1808 – William Thomas Ward, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Amelia County, Virginia (d. 1878)
1872 – Archduke Joseph August of Austria, Austrian field marshal, born in Alcsút, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary (d. 1962)
1898 – David de Jong, Dutch writer (Mutiny on the Canal)
1909 – Adam von Trott zu Solz, German lawyer and diplomat, born in Potsdam, Germany (d. 1944)
1919 – Ralph Houk, American baseball catcher, coach, manager and executive (World Series champion 1947, 52-53, coach, 58; mgr 1961-62; NY Yankees), born in Lawrence, Kansas (d. 2010)
1926 – Michiel de Ruyter, Dutch jazz historian (Mister Jazz), born in Amsterdam (d. 1994)
1941 – Paul Lindblad, American baseball pitcher (World Series champion 1973-74, 78; Kansas City Athletics, Oakland Athletics), born in Chanute, Kansas (d. 2006)
1962 – John “Hot Rod” Williams, American NBA center/forward (Phoenix Suns), born in Sorrento, Louisiana (d. 2015)
1969 – Divine Brown [Estelle Marie Thompson], American prostitute (Hugh Grant), born in Oakland, California
1970 – Chris Cuomo, American TV journalist (CNN, since 2013; ABC, 2006-13), born in Queens, New York City
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Famous Birthdays for 8th August 2022
1518 – Conrad Lycosthenes, French-born German humanist and encyclopedist (d. 1561)
1915 – Jumbo Elliott, American track coach (d. 1981)
1927 – Jim Weaver, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon), born in Brookings, South Dakota
1929 – Ronnie Biggs, English criminal (Great Train Robbery of 1963), born in Stockwell
1936 – Frank Howard, baseball player (NL Rookie of the Year 1960)
1948 – Floyd Reese, American football administrator (GM Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans 1994-2006) and analyst (ESPN’s NFL Live, ESPN.com), born in Springfield, Missouri (d. 2021)
1955 – Diddú, Icelandic soprano and songwriter
1956 – David Grant, British pop-soul singer (“Stop and Go”; “Could It Be I’m Falling in Love”), and televeion personality (Pop Idol), born in Hackney, London, England
1963 – Caroline Crawley, British alt-rock singer (Shelleyan Orphan; Babacar), born in Bournemouth, England (d. 2016)
1976 – JC Chasez, American singer (*NSYNC)
Famous Birthdays for 7th August 2022
1870 – Josef Brems, Flemish apostole (vicar of Denmark), born in Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, Belgium (d. 1958)
1872 – William Auchterlonie, Scottish golfer (British Open 1893), born in St. Andrews, Scotland (d. 1963)
1884 – (Mary) “Billie” Burke, American radio, stage, silent and sound film actress (Zieigfield Follies; The Wizard of Oz; Merrily We Live), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1970)
1929 – James Pilditch, British designer, born in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom (d. 1995)
1936 – Richard L. Tierney, American sci-fi author (Winds of Zarr), born in Spencer, Iowa
1939 – Anjanette Comer, American actress (Baby, Lepke), born in Dawson, Texas
1945 – Kerry Chater, Canadian musician (Gary Puckett and Union Gap – “Young Girl”) and Nashville songwriter, born in Vancouver, British Columbia
1948 – Greg Chappell, Australian cricket batsman and captain (87 Tests; 7,110 @ 53.86, TS 247, 24 x 100s, 47 wickets, 122 catches; South Australia, Queensland)), born in Adelaide, South Australia
1964 – John Birmingham, Australian author, born in Liverpool, United Kingdom
1967 – Charlotte Lewis, British actress (Golden Child, Pirates), born in London, England
Famous Birthdays for 6th August 2022
1881 – Louella Parsons, American gossip columnist, born in Freeport, Illinois (d. 1972)
1906 – Ken Strong, NFL, AFL halfback (Staten Island, NY Yanks, NY Giants)
1923 – Jack Parnell, orchestra leader (Englebert Humperdick Show), born in London, England
1926 – Clem Labine, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1956, 57; World Series 1955, 59, 60; Brooklyn / LA Dodgers, Detroit Tigers), born in Lincoln, Rhode Island (d. 2007)
1926 – Frank Finlay, British actor (Robbery, Lifeforce), born in Farnworth Lancashire (d. 2016)
1934 – John Storey Bonington, UK, mountain climber (Annapurna I in 1970)
1937 – Barbara Windsor, British actress and Dame (Carry On films, EastEnders), born in London, England (d. 2020)
1937 – Paul Griffin, American session musician and pianist, born in Harlem, New York (d. 2000)
1947 – Ken Riley, American NFL cornerback (All-Pro 1975, 76, 83; Cincinnati Bengals) and coach (Florida AandM), born in Bartow, Florida (d. 2020)
