Date | Event |
---|---|
786 |
Emperor Saga, 52nd Emperor of Japan (d. 842) |
1438 |
Louis II, Landgrave of Hesse (d. 1471) |
1471 |
Frederik I, king of Denmark/Norway (1523-33) |
1524 |
Thomas Erastus, Swiss theologian (d. 1583) |
1533 |
Queen Elizabeth I, Greenwich, England, (1558-1603) daughter of Henry VIII and Anna Boleyn (d. 1603) |
1631 |
Clemens Thieme, composer |
1635 |
Pal Esterhazy, composer |
1674 |
Ernest Augustus (d. 1728) |
1683 |
Mary Anne of Austria, Archduchess of Austria and Queen consort of Portugal (d. 1754) |
1694 |
Johan Ludvig, Danish policitian (d. 1763) |
1703 |
Jean Monnet, composer |
1705 |
Matthäus Günther, German painter (d. 1788) |
1707 |
George-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon, writer on natural history |
1726 |
Francois-Andre Danican Philidor, France, composer/chess champion |
1731 |
Damasus Brosmann, composer |
1731 |
Elisabetta de Gambarini, composer |
1735 |
Thomas Coutts, Scottish banker |
1737 |
Luigi Galvani, Italian anatomist/physicist |
1739 |
Joseph Legros, composer |
1740 |
Johan Tobias Sergel, Swedish sculptor (d. 1814) |
1756 |
Willem Bilderdijk, Dutch poet/literature (Disease of Scientists) |
1777 |
Heinrich Stölzel, German musician and composer (d. 1844) |
1782 |
Bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/general-major (Maastricht) |
1784 |
Frantisek Max Knize, composer |
1810 |
Hermann Heinrich Gossen, Prussian economist (d. 1858) |
1811 |
William Hamsley Emory, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1887 |
1815 |
Howell Cobb II, Major General/Secy of Treas (Union), died in 1868 |
1815 |
John McDouall Stuart, Australian explorer (d. 1866) |
1817 |
Louise of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel), queen of Denmark (d. 1898) |
1818 |
Thomas Talbot, 31st Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1886) |
1819 |
Jean E "Adriaan" van Bevervoorde, journalist (History of Holland) |
1829 |
August Kekule von Stradonitz, discovered structure of benzene ring |
1829 |
Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden, US, geologist (Geograph Survey 1859-86) |
1831 |
Alexandre Falguière, French sculptor and painter (d. 1900) |
1836 |
Henry Campbell-Bannerman, British PM (L) (1905-08) |
1836 |
August Toepler, German physicist (d. 1912) |
1842 |
John H Zuckertort, German chess player |
1851 |
Edward Ashael Birge, American pioneer in limnology (d. 1950) |
1855 |
William Friese-Greene, British photographer (d. 1921) |
1860 |
Grandma Moses [Anna Maria], NY, primitive painter (Old Oaken Bucket), (d. 1961) |
1860 |
Willem H Nolens, priest/Dutch ambassador to Vatican |
1864 |
Giovanni Tebaldini, composer |
1866 |
Tristan Bernard, French playwright and novelist (d. 1947) |
1867 |
Albert Basserman, Mannheim Germany, actor (Foreign Correspondant) Dies 1952 |
1867 |
Camilod d'Almeida Pessanha, Portuguese poet (China) |
1867 |
Evan Williams, Mineral Ridge Ohio, oratorio tenor |
1869 |
Margot SE Scharten-Antink, Dutch author (Catherina, Sprotje) |
1870 |
Aleksander Kuprin, Russian author (Pojedinok) [OS=Aug 26] |
1870 |
Thomas Curtis, American athlete (d. 1944) |
1876 |
C.J. Dennis, Australian poet and writer (d. 1938) |
1877 |
Mike O'Neill, Irish baseball player (d. 1959) |
1879 |
Nachman N "Neddy" Bamberg, Dutch actor (Haddock Mary) |
1880 |
Attilio Brugnoli, composer |
1880 |
Kurt von Wolfurt, composer |
1881 |
Constantly WL Scheurleer, Dutch archaeologist/banker/art expert |
1882 |
Johanna F Zandstra-Giezen, oldest person in Netherland (died at 111) |
