- 808 Ninmyō, 54th Emperor of Japan (833-50) during the Heian period, born in Japan (d. 850)
- 1271 Wenceslaus II, King of Bohemia & Poland (1278-1305), born in Prague, Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1305)
- 1275 John II, Flemish Duke of Brabant, Lothier and Limburg (1294–1312), born in Tervuren, Flemish Brabant, Belgium (d. 1312)
Italian banker, de facto ruler of Florence and patron of the arts, born in Florence
King of France (1610-43), born in Palace of Fontainebleau, France
French bishop, orator and writer (Louis XIV court preacher), born in Dijon, France
- 1637 Hieronymus Gradenthaler, German composer, born in Regensburg, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1700)
- 1643 Solomon Stoddard, American Puritan clergyman, born in Boston (d. 1729)
- 1657 Sophia Alekseyevna, Regent of Russia (1682-89), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1704)
- 1677 Giovanni Carlo Maria Clari, Italian composer, born in Pisa, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1754)
- 1696 Alfonsus Liguori, Italian bishop, theologian, poet, composer, lawyer, and Catholic saint, born in Marianella, Campania, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1787)
- 1719 Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, German mathematician, born in Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony (d. 1800)
- 1729 Michael Denis, Austrian poet, bibliographer and lepidopterist, born in Schärding, Austria (d. 1800)
- 1772 Martha Jefferson Randolph, daughter of Thomas Jefferson the 3rd President of the U.S., born in Monticello, Virginia (d. 1836)
- 1776 Maria Versfelt [Ida Saint-Elme], Dutch writer, stage actress, and mistress (General Moreau & Marshal Ney), born in Lith, Netherlands (d. 1845)
Mexican army general, politician and 1st emperor of Mexico, born in Valladolid, Michoacán, Mexico
- 1786 José Mariano Elízaga, Mexican composer, born in Morelia, Mexico (d. 1842)
- 1792 George Cruikshank, English caricaturist and illustrator (Grimms’ Fairy Tales), born in London, England (d. 1878)
- 1803 Samuel Francis DuPont, American Rear Admiral (Union Navy), born in Bayonne, New Jersey (d. 1865)
- 1805 George Müller, Prussian Christian evangelist and orphanage builder, born in Kroppenstedt, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1898)
- 1809 Raphael Semmes, American Rear Admiral (Confederate Navy), born in Charles County, Maryland (d. 1877)
- 1821 Henri-Frédéric Amiel, Swiss writer (Grains de Mil), born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1881)
- 1824 William “Bull” Nelson, American Major General (Union Army), born in Maysville, Kentucky (d. 1862)
American clergyman, politician, 1st African American in Congress (US Senator from Mississippi, 1870-71), and college president (Alcorn, 1871-82), born in Fayetteville, North Carolina
- 1830 William Babcock Hazen, American Major General (Union Army), born in West Hartford, Vermont (d. 1887)
- 1835 John Murray Corse, American politician and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1893 [or 4/27])
- 1838 Anthony Modderman, Dutch politician (Minister of Justice, 1879-83), born in Winschoten, Netherlands (d. 1885)
- 1840 Alfred Thayer Mahan, American naval officer (Influence of Sea Power), born in West Point, New York (d. 1914)
German-American caricaturist and political cartoonist of late 1800s America, born in Landau, Germany
- 1864 Alexander Cohen, Dutch anarchist and author, born in Leeuwarden, Netherlands (d. 1961)
- 1864 Andrej Hlinka, Slovak politician and Catholic priest, born in Liptó County, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary (d. 1938)
- 1866 Eurosia Fabris, Italian Catholic (model of holiness in the daily life of a Catholic family), born in Quinto Vicentino, Italy (d. 1932)
- 1866 Tryggve Andersen, Norwegian writer (Fra Cancelliraadens Dage), born in Ringsaker, Norway (d. 1920)