1980 – Danny Collins, Welsh soccer defender (12 caps; Sunderland, Stoke City, Nottingham Forest), born in Chester, England
Famous Birthdays for 5th August 2022
1624 – William Tucker, 1st child of African descent to be born in English colony in America, born in Jamestown, Virginia
1827 – Deodoro da Fonseca, Brazilian military officer and first President of Brazil (1889-91), born in Vila Madalena, Brazil (d. 1892)
1850 – Anton Simon, Russian composer, born in Paris, France (d. 1916)
1890 – Erich Kleiber, Austrian-Argentine conductor (Teatro Colón, 1937-49; NBC Symphony, 1947-48), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1956)
1901 – Claude Autant-Lara, French film director (Four Bags Full, Rouge et noir), born in Luzarches, Val-d’Oise, France (d. 2000)
1943 – Sammi Smith, American country music singer (“Help Me Make It Through The Night”), born in Orange County, California (d. 2005)
1945 – Ja’net Dubois, American actress (Good Times, Beverly Hill 90210), born in Brooklyn, New York
1956 – Maureen McCormick, American actress (Marcia-Brady Bunch), born in Encino, California
1961 – Pat Smear [Georg Ruthenberg], American rock guitarist (Foo Fighters – “Everlong”; “My Hero”), born in West Los Angeles, California
1985 – Salomon Kalou, Ivorian footballer (Chelsea), born in Oumé, Ivory Coast
Famous Birthdays for 4th August 2022
1502 – Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter and carpet designer
1799 – Olof Wilhelm Uddén, Swedish composer, born in Stockholm (d. 1868)
1821 – Louis Vuitton, French founder of the Louis Vuitton brand of leather goods now owned by LVMH, born in Anchay, France (d. 1892)
1902 – Wild Bill Hallahan, American baseball player, born in Binghamton, New York (d. 1981)
1912 – David Raksin, American composer renown for his work in film and TV (Laura; Modern Times), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2004)
1923 – Arthur Butterworth, British classical trumpet player and composer, born in New Moston, England (d. 2014)
1940 – Karel Vachek, Czech director (Moravska Hellas, Elective Affinities), born in Tišnov, Czech Republic
1943 – David Carr, British rock keyboardist (The Fortunes), born in Leyton, London (d. 2011)
1946 – Max Middleton, British rock keyboard player (Jeff Beck Group), born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
1952 – Kristoffer Tabori [Siegel], actor (Rappaccini’s Daughter), born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Birthdays for 3rd August 2022
1509 – Étienne Dolet, French scholar and printer, born in Orléans, France (d. 1546)
1645 – August Kuhnel, German composer and musician, born in Delmenhorst, Germany (d. ca 1700)
1820 – William Miller, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Ithaca, New York (d. 1909)
1823 – Francisco Barbieri, Spanish zarzuela opera composer (El Diablo en El Poder), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1894)
1847 – Jan de Louter, Dutch lawyer and tutor of Dutch Queen Wilhelmina, born in Amersfoort, Netherlands (d. 1932)
1901 – Bernard Reichel, Swiss composer, born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland (d. 1992)
1916 – Shakeel Badayuni, Indian poet and lyricist, born in Badayun, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India (d. 1970)
1933 – Pat Crawford, Australian cricketer (Australian pace bowler 1956), born in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia (d. 2009)
1955 – Corey Burton [Weinberg], American voice actor (Adventures in Odyssey; Dismey themeparks and films), born in Granada Hills, Los Angeles, California
1963 – James Hetfield, American heavy metal rocker (Metallica), born in Downey, California
Famous Birthdays for 2nd August 2022
1826 – William Denison Whipple, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Madison County, New York (d. 1902)
1854 – F. Marion Crawford, American author (Mr. Isaacs), born in Bagni de Lucca, Italy (d. 1909)
1882 – Johannes Tralow, German writer (Ottoman tetralogy), born in Lübeck, Germany (d. 1968)
1909 – Ace Gutowsky, Russian/American football fullback (Portsmouth Spartans, Brooklyn Dodgers; NFL C’ship 1935, Detroit Lions), born in Komolty, Russian Empire (d. 1976)
1914 – Beatrice Straight, American actress (Network, Poltergeist, Power), born in Old Westbury, New York (d. 2001)
1945 – Jewell Jackson McCabe, American feminist and social and political activist who led the National Coalition of 100 Black Women movement in the 1970s, born in Washington, D.C.
