Births on the 8th of August in history

Births

Date	Type	Text
08 Aug 1079	birth	Emperor Horikawa of Japan (d. 1107)	1
08 Aug 1518	birth	Conrad Lycosthenes, French-German scholar (d. 1561)	0
08 Aug 1560	birth	Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian murderer (d. 1614)	0
08 Aug 1571	birth	John Ward: Composer	0
08 Aug 1586	birth	Adolf: Earl of Nassau-Siegen	0
08 Aug 1605	birth	Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, English lawyer and politician, Governor of Newfoundland (d. 1675)	0
08 Aug 1617	birth	Adriaan W "Joris" van Geel: Flemish Missionary (Bantu Dictionary)	0
08 Aug 1640	birth	Amalia Catharina, German poet and composer (d. 1697)	0
08 Aug 1646	birth	Godfrey Kneller, German painter (d. 1723)	0
08 Aug 1653	birth	Jacques Basnage: French / Netherlands historian / vicar	0
08 Aug 1673	birth	John Ker, Scottish spy (d. 1726)	0
08 Aug 1693	birth	Laurent Belissen, French composer (d. 1762)	0
08 Aug 1694	birth	Francis Hutcheson, Irish philosopher and academic (d. 1746)	0
08 Aug 1705	birth	Gustaaf Imhoff: Gov of Ceylon (1736-40) / Governor of the Netherlands Indies (1743-50)	0
08 Aug 1709	birth	Hermann Anton Gelinek, German-Italian monk and violinist (d. 1779)	0
08 Aug 1720	birth	Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish general and politician (d. 1796)	0
08 Aug 1732	birth	Johann C Adelung: German linguist / librarian	0
08 Aug 1746	birth	Hieronymus van Alphen: Dutch attorney / poet (church songs)	0
08 Aug 1755	birth	Luigi Marchesi: Composer	0
08 Aug 1763	birth	Charles Bulfinch: Boston, Massachusetts -- 1st US pro architect (Mass State House)	0
08 Aug 1790	birth	Ferenc Kölcsey, Hungarian poet and politician (d. 1838)	0
08 Aug 1805	birth	Antoon Jurgens: Dutch margarine manufacturer	0
08 Aug 1807	birth	Emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish author (d. 1892)	0
08 Aug 1812	birth	John Rodgers II: Commander (Union Navy), died in 1882	0
08 Aug 1814	birth	Esther Hobart Morris, American jurist (d. 1902)	0
08 Aug 1819	birth	Charles Anderson Dana: Assistant Secretary of War, (Union) died in 1897	0
08 Aug 1820	birth	Winfield Scott "Old Swet" Featherston: Army Brigadier General (Confederate)	0
08 Aug 1823	birth	Theodule Augustin Ribot: Painter	0
08 Aug 1824	birth	Maria Alexandrovna, German-Russian wife of Alexander II of Russia (d. 1880)	0
08 Aug 1835	birth	James William Forsyth: Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1906	0
08 Aug 1839	birth	Nelson Appleton Miles: Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1925	0
08 Aug 1839	birth	Nelson A. Miles, American general (d. 1925)	0
08 Aug 1852	birth	Barend Barendse: Actor / director (Wandering Jew)	0
08 Aug 1856	birth	Thomas Anstey Guthrie, English novelist and journalist (d. 1934)	0
08 Aug 1857	birth	Cecile Chaminade: Composer	0
08 Aug 1857	birth	Henry Osborn: Connecticut, United States -- Paleontologist / author (52 Years of Research)	0
08 Aug 1857	birth	Cécile Chaminade, French pianist and composer (d. 1944)	0
08 Aug 1861	birth	William Bateson: English biologist (originator of term "genetics")	0
08 Aug 1864	birth	Henri de Vries [Van Walterop]: Dutch actor (Cleopatra, White Cargo)	0
08 Aug 1866	birth	Matthew A Henson: 1st Black to reach North Pole (June 4, 1909)	0
08 Aug 1866	birth	Matthew Henson, American explorer (d. 1955)	0
08 Aug 1871	birth	William Henry Squire: Composer	0
