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September 20, 1934

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1934Hamit Kaplan, Turkish World and Olympic champion sports wrestler (died 1976)[โ€ ]

Hamit Kaplan was a Turkish World and Olympic champion sports wrestler of Circassian descent in the Heavyweight class. He won the gold, silver and bronze medal in men's freestyle wrestling at three consecutive Olympic Games in 1956, 1960 and 1964.

Sophia Loren

1934Sophia Loren, Italian actress[โ€ ]

Sofia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone, known professionally as Sophia Loren, is an Italian actress, active in her native country and the United States. With a career spanning over 70 years, she is one of the last surviving major stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema.

1934David Marquand, Welsh academic and politician (died 2024)[โ€ ]

David Ian Marquand FLSW was a British academic and Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP).

1934Jeff Morris, American actor (died 2004)[โ€ ]

Jeff Morris was an American film and television actor. Among his roles was Bob, the owner of Bob's Country Bunker, in The Blues Brothers. He later reprised his role in Blues Brothers 2000.

Rajinder Puri

1934Rajinder Puri, Indian cartoonist, journalist, and activist (died 2015)[โ€ ]

Rajinder Puri (1934โ€“2015), was an Indian cartoonist, veteran columnist and political activist. He was on the staff of The Hindustan Times and The Statesman as a cartoonist and writer. Later, his column appeared in Outlook.