- 1867 Rosa Lewis, English chef and owner (Cavandish Hotel London), born in Leyton, Essex (d. 1952)
- 1871 Grazia Deledda, Italian author (Nobel 1926), born in Nuoro, Sardinia, Italy (d. 1936)
- 1879 Cyril Scott, British composer and author (Heroic Suite), born in Oxton, Cheshire, England (d. 1970)
- 1879 Hans Hahn, Austrian mathematician, born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1934)
- 1881 Ernest Williams, American composer, born in Wayne County, Indiana (d. 1947)
- 1881 Johanna “Annie” Bakker, Dutch revue-artist, singer and actress, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1940)
- 1881 William Clothier, American tennis player (US Nat C’ships 1906; 1st President International Hall of Fame 1954), born in Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania (d. 1962)
- 1885 Harry Blackstone Sr., American magician, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1965)
- 1887 Anton Roemer, Dutch actor (Potasch & Perlemoer, Boefje), born in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1951)
- 1892 John Mylong, Austrian actor (Robot Monsters), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1975)
- 1894 Lothar von Richthofen, German pilot, born in Kleinburg, Germany (d. 1922)
- 1894 Olive Tell, American actress (Her Sister), born in New York City (d. 1951)
- 1895 Woolf Barnato, British financier and racing driver, born in Spencer House, London (d. 1948)
- 1896 Sam Ervin, American politician (U.S. Senator from North Carolina) and Watergate committee chairman, born in Morganton, North Carolina (d. 1985)
- 1898 Vincent Youmans, American composer and songwriter (Tea for Two), born in New York City (d. 1946)
- 1905 Ernst Baier, German figure skater (Olympic gold 1936), born in Zittau, Saxony, Germany (d. 2001)
- 1905 Vjekoslav Kaleb, Croatian writer (Splendor of the Fabric), born in Tisno, Croatia (d. 1996)
- 1906 Jim Thompson, American author (The Killer Inside Me), born in Anadarko, Oklahoma (d. 1977)
- 1906 William Empson, English poet and critic (Milton’s God), born in Hawdon, Yorkshire, England (d. 1984)
- 1907 Bernard Miles, British actor (The Man Who Knew Too Much, Great Expectations, In Which We Serve), born in Uxbridge, England (d. 1991)
- 1908 Shiv Verma, Indian revolutionary soldier and Marxist, born in Hardoi, United Provinces, British India (d. 1997)
- 1909 Jean Berger [Arthur Schloßberg], German-American pianist, choral composer (A Rose Touched by the Sun’s Warm Rays; Hope for Tomorrow), and educator, born in Hamm, Germany (d. 2002)
- 1910 Eve March, American actress (Curse of the Cat People), born in Fresno, California (d. 1974)
- 1910 Giles Playfair, English writer, born in Kensington, London (d. 1996)
- 1911 Peter Doig, British Labour Party politician, born in Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland (d. 1996)
- 1912 Gerben Wagenaar, Dutch resistance fighter and communist, born in Amsterdam (d. 1993)
- 1912 Mary Grierson, Welsh botanical artist, born in Bangor, Wales (d. 2012)
- 1912 Tauno Marttinen, Finnish composer (Dalai Lama Concerto; Elegia), born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 2008)
- 1913 Albert Ellis, American psychologist, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
- 1915 Cy Howard, American director, producer and screenwriter (My Friend Irma, Lovers and Other Strangers), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1993)
- 1916 Frank Handlen, American artist (marine subjects), born in Caldwell, New Jersey (d. 2023)
- 1916 Samuel S. Stratton, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York), born in Yonkers, New York (d. 1990)
- 1917 Louis Auchincloss, American lawyer and novelist (Watchfires), born in Lawrence, New York (d. 2010)
- 1917 William T. Orr, American actor (The Big Street), and television producer (Cheyenne), born in New York City (d. 2002)
