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Super Today in Birthdays and Deaths by Age for August 15

Last Updated 04-13-2024

🎵Joe Burnas -- is 101 in the year 2024 and 102 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1923 N.S.
Singer

🎭Tom Williams -- is 95 in the year 2024 and 96 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1929
Actor, Producer (m)
TV Shows: Nobody's Perfect, Adam-12 (assistant, executive producer), Dragnet 1967 (assistant to producer)

🎵Floyd Ashton -- is 91 in the year 2024 and 92 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1933
Soul Singer
Group Names: The Tams

🎭🎮🎵Jim Dale -- is 89 in the year 2024 and 90 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1935
Movie/Stage Actor, Comedian, Video Game Voice Actor, Songwriter, Singer, English
Names/Places: RLN:Smith
TV Shows: Pushing Daisies (narrator)
Movie Titles: Pete's Dragon (1977), Barnum, My One & Only
Video Games: Harry Potter (series)

🏆⚾Joey Jay -- is 89 in the year 2024 and 90 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1935
MLB Pitcher

🎭Pat Priest -- is 88 in the year 2024 and 89 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1936
Actress
Names/Places: Ivy Baker's daughter
TV Shows: The Munsters (as Marilyn Munster)
Movie Titles: Easy Come Easy Go, The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant

🏆🏈Lionel Taylor -- is 88 in the year 2024 and 89 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1936
NFL Coach, NFL Wide Receiver

🏆🎳Alvin "Bud" Horn -- is 87 in the year 2024 and 88 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1937 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Bowler

🎭Lucille Soong -- is 86 in the year 2024 and 87 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1938 N.S.
Actress, Chinese
TV Shows: Fresh Off the Boat (as Grandma Huang)

Maxine Waters -- is 86 in the year 2024 and 87 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1938
Congressperson

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Stephen Breyer -- is 86 in the year 2024 and 87 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1938
Supreme Court Justice

🎵🎷Stix Hooper -- is 86 in the year 2024 and 87 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1938
Songwriter, Jazz Drummer
Names/Places: MN:Nesbert
Group Names: The Crusaders

🎵Shirley "Shan" Palmer -- is 86 in the year 2024 and 87 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1938 N.S.
Pop Singer, English
Group Names: The Kaye Sisters

🎵Johnny Thunder -- is 83 in the year 2024 and 84 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1941
Singer
Names/Places: RN:Gil Hamilton

🎵🎸Pete York -- is 82 in the year 2024 and 83 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1942
Songwriter, Rock and Roll Drummer, English
Group Names: Spencer Davis Group

✍📰🎭Linda Ellerbee -- is 80 in the year 2024 and 81 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1944
Author (m), Newscaster, Journalist, Commentator, Producer (m)
Names/Places: b. in Bryan, TX; RMLN:Jane Smith
Misc: Maxwell House commercials, And so it goes...
TV Shows: Weekend, NBC Overnight, Our World

🎵Frederick Knight -- is 80 in the year 2024 and 81 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1944
Music Producer, Songwriter, Rhythm and Blues Singer, Soul Singer
Song Titles: I've Been Lonely So Long

🎭Barbara Bouchet -- is 79 in the year 2024 and 80 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1945
Actress, Czech
Movie Titles: Gangs of New York, Don't Torture a Duckling, Caliber 9, Casino Royale

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🏆⚾Duffy Dyer -- is 79 in the year 2024 and 80 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1945
MLB Pitcher

🎵Willie "Beaver" Hale -- is 79 in the year 2024 and 80 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1945 N.S.
Rhythm and Blues Guitarist

🎵Jimmy Webb -- is 78 in the year 2024 and 79 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1946
Music Producer, Composer/Songwriter, Organist, Pianist, Adult-Pop Singer
Misc: wrote a lot of songs for Glen Campbell, also wrote MacArthur Park, which "Weird Al" skewered into "Jurassic Park"; also wrote "Up, Up and Away"; some say b. Aug 5

Kathryn Whitmire -- is 78 in the year 2024 and 79 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1946
Mayor (m)
Misc: the first female Mayor of the city of Houston, Texas

