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UK consumers are tightening their belts as they feel the financial pinch inflicted by rising petrol and fuel prices.  Brittiska konsumenter drar åt bältet då de känner av den ekonomiska knipan som de stigande bensin- och bränslepriserna orsakar.  Britiske forbrukere strammer inn livremmen ettersom de merker det økonomiske presset fra stigende bensin- og drivstoffpriser.  Britiske forbrugere spænder livremmen ind, da de mærker det økonomiske pres fra de stigende benzin- og brændstofpriser. Brian Moore (1921-1999) Energy Prices

These authors were born on the 16th of October:
Jane Boon (1749-1829) - 16 Oct 1749 - 10 Mar 1829
Jason Hawkins (1751-) - Peerage person ID=434087
Adolf von Knigge (1752-1796) - German writer and leading Illuminati member (1752–1796)
Noah Webster (1758-1843) - and lexicographer, known for his American Spelling Book and his American Dictionary of the English Language.
Lorenzo Dow (1777-1834) - American preacher (1777-1834)
Richard Dickson (1804-1893) - Millionaire
Joseph Yates (1808-1887) - British judge
John Clifford (1836-1923) - British Baptist minister and politician (1836–1923)
Martin Ficke (1853-) - German classical philologist (1853-)
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) - Irish writer
Vilhelm Andersen (1864-1953) - Danish literary scholar
Judy Ross (1865-1932)
Helge Rode (1870-1937) - Danish writer, critic and journalist (1870-1937)
Maurice Switzer (1870-1929)
David Ben-Gurion (1886-1973) - (1948-53, 1955-63). Chief architect of the state of Israel and revered as Father of the Nation.
Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953) - American playwright (1888–1953)
Paul Strand (1890-1976) - American photographer (1890–1976)
Robert Raines (1893-1983)
Justice William Orville Douglas (1898-1980) - US Supreme Court
Virginia Morris (1898-1967)
Sam Cherry (1903-1975) - American illustrator
Bill Elliott (1904-1965) - American actor (1904-1965)
Cleanth Brooks (1906-1994) - American literary critic and academic (1906–1994)
Robert Ardrey (1908-1980) - American screenwriter and author of several books on anthropology (1908-1980)
Lee Roberts (1908-1976) - American writer (1908–1976)
Jimmy Allen (1909-1995) - Footballer, football manager (1909-1995)
Palle Lauring (1909-1996) - Danish author
Joseph Epstein (1911-1944) - French Resistance leader (1911-1944)
Geoffrey Browne (1912-1986) - (1912-1986)
Jeff Barker (1915-1985) - English footballer and manager (1915-1985)
Bob Newman (1915-1979) - American country singer
Aasmund Brynildsen (1917-1974) - Norwegian author and translator
Louis Althusser (1918-1990) - French Marxist philosopher (1918–1990)
Bill Nichols (1918-1988) - recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1918-1988)
Will Stanton (1918-1996) - American humorist (1918-1996)
Kathleen Winsor (1919-2003) - American author (1919-2003)
Max Bygraves (1922-2012) - British singer, comedian, actor (1922–2012)
Ruth Geller (1923-) - Israeli actress and musician
Jim Holland (1924-2002) - American long jumper
Dan Evans (1925-) - US Sen, Gov (WA)
Angela Lansbury (1925-2022) - British-American-Irish actress and singer (1925–2022)
Albert Morris (1925-) - Italian film editor
Peter Arnold (1926-2021) - New Zealand cricketer (1926–2021)
Charles Dolan (1926-2024) - American billionaire businessman (1926–2024)
Günter Grass (1927-2015) - German author
Gunter Grass (1927-2015) - German writer
Mary Daly (1928-2010) - American feminist philosopher and theologian (1928–2010)
Bill Green (1929-2002) - American politician (1929-2002)
Nicholas von Hoffman (1929-2018) - American journalist (1929–2018)
Charles W. Colson (1931-2012) - American lawyer, politician, public servant and Christian advocate (1931–2012)
