Famous Birthdays for 26th August 2022

1901 – Tullio Campagnolo, Italian racing cyclist and inventor (quick release skewer patent; founder bicycle component company Campagnolo), born in Vicenza, Italy (d. 1983)
1901 – Frankie Genaro, American boxer (World flyweight champion 1928-31; Olympic gold flyweight 1920), born in NYC, New York (d. 1966)
1915 – William Bardwell, British composer (d. 1994)
1916 – Virginia Hill, American organized crime figure (girlfriend of Bugsy Siegel), born in Lipscomb, Alabama (d. 1966)
1944 – Richard, English prince and Duke of Gloucester, born in Northampton, England
1949 – Leon Redbone [Dickran Gobalian], American blues and jazz musician (“Seduced”; “Theme to Mr. Belvedere”), born in Nicosia, Cyprus (d. 2019)
1964 – Dave Boyes, Canadian rower (Olympics 1996), born in St Catharines, Ontario,
1967 – Michael Gove, British politician, born in Aberdeen, Scotland
1969 – Adrian Young, American drummer (No Doubt – “Don’t Speak”), born in Long Beach, California
1983 – Félix Porteiro, Spanish racing driver, born in Castellón, Spain

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