1885 |
Harry Sinclair Lewis, US, writer (Babbitt, Nobel 1930) |
1887 |
Edith L Sitwell, English poetess/author (Wheels) |
1889 |
Albert Plesman, aviation pioneer/founder/director (KLM) |
1889 |
Bruce F Cummings, English author (Journal of a Disappointed Man) |
1891 |
Roscoe Karns, San Bernadino California, actor (Capt Shafer-Hennesey) |
1893 |
Leslie Hore-Belisha, British Minister of Transport |
1899 |
Leendert A Donker, Dutch Minister of Justice (PvdA) |
1900 |
"Janet" Taylor Caldwell, England, novelist (Melissa) |
1900 |
Emerson Treacy, Phila, actor (California Straight Ahead) |
1902 |
Roy Barcroft, [Howard Ravenscroft], Crab Orchard NE, actor (Freckles) |
1905 |
John Whitley, British air-marshal |
1906 |
Filip Gershkovich, composer |
1907 |
Ahmet Adnan Saygun, composer |
1908 |
Max Kaminsky, trumpeter |
1908 |
Michael E DeBakey, artificial heart pioneer |
1908 |
Paul Brown, Norwalk Ohio, NFL hall of famer (Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals) |
1909 |
Elia Kazan, Constaninople Turkey, director (Streetcar Named Desire) |
1909 |
Jo Juda, Dutch musician |
1909 |
Natalia Dmitrevna Shpiller, singer |
1910 |
John Shea, US, 500m/1500m speed skater (Olympic-gold-1932) |
1911 |
Todor C Zjivkov, Bulgaria partizan/premier/president |
1912 |
David Packard, electronic engineer/businessman |
1913 |
Anthony Quayle, England, actor (Anne of 1000 Days, Lawrence of Arabia) |
1913 |
Oswald Szemerenyi, philologist |
1913 |
Willem C L "Wim" van der Grinten, Dutch lawyer/undersec of Economy |
1914 |
Herbert Delauney Bill Hughes, educationist |
1914 |
Hugo Pfister, composer |
1914 |
Ian Ball, photographer |
1914 |
James Van Allen, US physicist (discovered Van Allen radiation belts) |
1914 |
Graeme Bell, Australian pianist and composer |
1917 |
John Cornforth, Australian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate, (d. 2013) |
1918 |
Robert Lewis Campbell Lorimer, publisher |
1919 |
Alberic Schotte, Belgian cyclist (d. 2004) |
1920 |
Harri Webb, poet |
1920 |
Al Caiola, American guitarist |
1921 |
Arthur Ferrante, American pianist/composer (Ferrante & Teicher - Exodus) |
1921 |
Josep Lluís Núñez, Spanish President of FC Barcelona (1978 - 2000) |
1922 |
Kirill Vladimirovich Molchanov, composer |
1922 |
Lucien Jarraud, Canadian radio host (d. 2007) |
1923 |
Louise Suggs, Atlanta GA, LPGA golfer (US Women's Open-1949, 52) |
1923 |
Peter Lawford, London England, actor (Mrs Miniver, Thin Man) |
1924 |
Charles Braswell, McKinney TX, entertainer |
1924 |
Daniel K. Inouye, Honolulu, Hawaii, politician (US Senator, 1963-2012), (d. 2012) |
1924 |
Hugh Aitken, composer |
1924 |
Leonard Rosenman, Brooklyn New York, American TV composer (Marcus Welby MD) |
1924 |
Bridie Gallagher, Donegal, Ireland, singer (A Mother's Love's A Blessing, The Boys from County Armagh), (d. 2012) |
1925 |
Allan Blakeney, Canadian politician |
1926 |
Erich Juskowiak, German footballer (d. 1983) |
1926 |
Donald Irwin, Rosario, Argentina, American politician, (d. 2013) |
1926 |
Ed Warren [Edward Warren Miney], Bridgeport Connecticut, American paranormal investigator (Amityville haunting) |
1927 |
Don Messick, cartoon voice (Bam-bam, Astro, Scooby-Doo) |
1927 |
Graham Dudley Whettam, composer |
1927 |
Eric Hill, British children's Author |
1929 |
Gil Wolman, situationist |
1929 |
John Milford, Johnstown NY, actor (Lieutenant, Legend of Jesse James) |
1929 |
T[homas] P[atrick] McKenna, Ireland, actor (Rivals, Holocaust) |
1930 |
Baudouin I, king of Belgium (1951-93) |