08 Aug 1874	birth	Albert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (d. 1948)	0
08 Aug 1875	birth	Artur Bernardes, Brazilian politician, 12th President of Brazil (d. 1955)	0
08 Aug 1876	birth	Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly, Indian-Syrian priest, founded the Sisters of the Destitute (d. 1929)	0
08 Aug 1879	birth	Bob Smith, American physician and surgeon, co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous (d. 1950)	0
08 Aug 1879	birth	Emiliano Zapata, Mexican general (d. 1919)	0
08 Aug 1880	birth	Earle Page, Australian politician, 11th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1961)	0
08 Aug 1881	birth	Paul L E von Kleist: German General-Field Marshal (Eastern Front)	0
08 Aug 1881	birth	Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, German field marshal (d. 1954)	0
08 Aug 1882	birth	Ladislas Starevich, Russian-French animator, screenwriter, and cinematographer (d. 1965)	0
08 Aug 1884	birth	Sara Teasdale, American poet (d. 1933)	0
08 Aug 1886	birth	Daniel Ruyneman: Composer	0
08 Aug 1886	birth	Pietro Alessandro Yon: Composer	0
08 Aug 1887	birth	Esme Percy: London, England -- Actor (Old Spanish Custom)	0
08 Aug 1887	birth	J C Heldring: Dutch businessman	0
08 Aug 1887	birth	Malcolm Keen: Bristol, England -- Actor (Uncle Chris-Mama)	0
08 Aug 1887	birth	Ullrich Haupt: Prussia -- Actor (Morocco, Du Barry-Woman of Passion)	0
08 Aug 1889	birth	Hans Egede Budtz, Danish actor (d. 1968)	0
08 Aug 1889	birth	Jack Ryder, Australian cricketer (d. 1977)	0
08 Aug 1891	birth	Adolf Busch, German violinist and composer (d. 1952)	0
08 Aug 1893	birth	Frederick Shedden, Australian public servant (d. 1971)	0
08 Aug 1895	birth	Law Pendleton: United States -- Wrestler / actor (Laughing Lady)	0
08 Aug 1896	birth	Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, American author (d. 1953)	0
08 Aug 1898	birth	Alexis Minotis, Greek actor and director (d. 1990)	0
08 Aug 1900	birth	Josephine Holt Bay: 1st woman to head a firm on New York stock exchange	0
08 Aug 1900	birth	Victor Young: Chicago, Illinois -- Orchestra leader (Milton Berle Show, In Old California)	0
08 Aug 1901	birth	Ernest O Lawrence: Canton, South Carolina -- Inventor (Cyclotron-Nobel 1939)	0
08 Aug 1901	birth	Ernest Lawrence, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1958)	0
08 Aug 1902	birth	Paul A M Dirac: England, United Kingdom -- Physicist (quantum mechanics, Nobel 1933)	0
08 Aug 1902	birth	Paul Dirac, English-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1984)	0
08 Aug 1903	birth	August Cool: Belgian union leader / Minister of State	0
08 Aug 1903	birth	Dayton Lummis, American actor (d. 1988)	0
08 Aug 1904	birth	Istvan Szelenyi: Composer	0
08 Aug 1904	birth	Achille Varzi, Italian race car driver (d. 1948)	0
08 Aug 1905	birth	Wachtang Ananjan: Writer	0
08 Aug 1905	birth	André Jolivet, French composer (d. 1974)	0
08 Aug 1907	birth	Benny Carter, American saxophonist, trumpet player, and composer (d. 2003)	0
08 Aug 1908	birth	Arthur J Goldberg: Illinois, United States -- UN ambassador / Supreme Court Justice (1962-65)	0
08 Aug 1908	birth	Chivu Stoica: Premier of Romania (1955-61)	0
08 Aug 1908	birth	Arthur Goldberg, American jurist and politician, 6th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (d. 1990)	0
08 Aug 1909	birth	Bill Voce, England cricketer and coach (d. 1984)	0
