🎵Dave Govan -- is 85 in the year 2025 and 86 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1940
Music Figure
Group Names: Jayhawks, Vibrations, Marathons
✍Isabel Allende -- is 83 in the year 2025 and 84 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1942 N.S.
Writer, Chilean
Book Titles: The House of Spirits, City of the Beasts
🎭Julia Foster -- is 82 in the year 2025 and 83 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1943
Actress, English
Movie Titles: Alfie, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, Half a Sixpence, The Great McGonagall
🎵Kathy Lennon -- is 82 in the year 2025 and 83 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1943
Singer
Misc: not b. on August 22, 1942
Group Names: The Lennon Sisters
🏆⚾Tom Burgmeier -- is 82 in the year 2025 and 83 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1943
MLB Pitcher
🎭🏆Susan Denberg -- is 81 in the year 2025 and 82 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1944 N.S.
Actress, Model, Playmate, German
Names/Places: RN:Dietlinde Zechner
Misc: August 1966
🎵Mark Naftalin -- is 81 in the year 2025 and 82 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1944
Hall of Famer, Music Producer, Composer, Keyboardist, Blues Performer
Group Names: the Paul Butterfield Blues Band
🎭🏆Joanna Cassidy -- is 80 in the year 2025 and 81 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1945 N.S.
TV/Movie Actress, Producer, Model
Names/Places: RN:Joanna Virginia Caskey
TV Shows: Shields & Yarnell, Rollergirls, 240-Robert, Family Tree, Codename:Foxfire, Buffalo Bill (as Jo Jo White), Odd Mom Out (as Candace)
Movie Titles: Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, Chain Reaction, Blade Runner, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
✍🎭🎮🎵Kim Strauss -- is 79 in the year 2025 and 80 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1946 N.S.
Author, Actor, Cartoon Voice Actor, Hypnotist, Video Game Voice Actor, Songwriter, Singer
TV Shows: Naruto, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Young & The Restless, Babylon 5
Movie Titles: Million Dollar Baby
Video Games: Bleach (series), Blue Dragon (series), Ace Combat (series), Grand Theft Auto V, Tales of Symphonia (series)
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🎵Andy Fairweather-Low -- is 77 in the year 2025 and 78 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1948
Music Producer, Songwriter, Pop Singer/Guitarist, Welsh (Wales)
Group Names: Amen Corner
🎨🎵Hank DeVito -- is 77 in the year 2025 and 78 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1948
Photographer, Music Figure, Songwriter
🎭Madeleine Smith -- is 76 in the year 2025 and 77 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1949
Actress, English
TV Shows: Doctor in the House (as Nurse)
Movie Titles: Let and Let Die, The Vampire Lovers, Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell, Theatre of Blood
✍📰James Fallows -- is 76 in the year 2025 and 77 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1949
Writer, Journalist
Book Titles: National Defense, Looking at the Sun, Breaking the News, Blind Into Baghdad, Postcards from Tomorrow, Square, China Airborne
🎭Mathieu Carrière -- is 75 in the year 2025 and 76 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1950 N.S.
Actor, Director, German
🎭Kathryn Harrold -- is 75 in the year 2025 and 76 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1950
Actress
TV Shows: The Larry Sanders Show, Chicago Hope, MacGruder & Loud (as Det. Jenny Loud MacGruder), I'll Fly Away (as Christina LeKatzis), Greek (as Mrs. Chambers)
Movie Titles: Raw Deal, The Hunter, Modern Romance
✍🎭W. K. Stratton -- is 75 in the year 2025 and 76 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1950
Writer, Actor
TV Shows: Baa Baa Black Sheep (as Lt. Lawrence Casey), JAG (as Cmdr. Ted Lindsey)
Movie Titles: Airwolf, The Great Santini
⚖Lance Ito -- is 75 in the year 2025 and 76 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1950
Judge
Misc: O.J. Simpson trial fame
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🎵🎸Ted Turner -- is 75 in the year 2025 and 76 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1950
Rock and Roll Guitarist
Misc: NOT the CNN guy
Group Names: Wishbone Ash
🎭🏆Crystal Smith -- is 74 in the year 2025 and 75 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1951 N.S.
Actress, Model, Playmate
Misc: September 1971
🎵🎷Steve Hillage -- is 74 in the year 2025 and 75 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1951
Music Producer, Songwriter, Synthesizer, Jazz Guitarist, English
Misc: b. Aug 25?
Group Names: Spyrogyra, soloist
🎵🎸Joe Lynn Turner -- is 74 in the year 2025 and 75 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1951 N.S.
Rock and Roll Singer
Group Names: Deep Purple, Rainbow
🎵🎸Les Dudek -- is 73 in the year 2025 and 74 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1952 N.S.
Rock and Roll Singer/Guitarist
Group Names: The Steve Miller Band, The Allman Brothers Band
🎭🎵Butch Patrick -- is 72 in the year 2025 and 73 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1953
Actor, Cartoon Voice Actor, Novelty Singer
Names/Places: RN:Patrick Allan Lilley
Misc: b. 1954?; (AP says Aug 2)
Song Titles: What Ever Happened To Eddie?
TV Shows: The Real McCoys (as Greg Howard), The Munsters (as Edward Wolfgang "Eddie" Munster), Lidsville
🎵Clive Wright -- is 72 in the year 2025 and 73 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1953
Guitarist
Group Names: Cock Robin
🎭Roberta Wallach -- is 70 in the year 2025 and 71 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1955
Actress
Movie Titles: Rabbit Hole, Boy Wonder, Where's Daddy!, The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
🎭Tim Dunigan -- is 70 in the year 2025 and 71 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1955
Actor
TV Shows: The A-Team, Mr. Smith, Wizards & Warriors, Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future (as Captain Jonathan Power)
Movie Titles: Captain Power: The Beginning
🏆🏁Gail Neall -- is 70 in the year 2025 and 71 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1955 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, Australian
Names/Places: aka Gail Yeo
🎵🎸Butch Vig -- is 70 in the year 2025 and 71 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1955 N.S.
Music Producer, Alternative Rock Drummer
Group Names: Garbage
🎵Jimmy Lowe -- is 70 in the year 2025 and 71 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1955
Country Music Singer
🏆🏈Joe Poplawski -- is 68 in the year 2025 and 69 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1957 N.S.