1930 |
Sonny Rollins, NYC, jazz saxophonist (Blue Room) |
1930 |
Thijs van Vlijmen, Dutch MP (CDA) |
1931 |
Al McGuire, US, basketball coach (Marquette) |
1931 |
Charles Camilleri, composer |
1931 |
Cornelis de Wine, graphic artist |
1934 |
Bill Giles, Rochester NY, baseball owner (Philadelphia Phillies) |
1934 |
Omar Karami, Prime Minister of Lebanon |
1934 |
Mary Bauermeister, German artist |
1935 |
Abdou Diouf, president of Senegal (1981- ) |
1935 |
Don Messick, Buffalo NY, cartoon voice (Astro-Jetsons, Bamm Bamm) |
1936 |
Buddy Holly [Charles Holley], Lubbock Texas, American musician (Peggy Sue, That'll Be the Day), (d. 1959) |
1936 |
Romualds Kalsons, composer |
1936 |
Apostolos Kaklamanis, Greek politician |
1937 |
George Patrick Reid, schoolkeeper |
1937 |
John Phillip Law, Hollywood, actor (Barbarella, Love Machine) |
1937 |
Olly Wilson, composer |
1937 |
Cüneyt Arkın, Turkish film actor |
1939 |
Stanley David Griggs, Portland Oregon, astronaut (STS 51-D), STS 33) |
1939 |
[Benjamin] Latimore, US singer (Let's Straighten It Out) |
1940 |
Dario Argento, director (Creepers, Deep Red, Tenebrae) |
1941 |
Mogoboya NN Ramadike, South African politician in Lebowa |
1942 |
Garrison Keillor, humorist (Praire Home Companion) |
1942 |
Alan Oakes, British Footballer |
1942 |
Roy DeMeo, Brooklyn New York, American gangster (Gambino crime family) |
1943 |
Lena Valaitis, Lithuanian-German Schlager singer |
1943 |
Beverley McLachlin, Chief Justice of Canada |
1944 |
Bertel Haarder, Danish politician |
1945 |
Luis Aravena Munoz, Chilean singer/exiled in Netherlands |
1946 |
Alfa Anderson, Bronx NY, rock vocalist (Chicago) |
1946 |
Willie Crawford, American baseball player (d. 2004) |
1948 |
Susan Blakely, Frankfurt Germany, actress (Rich Man Poor Man) |
1949 |
Gloria Gaynor, Newark NJ, disco singer (I Will Survive) |
1949 |
Barry Siegel, American journalist |
1950 |
Adriano Panatta, Rome, tennis star (French 1976, Italian 1976) |
1950 |
Peggy Noonan, author (What I Saw at the Revolution) |
1950 |
Julie Kavner, Los Angeles, California, American actress and voice artist (Brenda-Rhoda, Marge-Simpsons) |
1951 |
Chrissie Hynde, Akron Oh, rocker (Pretenders-Mystery Achievement) |
1951 |
Mark R McCumber, Jacksonville FL, PGA golfer (1979 Doral-Eastern) |
1951 |
William Katt, US, actor (Butch & Sundance Kid, Carrie) |
1951 |
Morris Albert, Brazilian singer |
1951 |
Mark Isham, American composer |
1952 |
Ricardo Tormo, Spanish motocyclist (d. 1998) |
1953 |
Ben Bossi, rocker (Romeo Void) |
1953 |
Michael Byron, composer |
1953 |
Greg Ham, Australia, rock saxophonist/flutist (Men At Work) |
1954 |
Benmont Tench, Gainesville Fl, rock keyboardist (Heartbreakers) |
1954 |
Corbin Bernsen, North Hollywood California, actor (Arnie Becker-LA Law) |
1954 |
Michael Emerson, American actor |
1955 |
Efim Zelmanov, Russian mathematician |
1955 |
Mira Furlan, Croatian actress |
1956 |
Michael J Feinstein, pianist (Isn't It Romantic) |
1956 |
Byron Stevenson, British footballer (d. 2007) |
1956 |
Diane Warren, American song writer |
1957 |
Margot Chapman, Hawaii, vocals (Starland Vocal Band-Afternoon Delight) |
1957 |
Melvin Edward Mays, one of FBI's most wanted |
1958 |
D Elmina Davies, filmmaker |
1958 |
Nadieh, Dutch singer/guitarist/composer (Haifa Blue) |
1959 |
Jermaine Stewart, rocker |
1960 |
David Steele, Birmingham, rock keyboardist (Fine Young Cannibals) |
1960 |
Carlos Martinez, American bowler |
1960 |
Andrew Voss, Australian television personality |
1961 |