08 Aug 1910	birth	Francisco Brochado Da Rocha: Prime Minister of Brazil (1962)	0
08 Aug 1910	birth	Jimmy Murphy, Welsh-English footballer and manager (d. 1989)	0
08 Aug 1910	birth	Sylvia Sidney, American actress (d. 1999)	0
08 Aug 1911	birth	Rosetta LeNoire, American actress (d. 2002)	0
08 Aug 1912	birth	Daniel Mann: Brooklyn, New York -- Director (Willard, Butterfield 8)	0
08 Aug 1913	birth	Axel Stordahl: Staten Island, New York -- Orchestra leader (Frank Sinatra Show)	0
08 Aug 1913	birth	Daan Wildschut: Painter / glazenier / author	0
08 Aug 1913	birth	Robert T Stafford: (Sen-R-Vermont, 1971-88)	0
08 Aug 1914	birth	Arthur Holt: Politician	0
08 Aug 1915	birth	James Elliott, American runner and coach (d. 1981)	0
08 Aug 1919	birth	Dino De Laurentiis, Italian actor and producer (d. 2010)	0
08 Aug 1919	birth	John David Wilson, English animator and producer (d. 2013)	0
08 Aug 1920	birth	Don Cook: Foreign Correspondent	0
08 Aug 1920	birth	Leo Chiosso, Italian songwriter and producer (d. 2006)	0
08 Aug 1920	birth	Carol Lambrino, Romanian son of Carol II of Romania (d. 2006)	0
08 Aug 1920	birth	Jimmy Witherspoon, American singer (d. 1997)	0
08 Aug 1921	birth	Roger Nixon: Composer	0
08 Aug 1921	birth	William Asher, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)	0
08 Aug 1921	birth	Webb Pierce, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1991)	0
08 Aug 1921	birth	Vulimiri Ramalingaswami, Indian pathologist and academic (d. 2001)	0
08 Aug 1921	birth	Esther Williams, American swimmer and actress (d. 2013)	0
08 Aug 1922	birth	Michael Parkin: Journalist	0
08 Aug 1922	birth	Rory Calhoun, American actor and producer (d. 1999)	0
08 Aug 1922	birth	Rudi Gernreich, Austrian-American fashion designer, created the Monokini (d. 1985)	0
08 Aug 1922	birth	Gertrude Himmelfarb, American historian, author, and academic	0
08 Aug 1922	birth	Károly Reich, Hungarian illustrator (d. 1988)	0
08 Aug 1924	birth	Thomas Beversdorf: Composer	0
08 Aug 1925	birth	Jack Stoddart: Designer / socialist	0
08 Aug 1925	birth	Alija Izetbegović, Bosnian lawyer and politician, 1st President of Bosnia and Herzegovina (d. 2003)	0
08 Aug 1925	birth	Ginny Tyler, American voice actress and singer (d. 2012)	0
08 Aug 1926	birth	Richard Anderson, American actor	0
08 Aug 1926	birth	Patrick Neill, Baron Neill of Bladen, English lawyer, academic, and politician	0
08 Aug 1927	birth	Elis Juliana: Antillian writer / poet (Lady of the Night: A flower)	0
08 Aug 1927	birth	Jim Weaver: (Rep-D-Oregon, 1975- )	0
08 Aug 1927	birth	Juri Kasakow: Writer	0
08 Aug 1927	birth	Johnny Temple, American baseball player and coach (d. 1994)	0
08 Aug 1927	birth	Maia Wojciechowska, Polish-American author (d. 2002)	0
08 Aug 1928	birth	Ken Scowcroft: English insurance magnate / multi-millionaire	0
08 Aug 1928	birth	Don Burrows, Australian saxophonist, clarinet player, and flute player	0
08 Aug 1928	birth	Simón Díaz, Venezuelan singer-songwriter (d. 2014)	0
08 Aug 1929	birth	Josef Suk: Prague, Czechoslovakia -- Violinist (Artist of Merit-1977)	0
08 Aug 1929	birth	Rose Nyland: Writer	0
08 Aug 1929	birth	Ronnie Biggs, English criminal (d. 2013)	0
08 Aug 1929	birth	Larisa Bogoraz, Russian linguist and activist (d. 2004)	0
08 Aug 1930	birth	Nita Talbot: NYC, New York -- Actress (Supertrain, Here We Go Again)	0