CFL Figure, Football Wide Receiver, Canadian
Sports Teams: Winnipeg Blue Bombers
🏆Richard Dalley -- is 68 in the year 2025 and 69 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1957 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Ice Dancer
⚖Jacky Rosen -- is 68 in the year 2025 and 69 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1957 N.S.
Senator
🎭Britt Helfer -- is 66 in the year 2025 and 67 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1959
Actress
Misc: retired from acting in 1992
Movie Titles: Let's Do It!, Alley Cat, The Princess Academy
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🎭🏆Victoria Jackson -- is 66 in the year 2025 and 67 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1959
Actress, Comedienne, Gymnast
Misc: some say b. Aug 3
TV Shows: The 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour, Half Nelson (as Annie), Saturday Night Live
Movie Titles: Casual Sex?, Family Business, UHF
🎭🎵🏆Apollonia -- is 66 in the year 2025 and 67 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1959
TV/Movie Actress, Rhythm and Blues Singer, Model
Names/Places: RN:Patricia Kotero
Misc: descent of German, Hispanic, & Italian; b. in 1960 and 1961 are incorrect
Sports Teams: Los Angeles Rams (cheerleader)
Group Names: Vanity 6 (lead), Apollonia 6 (lead)
Song Titles: Sex Shooter, Take Me With You (featured vocalist on the Prince song)
TV Shows: Falcon Crest (as Apollonia)
Movie Titles: Back to Back, Sex Beach, Black Magic Woman, Purple Rain
🎭Angela Faith -- is 65 in the year 2025 and 66 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1960
XXX-rated Actress
🎭🏆⛸Linda Fratianne -- is 65 in the year 2025 and 66 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1960 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Actress, Figure Skater, Olympic Athlete
Misc: (Olympic-silver-1980)
🎨✍🎵🎸David Yow -- is 65 in the year 2025 and 66 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1960
Illustrator, Author, Musician, Rock and Roll Singer
Group Names: Scratch Acid, The Jesus Lizard
Album Titles: Tonight You Look Like a Spider
🏆🏈Ed West -- is 64 in the year 2025 and 65 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1961
NFL Tight End
🏆🎾Rick Draney -- is 64 in the year 2025 and 65 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1961 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player
🏆⚾Danny Sheaffer -- is 64 in the year 2025 and 65 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1961
MLB Manager, MLB Catcher
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🎭Cynthia Stevenson -- is 63 in the year 2025 and 64 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1962
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, TV Talk Show Hostess
Names/Places: b. in Oakland, CA
TV Shows: Cheers, My Talk Show, Bob (as Trisha McKay), Hope & Gloria (as Hope Davidson), Oh Baby (as Tracy)
Movie Titles: Case 39, The Player, Forget Paris, Home for the Holidays, Happiness, Air Bud: Golden Receiver
🏆⚽Kerry Davis -- is 63 in the year 2025 and 64 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1962 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, English
🎭Mary-Louise Parker -- is 61 in the year 2025 and 62 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1964
Actress
TV Shows: Angels in America (TV Mini-series), The West Wing (as Amelia "Amy" Gardner), Weeds (as Nancy Botwin), When We Rise (as Roma Guy)
Movie Titles: RED, Fried Green Tomatoes, Red Dragon
🏆🏒John Cullen -- is 61 in the year 2025 and 62 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1964
NHL Player, Canadian
🎭Chee Kim -- is 60 in the year 2025 and 61 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1965 N.S.
Personality
TV Shows: Zoom (1977-1978)
🎭Carolyn Malcolm -- is 59 in the year 2025 and 60 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1966 N.S.
Personality
TV Shows: Zoom (1977-1978)
🎭Derek Wells -- is 58 in the year 2025 and 59 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1967
Actor
TV Shows: The Fitzpatricks, Salage 1
🏆⚾Scott Taylor -- is 58 in the year 2025 and 59 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1967
MLB Pitcher
🏆🎾Aaron Krickstein -- is 58 in the year 2025 and 59 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1967
Tennis Player
Names/Places: NN: Marathon Man
🎭Melanie Hutsell -- is 57 in the year 2025 and 58 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1968
Actress, Comedienne
TV Shows: Saturday Night Live
Movie Titles: Grown Ups 2, Can't Stop Dancing, Bridesmaids
🎵🎸John Stanier -- is 57 in the year 2025 and 58 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1968
Alternative Rock Drummer
Group Names: Helmet
🏆🏀Cederic Stevenson -- is 56 in the year 2025 and 57 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1969
NBA Player
🎭Angelica Rivera -- is 56 in the year 2025 and 57 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1969 N.S.
Actress, Mexican
🏆🏈Terrence Warren -- is 56 in the year 2025 and 57 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1969
NFL Wide Receiver
🏆🏀Cedric Ceballos -- is 56 in the year 2025 and 57 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1969
NBA Forward, NBA Guard
✍🎭Kevin (Actor) Smith -- is 55 in the year 2025 and 56 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1970 N.S.
Screenwriter, Actor, Filmmaker, Producer/Director
TV Shows: Comic Book Men (producer)
Movie Titles: Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Dogma, Chasing Amy, Mallrats, Clerks
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🏆🏒Tony Amonte -- is 55 in the year 2025 and 56 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1970
Hall of Famer, NHL Right Wing
Names/Places: RFMN:Anthony Lewis
Sports Teams: New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, Phoenix Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers, Calgary Flames
🏆🏈Fernando Smith -- is 54 in the year 2025 and 55 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1971
NFL Defensive End
🎭Jacinda Barrett -- is 53 in the year 2025 and 54 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1972 N.S.
