting Things to Know
July celebrity birthdays!
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Do you share a July birthday with a celebrity?
1 – Leslie Caron, 89, actress (An American in Paris), Paris, France, 1931.
2 – Margot Robbie, 30, actress (The Wolf of Wall Street), Dalby, Australia, 1990.
3 – Julian Assange, 49, publisher (WikiLeaks), Townsville, Australia, 1971.
4 – Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, 38, television personality (Jersey Shore), New Brighton, NY, 1982.
5 – Edie Falco, 57, actress (The Sopranos), Brooklyn, NY, 1963.
6 – Kevin Hart, 40, comedian, actor (Ride Along), Philadelphia, PA, 1980.
7 – Doc Severinsen, 93, (former bandleader on The Tonight Show), Arlington, OR, 1927.
8 – Billy Crudup, 52, actor (Big Fish), Manhasset, NY, 1968.
9 – Jimmy Smits, 65, actor (LA Law), New York, NY, 1955.
10 – Chiwetel Ejiofor, 43, actor (12 Years a Slave), London, England, 1977.
11 – Richie Sambora, 60, musician (Bon Jovi), Amboy, NJ, 1960.
12 – Malala Yousafzai, 23, activist, Mingora, Pakistan, 1997.
13 – Patrick Stewart, 80, actor (Star Trek), Mirfield, England, 1940.
14 – Scott Porter, 41, actor (Hart of Dixie), Omaha, NE, 1979.
15 – Clive Cussler, 89, author (Sahara), marine historian, Aurora, IL,1931.
16 – Jayma Mays, 41, actress (Glee, Heroes), Bristol, TN, 1979.
17 – Aaron Lansky, 65, founder of the National Yiddish Book Center, New Bedford, MA, 1955.
18 – Chace Crawford, 35, actor (Gossip Girl), Lubbock, TX, 1985.
19 – Trai Byers, 37, actor (Empire), Kansas City, KS, 1983.
20 – Carlos Santana, 73, musician, Autlan, Mexico, 1947.
21 – Justin Bartha, 42, actor (National Treasure), West Bloomfield, MI, 1978.
22 – Don Henley, 73, musician (The Eagles), songwriter, Linden, TX, 1947.
23 – Woody Harrelson, 59, actor (Cheers), Midland, TX, 1961.
24 – Mitch Grassi, 28, singer (Pentatonix), Arlington, TX, 1992.
25 – Iman, 65, model, actress (Star Trek VI), Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid, Mogadishu, Somalia, 1955.
26 – Taylor Momsen, 27, actress (Gossip Girl), St. Louis, MO, 1993.
27 – Cassandra Clare, 47, author (The Mortal Instruments series), Judith Rumelt, Tehran, Iran, 1973.
28 – Jim Davis, 75, cartoonist (Garfield), Marion, IN, 1945.
29 – Rayne “Dak” Prescott, 27 football player (2016 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year), Sulphur, LA, 1993.
30 – Laurence Fishburne, 59, actor (What’s Love Got to Do with It?), Augusta, GA, 1961.
31 – Rico Rodriguez, 22, actor (Modern Family), College Station, TX, 1998.
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