LeRoi Moore, American Saxophonist (Dave Matthews Band) {d. 2008) |
1961 |
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, French Pianist |
1962 |
Jennifer Egan, American novelist |
1963 |
Eric Eazy-E Wright, rapper |
1965 |
Bruce Armstrong, NFL tackle (NE Patriots) |
1965 |
Danny Harris, Torrance California, 400m hurdler (Olympic-silver-1984) |
1965 |
Darko Pančev, Macedonian footballer |
1965 |
Andreas Thom, German footballer |
1965 |
Uta Pippig, German athlete |
1966 |
Christopher Acland, musician |
1967 |
Kathaleen K Cutone, Olenoridge NJ, fig skater (1994 Collegiate champ) |
1967 |
Toby Jones, British actor |
1968 |
Erik Williams, NFL tackle (Dallas Cowboys) |
1968 |
Kyle Stevens, NJ, rock guitarist (Bang Tango-Dancin' on Coals) |
1969 |
Angie Everhart, Akron Ohio, model/actress (Jade, Last Action Hero) |
1969 |
Darren Bragg, Waterbury CT, outfielder (Seattle Mariners) |
1969 |
Rudy Galindo, San Jose California, 1996 US Mens' Champion |
1969 |
Diane Farr, American actress (Numb3rs) |
1969 |
Little Jimmy Urine, American singer (Mindless Self Indulgence) |
1970 |
Tom Everett Scott, American actor |
1971 |
Briana Scurry, Minneapolis MN, soccer goalkeeper (Olympics-96) |
1971 |
John Burke, NFL tight end (NE Patriots)>> |
1971 |
Tonny Jensen, Australian basketball guard (Olympics-96) |
1971 |
Wesley Leasy, NFL linebacker (Arizona Cardinals) |
1972 |
Andreas Pusnik, hockey forward (Team Austria 1998) |
1972 |
Cedric Davis, NFL cornerback (Arizona Cardinals) |
1972 |
Jason Isringhausen, Alton IL, pitcher (NY Mets) |
1972 |
Willy Tate, NFL tight end (KC Chiefs) |
1973 |
Sam Couch, Newport Beach California, kayak (alt-Olympics-96) |
1973 |
Shannon Elizabeth, American actress |
1974 |
Antonio McDyess, NBA forward (Phoenix Suns) |
1974 |
Mario Frick, Liechtensteiner footballer |
1975 |
Norifumi Abe, Japanese motorcycle road racer (d. 2007) |
1975 |
Harold Wallace, Costa Rican footballer |
1976 |
Marja de Graaf, Miss Universe-Netherlands (1996) |
1976 |
Oliver Hudson, American actor |
1977 |
Nora Greenwald, American professional wrestler |
1977 |
Gianluca Grava, Italian footballer |
1977 |
Jon Macken, British Footballer |
1978 |
G[eneral] A[ustin], Columbus Ga, rapper (Another Bad Creation) |
1978 |
Erwin Koen, Dutch footballer |
1979 |
Pavol Hochschorner and Peter Hochschorner - Slovak slalom canoers |
1979 |
Brian Stokes, American baseball player |
1980 |
Gabriel Milito, Argentine footballer |
1980 |
Javad Nekounam, Iranian footballer |
1980 |
Mark Prior, American baseball player |
1980 |
Sara Carrigan, Australian cyclist |
1981 |
Gökhan Zan, Turkish footballer |
1981 |
Paul McCoy, American musician (lead singer of 12 Stones) |
1982 |
Andre Dirrell, American boxer |
1983 |
Philip Deignan, Irish cyclist |
1983 |
Mehmet Topuz, Turkisher footballer |
1983 |
Pops Mensah-Bonsu, British basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks |
1983 |
Annette Dytrt, German skater figure |
1984 |
Vera Zvonareva, Russian tennis player |
1985 |
Tatia Jayne Starkey, Ringo's 1st grandchild |
1985 |
Rafinha, Brazilian footballer |
1986 |
Colin Delaney, American Professional Wrestler |
1986 |
Spectacular Blue Smith, American musician (Pretty Ricky) |
1987 |
Aleksandra Wozniak, Canadian tennis player |
1987 |
Evan Rachel Wood, American actress |
1988 |
Kevin Love, American basketball player |
1990 |
Tanja Kolbe, German ice dancer |
1993 |
Joshua Wilkinson, prince of self proclaimed principality sealand |
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