Chuck Colson (1931-2012) - American lawyer, politician, public servant and Christian advocate (1931–2012)
Øystein Magnus (1931-2017) - gynecologist
Bertil Torekull (1931-) - former editor-in-chief and friend of Kamprad
Gillian McCallum (1932-) - celebrity dating expert and owner of Drawing Down the Moon
Peter Ashdown (1934-) - racecar driver
Sabiha Khan (1935-2020) - Pakistani actress
Yoshinori Ohno (1935-2023) - Japanese politician
Arne Olav Brundtland (1936-2024) - former NUPI researcher and husband
Valerie Frances (1938-) - (born 1938)
Allan Massie (1938-2026) - Scottish journalist and novelist (1938-2026)
Hans Fredrik Dahl (1939-) - Norwegian historian and journalist
Tim McCarver (1941-2023) - American baseball player and announcer
Victoria Toensing (1941-) - American lawyer
Joseph Bruchac (1942-) - American children's writer (born 1942)
Carl Lackey (1942-) - American ice hockey player
Johnny Ludvigsson (1943-) - researcher
Bob Hall (1944-) - American comics artist and writer as well as a playwright and theatre director
Elizabeth Loftus (1944-) - American cognitive psychologist
Leslie Preston (1944-)
Joseph Sitruk (1944-2016) - French rabbi (1944–2016)
Roger Hawk (1945-2021) - American drummer (1945–2021)
Paul Raymond (1945-2019) - British rock musician (1945–2019)
Naveen Patnaik (1946-) - 14th Chief Minister of Odisha
Ross Prentice (1946-) - Canadian-born statistician
Suzanne Somers (1946-2023) - American actress (1946–2023)
Thokozile Masipa (1947-) - judge
Doug Speck (1947-2010) - Track and field public address announcer, meet director (1947–2010)
Bernard Vallat (1947-)
Bob Weir (1947-2026) - US singer (Dead)
Andrew Zimbalist (1947-) - American economist
David Zucker (1947-) - American film director, screenwriter, producer
Trond Ingebretsen (1948-) - head of the center for ICT in education
Hema Malini (1948-) - Bollywood actress
Leo Mazzone (1948-) - American baseball player and coach
Gary Miller (1948-) - American politician
Larry Smar (1948-) - American physicist (born 1948)
Larry Smarr (1948-) - American physicist (born 1948)
Andre Leon Talley (1948-2022) - American journalist (1948-2022)
Peter Berger (1949-) - German rower
Thomas Gotthard (1949-) - parish priest
John Lansing (1949-) - American actor, film producer, and writer (b. 1949)
Martha Smith (1949-) - American model and actress
Hilmar Rommetvedt (1951-) - UiS professor, political scientist and research manager at Iris (Norce)
Peter Samuelson (1951-) - British television and film producer
Chris Cox (1952-) - US Congressman
Christopher Cox (1952-) - American lawyer and politician
Edward Rothstein (1952-) - American musicologist
Ahmad Akkari (1953-2009) - French politician (1953-2009)
Steve Buck (1953-) - English footballer (born 1953)
Brinsley Forde (1953-) - reggae star
Jeff McCarthy (1954-) - American actor
Michael Montesano (1954-) - New York State Assembly member
Bo Inge Andersson (1955-) - foreign affairs commentator for SVT
Bo-Inge Andersson (1955-) - commentator at SVT Nyheter
Thomas Hausch (1955-2026) - German ethnologist
Søren Pilmark (1955-) - Danish actor
Marin Alsop (1956-) - American conductor and violinist (born 1956)
Lena Ag (1957-) - Secretary General of the organization Kvinna till kvinna
Rick Burton (1957-) - American academic (Syracuse University)
Tammy Gambill (1957-) - American figure skater coach
Penny Sweet (1957-) - British rower
Peter Weiderud (1957-) - The Arboga Middle Ages Association
Joe D'Alessandro (1958-) - American actor, model
Per Haave (1958-2024) - historian
Tim Robbins (1958-) - US actor
Henrik Williams (1958-) - professor of Nordic languages
Lise Andersen (1959-) - child psychologist
Brian Harper (1959-) - American baseball player
David Neeleman (1959-) - Brazilian-American aviation entrepreneur