- 1918 James McCallion, Scottish actor (Coogan’s Bluff, Vera Cruz), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1991)
- 1918 Malcolm Shepherd [2nd Baron Shepherd], Politician (L) and Leader of the House of Lords (1974-76), born in Blackburn, Lancashire (d. 2001)
- 1918 Martin Ryle, English radio astronomer (Astronomer Royal 1972-82, Nobel Prize for Physics 1974), born in Brighton, England (d. 1984) [1]
- 1919 Charles H. Percy, American businessman and politician (Sen-R-Illinois 1967-85), born in Pensacola, Florida (d. 2011)
- 1919 James H. Wilkinson, English mathematician (numerical analysis), born in Strood, England (d. 1986)
- 1919 Jayne Meadows, American actress (Dark Delusion, David and Bathsheba) and second wife of Steve Allen, born in Wuchang, Hubei, China (d. 2015)
- 1920 William Conrad [John Cann], American actor (The Killers, Bullwinkle Show, Cannon), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1994)
- 1921 Dennis Nineham, British theologian (Synod and Doctrine Commission), born in Southampton, England (d. 2016)
- 1922 Arthur Penn, American film director (Miracle Worker; Bonnie & Clyde), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2010)
- 1922 James Wilson, English-Irish classical composer (Grinning At The Devil), born in Islington, London (d. 2005)
- 1923 Mary McCarty, American singer, dancer, stage and screen actress (Babes in Toyland; All That Jazz; Trapper John, M.D.), born in Winfield, Kansas (d. 1980)
- 1924 (Earl) “Bud” Powell, American jazz pianist and composer, born in Harlem, New York City (d. 1966)
- 1924 Bernard Waber, American children’s book author (“The House on East 88th Street”; “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile”), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
- 1924 Fred Singer, Austrian-American physicist and climate change doubter, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2020) [1]
- 1924 Josef Skvorecky, Czech-Canadian writer and publisher (End of the Nylon Age, The Cowards), born in Náchod, Czechoslovakia (d. 2012)
- 1925 Robert Edwards, English physiologist, 1st IVF program, Nobel Prize 2010, born in Batley, Yorkshire (d. 2013) [1]
- 1926 Steve Stavro, Canadian businessman and sports executive (owner Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors) and thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder (Knob Hill Stable, Newmarket Ontario), born in Gavros, Greece (d. 2006)
- 1927 “Earring” George Mayweather, American blues harmonica player, born in Montgomery, Alabama (d. 1995)
- 1927 Boris Porena, Italian composer, music theorist, poet, and writer, born in Rome, Kingdom of Italy (d. 2022)
- 1927 Eli Louw, South African politician (Minister of Transport), born in Calvinia district, South Africa (d. 2016)
- 1927 Jack Katz, American comic book artist and graphic novel pioneer (The First Kingdom), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2025)
- 1927 Patrick O’Neal, American actor (Under Siege, The Stepford Wives, King Rat, Night of the Iguana), born in Ocala, Florida (d. 1994)
- 1927 Red Rodney [Robert Chudnick], American jazz trumpeter (Charlie Parker Quintet), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1994)
- 1927 Sada Thompson, American actress (Family, Pursuit of Happiness), born in Des Moines, Iowa (d. 2011)
- 1928 Geoffrey Martin, British historian and archivist (keeper of Public Records), born in Essex, England (d. 2007)
- 1928 Margaret Rule, British archaeologist (Mary Rose Tudor warship), born in Buckinghamshire, England (d. 2015)
- 1929 Ken McCaffery, Australian rugby league centre (12 Tests; North Sydney; Queensland), broadcaster (9 Network) and administrator (North Sydney DRLFC), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2021)