Actress, Australian
🏆🏈Brad Ottis -- is 53 in the year 2025 and 54 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1972
NFL Defensive End
🏆⚾Matt Miller -- is 53 in the year 2025 and 54 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1972
MLB Player
🎭Kia Goodwin -- is 52 in the year 2025 and 53 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1973
Actress, Producer
TV Shows: 227 (as Tiffany Holloway)
Movie Titles: Swimfan, The Object of My Affection, Strapped
🏆🏁Susan "Susie" O'Neill -- is 52 in the year 2025 and 53 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1973 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, Australian
Names/Places: NN: Madame Butterfly
🏆🏀George Zidek -- is 52 in the year 2025 and 53 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1973
NBA Player, Czech
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🏆⚾Mike Venafro -- is 52 in the year 2025 and 53 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1973
MLB Pitcher
🎭🏆Angel Lynn Boris -- is 51 in the year 2025 and 52 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1974
Actress, Model, Playmate
Names/Places: aka Angel Boris Reed
Misc: July 1996
TV Shows: General Hospital
🎵Jeremy Castle -- is 51 in the year 2025 and 52 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1974
Country Music Singer
🏆Tamás Molnár -- is 50 in the year 2025 and 51 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1975 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Olympic Athlete, Water Polo Player, Hungarian
🎭Sam Worthington -- is 49 in the year 2025 and 50 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1976 N.S.
Actor, Producer/Director, English
Movie Titles: Clash of the Titans, Wrath of the Titans, Avatar, Terminator Salvation
🏆⛸Michael Weiss -- is 49 in the year 2025 and 50 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1976 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Figure Skater, Olympic Athlete
🏆⚾Manuel Bernal -- is 49 in the year 2025 and 50 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1976
MLB Player
🎭🎵Edward "Eddie" Furlong -- is 48 in the year 2025 and 49 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1977 N.S.
Movie Actor, Producer, Musician
Names/Places: MN:Walter
Movie Titles: Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Pecker, Detroit Rock City, American History X
🎭Donna Air -- is 46 in the year 2025 and 47 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1979 N.S.
Actress, English
Movie Titles: The Counselor, The Mummy Returns, Stir Crazy
🎭Dingdong Dantes -- is 45 in the year 2025 and 46 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1980 N.S.
Actor, Filipino (Phillipines)
🎭Aaron Staton -- is 45 in the year 2025 and 46 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1980
Actor
TV Shows: Mad Men (as Ken Cosgrove)
Movie Titles: L.A. Noire, August Rush, Preservation
🎭Nadia Bjorlin -- is 45 in the year 2025 and 46 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1980
Actress
TV Shows: Venice: The Series (star)
Movie Titles: Redline, Divorce Invitation, I Know Where Lizzie Is
📰🎭Dylan Dreyer -- is 44 in the year 2025 and 45 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1981 N.S.
Weatherman, Personality
TV Shows: Today Show
🏆⚾Grady Sizemore -- is 43 in the year 2025 and 44 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1982
MLB Player
Misc: 3x All-Star, 2x Gold Glove, Silver Slugger; active as of 2015
🏆🥊Nick Diaz -- is 42 in the year 2025 and 43 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1983 N.S.
Mixed Martial Arts
🎭Danica Stewart -- is 42 in the year 2025 and 43 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1983
Actress
TV Shows: General Hospital, Passions (as Jessica for its entire run)
Movie Titles: Darkening Sky, Self Medicated
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🏆⚾Huston Street -- is 42 in the year 2025 and 43 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1983
MLB Pitcher
⚖James David Vance -- is 41 in the year 2025 and 42 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1984 N.S.
Vice President
Misc: The 50th Vice President of the United States 2025-?
🎭Britt Lower -- is 40 in the year 2025 and 41 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1985 N.S.
Actress
🎭Marci Miller -- is 40 in the year 2025 and 41 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1985 N.S.
Actress
🎭Jason Gray -- is 40 in the year 2025 and 41 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1985 N.S.
Comedian
🎭Lily Gladstone -- is 39 in the year 2025 and 40 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1986 N.S.
Actress
🏆🏈Golden Tate -- is 37 in the year 2025 and 38 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1988 N.S.
NFL Player
🏆⚽Meghan Klingenberg -- is 37 in the year 2025 and 38 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1988 N.S.
Soccer Player, American
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🏆🏀Diggins-Smith-Skylar -- is 35 in the year 2025 and 36 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1990 N.S.
WNBA Figure, Basketball Player
🏆Crystal Lee -- is 34 in the year 2025 and 35 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1991 N.S.
Beauty Pagent Contestant
Gabriel Anthony Cohen -- is 34 in the year 2025 and 35 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1991
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Meredith Viera and Richard's son
🎭🏆Zuleyka Silver -- is 34 in the year 2025 and 35 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1991 N.S.
Actress, Model, Mexican
🎭Hallie Kate Eisenberg -- is 33 in the year 2025 and 34 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1992
Actress
Movie Titles: The Inside, Bicentennial Man, Paulie, How to Eat Fried Worms
🏆⚾Dylan Moore -- is 33 in the year 2025 and 34 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1992 N.S.
MLB Player
Names/Places: NN: Dmoe
Misc: Gold Glove Award 2024
🎵Charli XCX -- is 33 in the year 2025 and 34 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1992 N.S.
Songwriter, Singer, English
Names/Places: RN: Charlotte Emma Aitchison
Cassidy Erin Gifford -- is 32 in the year 2025 and 33 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1993
Celebrity Daughter
Names/Places: Kathie Lee & Frank's daughter
🏆🏀Kristaps Porziņģis -- is 30 in the year 2025 and 31 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1995 N.S.
NBA Forward, Latvian
🏆🏁Simone Manuel -- is 29 in the year 2025 and 30 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1996 N.S.
Swimmer, Olympic Athlete
Hunter William Douglas -- is 28 in the year 2025 and 29 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1997
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Kym and Jerry's son
Wylie Quinn Anna Rose Anderson -- is 27 in the year 2025 and 28 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1998
Celebrity Daughter
Names/Places: Apryl Rose and Richard Dean Anderson's daughter
🎭Jabari Banks -- is 27 in the year 2025 and 28 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1998 N.S.
Actor
🎵Mark (Musician B. 1999) Lee -- is 26 in the year 2025 and 27 in the year 2026; b.8/2/1999 N.S.
Musician
Group Names: NCT, SuperM
Tristan Wayne Gretzky -- is 25 in the year 2025 and 26 in the year 2026; b.8/2/2000
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Janet and Wayne's son
🎵Ida-Lova -- is 21 in the year 2025 and 22 in the year 2026; b.8/2/2004 N.S.
