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September 26, 1932

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Donna Douglas

1932Donna Douglas, American actress (died 2015)[†]

Donna Douglas was an American actress and singer, known for her role as Elly May Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971). Following her acting career, Douglas became a real estate agent, gospel singer, inspirational speaker, and author of books for children and adults.

Joyce Jameson

1932Joyce Jameson, American actress (died 1987)[†]

Joyce Jameson was an American actress, known for many television roles, including recurring guest appearances as Skippy, one of the "fun girls" in the 1960s television series The Andy Griffith Show as well as "the Blonde" in the Academy Award-winning The Apartment (1960).

Manmohan Singh

1932Manmohan Singh, Indian economist and politician, 13th Prime Minister of India (died 2024)[†]

Manmohan Singh was an Indian economist, bureaucrat, academician and statesman who served as the prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014. He was the fourth longest-serving prime minister after Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Narendra Modi. A member of the Indian National Congress, Singh was the first and only Sikh prime minister of India. He was also the first prime minister since Nehru to be re-appointed after completing a full five-year term.

Vladimir Voinovich

1932Vladimir Voinovich, Russian author and poet (died 2018)[†]

Vladimir Nikolayevich Voinovich was a Russian writer and former Soviet dissident, and the "first genuine comic writer" produced by the Soviet system. Among his most well-known works are the satirical epic The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin and the dystopian Moscow 2042. He was forced into exile and stripped of his citizenship by Soviet authorities in 1980 but later rehabilitated and moved back to Moscow in 1990. After the fall of the Soviet Union, he continued to be an outspoken critic of Russian politics under the rule of Vladimir Putin.

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