- 1930 Igor Kipnis, American harpsichordist, pianist, conductor, and educator, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2002)
- 1931 Freddy Quinn [Franz Nidl], Austrian pop singer (“Schön war die Zeit”), and actor, born in Niederfladnitz, Austria
- 1932 Geoff Bent, English soccer fullback (Manchester United 12 games; died Munich air disaster), born in Salford, Lancashire (d. 1958)
- 1932 Mario Bertoncini, Italian composer, born in Rome, Italy (d. 2019)
- 1932 Oliver Williamson, American economist (Nobel Prize for Economics 2009), born in Superior, Wisconsin (d. 2020)
- 1932 Peter Holmes, British businessman, Chairperson of Royal Dutch Shell, born in Athens (d. 2002)
- 1932 Roger C. Carmel, American actor (Harry Mudd-Star Trek, In-Laws), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1986)
- 1932 Yash Chopra, Indian director (Waqt), born in Lahore, British India (d. 2012)
- 1933 Kathleen Nolan, American actress (Real McCoys, Janie, Broadside), born in St Louis, Missouri
- 1933 Rodney Cotterill, Danish-English physicist and neuroscientist, born in Cornwall, England (d. 2007)
- 1933 Will Sampson, American-Muscogee rodeo performer, actor (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest: The Yellow Rose; The White Buffalo), and painter, born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma (d. 1987)
- 1934 Barbara Howar, American reporter (Washington Post; Entertainment Tonight), and memoirist (Laughing All the Way), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2024) [1]
- 1934 Claude Jarman Jr, American actor (Rio Grande, Inside Straight), born in Nashville, Tennessee
- 1934 Dick Schaap, American Emmy Award-winning sportscaster, journalist, and author (Bo Knows Bo: Instant Replay), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2001)
- 1934 Greg Morris, American actor (Mission: Impossible), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1996)
- 1934 Wilford Brimley, American actor (Gus-Our House, Cocoon), born in Salt Lake City Utah (d. 2020)
- 1935 Al MacNeil, Canadian ice hockey coach (Stanley Cup 1971 Montreal Canadiens; Atlanta/Calgary Flames), born in Sydney, Nova Scotia (d. 2025)
- 1935 Jerry Shipp, American basketball forward (Olympic gold 1964; 3× AAU All-American 1962–64 SE Oklahoma State), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2021)
- 1935 John Stanford, American college baseball coach/administrator (Middle Tennessee), born in Opelousas, Louisiana (d. 2013)
- 1935 Mamie “Peanut” Johnson, American baseball pitcher (1st female pitcher to play in the Negro Leagues), born in Ridgeway, South Carolina (d. 2017)
- 1936 Don Cornelius, American television host (Soul Train), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2012)
- 1936 Gordon Honeycombe, British broadcaster and author, born in Karachi, Colonial India (d. 2015)
- 1939 Carol Lynn Pearson, American poet and writer (Goodbye I Love You), born in Rexburg, Idaho
- 1939 Jim Ross Lightfoot, American politician (Rep-R-Iowa, 1985-97), born in Sioux City, Iowa
American golfer (7 x LPGA Player of Year, 6 x major titles, record 88 LPGA Tour wins), born in Monahans, Texas
- 1939 Nicholas Haslam, English interior designer, born in Amersham
- 1940 Benoni Beheyt, Belgian road cyclist (UCI World C’ship gold Road Race 1963), born in Zwijnaarde, Belgium
- 1940 Josephine Barstow, British opera soprano singer, born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
- 1940 Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Crown Prince of Kuwait, born in Sheikhdom of Kuwait
- 1941 Joel Shapiro, American artist known for his stick figure sculptures (Loss and Regeneration), born in Queens, New York (d. 2025) [1]
- 1941 Peter Bonetti, English soccer goalkeeper (7 caps; World Cup 1966; Chelsea 600 games), born in London, England (d. 2020)
- 1941 Roger Claessen, Belgian soccer striker (17 caps; Standard de Liège), born in Warsage, Belgium (d. 1982)