08 Aug 1930	birth	Joan Mondale, American wife of Walter Mondale, 32nd Second Lady of the United States (d. 2014)	0
08 Aug 1930	birth	Terry Nation, Welsh-American author and screenwriter (d. 1997)	0
08 Aug 1930	birth	Jerry Tarkanian, American basketball player and coach (d. 2015)	0
08 Aug 1931	birth	Jonathan Elkus: Composer	0
08 Aug 1931	birth	Roger Penrose, English physicist, mathematician, and philosopher	0
08 Aug 1932	birth	Luis García Meza Tejada, Bolivian general and politician, 68th President of Bolivia	0
08 Aug 1932	birth	Mel Tillis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Old Dogs)	0
08 Aug 1933	birth	Joe Tex, American singer-songwriter (d. 1982)	0
08 Aug 1933	birth	Serena Wilson, American dancer and choreographer (d. 2007)	0
08 Aug 1934	birth	Julian C Dixon: (Rep-D-California, 1979- )	0
08 Aug 1934	birth	Keith Barron, English actor	0
08 Aug 1934	birth	Sarat Pujari, Indian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2014)	0
08 Aug 1935	birth	Ron Marlenee: (Rep-R-Montana, 1977- )	0
08 Aug 1935	birth	Sandy Horn: Lesbian activist	0
08 Aug 1935	birth	Donald P. Bellisario, American director, producer, and screenwriter	0
08 Aug 1935	birth	John Laws, Papua New Guinean-Australian radio host	0
08 Aug 1936	birth	Don Bowden: United States -- 1st American to run a sub 4 min mile	0
08 Aug 1936	birth	Frank Howard, American baseball player and manager	0
08 Aug 1936	birth	Çolpan İlhan, Turkish actress (d. 2014)	0
08 Aug 1936	birth	Jan Pieńkowski, Polish-English author and illustrator	0
08 Aug 1937	birth	Louis Neefs: Belgian singer	0
08 Aug 1937	birth	Dustin Hoffman, American actor, singer, and producer	0
08 Aug 1937	birth	Cornelis Vreeswijk, Dutch-Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 1987)	0
08 Aug 1938	birth	Jacques Hetu: Composer	0
08 Aug 1938	birth	Jack Baldwin, English chemist and academic	0
08 Aug 1938	birth	Jacques Hétu, Canadian composer and educator (d. 2010)	0
08 Aug 1938	birth	Connie Stevens, American actress, singer, director, and producer	0
08 Aug 1939	birth	William Alden Hibbard: Composer	0
08 Aug 1939	birth	Phil Balsley, American singer-songwriter (The Statler Brothers)	0
08 Aug 1939	birth	Viorica Viscopoleanu, Romanian long jumper	0
08 Aug 1939	birth	Alexander Watson, American diplomat	0
08 Aug 1940	birth	Dilip Sardesai, Indian cricketer (d. 2007)	0
08 Aug 1940	birth	Dennis Tito, American engineer and businessman, founded Wilshire Associates	0
08 Aug 1941	birth	George Tiller, American physician (d. 2009)	0
08 Aug 1942	birth	Jay David: Rocker (Dr Hook & Medicine Show)	0
08 Aug 1942	birth	Dennis Canavan, Scottish educator and politician	0
08 Aug 1942	birth	John Gustafson, English singer-songwriter and bass player (Roxy Music, Ian Gillan Band) (d. 2014)	0
08 Aug 1942	birth	Vardo Rumessen, Estonian pianist and musicologist	0
08 Aug 1944	birth	Hans van Eijk: Dutch rock guitarist (Jumping Jewels)	0
08 Aug 1944	birth	Smokey the Bear: Named after NYC fireman Smokey Joe Martin	0
08 Aug 1944	birth	Brooke Bundy, American actress	0
08 Aug 1944	birth	Uli Derickson, Czech-American flight attendant (d. 2005)	0
08 Aug 1944	birth	Michael Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist	0
08 Aug 1944	birth	John Renbourn, English-Scottish guitarist and songwriter (Pentangle) (d. 2015)	0
08 Aug 1944	birth	Simon Taylor, English journalist	0
08 Aug 1946	birth	French W Weisglas: Dutch MP (VVD)	0
