1868 – Ladislaus Bortkiewicz, Russian mathematician (Poisson distribution) and economist, born in Saint Petersburg, Imperial Russia (d. 1931)
1902 – Ann Harding, American actress (East is West, Janie), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 1981)
1930 – Veljo Tormis, Estonian composer, specializing in choral music (Curse Upon Iron (Raua needmine)), born in Kuusalu, Estonia (d. 2017)
1933 – Jerry Pournelle, American polymath and sci-fi author (Mercenary, Red Dragon), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2017)
1935 – Rahsaan Roland Kirk, American jazz multi-instrumentalist (Bright Moments; The Case of the 3 Sided Dream in Audio Color), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1977)
1952 – Ian Hobson, British pianist, opera conductor and music professor, born in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England
1953 – Anne Fadiman, American writer, born in New York City
1966 – Kristin Hersch, American singer and songwriter (Throwing Muses), born in Atlanta, Georgia
1973 – Danny Graves, American baseball player, born in South Vietnam
1976 – Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos, Greek footballer, born in Piraeus, Greece
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Famous Birthdays for 6th August 2024
1875 – Marcel Labey, French conductor and composer, born in Vésinet, France (d. 1968)
1906 – Vic Dickenson, American jazz trombonist, born in Xenia, Ohio (d. 1984)
1916 – Dom Mintoff, Maltese Prime Minister (1955-58, 1971-84), born in Bormla, Malta (d. 2012)
1926 – Frank Finlay, British actor (Robbery, Lifeforce), born in Farnworth Lancashire (d. 2016)
1932 – Howard Hodgkin, British abstract painter, born in London (d. 2017)
1960 – Aldo Jones [Albert Mansis], American rockabilly bassist and singer (Ben Vaughn Combo), born in Yonkers, New York (d. 2001)
1967 – Willie Williams, NFL/CFL tackle (Toronto Argonauts, New Orleans Saints)
1974 – Adrian Voinea, Focsani Romania, tennis star (1995 Malta)
1975 – Jamie McGonnigal, American actor
1983 – Robin van Persie, Dutch footballer
Famous Birthdays for 5th August 2024
1910 – Jacquetta Hawkes, English archaeologist/author (A Country), (d. 1996)
1914 – Parley Baer, American radio, film and television character actor (Gunsmoke; The Andy Griffith Show – “Mayor Stoner”), born in Salt Lake City Utah (d. 2002)
1930 – Michal Kováč, 1st President of Slovakia (1993-98), born in Ľubiša, Czechoslovakia (d. 2016)
1937 – Brian G. Marsden, British astronomer (Smithsonian’s Minor Planet Center (MPC), 1978-2006), born in Cambridge, England (d. 2010)
1942 – Rick Huxley, British rock guitarist (Dave Clark Five – “Glad All Over”), born in Dartford, England (d. 2013)
1968 – Tokimitsu Ishizawa, Japanese professional wrestler
1968 – Oleg Luzhny, Ukrainian footballer
1972 – John Wasdin, American baseball pitcher, 1997-2009 (Oakland A’s, Boston Red Sox, 5 other MLB and 2 Japanese teams), born in Ft Belvoir, Virginia
1978 – Lorrie Fair, American soccer midfielder (120 caps; FIFA Women’s World Cup gold 1999; Olympics silver 2000; Philadelphia Charge, Olympique Lyonnais, Chelsea), born in Los Altos, California
1980 – Jason Čulina, Australian soccer player (Twente), born in Melbourne, Australia
Famous Birthdays for 4th August 2024
1731 – Giuseppe Colla, Italian composer, born in Parma, Duchy of Parma and Piacenza (now Italy) (d. 1806)
1900 – Arturo Umberto Illia, President of Argentina (1963-66), born in Pergamino, Argentina (d. 1983)
1902 – Wild Bill Hallahan, American baseball player, born in Binghamton, New York (d. 1981)
1904 – Theodore Newton, American actor (Ace of Aces, Voltaire), born in Lawrenceville, New Jersey (d. 1963)
1908 – Kurt Eichhorn, German conductor, born in Munich (d. 1994)
1940 – (Rosemary Timothy) “Timi” Yuro, American RandB and soul singer-songwriter (“Hurt”), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2004)