Rudy Provoost (1959-) - businessman
Manolo Saiz (1959-) - Spanish sport manager
John Whittingdale (1959-) - British politician (born 1959)
Antonio Lobo Xavier (1959-) - lawyer
Renee Cox (1960-) - American photographer (born 1960)
Dame Cressida (1960-) - Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police
Cressida Dick (1960-) - head of the London police
Eason Jordan (1960-) - American television executive
Gary Kemp (1960-) - English actor and musician
Tom MacArthur (1960-) - Republican member of Congress
Bo Kasper (1961-) - artist
Marc Levy (1961-) - French writer (born 1961)
Bob Mould (1961-) - American musician
Simon Simonsen (1961-) - party colleague/politician
Bo Kasper Sundström (1961-) - singer in Bo Kaspers Orkester
Elisabeth Vik Aspaker (1962-) - Minister of Education
Elisabeth Aspaker (1962-) - Minister of Fisheries
Craig Heisinger (1962-) - Canadian ice hockey executive
Helge Lund (1962-) - Norwegian businessman
Dan McTeague (1962-) - Canadian politician
Clas Olsson (1962-) - analysis manager at the Public Employment Service
Svein Tuastad (1962-) - associate professor of political science
Eduardo Andersen (1963-) - unknown
Birgitte Anker (1963-) - Director of the National Board of Social Services
Pamela Bach (1963-2025) - actress and ex-wife of David Hasselhoff
Anne Marte Pensgaard (1964-) - professor of sports psychology
Bjørg Tulinius (1964-) - journalist and author
Espen Egil Hansen (1965-) - editor-in-chief
Ann Eleonora Jørgensen (1965-) - actress
Steve Lamacq (1965-) - Radio DJ
Kenneth Thordal (1965-) - musician and translator
Ric Wilson (1965-1999) - American professional wrestler (1965-1999)
Niels Duedahl (1966-) - CEO of SE
Olof Lundh (1966-) - sports journalist
Chris Weber (1966-) - American gitarist, songwriter
Regina Alexandrova (1967-) - politician in Troms Høyre
Gerry Fleming (1967-) - Canadian ice hockey player
Andrej Guruljov (1967-) - member of the Russian parliament
Davina McCall (1967-) - English television presenter
Lisa Schirch (1967-) - American peace studies scholar
Jan Dalchow (1968-) - filmmaker
Kathy Fedorjaka (1968-) - American coach
Jenny Halpern (1968-) - Co-founder and charity chair of the Lady Garden Foundation
Jeremy Huber (1968-) - (born 1968)
Vibeke Johnsen (1968-) - the head of the committee that worked on the report
Mark Lee (1968-) - Singaporean comedian, actor, television host and film director
Paul Martinez (1968-) - French politician
Jarrett Barrios (1969-) - American politician and business executive
Wolmer Edqvist (1969-) - operations manager
Doug Hock (1969-) - Canadian football player
Jay Reynolds (1969-) - American musician
Per Ivar Staberg (1969-) - former top referee
Rune Strand (1969-) - nothing specified
Anna Gullberg (1970-) - editor-in-chief
Diana Janse (1970-) - State Secretary
Per Schlingmann (1970-) - chief strategist for the Moderates
Heine Totland (1970-) - artist
Chad Gray (1971-) - American singer
Henning Overgaard (1971-) - president of 3F
Patrik Jonsson (1972-) - Not specified
Patrik Jönsson (1972-) - Member of Parliament (SD)
Darius Kasparaitis (1972-) - Lithuanian ice hockey player (born 1972)
Tomas Lindberg (1972-2025) - nature surveyor at Piteå municipality
Kordell Stewart (1972-) - American football player
Carolin Dahlman (1973-) - columnist
Mahmona Khan (1973-) - author and speaker
Rob Machado (1973-) - American surfer
Thomas Myhre (1973-) - sales and marketing manager
Ike Reese (1973-) - American football player
Hedwig Richter (1973-) - German historian
Eva Röse (1973-) - President of the Republic of Jämtland
Brian Schott (1973-) - American football coach
David Unsworth (1973-) - association football player from England (born 1973)
Meta Louise Foldager (1974-) - producer and CEO of SAM Productions