- 1941 Serge Ménard, Canadian Québécois politician, born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1942 Alvin Stardust [Bernard Jewry], English rock singer (“Jealous Mind”), born in Muswell Hill, North London, (d. 2014)
- 1942 Tessa Blackstone “the Red Baroness”, British politician and educator, born in Bures, England
- 1943 Anna Gael [Gyarmarthy], Lady Weymouth, born in Budapest, Hungary
- 1943 Bob Curiano, American rock bassist (Mink Deville (touring only); Blackmore’s Night, 2001-06; Rainbow, 2016-present), born in the USA
- 1943 Maxwell Boyce, Welsh comedian and singer (Hymns and Arias, Live at Treorchy Rugby Club), born in Glynneath, Wales
- 1943 Randy Bachman, Canadian guitarist and songwriter (Guess Who – “American Woman”; Bachman-Turner Overdrive – “Takin’ Care Of Business”), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- 1944 Ian Garnett, British Vice-Admiral, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (NATO), born in Surrey, England
- 1945 Jack Goldstein, Canadian-born conceptual and performance artist, known for “The Jump”, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2003)
- 1945 Kay Ryan, American poet (Hide and Seek), born in San Jose, California
- 1945 Misha Dichter, Polish-American concert pianist (Tchaikovsky 2nd prize, 1966), born in Shanghai, China
- 1946 Peter H. Kostmayer, American politician (Rep-D-PA, 1977-81, 83-93), born in New York City
- 1946 Robin Nedwell, English comedy actor, known for “Doctor in the House”, born in Birmingham, England (d. 1999)
- 1946 T.C. Cannon, Native American artist (Kiowa/Caddo), born in Lawton, Oklahoma (d. 1978)
- 1947 Barbara Dickson, Scottish actress and singer (“Answer Me”), born in Dunfermline, Scotland
- 1947 Denis Lawson, Scottish actor (Return of Jedi, Born Kicking, Chain), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1947 Jacques Wallage, Dutch sociologist and politician, born in Apeldoorn, Netherlands
- 1947 Liz Torres, American actress (The John Larroquette Show – “Mahalia Sanchez”), born in The Bronx, New York City
- 1947 Mary Jo White, American lawyer and Chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, born in Kansas City, Missouri
- 1948 A Martinez, American actor (L.A. Law; Santa Barbara), born in Glendale, California
- 1948 John K. Reed, American coral biologist on NOAA expeditions, born in the United States
- 1948 Michele Dotrice, English actress known for playing Betty in “Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em”, born in Cleesthorpes, England
- 1948 Russ Kunkel, American session and touring drummer (Crosby, Stills & Nash; Jackson Browne; Carly Simon; Lyle Lovett; Tracy Chapman; Dan Fogelberg; Linda Ronstadt), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1948 Tom Braidwood, Canadian actor and director known for “The X-Files”, born in British Columbia
- 1949 Graham Richardson, Australian politician and media commentator, born in Sydney, Australia
- 1949 Jahn Teigen, Norwegian pop-rock singer (Popol Ace; Eurovison Song Contest, 1978, 1982 & 1983), born in Tønsberg, Norway (d. 2020)
- 1949 Robb Weller, American TV host (Entertainment Tonight, Home Show), born in the United States
- 1950 Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Japanese-American actor (Nash Bridges, Mortal Kombat franchise), born in Tokyo, Japan
- 1950 Linda Lewis [Fredericks], British pop-rock-soul singer- songwriter, and guitarist (“Rock-a-Doodle-Doo”), born in West Ham, Essex, England (d. 2023)
- 1951 Jim Shooter, American comic book writer who was Editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics (1978-87), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1]
- 1951 Michel Rivard, Québécois singer and composer (Beau Dommage), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1952 André Viger, French Canadian wheelchair marathoner (3 Paralympics gold medals), born in Windsor, Ontario (d. 2006)