1970 – Elijah Alexander, American NFL linebacker (Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2010)
1974 – Angie Cepeda, Colombian actress, born in Magangué, Colombia
1980 – Nadia Bjorlin, American actress, born in Newport, Rhode Island
1992 – Hallie Eisenberg, American actress, born in East Brunswick, New Jersey
Famous Birthdays for 1st August 2022
1824 – Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, English composer, born in Deal, Kent, England (d. 1857)
1858 – Hans Rott, Austrian composer and organist, born in Vienna (d. 1884)
1946 – Tom Loeffler, American politician (United States House of Representatives for Texas, 1979-87), born in Fredericksburg, Texas
1961 – Andrew Nicholson, New Zealand equestrian 3 day event (Olympics 1996), born in Te Awamutu, New Zealand
1961 – Mike Watkinson, English cricketer (England off-spinner all-rounder v WI 1995), born in Westhoughton, Lancashire
1962 – Jacob Matlala, South African boxer (WBO, WBU, IBA flyweight champion; shortest world champion ever at 1.47m [4-foot-10]), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 2013)
1973 – Ben Johnson, Australian cricketer (promising South Australian opening batsman), born in Naracoorte, South Australia
1974 – Beckie Scott, Canadian cross-country skiing athlete, born in Vegreville, Alberta, Canada
1976 – David Nemirovsky, NHL right wing (Florida Panthers), born in Toronto, Ontario
1986 – Anton Strålman, Swedish ice hockey player, born in Tibro, Sweden
Famous Birthdays for 31st July 2022
1886 – Constant Permeke, Flemish painter and statues artist (Sow), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1952)
1916 – Verdun Scott, New Zealand cricket batsman, rugby league utility back (10 Tests; 1 cap), born in Devonport, Auckland (d. 1980)
1919 – Primo Levi, Italian chemist and writer (Survival in Auschwitz), born in Turin, Italy (d. 1987)
1924 – Alec Head, French horse trainer and breeder (6 x champion trainer France; 4 x Arc de Triomphe; owner Haras du Quesnay), born in Maisons-Laffitte, France (d. 2022)
1935 – Yvon Deschamps, French Canadian author and humorist, born in Montreal, Quebec
1954 – Flo Hyman, American volleyball player (Olympic silver 1984), born in Inglewood, California (d. 1986)
1965 – Scott Brooks, American basketball guard, coach (NBA Coach of the Year 2010, OKC Thunder; Washington Wizards 2016-19), born in French Camp, California
1982 – Blessing Mahwire, Zimbabwean cricketer, born in Bikita, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
1983 – Yola [Yolanda Quartey], British folk-roots-country-soul singer, and songwriter (“Walk Through Fire”), born in Bristol, England
1987 – Michael Bradley, American soccer defender (USA 150 caps; Borussia Mönchengladbach), born in Princeton, New Jersey