📰🎭Chris Costello -- is 77 in the year 2024 and 78 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1947
Biographer (m), Movie Actress
Names/Places: Lou's daughter

🎵🎷Geraldo Velez -- is 77 in the year 2024 and 78 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1947
Jazz Performer, Congo, Puerto Rican
Names/Places: NN: Jerry
Group Names: Spyro Gyra

🎵🎸Tom Johnston -- is 76 in the year 2024 and 77 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1948 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Keyboardist, Rock and Roll Singer/Guitarist
Group Names: Doobie Brothers (lead)

🎭Ann Ryerson -- is 75 in the year 2024 and 76 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1949
Actress
TV Shows: Pvt. Benjamin (as Pvt. Carol Winter), Curb Your Enthusiasm (as Ann Funkhouser)
Movie Titles: Minority Report, Constantine, Caddyshack, Blast from the Past

🎵Kate Taylor -- is 75 in the year 2024 and 76 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1949
Songwriter, Folk Singer
Names/Places: James' sister

🎭Tess Harper -- is 74 in the year 2024 and 75 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1950
Actress
Names/Places: b. in Mammoth Springs, AK; RN:Tessie Jean Washam
TV Shows: Christy (as Fairlight Spencer)
Movie Titles: No Country for Old Men, The Jackal, The Man in the Moon, Amityville 3D, Tender Mercies

👑🏆Princess Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise Windsor -- is 74 in the year 2024 and 75 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1950
Princess, Sports Figure, Olympic Athlete, English
Names/Places: Queen Elizabeth II's daughter; Capt. Mark Phillips' ex-wife, Tim Laurence's wife
Misc: Horsewoman; Princess of Britian

🎵William "Bill" Griffin -- is 74 in the year 2024 and 75 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1950 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Group Names: The Miracles

🎵🎸Tommy Aldridge -- is 74 in the year 2024 and 75 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1950
Heavy Metal Drummer
Group Names: Gary Moore, Ted Nugent, Thin Lizzy, House of Lords, Whitesnake, Pat Travers Band, Black Oak Arkansas, Ozzy Osbourne

🏆⚾Tom Kelly -- is 74 in the year 2024 and 75 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1950
MLB Manager

🏆🥊Marian Trimiar -- is 71 in the year 2024 and 72 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1953 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Boxer
Names/Places: NN: Lady Tyger

🏆🏀Kenneth Carr -- is 69 in the year 2024 and 70 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1955
Basketball Figure, Olympic Athlete
Misc: Olympic-gold-1976

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🎭Larry Mathews -- is 69 in the year 2024 and 70 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1955
TV Actor
Names/Places: RN:Larry Mazzeo
TV Shows: The Dick Van Dyke Show (as Ritchie "ROSEBUD, see an episode for an explanation" Petrie)

🏆🏌Kenny Knox -- is 68 in the year 2024 and 69 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1956
Golfer

🎵🎸Peter Vettese -- is 68 in the year 2024 and 69 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1956
Music Producer, Arranger, Songwriter, Keyboardist, Rock and Roll Musician, Scottish
Group Names: Jethro Tull

🏆🏈Hal Lund -- is 67 in the year 2024 and 68 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1957
CFL Figure
Misc: CFL defensive back
Sports Teams: B.C. Lions

🎭Željko Ivanek -- is 67 in the year 2024 and 68 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1957
Actor, Producer (m), Yugoslav
Names/Places: pron: ZEHL'-koh eh-VON'-ehk
TV Shows: Hannibal, Heroes, Homicide: Life on the Street, Oz, Damages, Big Love, The Event, The Mob Doctor, Madam Secretary
Movie Titles: Argo, Donnie Brasco, In Bruges

🎭Rondell Sheridan -- is 66 in the year 2024 and 67 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1958
Actor, Comedian, Director (m)
TV Shows: Minor Adjustments (as Dr. Ron Aimes), That's So Raven (as Victor Baxter), Cory in the House (as Victor Baxter), Cousin Skeeter (as Andre Walker)
Movie Titles: Rites of Passage