1952 – Bobby Buntrock, actor (Harold Baxter-Hazel), born in Denver, Colorado
1962 – Lori Lightfoot, American lawyer and politician, 1st female African American Mayor of Chicago (2019-), born in Massillon, Ohio
1968 – Darcy Arreola, 1.5k runner, born in La Mesa, California
1975 – Kaipo Spenser, Wailuku HI, baseball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996)
Famous Birthdays for 3rd August 2024
1847 – Jan de Louter, Dutch lawyer and tutor of Dutch Queen Wilhelmina, born in Amersfoort, Netherlands (d. 1932)
1860 – William Kennedy Dickson, Scottish inventor (devised an early motion picture camera), born in Le Minihic-sur-Rance, Brittany, France (d. 1935)
1887 – Rupert Brooke, British WW I poet (Lithuania, The Soldier), born in Rugby, England (d. 1915)
1901 – Stefan Wyszyński, Polish Cardinal, born in Zuzela, Congress Poland, Russian Empire (d. 1981)
1918 – Larry Haines [Hecht], American actor (The Odd Couple, Search for Tomorrow), born in Mount Vernon, New York (d. 2008)
1921 – Hayden Carruth, American poet (The Crow and the Heart), born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 2008)
1941 – Martha Stewart, American business magnate and TV personality who founded Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, born in Jersey City, New Jersey
1964 – Johnny Thomas, American NFL cornerback (Cleveland Browns, San Diego Chargers), born in Houston, Texas
1972 – Sandis Ozolinsh, NHL defenseman (Colorado Avalanche), born in Riga, Latvia
1975 – N. D. Kalu, American defensive end (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Baltimore, Maryland
Famous Birthdays for 2nd August 2024
1552 – Boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia (1598-1605) and chief adviser to Tsar Fyodor I, born in Vyazma, Russia (d. 1605)
1834 – Isaac Capadose, Dutch clergyman in the Catholic Apostolic Church, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1920)
1865 – Irving Babbitt, American writer (Rousseau and Romanticism), born in Dayton, Ohio (d. 1933)
1899 – Charles Bennett, English screenwriter, born in Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, England (d. 1995)
1924 – Ismond Rosen, South African born psychoanalyst and artist (book on Sexual Deviation), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 1996)
1933 – Alan Tuffin, British trade union leader (d. 2017)
1955 – Jimmy Lowe, American country singer (Pirates of Mississippi – “Feed Jake”), born in Nashville, Tennessee
1960 – David Yow, American musician (Scratch Acid; The Jesus Lizard), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
1973 – Karina Habsudova, Slovak tennis player (1995 Futures Czech), born in Bojnice, Slovakia
1975 – Mineiro [Carlos Luciano da Silva], Brazilian footballer, born in Porto Alegre, Brazil
Famous Birthdays for 1st August 2024
1856 – George Coulthard, Australian rules footballer (Victoria; Carlton FC) and cricket all-rounder (1 Test; Victoria CA), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1883)
1899 – William Steinberg, German-American conductor (Boston Symphony 1969-71), born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1978)
1914 – Jack Delano [Jacob Ovcharov], Russian-born American composer and photographer, born in Voroshilovka, Russian Empire (d. 1997)
1930 – Julie Bovasso, American actress (Willie and Phil, Just Me and You), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1991)
1941 – Étienne Roda-Gil, French songwriter and screenwriter, born in Septfonds, Tarn-et-Garonne, France (d. 2004)
1962 – Joetta Clark, American 800m runner (Olympic-1992), born in East Orange, New Jersey
1968 – Dan Donegan, American rock guitarist (Disturbed – “Inside The Fire”), born in Oak Lawn, Illinois
1970 – David James, English footballer, born in Welwyn Garden City, England