- 1952 Del Russel, American actor (Richard-Arnie), born in Pasadena, California
- 1952 Didier Dubois, French mathematician (Fuzzy Sets and Systems), born in France
- 1952 Doemitri Dorin Prunariu, Romanian cosmonaut (Soyuz 40), born in Brașov, Romania
- 1953 Benjamin Gene Brown, 4X400 runner (Olympic gold 1976), born in San Francisco, California
- 1953 Claudio Gentile, Italian soccer defender (71 caps; Juventus 283 games, Fiorentina), born in Tripoli, Libya
- 1953 Diane Abbott, British politician (L) 1st black woman elected to UK parliament, born in London
- 1953 Greg Ham, Australian rock saxophonist and flutist (Men At Work – “Who Can It Be Now?”), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2012)
- 1953 Heather Watts, American ballerina (Dancing on My Grave), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1953 Mata Amritanandamayi, Indian Hindu religious leader known as ‘the hugging saint’, born in Alappad, Kerala, India
- 1953 Robbie Shakespeare, Jamaican reggae bassist (Sly & Robbie – “DJ Riot”), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2021)
- 1954 Ray Hadley, Australian radio broadcaster and sports commentator, born in Sydney, Australia
- 1955 Thelma Aldana, Guatemalan judge and 11th Guatemalan Attorney General, born in Gualán, Zacapa
- 1957 Bill Athey, English cricketer (England batsman in 23 Tests 1980-88), born in Middlesbrough, England
- 1957 Rob Armitage, Canadian curler (World C’ship gold 2013), born in Red Deer, Alberta (d. 2022)
- 1958 Paul Grabowsky, Australian jazz pianist and composer (“When Words Fail”), born in Lae, Papua New Guinea
- 1958 Shaun Cassidy, American singer (“Da Doo Ron Ron”), actor (Hardy Boys), television writer and producer (American Gothic; New Amsterdam), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1959 Beth Heiden, American 3000m speed skater (Olympic bronze 1980), born in Madison, Wisconsin
- 1960 Barron Lerner, American physician and medical historian, born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1960 Nick della Casa, British Brazilian Argentine cameraman (Emmy Award) murdered on assignment in Iraq, birthplace unknown (d. 1991)
- 1961 Andy Lau, Hong Kong actor and singer (Internal Affairs), born in Hong Kong
- 1961 Irvine Welsh, Scottish writer (Trainspotting), born in Leith, Scotland
- 1962 Gavin Larsen, New Zealand cricket fast/medium bowler (8 Tests, 24 wickets; 121 ODIs, 113 wickets; chairman selectors), born in Wellington, New Zealand
- 1963 Caren Metschuck, German swimmer (Olympic gold GDR 100m butterfly, 4×100m freestyle, 4×100m medley 1980), born in Greifswald, Germany
- 1964 Stephan Jenkins, American singer-songwriter and gutairist (Third Eye Blind – “Semi-Charmed Life”), born in Indio, California
- 1965 Alexis Stewart, American radio personality, born in New York City
- 1965 Bernard Lord, Canadian lawyer and politician, Premier of New Brunswick (1999-2006), born in Roberval, Quebec,
- 1965 Ricky Fuji, Japanese professional wrestler (Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling), born in Chiba, Japan
- 1965 Steve Kerr, American basketball guard, head coach (5 NBA titles as player Chicago Bulls, SA Spurs – 3 as coach GS Warriors), born in Beirut, Lebanon
- 1965 Thom Browne, American fashion designer (Thom Browne), born in Allentown, Pennsylvania
- 1966 Jovanotti [Lorenzo Cherubini], Italian singer-songwriter and rapper, born in Rome, Italy
- 1966 Stephanie D. Wilson, American NASA astronaut (STS-121, STS-120, STS-131), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1967 Isidora Žebeljan, Serbian classical, opera, and film composer, born in Belgrade (d. 2020)
- 1967 Jason Dungjen, American pairs skater (with partner Kyoko Ina), born in Detroit, Michigan
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