🏆⚾Joe Cowley -- is 66 in the year 2024 and 67 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1958
MLB Pitcher

🏆🏒Craig MacTavish -- is 66 in the year 2024 and 67 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1958
NHL Player, Canadian

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🏆🏈Albert Bentley -- is 64 in the year 2024 and 65 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1960
NFL Runningback

✍🎭Mike Markowitz -- is 63 in the year 2024 and 64 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1961
Writer (m), Producer (m)
TV Shows: Becker (producer), Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man (producer)
Movie Titles: Horrble Bosses (series, writer)

🎵🎸Matt Johnson -- is 63 in the year 2024 and 64 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1961
Songwriter, Alternative Rock Singer/Guitarist
Group Names: The The

🎵Paul Jefferson -- is 63 in the year 2024 and 64 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1961
Country Singer/Guitarist

⚛🎭Tom Colicchio -- is 62 in the year 2024 and 63 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1962 N.S.
Chef (m), Personality
TV Shows: Top Chef (head judge), Best New Restaurnt (producer)

🏆🏈Bubby Brister -- is 62 in the year 2024 and 63 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1962
NFL Quarterback

🎵Marshall Schofield -- is 62 in the year 2024 and 63 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1962
Music Figure
Group Names: The Fall

✍📰🎭Anders Nilsson -- is 61 in the year 2024 and 62 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1963
Writer (m), Editor (m), Director (m)
TV Shows: Johan Falk (series, writer)

✍🎭Alejandro González Iñárritu -- is 61 in the year 2024 and 62 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1963 N.S.
Screenwriter, Producer/Director (m), Mexican
TV Shows: The One Percent (producer)
Movie Titles: The Revenant, Birdman, Biutiful, Babel

💰Melinda Gates -- is 60 in the year 2024 and 61 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1964 N.S.
Philanthropist

🏆⚾Jeff Huson -- is 60 in the year 2024 and 61 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1964
MLB Player

🎭Mark Labbett -- is 59 in the year 2024 and 60 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1965 N.S.
Game Show Host, English

🎭Angela Rae -- is 58 in the year 2024 and 59 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1966
Actress

🏆🏈Fred Strickland -- is 58 in the year 2024 and 59 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1966
NFL Linebacker

🏆🏈Leo Goeas -- is 58 in the year 2024 and 59 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1966
NFL Linebacker, NFL Tackle

🏆⚾Scott Brosius -- is 58 in the year 2024 and 59 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1966
MLB Third Baseman
Misc: Gold Glove, World Series MVP in 1998
Sports Teams: New York Yankees

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🎭Peter Hermann -- is 57 in the year 2024 and 58 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1967
Actor, Producer (m)
TV Shows: Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Younger (as Charles Brooks)
Movie Titles: Philomena, Our Idiot Brother, United 93

🏆⚾Mike James -- is 57 in the year 2024 and 58 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1967
MLB Player
Names/Places: RN:Michael Elmo James

🏆🏒Mike Wilkinson -- is 57 in the year 2024 and 58 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1967
NHL Player, Canadian

🏆🏒Neil Wilkinson -- is 57 in the year 2024 and 58 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1967
NHL Player, Canadian

🎭Debra Messing -- is 56 in the year 2024 and 57 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1968
TV/Movie Actress, Producer (m)
TV Shows: The Starter Wife (as Molly Kagan), NYPD Blue (as Dana Abandando), Ned and Stacey (as Stacey Colbert), Seinfeld (as Beth 1996-97), Will and Grace (as Grace Adler), The Mysteries of Laura (as Laura Diamond)
Movie Titles: The Wedding Date, Along Came Polly

🎵🎸Matt Kramer -- is 56 in the year 2024 and 57 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1968
Heavy Metal Singer
Group Names: Saigon Kick

🏆🏈Eric Bieniemy -- is 55 in the year 2024 and 56 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1969
NFL Coach, NFL Runningback, College Football Coach, College Football Player

🏆🏈Yancey Thigpen -- is 55 in the year 2024 and 56 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1969
NFL Wide Receiver
Misc: 2x Pro Bowl, 2x All-Pro