08 Aug 1946	birth	Robin M Tallon: (Rep-D-South Carolina, 1983- )	0
08 Aug 1946	birth	Joe Bethancourt, American singer-songwriter (d. 2014)	0
08 Aug 1947	birth	Jose Cruz: Leftfielder (St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros)	0
08 Aug 1947	birth	Terangi Adam, Nauruan politician	0
08 Aug 1947	birth	Ken Dryden, Canadian ice hockey player and politician	0
08 Aug 1947	birth	Larry Wilcox, American actor	0
08 Aug 1948	birth	Svetlana Y Savitskaya: Russian Cosmonaut (Soyuz T-7, T-12, T-15A)	0
08 Aug 1948	birth	Susan Himmelweit, English economist and academic	0
08 Aug 1948	birth	Svetlana Savitskaya, Russian engineer and astronaut	0
08 Aug 1949	birth	Airrion Love: US singer (Stylistics-16 Bars)	0
08 Aug 1949	birth	Bela Magyari: Hungary -- Cosmonaut	0
08 Aug 1949	birth	Keith Carradine, American actor and singer	0
08 Aug 1949	birth	Ricardo Londoño, Colombian race car driver (d. 2009)	0
08 Aug 1950	birth	Sarah Dunant, English author and critic	0
08 Aug 1950	birth	Willie Hall, American drummer (The Blues Brothers, Booker T. & the M.G.'s)	0
08 Aug 1950	birth	Ken Kutaragi, Japanese businessman, created PlayStation	0
08 Aug 1950	birth	Lucjan Lis, Polish-German cyclist (d. 2015)	0
08 Aug 1951	birth	Martin Brest: Bronx, New York -- Actor (Fast Times at Ridgemont High)	0
08 Aug 1951	birth	Phil Carlson, Australian cricketer	0
08 Aug 1951	birth	Mohamed Morsi, Egyptian politician, 5th President of Egypt	0
08 Aug 1951	birth	Mamoru Oshii, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter	0
08 Aug 1951	birth	Randy Shilts, American journalist and author (d. 1994)	0
08 Aug 1951	birth	Louis van Gaal, Dutch footballer and manager	0
08 Aug 1952	birth	Anton Fig, South African-American drummer (Spider and Frehley's Comet)	0
08 Aug 1952	birth	Jostein Gaarder, Norwegian author	0
08 Aug 1952	birth	Doug Melvin, Canadian baseball player and manager	0
08 Aug 1952	birth	Robin Quivers, American radio host, actress, and author	0
08 Aug 1952	birth	Sudhakar Rao, Indian cricketer	0
08 Aug 1953	birth	"Sweet" Lou Dunbar: Basketball player (Harlem Globetrotters)	0
08 Aug 1953	birth	Mark Lazarowicz, English politician	0
08 Aug 1953	birth	Nigel Mansell, English race car driver	0
08 Aug 1953	birth	Don Most, American actor and director	0
08 Aug 1954	birth	Nick Holtam, English bishop	0
08 Aug 1955	birth	Ali Score: Rock drummer (Flock Of Seagulls)	0
08 Aug 1955	birth	Diddú, Icelandic singer-songwriter	0
08 Aug 1955	birth	Herbert Prohaska, Austrian footballer and manager	0
08 Aug 1955	birth	Michael Roe, Irish race car driver	0
08 Aug 1955	birth	Branscombe Richmond, American actor, stuntman, and producer	0
08 Aug 1956	birth	Wes Chandler: Florida, United States -- WLAF wide receiver coach (Rhein Fire)	0
08 Aug 1956	birth	Chris Foreman, English guitarist and songwriter (Madness)	0
08 Aug 1956	birth	David Grant, English singer (Linx)	0
08 Aug 1956	birth	Cecilia Roth, Argentinian actress	0
08 Aug 1957	birth	Dieuwertje Blok: Dutch TV hostess	0
08 Aug 1957	birth	Nancy Glass: TV broadcaster (American Journal)	0
08 Aug 1957	birth	Dennis Drew, American keyboard player (10,000 Maniacs)	0
08 Aug 1958	birth	Chris[sie Boy] Foreman: Rock guitarist (Madness)	0
08 Aug 1958	birth	Harry Crosby: Los Angeles, California -- Actor (Friday the 13th)	0
08 Aug 1958	birth	Deborah Norville, American journalist	0