Songwriter, Singer, Swedish
Names/Places: RN: Ida-Lova Saga Lind
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Sawyer Gilbert Adler -- is 18 in the year 2025 and 19 in the year 2026; b.8/2/2007
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Sara Gilbert and Allison's son
⚖Boris Godunov -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/12/1552 N.S. or 8/2/1552 O.S. d.4/13/1605 O.S. (42) or 4/23/1605 N.S. (42)
Head of State, Russian
Misc: Czar whose name inspired the villainous cartoon character of Boris Badenov
🎨🎖⚛Pierre Charles L'Enfant -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1754 N.S. d.6/14/1825 N.S. (70)
Architect, Revolutionary, Engineer, French
Misc: responsible for the city layout of Washington
💰Joseph Sturge -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1793 d.5/14/1859 (65)
Philanthropist
Misc: Quaker pacifist, and political reformer who was most important as a leader of the antislavery movement.
✍Albert Brisbane -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1809 d.6/1/1890 (80)
Author, Social Reformer
⚛John Tyndall -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1820 d.12/4/1893 (73)
Physicist, Irish
Misc: demonstrated why the sky is blue
⚛Elisha Gray -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1835 d.1/21/1901 (65)
Inventor
Misc: Founder of the Western Electric Company, he filed a patent on a telephone device only hours after Alexander Graham Bell.
📰Moses Coit Tyler -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1835 d.12/28/1900 (65)
Historian
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✍Irving Babbitt -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1865 d.7/15/1933 (67)
Writer, Critic, Teacher, French
Misc: leader of the movement in literary criticism known as the "New Humanism," or Neohumanism.
⚛Frank Perret -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1867 d.1/12/1943 (75)
Scientist
Misc: Volcanologist
👑King Constantine I Of Greece -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1868 d.1/11/1923 (54)
King, Greek
Misc: He became king in 1913, was overthrown in 1917, recalled as king in 1920, but deposed again two years later.
🎨John French Sloan -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1871 d.9/7/1951 (80)
Cartoonist, Illustrator, Painter, Lithographer, Etcher
Misc: depictions of everyday life in New York City in the early 20th century.
🎨Arthur G. Dove -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1880 d.11/23/1946 (66)
Painter
💰Samuel Black -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1883 d.4/15/1941 (57)
Businessperson
Misc: the first electric drill company founder
✍⚖Rómulo Gallegos -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1884 d.4/5/1969 (84)
Writer, Head of State, Venezuelan
🎵Nanny Larsen-Todsen -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1884 d.5/26/1982 (97)
Opera Singer, Swedish
🎵Cesare Sodero -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1886 d.12/16/1947 (61)
Conductor, Italian
🎭Margaret Lawrence -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1889 d.1/8/1929 (39)
Movie Actress
Misc: died in a murder suicide by Wallace Eddinger possibly also on January 8, 1929.
⚛🎭Bob Burns -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1890 d.2/2/1956 (65)
Inventor, Movie Actor, Comedian
Misc: the Bazooka
🎵Sir Arthur Bliss -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1891 N.S. d.3/27/1975 N.S. (83)
Composer, Conductor, English
Names/Places: RN:Edward Drummond
💰🎭Jack Leonard Warner -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1892 d.9/9/1978 (86)
Businessperson, Film Executive, Canadian
Misc: He was co-founder with his brother Harry of Warner Brothers Pictures Inc.
✍📰🎭🏆John Kieran -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1892 d.12/10/1981 (89)
Hall of Famer, Author, Journalist, Editor, Columnist, Radio Actor, TV Host, Panelist, Sports Writer
Misc: an intellectual with an encyclopediac knowledge; in the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame
Book Titles: Information Please Almanac
TV Shows: Kieran's Kaleidoscope
📰James Westbrook Pegler -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1894 d.6/24/1969 (74)
Journalist, Columnist
✍Philippe Soupault -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1897 d.3/11/1990 (92)
Novelist, Poet, French
Misc: instrumental in founding the Surrealist movement.
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✍🎭Charles Bennett -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1899 N.S. d.6/15/1995 N.S. (95)
Screenwriter, Playwright, Director, English
Misc: collaborated with Alfred Hitchcock on such suspense classics as "The 39 Steps" and "The Man Who Knew Too Much."
📰Lyle Wilson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1899 d.5/23/1967 (67)
Journalist
Misc: souce of death date: The Desert Sun, quoting that he died "today", meaning the date the publication was published that Tuesday in 1967
🎭🎵Helen Morgan -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1900 d.10/8/1941 (41)
Stage Actress, Singer
✍⚛Holling C. Holling -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1900 d.9/7/1973 (73)
Children's Author, Naturalist
🎭Ruth Nelson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1905 d.9/12/1992 (87)
Movie/Stage Actress
🎭Myrna Loy -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1905 d.12/14/1993 (88)
TV/Movie Actress
Names/Places: b. in Radersburg, MT; nee Williams
Movie Titles: The Thin Man (series), Jazz Singer
✍Lou Zara -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1910 d.10/5/2001 (91)
Writer
✍Jack Whittingham -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1910 N.S. d.7/3/1972 N.S. (61)
Screenwriter, Playwright, British
Movie Titles: Thunderball
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🎭Ann Dvorak -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1912 d.12/10/1979 (67)
Movie Actress, Dancer
Names/Places: b. in New York; RLN:McKim
Movie Titles: Scarface
🎭Beatrice Straight -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1914 N.S. d.4/7/2001 N.S. (86)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress
TV Shows: Beacon Hill, King's Crossing
Movie Titles: Poltergeist
🎭Gary Merrill -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1914 d.3/5/1990 (75)
TV/Movie Actor
Names/Places: b. in Hartford, CT; Bette Davis' hubby 1950s
Misc: some say b. 1915
TV Shows: Alfred Hitchcock Show (frequent guest)
Movie Titles: Twelve O'Clock High, All About Eve
✍Oscar Fraley -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1914 d.1/6/1994 (79)
Author
Book Titles: the Untouchables
