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Cairo, Egypt
LOCATION
Population: 15,200,000 (metro area)
SCHOOLS
BIRTHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
| Yasser Arafat |
Politician |
24-Aug-1929 |
10-Nov-2004 |
Palestinian leader, former terrorist |
| Mohamed El Baradei |
Government |
17-Jun-1942 |
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UN International Atomic Energy Agency |
| Boutros Boutros-Ghali |
Government |
14-Nov-1922 |
16-Feb-2016 |
Secretary General of the UN, 1992-96 |
| Ronald Cohen |
Business |
1945 |
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British venture capitalist, Apax |
| Harry Crookshank |
Politician |
27-May-1893 |
17-Oct-1961 |
Leader, House of Commons, 1951-55 |
| Thomas Dolby |
Musician |
14-Oct-1958 |
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She Blinded Me With Science |
| Atom Egoyan |
Film Director |
19-Jul-1960 |
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Exotica |
| Julian Fellowes |
Actor |
17-Aug-1949 |
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Shadowlands |
| C. S. Forester |
Novelist |
27-Aug-1899 |
2-Apr-1966 |
The African Queen |
| Raymond L. Garthoff |
Diplomat |
26-Mar-1929 |
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US Ambassador to Bulgaria, 1977-79 |
| Samir G. Gibara |
Business |
23-Apr-1939 |
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CEO of Goodyear, 1996-2002 |
| Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin |
Chemist |
12-May-1910 |
29-Jul-1994 |
Determined structure of Vitamin B12 |
| Edmond Jabès |
Poet |
6-Apr-1912 |
2-Jan-1991 |
The Book of Resemblances |
| Penelope Lively |
Novelist |
17-Mar-1933 |
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Moon Tiger |
| Fitzroy Maclean |
Politician |
11-Mar-1911 |
15-Jun-1996 |
Eastern Approaches |
| Naguib Mahfouz |
Author |
11-Dec-1911 |
30-Aug-2006 |
The Cairo Trilogy |
| Amr Mussa |
Government |
3-Oct-1936 |
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Secretary General of the Arab League |
| Ismail Pasha |
Royalty |
31-Dec-1830 |
2-Mar-1895 |
Khedive of Egypt, 1863-79 |
| Alex Proyas |
Film Director |
23-Sep-1963 |
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Dark City |
| Fayez Sarofim |
Business |
19-Nov-1928 |
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Billionaire, Fayez Sarofim & Co. |
| Tewfik Pasha |
Royalty |
30-Apr-1852 |
7-Jan-1892 |
Khedive of Egypt, 1879-92 |
| Ayman al-Zawahiri |
Terrorist |
19-Jun-1951 |
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Founder, Islamic Jihad |
DEATHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
| Hassan al-Banna |
Activist |
14-Oct-1906 |
12-Feb-1949 |
Founder of The Muslim Brotherhood |
| Boutros Boutros-Ghali |
Government |
14-Nov-1922 |
16-Feb-2016 |
Secretary General of the UN, 1992-96 |
| Hans von Bülow |
Conductor |
8-Jan-1830 |
12-Feb-1894 |
German conductor, proponent of Wagner |
| Om Kalsoum |
Singer |
4-Apr-1904 |
3-Feb-1975 |
Star of the East |
| John Ledyard |
Explorer |
1751 |
10-Jan-1789 |
Explored Hawaii with Captain James Cook |
| Bernard Lyot |
Astronomer |
27-Feb-1897 |
2-Apr-1952 |
Sandstorms on Mars |
| Naguib Mahfouz |
Author |
11-Dec-1911 |
30-Aug-2006 |
The Cairo Trilogy |
| Gamal Abdel-Nasser |
Head of State |
15-Jan-1918 |
28-Sep-1970 |
President of Egypt, 1956-70 |
| Sayyid Qutb |
Philosopher |
9-Oct-1906 |
29-Aug-1966 |
Muslim Brotherhood philosopher |
| Anwar Sadat |
Head of State |
25-Dec-1918 |
6-Oct-1981 |
President of Egypt, 1970-81 |
| Shah of Iran |
Royalty |
26-Oct-1919 |
27-Jul-1980 |
Last Shah of Iran |
| Omar Sharif |
Actor |
10-Apr-1932 |
10-Jul-2015 |
Doctor Zhivago |
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