Some well-known people born in the Year of the Rat.
Galileo Galillei, Italian scientist, 15 Feb, 1564
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William Shakespeare (right), the bard himself, April 23, 1564
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer, Jan 27, 1756
Charlotte Bronte, English writer, April 21, 1816
Leo Tolstoy, Russian writer, Aug 28, 1828
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer, May 7, 1840
Claude Monet, French Impressionist painter, Nov 14, 1840
Jimmy Carter, former US President, Oct 1, 1924
Chin Peng, outlawed secretary-general of the disbanded Communist Part of Malaya, Oct 21, 1924
Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu, Works Minister, June 30, 1936
Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, Nov 14, 1948
Gwyneth Paltrow, American actress, Sept 27, 1972
Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor (left), our first angkasawan, 27 July, 1972
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Eminem, rapper (real name: Marshall Bruce Mathers III), 17 Oct, 1972
Amir Muhammad, writer, filmmaker, 5 Dec, 1972
**Is it me, or did the pool of talent got watered down over the years...Looks like we're in dire need of a Saviour...Fear not my friends...
Paul Lee Hann Ker, Born on a Monday, 8 Jan, 1985