08 Aug 1959	birth	Ronald Weigel: German DR speed walker (5 km indoor)	0
08 Aug 1959	birth	Caroline Ansink, Dutch flute player, composer, and educator	0
08 Aug 1960	birth	Ulrich Maly, German politician, 16th Mayor of Nuremberg	0
08 Aug 1961	birth	Paul Jackson: Rocker	0
08 Aug 1961	birth	The Edge, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (U2)	0
08 Aug 1961	birth	Daniel House, American bass player and producer (10 Minute Warning and Skin Yard)	0
08 Aug 1961	birth	Ron Klain, American lawyer, Chief of Staff to the Vice President of the United States	0
08 Aug 1961	birth	Bruce Matthews, American football player and coach	0
08 Aug 1961	birth	Rikki Rockett, American drummer (Poison)	0
08 Aug 1961	birth	Annemieke Verdoorn, Dutch actress	0
08 Aug 1961	birth	Simon Weston, Welsh soldier	0
08 Aug 1962	birth	Jim Sweeney: NFL center / guard (Seattle Seahawks, Pittsburgh Steelers)	0
08 Aug 1962	birth	Suzee Pai: Toledo, Ohio -- Actress (Big Trouble in Little China)	0
08 Aug 1962	birth	Kool Moe Dee, American rapper (Treacherous Three)	0
08 Aug 1963	birth	Carol Lewis: Willingboro, New Jersey -- High jumper (1984 Olympics - 9th Place)	0
08 Aug 1963	birth	Rica Fukami, Japanese voice actress	0
08 Aug 1963	birth	Hur Jin-ho, South Korean director and screenwriter	0
08 Aug 1963	birth	Ron Karkovice, American baseball player and manager	0
08 Aug 1963	birth	Emi Shinohara, Japanese voice actress	0
08 Aug 1963	birth	Jon Turteltaub, American director and producer	0
08 Aug 1963	birth	Stephen Walkom, Canadian ice hockey player, referee, and manager	0
08 Aug 1964	birth	Harry Lee "Butch" Reynolds: United States -- 400m runner (world record)	0
08 Aug 1964	birth	Anastasia M. Ashman, American author	0
08 Aug 1964	birth	Scott Sandelin, American ice hockey player and coach	0
08 Aug 1964	birth	Paul Taylor, English cricketer	0
08 Aug 1964	birth	Eddie Trunk, American radio host and author	0
08 Aug 1965	birth	Akitoshi Saito: Wrestler (NJPW)	0
08 Aug 1965	birth	Angus Fraser, English cricketer, manager, and journalist	0
08 Aug 1965	birth	El Hefe, American guitarist and trumpet player (NOFX)	0
08 Aug 1965	birth	Kate Langbroek, Australian talk show host	0
08 Aug 1966	birth	Chris Eubank, English boxer	0
08 Aug 1966	birth	John Hudek, American baseball player and coach	0
08 Aug 1967	birth	Ben Fouchee: Kuruman, South Africa -- Canadian Tour golfer (1987 South African Amateur)	0
08 Aug 1967	birth	Howard Cross: NFL tight end (New York Giants)	0
08 Aug 1967	birth	Margo Malowney: Saint John, New Brunswick -- Volleyball player (1996 Olympics)	0
08 Aug 1967	birth	Sable, American wrestler and actress	0
08 Aug 1967	birth	Eric Angle, American wrestler	0
08 Aug 1967	birth	Marcelo Balboa, American soccer player	0
08 Aug 1967	birth	Lee Unkrich, American director and screenwriter	0
08 Aug 1968	birth	Matthew Lane: Wellington, New Zealand -- Nike golfer (1991 South Australian Open-4th)	0
08 Aug 1968	birth	Suzy Hamilton: US olympic 1500m runner	0
08 Aug 1968	birth	Yvie Burnett, Scottish soprano	0
08 Aug 1968	birth	Aldo Calderón van Dyke, Honduran journalist (d. 2013)	0
08 Aug 1968	birth	Abey Kuruvilla, Indian cricketer and coach	0
08 Aug 1968	birth	Huey Morgan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Fun Lovin' Criminals)	0
08 Aug 1969	birth	Divine Brown [Estelle Marie Thompson]: San Francisco, California -- Prostitute (Hugh Grant)	0
