José Rubén Zamora

José Rubén Zamora Marroquín is an industrial engineer, entrepreneur, and the founder of three Guatemalan newspapers: Siglo Veintiuno in 1990, El Periódico in 1996, and Nuestro Diario in 1998. He has been threatened and attacked on several occasions for his work, including being held hostage in his home in 2003 and being kidnapped and beaten in 2008.

19 August 1956

Born on the same birth date (19 August 1956): Adam Arkin

Born on the same birth day (19 August): Eddy Raven • Gerald McRaney • John Flamsteed • Mary-Anne Fahey • Richard Simmons (actor) • Stipe Miocic • Tipper Gore

Born in the same month (August 1956): Balwinder Sandhu • Bill Emmott • Charlie Peacock • Chris Foreman • Dave Cloud • Desmond Swayne • Glen Matlock • Jon Tester • Kent Nilsson • Kim Cattrall • Masashi Tashiro • Paul Molitor • Peter Taylor (Australian cricketer) • Rainer Woelki • Rusty Wallace • Sally Beamish • Skipp Sudduth • Tsai Ing-wen • Valgerd Svarstad Haugland