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I record that I was born (as I have been informed and believe) on a Friday, at twelve o'clock at night. It was remarked that the clock began to strike, and I began to cry, simultaneously.
David Copperfield
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David Copperfield
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: September 16
Entertainer
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Metuchen
New Jersey
David Seth Kotkin
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