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On this day timelines December 18th

Births

1890 – Henri Decoin, French director and screenwriter (d. 1969)

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1913 – René Clément, French director and screenwriter (d. 1996)

• Timeline unavailable: Films directed by René Clément

1932 – John Updike, American author, poet, and critic (d. 2009)

• Timeline unavailable: Novels by John Updike

1941 – Wilson Pickett, American singer-songwriter (The Falcons) (d. 2006)

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1943 – Dennis Linde, American singer-songwriter (d. 2006)

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1945 – Eric Woolfson, Scottish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (The Alan Parsons Project) (d. 2009)

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1947 – B. J. Wilson, English drummer (Procol Harum) (d. 1990)

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1950 – John Hartman, American drummer (Doobie Brothers)

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1959 – Luc Besson, French director, producer, and screenwriter, founded EuropaCorp

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1966 – Jerry Cantrell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Alice in Chains)

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1970 – Queen Latifah, American rapper, producer, and actress

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1979 – Adam Levine, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Maroon 5)

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