1976 – Hasan Şaş, Turkish footballer and manager (Galatasaray), born in Karataş, Turkey
1990 – Landry Allbright, American actress (Bridget Forrester in Bold and Beautiful), born in San Dimas, California
Famous Birthdays for 31st July 2024
1654 – Jacob Hop, Dutch politician and diplomat (treasurer of the Dutch republic), born in Velsen (d. 1725)
1767 – Amelie Julia Candielle, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1834)
1816 – George Henry Thomas, American Major General (Union Army), born in Newsoms, Virginia (d. 1870)
1848 – Jean Robert Planquette, French composer (Bells of Corneville), born in Paris (d. 1903)
1914 – Elmer Riddle, American baseball pitcher (NL wins leader 1943; Cincinnati Reds), born in Columbus, Georgia (d. 1984)
1916 – Verdun Scott, New Zealand cricket batsman (10 Tests, 3 x 50; Auckland) and rugby league utility back (1 Test; Auckland Pakehā), born in Devonport, Auckland (d. 1980)
1918 – Hank Jones, American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer, born in Vicksburg, Mississippi (d. 2010)
1926 – Hilary Putnam, American philosopher, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2016)
1935 – Sergio Rossi, Italian shoe designer, born in San Mauro, Italy (d. 2020)
1998 – Bretman Rock [Laforga], Filipino-American social media personality (MTV’s Following: Bretman Rock), born in Sanchez-Mira, Philippines
Famous Birthdays for 30th July 2024
1888 – Raden Soetomo, Indonesian freedom fighter, born in Ngepeh, Nganjuk, Indonesia (d. 1938)
1890 – Casey Stengel, American Baseball HOF outfielder (World Series 1921, 22 NY Giants) and manager (7 x World Series NY Yankees; NY Mets 1st manager), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1975)
1913 – Ivo Lhotka-Kalinski, Yugoslav composer, born in Zagreb, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia (d. 1987)
1917 – Eddy Grove, American actor (Dragnet, The Silent Service, Medic), born in New York City (d. 1995)
1924 – Christopher Shaw, British composer, chiefly of choral music (Peter and the Lame Man), born in London (d. 1995)
1934 – André Prévost, Canadian composer, born in Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada (d. 2001)
1934 – Bud Selig, American Baseball Hall of Fame team owner (Milwaukee Brewers) and executive (MLB Commissioner 1998-2015), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1947 – Margo Sappington, American actress (Oh Calcutta, Where’s Charley), born in Baytown, Texas
1962 – Tom Pagnozzi, American baseball catcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Tucson, Arizona
1983 – Seán Dillon, Irish footballer, born in Dublin, Ireland
Famous Birthdays for 29th July 2024
1921 – Richard Egan, American actor (Empire; Redigo; Pollyanna), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1987)
1925 – Mikis Theodorakis, Greek classical and film music composer (Zorba the Greek; Mauthausen Trilogy; Serpico), born on the island of Chios, Greece (d. 2021)
1928 – Konstantin Orbelyan, Armenian pianist, jazz and classical composer, and orchestra leader (State Estrada (Pops) Orchestra), born in Armavir, Armenia (d. 2014)
1942 – Les Josephson, American football running back (NFL Pro Bowl 1967; Los Angeles Rams), born in Minneota, Minnesota (d. 2020)
1943 – Ingrid Krämer, German diver (Olympic gold medalist), born in Dresden Germany
1945 – Michelle Angelo, American actress (Funny Girl), born in Kingsville, Texas
1963 – Patty Dodd, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-2nd-1988), born in Bogotá, Colombia
1965 – Luis Alicea, Puerto Rican infielder (St Louis Cardinals), born in Santurce, Puerto Rico
1966 – Sally Gunnell, British 400m hurdler, (Olympic gold 1992), born in Chigwell, England
1980 – Ryan Braun, Canadian baseball player (Los Angeles Angels), born in Kitchener, Ontario