🏆🥊Billy Soose -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1915 d.9/5/1998 (83)
Hall of Famer, Boxer
🎭Elizabeth Russell -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1916 d.5/4/2002 (85)
Movie Actress
🎵Hans Hopf -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1916 d.6/25/1993 (76)
Opera Singer, German
🎭Nehemiah Persoff -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1919 N.S. d.4/5/2022 N.S. (102)
Actor
Names/Places: b. in Jerusalem, Palestine (now Israel)
Movie Titles: An American Tail, Twins, Some Like It Hot, Al Capone, Yentl
💻John Pinkerton -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1919 d.12/22/1997 (78)
Computer Scientist
🎭Theo Marcuse -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1920 d.11/29/1967 (47)
Actor
✍🎭Bill Scott -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1920 N.S. d.11/29/1985 N.S. (65)
Screenwriter, Cartoon Voice Actor, Producer
TV Shows: The Bullwinkle Show (voices of Bullwinkle J. Moose, Dudley Doright, & Mr. Peabody)
⚖Paul Laxalt -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1922 N.S. d.8/6/2018 N.S. (96)
Senator, Governor
Misc: Governor of Nevada 1967-1971, U.S. Senator 1974-1987
💰Betsy Bloomingdale -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1922 d.7/19/2016 N.S. (93)
Philanthropist, Socialite
Names/Places: Alfred S. Bloomingdale's wife
⛪🎭Carroll O'Connor -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1924 d.6/21/2001 (76)
Hall of Famer, Roman Catholic, TV Actor, TV Producer
Names/Places: b. in New York City; 2x Nancy Fields' hubby
Misc: Some say b. in 1925; auditioned for the Skipper part on Gilligan's Island
TV Shows: All in the Family (as Archie Bunker), Archie Bunker's Place (as Archie Bunker), In the Heat of the Night (as Chief Bill Gillespie), Party Of Five (as Jacob Gordan)
✍James Arthur Baldwin -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1924 d.11/30/1987 (63)
Novelist, Essayist, Playwright, Civil Rights Leader, Gay
🎵Joe Harnell -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1924 d.7/14/2005 (80)
Arranger, Singer, Conductor
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🎭John Dexter -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1925 d.3/23/1990 (64)
Stage Director, English
Misc: British theater & opera
⚖Jorge Videla -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1925 d.5/17/2013 (87)
Politician, Argentine
Misc: dictator president of Argentina 1976-81
🏆🏈Rod Rust -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1928 N.S. d.10/23/2018 N.S. (90)
NFL Coach, NFL Player
Sports Teams: New England Patriots
⚖Ron De Lugo -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1930 N.S. d.7/14/2020 N.S. (89)
Politician
Misc: U.S. delegate
📰🎵Philippa Duke Schuyler -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1931 N.S. d.5/9/1967 N.S. (35)
Journalist, Pianist
⛪🎭Peter O'Toole -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1932 d.12/14/2013 (81)
Roman Catholic, Movie Actor, Irish
Misc: some say 1933
TV Shows: Masada (as Gen. Flavius Silva)
Movie Titles: The Last Emperor, Lawrence of Arabia, Becket, Venus
🎭Reg Gorman -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1932 N.S. d.8/5/2021 N.S. (89)
Actor, Comedian, Vaudevillan, Australian
TV Shows: The Sullivans (as Jack Fletcher), Fergus McPhail
💰🏆⚽Lamar Hunt -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1932 N.S. d.12/13/2006 N.S. (74)
Hall of Famer, Executive, Founder, Sports Figure, Soccer Player
Misc: AFL founder and first president who came up with the term Super Bowl; co-founder of the NASL
Sports Teams: Kansas City Chiefs (owner)
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🏆🏒Léo Boivin -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1932 N.S. d.10/16/2021 N.S. (89)
Hall of Famer, NHL Coach, NHL Defensive, Canadian
Sports Teams: Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Minnesota North Stars
🎨🎭🎵John Cohen -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1932 N.S. d.9/16/2019 N.S. (87)
Photographer, Filmmaker, Musicologist, Folk Musician
Group Names: New Lost City Ramblers
🎭Tom Bell -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1933 d.10/4/2006 (73)
TV Actor
TV Shows: Holocaust
🎭🏆Albert W. Hall -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1934 d.10/9/2008 (74)
Movie Actor, Olympic Athlete
Misc: hammer throw champion
Movie Titles: Apocalypse Now
🎵Hank Cochran -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1935 d.7/15/2010 (74)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Country Music Singer
Names/Places: RN:Garland Perry
Misc: in the Country Music Hall of Fame in the Songwriting category
🏆🏈Billy Cannon -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1937 N.S. d.5/20/2018 N.S. (80)
Hall of Famer, NFL Player, College Football Player
Misc: Heisman winner in 1959, Louisiana State University's most famous football hero; Superbowl II, 3x AFL champ
Sports Teams: Louisiana State University (LSU), Houston Oilers (1960-1963), Oakland Raiders (1964-1969), Kansas City Chiefs (1970)
🎵🎸Garth Hudson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1937 N.S. d.1/21/2025 N.S. (87)
Hall of Famer, Organist, Rock and Roll Musician, Canadian
Names/Places: b. in Woodstock, NY
Misc: sought-after sessionist; some say b. 1942 or 1943
Group Names: The Band
🏆🏒David Balon -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1938 d.5/29/2007 (68)
NHL Coach, NHL Player, Canadian
✍🎭Wes Craven -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1939 N.S. d.8/30/2015 N.S. (76)
Writer, Actor, Producer, Director
Misc: director of many horror films
Movie Titles: A Nightmare on Elm Street (series), Wes Craven's New Nightmare, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, Scream (series), The Hills Have Eyes, The Last House on the Left, The Serpent and the Rainbow, The People Under The Stars, Vampire in Brooklyn, Cursed, Red Eye, My Soul To Take
🎵🎸Bill "Little Bo" Savich -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1939 N.S. d.1/4/2002 N.S. (62)
Rock and Roll Drummer
Group Names: Johnny and the Hurricanes
🎵Doris Kenner -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1941 d.2/4/2000 (58)
Hall of Famer, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Names/Places: Nee: Jackson; b. in Passaic, NJ
Group Names: The Shirelles
🎵Homer Banks -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1941 N.S. d.4/3/2003 N.S. (61)
Music Producer, Songwriter, Soul Singer
🎵Doris Coley -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1941 d.2/4/2000 (58)
Rhythm and Blues Singer
Group Names: The Shirelles
