Danny Matt

Danny Matt was a decorated career Israeli military officer who served in the Israel Defense Forces from 1948 until 1992. He attained the rank of major general and fought in five Arab-Israeli wars, including the wars of 1948 and 1973. Among his many exploits was a daring operation involving leading a paratroop force across the Suez Canal during the Yom Kippur War. The operation was the beginning phase of a larger Israeli counter offensive that ultimately led to the victory of the Israeli army.

10 December 1927

Born on the same birth date (10 December 1927): Bob Farrell (motivational speaker)

Born on the same birth day (10 December): Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk • Dion Waiters • Edmund Mortimer (rebel) • Greg Giraldo • Harold Adamson • Ken Albers • Roman Červenka • Stephanie Morgenstern • William Lloyd Garrison

Born in the same month (December 1927): Alan King • Antony Gardner • Bob Farrell (motivational speaker) • Edward Meneeley • Jan Kubíček • John Buscema • Leo Kubiak • Niklas Luhmann • Peter Dickinson • Ralph Beard • Ram Narayan • Ramsey Clark • Richard Long (actor)