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July 3, 1943

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1943Gary Waldhorn, British actor (died 2022)[โ€ ]

Gary Peter Waldhorn was an English actor and comedian known for his roles in British television and theatre. He is particularly remembered for his work in the main casts of several British sitcoms. Notable roles and characters played by him included Councillor David Horton in The Vicar of Dibley and Lionel Bainbridge in Brush Strokes.

Judith Durham

1943Judith Durham, Australian folk-pop singer-songwriter and musician (died 2022)[โ€ ]

Judith Durham was an Australian singer, songwriter and musician who became the lead singer of the Australian folk music group the Seekers in 1962.

Kurtwood Smith

1943Kurtwood Smith, American actor[โ€ ]

Kurtwood Larson Smith is an American actor. He is known for playing Clarence Boddicker in RoboCop (1987), Robert Griggs in Rambo III (1988), and Red Forman in That '70s Show (1998โ€“2006) and That '90s Show (2023โ€“2024), as well as for his many appearances in science fiction films and television programs. He also starred in the seventh season of 24. He voiced Gene on Regular Show (2012โ€“2017), portrayed Leslie Claret on Patriot (2015โ€“2018), and Old Man Peterson on The Ranch (2017โ€“2020).

Norman Thagard

1943Norman E. Thagard, American astronaut[โ€ ]

Norman Earl Thagard is an American scientist and former U.S. Marine Corps officer and naval aviator and NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of five space flights and on March 14, 1995, he became the first American to ride to space on board a Russian vehicle, the Soyuz TM-21 spacecraft for the Russian Mir-18 mission.