January 25 Birthdays

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Author Profession: US singer
Born: 1981-01-25
Died: —

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Alicia Keys

A Minor is one of my all-time favorite keys to play in. It's a very moody key, and also 'A' is the first letter of my name. It just represents the songs through my eyes.

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Author Profession: English farmer, politician and sympathiser with the American War of Independence and French Revolution. Colgate formed a partnership with Ralph Maher to manufacture soap and candles.
Born: 1783-01-25
Died: 1857-03-25

William Colgate

William's innovative practices are credited with bringing America's soap-making business out of the dark ages.

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Author Profession: Canadian actress, writer and social activist who works in movies and television series.
Born: 1975-01-25
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Mia Kirshner

In terms of my own film experience, I'm definitely used to morose and very heavy, heavy dramas.

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Author Profession: Indian Author
Born: 1969-01-25
Died: —

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Quotes: Ashwin Sanghi

Ashwin Sanghi

If there is one city apart from Mumbai where I would love to settle down, it has to be Chennai.

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Author Profession: US Actress
Born: 1979-01-25
Died: —

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Quotes: Christine Lakin

Christine Lakin

I try to do something active everyday. Liking what youre doing makes working out enjoyable.

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Author Profession: Statesman
Born: 1933-01-25
Died: 2009-8-01

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Quotes: Corazon Aquino

Corazon Aquino

I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life.

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Author Profession: US Musician
Born: 1938-01-25
Died: 2012-01-20

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Quotes: Etta James

Etta James

When I look out at the people and they look at me and theyre smiling, then I know that Im loved. That is the time when I have no worries, no problems.

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Author Profession: US Novelist
Born: 1950-01-25
Died: —

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Quotes: Gloria Naylor

Gloria Naylor

I realize at one point, that I was being followed, and then I began to see the surveillance that was going past the road on my house. And so, these cars began to surveil me. People began to follow me around, and it did, it was very disrupting to think that your privacy was being violated, and for no reason that I could come up with.

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Author Profession: French Politician
Born: 1950-01-25
Died: —

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Quotes: Jean-Marc Ayrault

Jean-Marc Ayrault

The only thing that preoccupies me is that France has broken down, and we need to start up the engine again - all the way. But not so as to run into a wall.

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Author Profession: Ethiopian Chef
Born: 1970-01-25
Died: —

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Quotes: Marcus Samuelsson

Marcus Samuelsson

Oatmeal is a cheap and healthy breakfast.

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Author Profession: Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction Influences James Joyce, George Eliot, Tolstoy, Proust, Shakespeare, Chekov
Born: 1882-01-25
Died: 1941-03-28

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Quotes: Virginia Woolf

Virginia Woolf

I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman. Virginia Woolf

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Author Profession: Literature & Fiction, Short Stories, Classics
Born: 1874-01-25
Died: 1965-12-16

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Quotes: W. Somerset Maugham

W. Somerset Maugham

There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are. W. Somerset Maugham

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Author Profession: Scottish poet
Born: 1759-01-25
Died: 1796-07-21

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Robert Burns

There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.