Co-writer of several Fighting Fantasy Game Books, and Games Workshop (with the UK's Steve Jackson) and a computer game entrapenuer responsible for Eidos[?]. In 2002 Ian won the Gift of the Acadamy in the BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards for outstanding contribution to the community.
... American swimmer and actor
July 12 - Deng Xiaoping, Chinese politician and leader
July 13 - Pablo Neruda, poet
August 28 - Secondo Campini, Italian jet pioneer
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