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July 4, 1937

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Thomas Nagel

1937Thomas Nagel, American philosopher and academic[โ€ ]

Thomas Nagel is an American philosopher. He is the University Professor of Philosophy and Law Emeritus at New York University, where he taught from 1980 until his retirement in 2016. His main areas of philosophical interest are political philosophy, ethics and philosophy of mind.

Queen Sonja of Norway

1937Queen Sonja of Norway[โ€ ]

Sonja is Queen of Norway as the wife of King Harald V.

Richard Rhodes

1937Richard Rhodes, American journalist and historian[โ€ ]

Richard Lee Rhodes is an American historian, journalist, and author of both fiction and nonfiction, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Making of the Atomic Bomb (1986), and most recently, Energy: A Human History (2018).

1937Eric Walters, Australian journalist (died 2010)[โ€ ]

Eric Walters was an Australian journalist, media trainer and former television presenter. He was best known for his long-running stint as early morning anchor for the Nine Network, both on the Today and National Nine Early Morning News.