Meta Louise Foldager Sørensen (1974-) - former producer at Zentropa
Carsten Fritsch (1974-)
Paul Kariya (1974-) - Canadian ice hockey player
Signe Svendsen (1974-) - singer
Bjørg Thorhallsdottir (1974-) - artist and TV personality
Björn Yttling (1974-) - musician
Jacques Kallis (1975-) - South African cricketer
Kellie Martin (1975-) - American actress
Marte Hallem (1977-) - documentarian
Veronica Hedenmark (1977-2026) - parent and entrepreneur in personal assistance
John Mayer (1977-) - American musician (born 1977)
Rav Wilding (1977-) - TV presenter
Eva Kruse (1978-) - director of the Danish Fashion Institute
Kelly Adams (1979-) - English actress
Jim Cain (1979-) - rugby league footballer
Johanna Grønneberg (1979-) - contestant on Farmen kjendis
Kristy Hinze (1979-) - Australian model, actress and television host
Kristy Hinze-Clark (1979-) - model
Sue Bird (1980-) - American basketball player (born 1980)
Luke Fulghum (1980-) - American ice hockey player
Fam Irvoll (1980-) - fashion designer
Trine Jensen (1980-) - sports director
Michael Rubbestad (1980-) - deputy group leader for the Sweden Democrats in parliament
Erik A. Schjerven (1980-) - actor
Karianne Steinsland (1980-) - editor-in-chief of Budstikka
Magnus Demervall (1981-) - Deputy CEO of the wind power company Ørsted
Anthony Reyes (1981-) - American baseball player
Erinne Willock (1981-) - Canadian olympic cyclist
Frederic Michalak (1982-) - French rugby union footballer
Tom Schwartz (1982-) - American television personality
Loreen (1983-) - Swedish singer
Philipp Kohlschreiber (1983-) - German tennis player
Kim Myong-Gil (1984-) - North Korea's chief negotiator
Alexis Hornbuckle (1985-) - American basketball player, coach
Tommie Liddell (1985-) - basketball player
Frank Okam (1985-) - American football defensive tackle
Robin Olovsson (1985-) - high school teacher and podcaster
Casey Stoner (1985-) - Australian former motorcycle racer
Helene Urdland Karlsen (1986-) - editor and co-author of Norsk ordbok – bokmål
Jimmy Olsen (1986-) - festival director
Jason Duty (1987-) - college basketball player (2007–2010) Duquesne
Patrizia Kummer (1987-) - Swiss snowboarder
Torstein Stenersen (1988-) - biathlete
Caroline Sjöblom (1989-) - national team coach
Sam Bennett (1990-) - Irish racing cyclist
Craig King (1990-) - Scottish association football player (born 1990)
Alen Bibic (1991-) - player
John Grimes (1991-) - Irish musician
Edward Grimes (1991-) - Member of Jedward
Jacob Mark (1991-) - Member of Parliament for SF
Christopher Hellman (1992-) - German association football player
Christopher Hellmann (1992-) - owner of Grønn Montering
Keleigh Sperry (1992-) - actress
Keleigh Teller (1992-) - model
Caroline Garcia (1993-) - tennis player
Danielle Hansen (1993-) - owner of Sundby Rengøring
Anna Lagerquist (1993-) - Sweden's rock of foresight
Amelia Lily (1994-) - singer
Alice Oseman (1994-) - Writer
Johanna Forsberg (1995-) - player
Nadine Fähndrich (1995-) - long-distance runner
Molly Hammar (1995-) - artist
Wallace Tan (1995-) - Australian rugby league footballer
Rosie Tapner (1996-) - model and aspiring TV presenter
Sam Thornton (1996-) - British diver
Herman Johansson (1997-) - football player
Charles Leclerc (1997-) - Formula 1 driver
Naomi Osaka (1997-) - tennis star
Nicolette Taylor (1997-) - American television actress
Mikael Daghighi (2000-) - producer
Nathan Patterson (2001-) - Scottish association football player (born 2001)
Hanna Bennison (2002-) - football player
Emma Braut Brunes (2003-) - football player
Elin Henriksson (2003-) - skier and club mate
Scott Ogden (2003-) - British motorcycle racer
Cameron Williams (2003-) - Weekend Today co-host
Naomi Wadler (2006-) - student

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