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August 20, 1932

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Anthony Ainley

1932Anthony Ainley, English actor (died 2004)[†]

Anthony Ainley was a British actor. He was the fourth actor to portray the Master in Doctor Who.

Vasily Aksyonov

1932Vasily Aksyonov, Russian physician, author, and academic (died 2009)[†]

Vasily Pavlovich Aksyonov was a Soviet and Russian novelist. He became known in the West as the author of The Burn and of Generations of Winter, a family saga following three generations of the Gradov family between 1925 and 1953.

Atholl McKinnon

1932Atholl McKinnon, South African cricketer (died 1983)[†]

Atholl Henry McKinnon was a South African cricketer who played in eight Tests from 1960 to 1966.