🎭Louis Falco -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1942 d.3/26/1993 (50)
Choreographer, Dancer
🎭Patrick Adiarte -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1942 N.S. d.4/15/2025 N.S. (82)
Actor, Filipino (Phillipines)
🎭Max Wright -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1943 N.S. d.6/26/2019 N.S. (75)
Actor
TV Shows: Buffalo Bill (as Karl Shub), Misfits of Science, Alf (as Willie Tanner), The Norm Show (as Max Denby)
Movie Titles: All That Jazz, Reds
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🎵"Fat" Larry James -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1949 d.12/5/1987 (38)
Drummer
Group Names: Fat Larry's Band
🏆🥊Esteban DeJesus -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1951 d.5/11/1989 (37)
Boxer
🎵Andrew Gold -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1951 N.S. d.6/3/2011 N.S. (59)
Songwriter, Drummer, Guitarist, Pianist, Pop Singer
Names/Places: b. in Burbank
Group Names: Wax, soloist
🎭Randy Schell -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1952 N.S. d.7/8/2017 N.S. (64)
Actor, Narrator
TV Shows: Judge Alex (narrator), Life in Pieces (narrator)
🏆🏈Tom Rafferty -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1954 N.S. d.6/5/2025 N.S. (70)
NFL Linebacker
Sports Teams: Dallas Cowboys
🎭Lisa Brown -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1954 N.S. d.11/24/2021 N.S. (67)
Actress
TV Shows: As the World Turns, Loving, Guiding Light
✍📰Caleb Carr -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1955 N.S. d.5/23/2024 N.S. (68)
Author, Novelist, Historian
Book Titles: The Alienist, The Angel of Darkness, The Lessons of Terror: A History of Warfare Against Civilians
🎵Mojo Nixon -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1957 N.S. d.2/7/2024 N.S. (66)
Novelty Singer
Names/Places: RN: Neill Kirby McMillian Jr.
Song Titles: Elvis is Everywhere, Martha's Muffin, Don Henley Must Die
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🎵Johnny Kemp -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1959 d.4/16/2015 (55)
Singer
🎵🎸Pete DeFreitas -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1961 d.6/14/1989 (27)
Music Producer, Songwriter, Rock and Roll Drummer, Trinidadian And Tobagonian
Group Names: Echo and the Bunnymen
🏆⚾Cliff Young -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1964 d.11/4/1993 (29)
MLB Pitcher
🏆⚾Tim Wakefield -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1966 N.S. d.10/1/2023 N.S. (57)
MLB Pitcher
🏆🏈Elijah Alexander -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/2/1970 d.3/24/2010 (39)
NFL Linebacker
👑King William II Of England -- Death Anniversary -- b.??/??/1056 d.8/2/1100 (43)
King, English
👑King Henry III Of France -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/19/1551 d.8/2/1589 (37)
King, French
Misc: also of Poland; reigned 1573-89
🎨Francesco Borromini -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/25/1599 N.S. d.8/2/1667 N.S. (67)
Architect, Italian
🎨Thomas Gainsborough -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/14/1727 d.8/2/1788 (61)
Painter, English
Misc: The Blue Boy, one of the best known English portrait and landscape artists
🎖Mordecai Gist -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/22/1742 J-LD or 2/22/1743 Ju-1 d.8/2/1792 (50)
Revolutionary
⚛Jacques Etienne Montgolfier -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/7/1745 d.8/2/1799 (54)
Balloonist, Inventor
Names/Places: Joseph's brother
Misc: b. on Jan 6?; he made the first successful flight in a hot-air balloon.
🎖💰William Williams -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/23/1731 d.8/2/1811 (80)
Revolutionary, Merchant
Misc: Declaration of Independence signer
⚖Muhammad Ali -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/4/1769 d.8/2/1849 (80)
Politician
Misc: Egyptian dynasty founder; Not the boxer
✍💰Horace Mann -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/4/1796 d.8/2/1859 (63)
Hall of Famer, Author, Philanthropist, Educator
Names/Places: NN: The Father of Public Education in the U.S.
🎖🎭🏆Wild Bill Hickok -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/27/1837 d.8/2/1876 (39)
Hero, Entertainment Figure, Gambler, Gunslinger
Names/Places: b. in Troy Grove, Illinois; RN:James Butler Hickok
Misc: Frontier Marshal; some say b. June 19
⚖Sir James Douglas -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/15/1803 d.8/2/1877 (73)
Governor, Canadian
Misc: the first governor of British Columbia
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⚖Joseph H. Rainey -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/21/1832 N.S. d.8/2/1887 N.S. (55)
Congressperson
Misc: Former American slave, the first black to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives (1870-79).
⚛Joseph Thomson -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/14/1858 d.8/2/1895 (37)
Explorer, Geologist, Naturalist, Physicist, Scottish
🎵Enrico Caruso -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/25/1873 d.8/2/1921 (48)
Tenor, Opera Singer, Italian
Names/Places: b. and d. in Naples; RFN:Errico
⚛Alexander Graham Bell -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/3/1847 d.8/2/1922 (75)
Hall of Famer, Inventor, Scottish
Names/Places: b. in Edinburgh
Misc: inventor of the telephone
⚖Warren Gamaliel Harding -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/2/1865 d.8/2/1923 (57)
President
Names/Places: b. in Corsica, OH; d. in San Francisco.
Misc: 29th U.S. President (1921-23)
✍Harriet Lothrop -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/22/1844 d.8/2/1924 (80)
Author, Writer
⚖George Shiras Jr. -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/26/1832 N.S. d.8/2/1924 N.S. (92)
Supreme Court Justice
Misc: Associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1892-1903).
🏆🏁🏃Kinue Hitoma -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/1/1907 d.8/2/1931 (24)
Runner, Olympic Athlete, Japanese
Misc: 800m runner (Oly-silver-1928)
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🏆⚾Dennis Joseph "Big Dan" Brouthers -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/8/1858 N.S. d.8/2/1932 N.S. (74)
Hall of Famer, MLB First Baseman
Sports Teams: Troy Trojans (1879-1880), Buffalo Bisons (1881-1885), Detroit Wolverines (1886-1888), Boston Beaneaters (1889), Boston Reds (1890-1891), Brooklyn Grooms (1892-1893), Baltimore Orioles (1894-1895), Louisville Colonels (1895), Philadelphia Phillies (1896), New York Giants (1904)
⚖Paul Von Hindenburg -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/2/1847 d.8/2/1934 (86)
Head of State, German
Misc: prez; he died and paved the way for Adolf Hitler's complete takeover.
