Notable Birthdays for January 15
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Those born on this date include:
- French playwright Moliere (born Jean-Baptiste Poquelin) in 1622
- signer of the Declaration of Independence Philip Livingston in 1716
- outlaw Cole Younger in 1844
- Swedish clergyman and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nathan Soderblom in 1866
- nuclear physicist Edward Teller in 1908
- drummer Gene Krupa in 1909
- actor Lloyd Bridges in 1913
- Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1918
- civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Martin Luther King Jr. in 1929
- actor Margaret O'Brien in 1937 (age 80)
- Lynyrd Skynyrd lead singer Ronnie Van Zant in 1948
- actor Andrea Martin in 1947 (age 70)
- actor Mario Van Peebles in 1957 (age 60)
- actor Chad Lowe in 1968 (age 49)
- pro football quarterback Drew Brees in 1979 (age 38)
- rapper Pitbull (born Armando Perez) in 1981 (age 36).
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