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🎭Maddie Corman -- is 54 in the year 2024 and 55 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1970 N.S.
Actress
Movie Titles: Seven Minutes in Heaven, Some Kind of Wonderful, Lullaby, Dear Dumb Diary (TV movie)

🏆⛸Dawn Ponte -- is 54 in the year 2024 and 55 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1970
Skater

🎭David Sheinkopf -- is 54 in the year 2024 and 55 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1970
Actor
TV Shows: Falcon Crest (as Danny Sharpe)
Movie Titles: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, Newsies

🎭Anthony Anderson -- is 54 in the year 2024 and 55 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1970 N.S.
Actor, Comedian, Producer (m)
TV Shows: All About the Andersons (as Anthony Anderson), The Shield (as Antwon Mitchell), K-Ville, Law and Order (as Detective Kevin Bernard), Hang Time (as Theodore "Teddy" Brodis), Black-ish (as Andre "Dre" Johnson)
Movie Titles: Transformers, "Me, Myself and Irene", The Departed, My Baby's Daddy

🎭Ben Affleck -- is 52 in the year 2024 and 53 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1972
Actor, Producer (m)
TV Shows: The Runner (producer)
Movie Titles: Armageddon, Shakespeare in Love, Forces of Nature, Reindeer Games, Pearl Harbor, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Changing Lanes, The Sum of All Fears, Daredevil, Paycheck, Jersey Girl, Surviving Christmas, Hollywoodland, State of Play, Argo, Good Will Hunting, Gone Girl, The Town

🎭Vince Poletto -- is 52 in the year 2024 and 53 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1972
Actor, Australian
TV Shows: Heartbreak High (as Matt Logan)
Movie Titles: Mr. Nice Guy

🏆🏈Freddie Solomon -- is 52 in the year 2024 and 53 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1972
NFL Wide Receiver

🏆🏈Ken Walter -- is 52 in the year 2024 and 53 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1972
NFL Kicker

🏆🏈Jason Maniecki -- is 52 in the year 2024 and 53 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1972
NFL Tackle, Polish

🎭🎵Michael Graham -- is 52 in the year 2024 and 53 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1972
Actor, Music Producer, Songwriter, Pop Singer, Irish
Names/Places: aka Mikey
Group Names: Boyzone

🏆🏈🥊Marcus Jones -- is 51 in the year 2024 and 52 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1973
NFL Tackle, Mixed Martial Arts

🎭Natasha Henstridge -- is 50 in the year 2024 and 51 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1974
Actress, Canadian
TV Shows: She Spies (as Cassie McBain), Eli Stone (as Taylor)
Movie Titles: Ghosts of Mars, Species, The Whole Nine Yards

🏆⚾Ramón Morel -- is 50 in the year 2024 and 51 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1974
MLB Pitcher, Dominican Republican

🏆🏈Bert Berry -- is 49 in the year 2024 and 50 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1975
NFL Linebacker

🎭🏆Priscilla Lee Inga Taylor -- is 48 in the year 2024 and 49 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1976
Actress, Model, Playmate
Misc: March 1996; some say b. 1971

🏆🏒Ger Unterluggauer -- is 48 in the year 2024 and 49 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1976
Hockey Figure

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🎭Nicole Paggi -- is 47 in the year 2024 and 48 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1977
Actress
TV Shows: Hope & Faith (as Sydney Shanowski), One on One (as Sara)

🏆🏒Martin Biron -- is 47 in the year 2024 and 48 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1977
NHL Goaltender, Canadian

🏆⚾Allen Levrault -- is 47 in the year 2024 and 48 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1977
MLB Pitcher

🏆Kerri Walsh Jennings -- is 46 in the year 2024 and 47 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1978 N.S.
Olympic Athlete, Volleyball Player
Names/Places: aka LN: Walsh-Jennings

🎵Tim Foreman -- is 46 in the year 2024 and 47 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1978 N.S.
Bassist, Christian/Rock Performer
Group Names: Switchfoot

🏆🏁Carl Edwards -- is 45 in the year 2024 and 46 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1979 N.S.
Auto Racer