⚛Louis Bleriot -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/1/1872 d.8/2/1936 (64)
Aviator, Engineer, Inventor, French
Misc: the first man to fly an airplane across English Channel
🎭Fiske O'Hara -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/11/1883 d.8/2/1945 (62)
Actor
🎵Pietro Mascagni -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/7/1863 d.8/2/1945 (81)
Composer, Italian
🎭J. Farrell McDonald -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/6/1875 d.8/2/1952 (77)
Actor, Director
🎵Betty Jack Davis -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/4/1932 d.8/2/1953 (21)
Country Music Singer
Group Names: Davis Sisters, Skeeter Davis
✍Wallace Stevens -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/2/1879 d.8/2/1955 (75)
Poet
🎵Josef Holbrooke -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/5/1878 N.S. d.8/2/1958 N.S. (80)
Composer, Pianist, Conductor, English
🏆Robert "Bob" Gutowski -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/25/1935 N.S. d.8/2/1960 N.S. (25)
Sports Figure, Olympic Athlete, Pole Vaulter
✍⚛Oliver Hazzard Perry La Farge -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/19/1902 d.8/2/1963 (60)
Author, Anthropologist
🎭Jack Kirkwood -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/6/1894 d.8/2/1964 (69)
Actor
TV Shows: Fibber McGee & Molly (as Fred Nitney), One Happy Family
🎵Milton Babbitt -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/10/1916 d.8/2/1965 (49)
Composer
🎵Boyd Raeburn -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/27/1913 d.8/2/1966 (52)
Composer, Saxophonist, Bandleader
📰Claude A. Barnett -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/16/1889 d.8/2/1967 (77)
Publisher
Misc: Associated Negro Press
🎵Brian Cole -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/8/1943 d.8/2/1972 (28)
Singer, Bassist
Misc: d. in 1973?
Group Names: The Association
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🎵Rudolph Ganz -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/24/1877 N.S. d.8/2/1972 N.S. (95)
Educator, Composer, Cellist, Pianist, Conductor, Swiss
🎭Jean-Pierre Melville -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/20/1917 d.8/2/1973 (55)
Movie Director, British
🎭Fritz Lang -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/5/1890 d.8/2/1976 (85)
Movie Director, Austrian
Misc: his films, dealing with fate and man's inevitable working out of his destiny, are considered masterpieces of visual composition.
Movie Titles: Cloak & Dagger, Metropolis
💰Monroe Rathbone -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/1/1900 d.8/2/1976 (76)
Businessperson
Misc: president & chairman of Standard Oil Co.
🎭Totie Fields -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/7/1930 d.8/2/1978 (48)
Comedienne
Names/Places: RN:Sophie Feldman
Misc: some say b. 1931
💰Elmer Bobst -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/16/1884 d.8/2/1978 (93)
Businessperson, Executive
Names/Places: NN:The Vitamin King
🎵Carlos Chávez -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/13/1899 N.S. d.8/2/1978 N.S. (79)
Composer, Conductor, Mexican
🏆⚾Thurman Lee Munson -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/7/1947 d.8/2/1979 (32)
MLB Catcher
Misc: 3x Gold Glove, AL MVP 1976; d. plane crash in Akron, Ohio
Sports Teams: New York Yankees
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✍Donald Ogden Stewart -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/30/1894 N.S. d.8/2/1980 N.S. (85)
Author, Screenwriter, Playwright
Misc: was best known for his sophisticated golden age comedies and melodramas.
Book Titles: Perfect Behavior (a parody on etiquette)
🎵Leo Soileau -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/19/1904 d.8/2/1980 (76)
Fiddler, Bandleader, Country Music Singer
Misc: Cajun style
🏆Stefanie Clausen -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/1/1900 N.S. d.8/2/1981 N.S. (81)
Hall of Famer, Diver, Olympic Athlete, Danish (Denmark)
Names/Places: RN: Anna Stefanie Nanna Fryland Clausen
🎭Cathleen Nesbitt -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/24/1888 d.8/2/1982 (93)
Movie Actress, English
TV Shows: The Farmer's Daughter (as Agatha Morley)
🎵James Jamerson -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/29/1936 N.S. d.8/2/1983 N.S. (47)
Hall of Famer, Bassist
Misc: sessionist who played on many Motown classics
🎭Frank Faylen -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/8/1905 d.8/2/1985 (79)
TV/Movie Actor, Vaudevillan
TV Shows: The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (as Herbert T. Gillis)
⚖Roy Cohn -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/20/1927 N.S. d.8/2/1986 N.S. (59)
Lawyer, Gay
Misc: represented Joseph McCarthy
✍Raymond Carver Jr. -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/25/1938 d.8/2/1988 (50)
Author, Short Story Writer, Poet
⚛Joe Carcione -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/31/1914 d.8/2/1988 (73)
Naturalist
Misc: The Green Grocer
🎭Al Rosen -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/9/1910 d.8/2/1990 (80)
Actor
Names/Places: RFN:Abraham Albert
TV Shows: Cheers (barfly)
🏆🎳Hank Lauman -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/16/1916 d.8/2/1993 (77)
Hall of Famer, Bowler
🎭Bert Freed -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/3/1919 d.8/2/1994 (74)
Movie Actor
✍William S. Burroughs -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/5/1914 d.8/2/1997 (83)
Novelist
Misc: Beat Generation Author (Naked Lunch), alternative music fan; the stone-faced godfather of the "Beat generation"
Book Titles: Naked Lunch
🏆🏁🏊Soichi Sakamoto -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/23/1906 N.S. d.8/2/1997 N.S. (91)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, American
Misc: Swimming Coach
⚖🎵Fela Anikolapu Kuti -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/15/1938 d.8/2/1997 (58)
Politician, Composer, Singer, Keyboardist, Pianist, Saxophonist, Trumpeter, Bandleader, Nigerian (Nigeria)
Misc: Afrobeat creator
✍🎭🎵Shari Lewis -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/17/1933 d.8/2/1998 (65)
Children's Author, TV/Stage Actress, Comedienne, TV Hostess, Puppet Actress, Ventriloquist, Dancer, Singer
Names/Places: b. in New York City; RLN:Hurwitz
Misc: with Lamb Chop; Howard Stern hated puppet shows like hers; some say b. 1934.
