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January 16, 1930

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Mary Ann McMorrow

1930Mary Ann McMorrow, American lawyer and judge (died 2013)[†]

Mary Ann McMorrow was an Illinois Supreme Court chief justice.

Norman Podhoretz

1930Norman Podhoretz, American journalist and author[†]

Norman Podhoretz is an American magazine editor, writer, and conservative political commentator, who identifies his views as "paleo-neoconservative", but only "because (he's) been one for so long". He is a writer for Commentary magazine, and previously served as the publication's editor-in-chief from 1960 to 1995.

1930Paula Tilbrook, English actress (died 2019)[†]

Paula Tilbrook was an English actress who played Betty Eagleton in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale from 1994 to 2015.