08 Aug 1969	birth	Jerome Henderson: NFL cornerback (NY Jets, Philadelphia Eagles)	0
08 Aug 1969	birth	Song Sung-il, South Korean wrestler	0
08 Aug 1969	birth	Dick Togo, Japanese wrestler	0
08 Aug 1969	birth	Monika Tsõganova, Estonian chess player	0
08 Aug 1969	birth	Faye Wong, Chinese singer-songwriter and actress	0
08 Aug 1970	birth	Amaia Arruti: LPGA golfer	0
08 Aug 1970	birth	Catriona Fallon: Burlingame, California -- Rower (1992, 96 Olympics - 4th Place)	0
08 Aug 1970	birth	Trev Alberts, American football player and journalist	0
08 Aug 1970	birth	Ben G. Davis, British chemist and academician	0
08 Aug 1970	birth	Pascal Duquenne, Belgian actor	0
08 Aug 1971	birth	John Raposo: CFL defensive tackle (Toronto Argonauts)	0
08 Aug 1971	birth	Marcello Simmons: CFL defensive back (Toronto Argonauts)	0
08 Aug 1971	birth	Steve Hinton: Australian baseball infielder (1996 Olympics)	0
08 Aug 1971	birth	Johnny Balentina, Dutch baseball player	0
08 Aug 1972	birth	Joely Collins, Canadian actress	0
08 Aug 1972	birth	Andrea de Rossi, Italian rugby player and coach	0
08 Aug 1972	birth	Axel Merckx, Belgian cyclist	0
08 Aug 1972	birth	Steven Tweed, Scottish footballer and manager	0
08 Aug 1973	birth	Shane Lee, Australian cricketer and guitarist (Six & Out)	0
08 Aug 1973	birth	Senta Moses, American actress	0
08 Aug 1973	birth	Jessica Calvello, American voice actress	0
08 Aug 1973	birth	Gert Olesk, Estonian footballer and manager	0
08 Aug 1973	birth	Scott Stapp, American singer-songwriter and producer (Creed)	0
08 Aug 1974	birth	Andrei Mezin: NHL goaltender (Team Belarus, Olympics - 1998)	0
08 Aug 1974	birth	Scott D'Amore, Canadian wrestler and manager	0
08 Aug 1974	birth	Brian Harvey, English singer-songwriter (East 17)	0
08 Aug 1974	birth	Andy Priaulx, Guernseyan race car driver	0
08 Aug 1975	birth	Mick Moss, English singer-songwriter (Antimatter)	0
08 Aug 1975	birth	Villem Tomiste, Estonian architect	0
08 Aug 1976	birth	Liraz Mesilaty: Miss Universe - Israel (1996)	0
08 Aug 1976	birth	JC Chasez, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor ('N Sync)	0
08 Aug 1976	birth	Tawny Cypress, American actress	0
08 Aug 1976	birth	Drew Lachey, American singer and actor (98 Degrees)	0
08 Aug 1976	birth	Lee Seung-Yeop, South Korean baseball player	0
08 Aug 1976	birth	Jeff Simmons, American race car driver	0
08 Aug 1977	birth	Darren Manzella, American sergeant (d. 2013)	0
08 Aug 1977	birth	Szilárd Németh, Slovak footballer	0
08 Aug 1977	birth	Lindsay Sloane, American actress	0
08 Aug 1977	birth	Rocky Thompson, Canadian ice hockey player	0
08 Aug 1977	birth	Nicolas Vogondy, French cyclist	0
08 Aug 1977	birth	Mohammad Wasim, Pakistani cricketer	0
08 Aug 1978	birth	Alan Maybury, Irish footballer and coach	0
08 Aug 1978	birth	Louis Saha, French footballer	0
08 Aug 1978	birth	Miho Shiraishi, Japanese actress	0
08 Aug 1978	birth	Countess Vaughn, American actress and singer	0
08 Aug 1978	birth	Natsuko Kuwatani, Japanese voice actress	0
08 Aug 1979	birth	Richard Harwood, English cellist	0
08 Aug 1979	birth	Rashard Lewis, American basketball player	0
08 Aug 1979	birth	Pooja Shah, English actress	0
08 Aug 1979	birth	Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson, Icelandic handball player	0
08 Aug 1980	birth	Shayna Baszler, American mixed martial artist	0
08 Aug 1980	birth	Craig Breslow, American baseball player	0