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✍Willie Morris -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/29/1934 d.8/2/1999 (64)
Writer
🎵Ron Townson -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/29/1933 d.8/2/2001 (68)
Rhythm and Blues Singer
Misc: AP says 1933
Group Names: The Fifth Dimension
🎭Vivien Tobin -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/12/1902 d.8/2/2002 (99)
Movie Actress
Names/Places: Genvieve Tobin's sister
🎵Joe Allison -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/3/1924 d.8/2/2002 (77)
Hall of Famer, Music Producer, Songwriter, Country Musician
🎵🎷Roy Kral -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/10/1921 d.8/2/2002 (80)
Arranger, Composer, Pianist, Jazz Singer
🎵Redd Stewart -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/27/1923 d.8/2/2003 (80)
Hall of Famer, Pianist, Country Music Guitarist
Group Names: Golden West Cowboys
🎭Charles H. Gray -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/27/1921 d.8/2/2008 (86)
Actor
🏆🏁🏊Hironoshin Furuhashi -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/16/1928 N.S. d.8/2/2009 N.S. (80)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, Japanese
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🎵🎸Billy Lee Riley -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/5/1933 d.8/2/2009 (75)
Singer, Multi-instrumentalist, Rockabilly Singer
🎵Mitch Jayne -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/5/1928 d.8/2/2010 (82)
Country Music Bassist
Misc: NOT b. 5-7-30
Group Names: The Dillards
⚛Baruj Benacerraf -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/29/1920 d.8/2/2011 (90)
Scientist, Venezuelan
💰🎭🎵Marguerite Piazza -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/6/1926 d.8/2/2012 (86)
Philanthropist, Actress, Opera Soprano
Misc: some sources give Sep 23, 1921.
TV Shows: Your Show of Shows
🎵Jimmy Jones -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/2/1937 d.8/2/2012 (75)
Falsetto, Pop Singer
🏆🏁June Krauser -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/13/1926 N.S. d.8/2/2014 N.S. (88)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, American
✍Billie Dean Letts -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/30/1938 N.S. d.8/2/2014 N.S. (76)
Novelist, Educator
🏆⚾Pete Van Wieren -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/7/1944 d.8/2/2014 (69)
Sportscaster, Baseball Announcer
Misc: best known for his long career play-by-play for the Atlanta Braves
Sports Teams: Atlanta Braves (sportscaster)
🎵Rosetta Hightower -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/23/1944 d.8/2/2014 (70)
Rhythm and Blues Singer
Group Names: The Orlons
🎭David Huddleston -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/17/1930 d.8/2/2016 N.S. (85)
Actor
TV Shows: How the West Was Won, Petrocelli, The Kallikaks, Hizzoner
Movie Titles: Blazing Saddles, Santa Claus The Movie, The Big Lebowski
🎭Terence Bayler -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/24/1930 N.S. d.8/2/2016 N.S. (86)
Actor, New Zealander
Movie Titles: Monty Python's Life of Brian, Harry Potter (series), The Remains of the Day
🏆🏈Greg Stemrick -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/25/1951 d.8/2/2016 N.S. (64)
NFL Player
🏆🏁🏊Forbes Carlile -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/3/1921 N.S. d.8/2/2016 N.S. (95)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, Australian
Misc: Swimming Coach
🎵Carman Romano -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/17/1938 N.S. d.8/2/2016 N.S. (77)
Baritone
Group Names: Elegants & Crescents
🏆🏈Ara Parseghian -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/21/1923 N.S. d.8/2/2017 N.S. (94)
Hall of Famer, Football Announcer, NFL Player, College Football Coach
Misc: in the College Football Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: Miami University (player 1946-1947, coach 1950-1955), Cleveland Browns (coach 1948-1949), Northwestern University (coach 1956-1963), University of Notre Dame (coach 1964-1974)
✍📰Jim Marrs -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/5/1943 N.S. d.8/2/2017 N.S. (73)
Author, Journalist
Book Titles: Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy
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✍🎭Winston Ntshona -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/6/1941 N.S. d.8/2/2018 N.S. (76)
Playwright, Stage Actor, South African
Movie Titles: Gandhi, The Wild Geese, The Air Up There, Blood Diamond
🎭Audrey Peters -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/11/1927 N.S. d.8/2/2019 N.S. (92)
Actress
🎭Richard Borg -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/12/1949 N.S. d.8/2/2020 N.S. (71)
Actor
🏆🎾Robert Ryland -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/16/1920 N.S. d.8/2/2020 N.S. (100)
Tennis Player, Tennis Coach
🎵Leon Fleisher -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/23/1928 N.S. d.8/2/2020 N.S. (92)
Pianist, Conductor
🎵🎸Steve Holland -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/22/1954 N.S. d.8/2/2020 N.S. (66)
Guitarist, Rock and Roll Performer
Group Names: Molly Hatchett
🏆🏌⚾🏈Vincent "Vin" Scully -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/29/1927 N.S. d.8/2/2022 N.S. (94)
Hall of Famer, Golf Commentator, Baseball Announcer, Football Announcer
Names/Places: b. in Bronx
Misc: baseball, football, & golf announcer; Ford C. Frick Award winner in 1982; broadcasted games for 67 years, ending on October 2, 2016
Sports Teams: Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers (announcer)
TV Shows: CBS Sports, NBC Sports
🏆🏁Buddy Arrington -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/26/1938 N.S. d.8/2/2022 N.S. (84)
Auto Racer
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🎭Kelley Mack -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/10/1992 N.S. d.8/2/2025 N.S. (33)
Actress, Voice Actress, Producer
TV Shows: The Walking Dead (as Addy)
🏆🏁Walker Evans -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/3/1938 N.S. d.8/2/2025 N.S. (86)
Hall of Famer, Auto Racer
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