🎭Natalie Lowe -- is 44 in the year 2024 and 45 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1980 N.S.
Dancer (m), Australian
TV Shows: Strictly Come Dancing, Dancing with the Stars (Australian version)

🎭🏆Heather Carolin -- is 42 in the year 2024 and 43 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1982
Actress, Model, Playmate
Misc: April 2002

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🎵Danelle Leverett -- is 41 in the year 2024 and 42 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1983
Country Guitarist
Group Names: The Jane Dear Girls

🏆⛸Jennifer Kirk -- is 40 in the year 2024 and 41 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1984
Figure Skater

🎭🎵Emily Kinney -- is 39 in the year 2024 and 40 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1985 N.S.
Actress, Singer
TV Shows: Conviction, The Walking Dead (as Beth Greene)
Movie Titles: It's Complicated, Love on the Sidelines, Concussion

🎭Carlos PenaVega -- is 35 in the year 2024 and 36 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1989 N.S.
Actor
Names/Places: RN: Carlos Roberto Pena Jr.
TV Shows: Big Time Rish

🎭Courtney Hope -- is 35 in the year 2024 and 36 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1989 N.S.
Actress

🎭🎵Carlos Pena Jr. -- is 35 in the year 2024 and 36 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1989
Actor, Director (m), Singer, American
Names/Places: RN: Carlos Roberto Pena Jr.; aka Carlos PenaVega
TV Shows: Big Time Rush (as Carlos Garcia)
Movie Titles: Big Time Movie, Pixies, Spare Parts

🎭🎵Belinda -- is 35 in the year 2024 and 36 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1989
Actress, Cartoon Voice Actress, Pop Singer, Spanish
Group Names: The Cheetah Girls
Movie Titles: Tad the Lost Explorer

🎵Joe Jonas -- is 35 in the year 2024 and 36 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1989
Pop Singer
Group Names: The Jonas Brothers

🎭Emmy Buckner -- is 34 in the year 2024 and 35 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1990 N.S.
Actress
TV Shows: Liv and Maddie (as Liv 2)

🎭Jennifer Lawrence -- is 34 in the year 2024 and 35 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1990
Actress, Producer (m)
TV Shows: The Bill Engvall Show (as Lauren Pearson)
Movie Titles: The Hunger Games (series), Silver Linings Playbook

🎵DJ Smoove da General -- is 34 in the year 2024 and 35 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1990 N.S.
Rapper
Group Names: Cali Swag District

🎭Danielle Morrow -- is 31 in the year 2024 and 32 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1993 N.S.
Actress, Comedienne
TV Shows: iCarly (as Nora)

🏆⚽Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain -- is 31 in the year 2024 and 32 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1993 N.S.
Soccer Player, English

Tessa Gourin -- is 30 in the year 2024 and 31 in the year 2025; b.8/15/1994
Celebrity Daughter
Names/Places: Jennine Gourin and Jack's daughter

Alexandra Zahra Jones -- is 24 in the year 2024 and 25 in the year 2025; b.8/15/2000
Celebrity Daughter
Names/Places: Iman and David Bowie's daughter

Eliana Sophia Slater -- is 23 in the year 2024 and 24 in the year 2025; b.8/15/2001
Celebrity Daughter
Names/Places: Ryan Haddon and Christian's daughter

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Aoki Lee Simmons -- is 22 in the year 2024 and 23 in the year 2025; b.8/15/2002
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Kimora and Russell's son

Frederick Heschel Stone -- is 16 in the year 2024 and 17 in the year 2025; b.8/15/2008 N.S.
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Maylim Bialik and Michael's son

🎵🎸Jonathan Daniel -- b.8/15/????
Rock and Roll Performer

📰Ferdinand Columbus -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1488 d.??/??/1539
Biographer (m), Spanish
Names/Places: Christopher's son
Misc: estimated date of birth

🎖Edward Preble -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1761 d.8/25/1807 (46)
Naval Officer
Misc: Commander of U.S. naval forces during much of the Tripolitan War (1801-05).