08 Aug 1980	birth	Jack Cassel, American baseball player	0
08 Aug 1980	birth	Denisse Guerrero, Mexican singer-songwriter (Belanova)	0
08 Aug 1980	birth	Mike Hindert, American singer and bass player (The Bravery)	0
08 Aug 1980	birth	Sabine Klaschka, German tennis player	0
08 Aug 1980	birth	Diego Markwell, Dutch baseball player	0
08 Aug 1980	birth	Pat Noonan, American soccer player	0
08 Aug 1980	birth	Michael Urie, American actor, director, and producer	0
08 Aug 1981	birth	Vanessa Amorosi, Australian singer-songwriter	0
08 Aug 1981	birth	Roger Federer, Swiss tennis player	0
08 Aug 1981	birth	Meagan Good, American actress and producer	0
08 Aug 1981	birth	Kaori Iida, Japanese singer and actress (Morning Musume, Tanpopo, and Dream Morning Musume)	0
08 Aug 1981	birth	Bradley McIntosh, English singer and actor (S Club and Upper Street)	0
08 Aug 1981	birth	Harel Skaat, Israeli singer-songwriter	0
08 Aug 1982	birth	David Florence, Scottish canoe racer	0
08 Aug 1983	birth	Guy Burnet, English actor	0
08 Aug 1983	birth	Fred Meyers, American actor	0
08 Aug 1984	birth	Kirk Broadfoot, Scottish footballer	0
08 Aug 1984	birth	Brenda Gandini, Argentinian model and actress	0
08 Aug 1984	birth	Devon McTavish, American soccer player	0
08 Aug 1984	birth	Norbert Michelisz, Hungarian race car driver	0
08 Aug 1984	birth	Martrez Milner, American football player	0
08 Aug 1985	birth	Toby Flood, English rugby player	0
08 Aug 1985	birth	Ryan Koolwijk, Dutch footballer	0
08 Aug 1985	birth	James Morgan, Welsh actor	0
08 Aug 1985	birth	Brett Ratliff, American football player	0
08 Aug 1986	birth	Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukrainian tennis player	0
08 Aug 1986	birth	Pierre Garçon, American football player	0
08 Aug 1986	birth	Cody Lightning, Canadian actor	0
08 Aug 1986	birth	Peyton List, American actress	0
08 Aug 1986	birth	Chris Pressley, American football player	0
08 Aug 1987	birth	Pierre Boulanger, French actor	0
08 Aug 1987	birth	Katie Leung, Scottish actress	0
08 Aug 1987	birth	Tatjana Malek, German tennis player	0
08 Aug 1988	birth	Beatrice E M: Duchess of York gives birth to 6 lb 12 oz baby girl	0
08 Aug 1988	birth	Princess Beatrice of York	0
08 Aug 1988	birth	Danilo Gallinari, Italian basketball player	0
08 Aug 1988	birth	Ni Ni, Chinese actress	0
08 Aug 1988	birth	Rinku Singh, Indian baseball player	0
08 Aug 1988	birth	Laura Slade Wiggins, American actress and singer	0
08 Aug 1989	birth	Ken Baumann, American actor and publisher	0
08 Aug 1989	birth	Anthony Rizzo, American baseball player	0
08 Aug 1989	birth	Ali Cobrin, American actress	0
08 Aug 1989	birth	Sesil Karatantcheva, Bulgarian-Kazakhstan tennis player	0
08 Aug 1989	birth	Hannah Miley, English-Scottish swimmer	0
08 Aug 1989	birth	Aleksandra Szwed, Polish actress and singer	0
08 Aug 1990	birth	Vladimír Darida, Czech footballer	0
08 Aug 1990	birth	Parker Kligerman, American race car driver	0
08 Aug 1991	birth	Nélson Oliveira, Portuguese footballer	0
08 Aug 1992	birth	Josip Drmić, Swiss footballer	0
08 Aug 1993	birth	Ben Breedlove, American blogger (d. 2011)	0
08 Aug 1993	birth	Jessie Rogers, Brazilian porn actress	0
08 Aug 1995	birth	Malin Reitan, Norwegian singer	0
08 Aug 1998	birth	Shawn Mendes, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist	0

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