🎖👑Emperor Napoleon I -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1769 d.5/5/1821 (51)
General, Emperor, French
Names/Places: b. on the island of Corsica; LN:Bonaparte
Misc: French emperor 1804-13/1814-15; not the "They're Coming to Take Me Away, HA-HAAA!" dementoid; died in exile on the island of St. Helena.

Sir Walter Scott -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1771 d.9/21/1832 (61)
Novelist, Poet (m), Scottish
Book Titles: Lady of Lake

Thomas De Quincey -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1785 d.12/8/1859 (74)
Essayist, Critic (m), English

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📰⚖Duff Green -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1791 d.6/10/1875 (83)
Journalist, Politician (m)
Misc: an influential member of President Andrew Jackson's inner advisory circle, the "kitchen cabinet."

John Torrey -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1796 d.3/10/1873 (76)
Scientist (m), Botanist (m), Chemist (m)

Sir James Douglas -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1803 d.8/2/1877 (73)
Governor (m), Canadian
Misc: the first governor of British Columbia

Louise Colet -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1810 N.S. d.3/9/1876 N.S. (65)
Novelist, Poet (m), French

John Chisum -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1824 d.12/23/1884 (60)
Pioneer (m)
Misc: Rancher; Cattler

🎨✍Walter Crane -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1845 d.3/17/1915 (69)
Illustrator (m), Painter (m), Children's Author (m), Consumer Advocate (m), English

🎵Emma Calve -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1853 d.1/6/1942 (88)
Opera Soprano
Misc: famed for her performances in the title role of Georges Bizet's Carmen.

✍📰⚖Walter Hines Page -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1855 d.12/21/1918 (63)
Author (m), Journalist, Publisher (m), Diplomat (m)

🎭Frank Daniels -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1856 d.1/12/1935 (78)
Movie Actor

Edith Nesbit -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1858 d.5/4/1924 (65)
Novelist, Poet (m), Children's Author (m), British

💰🏆⚾Charles Albert "Charlie" Comiskey -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1859 N.S. d.10/26/1931 N.S. (72)
Hall of Famer, Executive, MLB First Baseman
Names/Places: RN:Charles Albert Comiskey; NN:Commy or The Old Roman
Misc: founding owner of the Chicago White Sox Comiskey Park
Sports Teams: St. Louis Brown Stockings/Browns (1882-1889), Chicago Pirates (1890), St. Louis Browns (1891), Cincinnati Reds (1892-1894), St. Louis Browns (manager, 1883-1889, 1891), Chicago Pirates (manager, 1890), Cincinnati Reds (manager, 1892-1894), Chicago White Sox (owner, 1901-1931)

Florence King De Wolfe Harding -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1860 N.S. d.11/21/1924 N.S. (64)
First Lady (f)
Names/Places: Warren's wife

🎭Adelina Abranches -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1866 N.S. d.11/21/1945 N.S. (79)
Actress

Robert Abram Bartlett -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1875 d.4/28/1946 (70)
Explorer (m)

🎵Samuel Coleridge-Taylor -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1875 d.9/1/1912 (37)
Composer, English

🎭Ethel Barrymore -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1879 d.6/18/1959 (79)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress
Names/Places: b. in Philadelphia; First Lady of the American Theater; RLN:Mae Blythe; Maurice's daughter; John & Lionel's sister

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🎨Ivan Meštrović -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1883 d.1/16/1962 (78)
Sculptor (m)

🎭Mary Nash -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1885 d.12/3/1976 (91)
Actress

Edna Ferber -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1885 N.S. d.4/16/1968 N.S. (82)
Novelist, Short Story Writer (m), Playwright (m)
Book Titles: So Big, Showboat, Cimarron, Giant, American Beauty

🎭Antonio Silva -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1886 d.3/3/1971 (84)
Entertainment Figure

Walter Campbell -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1887 d.12/25/1957 (70)
Writer (m)

✍🎖🎭Lawrence Of Arabia -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1888 d.5/19/1935 (46)
Author (m), Soldier, Actor, Welsh (Wales), Gay
Names/Places: b. in Tremadoc; Officer; RN:Thomas Edward Lawrence/Shaw
Misc: died in England from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash

🎵Albert Spalding -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1888 d.3/26/1953 (64)
Composer, Violinist

Leo Crowley -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1889 d.??/??/1972
Presidential Aide
Misc: 1st FDIC Chairman

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Elizabeth Bolden -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1890 d.12/12/2006 (116)
Misc: reportedly the world's oldest person when she died

Elvin Morton Jellinek -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1890 d.10/22/1963 (73)
Physiologist (m)
Misc: a pioneer in the scientific study of alcoholism.

🎭🎵Jacques Ibert -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1890 d.2/5/1962 (71)
Director (m), Composer, French
Misc: operas

Louis de Broglie -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1892 d.3/19/1987 (94)
Physicist (m), French

🏆🥊Eugène Criqui -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1893 d.7/7/1977 (83)
Hall of Famer, Boxer, French

🏆🏁🏊John Gatenby "Jack" Hatfield -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1893 N.S. d.3/30/1965 N.S. (71)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, English

🎵🎷Harry Akst -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1894 d.3/31/1963 (68)
Jazz Performer

Gerty Theresa Cori -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1896 d.10/26/1957 (61)
Biochemist (m), Austrian

Aben Kandel -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1897 d.1/28/1993 (95)
Novelist, Dramatist/Playwright (m), Screen/Scriptwriter

Lillian Carter -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1898 d.10/30/1983 (85)
Celebrity Relative
Names/Places: President Jimmy's mother

🎵Charles Tobias -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1898 d.7/7/1970 (71)
Songwriter

🎭Estelle Brody -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1900 d.6/11/1995 (94)
Movie Actress, Dancer (m)

🎨Jack Tworkov -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1900 d.9/4/1982 (82)
Painter (m)
Misc: an exponent of the Abstract Expressionist movement

🎵Ned Washington -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1901 d.12/20/1976 (75)
Lyricist
Movie Titles: Pinocchio, Dumbo, High Noon

🎭Charlie Gemora -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1903 d.8/19/1961 (58)
Movie Actor
TV Shows: King Kong (as King Kong)

🎵Joe Garland -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1903 d.4/21/1977 (73)
Arranger, Reeds

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🎭Bil Baird -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1904 d.3/18/1987 (82)
Puppeteer (m)
Names/Places: FN:William B.
TV Shows: Jack Paar Show (semi-regular)

🏆🎳Martin Cassio -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1904 d.12/20/1972 (68)
Hall of Famer, Bowler
Misc: won 15 tournament titles.

🎵Hugo Winterhalter -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1909 d.9/17/1973 (64)
Arranger, Bandleader, Conductor
Misc: RCA Musical Director

🎭Johnny Roventini -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1910 d.11/30/1998 (88)
Announcer (m)
Misc: radio and TV ad pitchman in the 30's and 40's

Thomas H. Kuchel -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1910 d.11/21/1994 (84)
Senator (m)

🎵Buster Brown -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1911 d.1/31/1976 (64)
Songwriter, Harmonicaist, Blues Singer

🎭Elizabeth Kerr -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1912 d.1/13/2000 (87)
Actress
TV Shows: Mork & Mindy (as Cora Hudson)

🎭Dame Wendy Hiller -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1912 d.5/14/2003 (90)
Movie/Stage Actress, English
Movie Titles: Separate Tables (1958), A Man for All Seasons, Making Love, Murder on the Orient Express, Pygmalion, The Elephant Man, Toys in the Attic, David Copperfield

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✍⚛🎭🎵Julia Child -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1912 N.S. d.8/12/2004 N.S. (91)
Hall of Famer, Author (m), Chef (m), Teacher (m), TV Hostess, Pianist
Names/Places: b. in Pasadena, California
Misc: Cookbook author; permanently immoralized not only in the Culinary Institute of America's Hall of Fame, but also by Dan Aykroyd parodying her on a Saturday Night Live skit.
TV Shows: The French Chef

🎭Fran Carlon -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1913 d.10/4/1993 (80)
TV/Movie/Stage/Radio Actress

🎭Signey Hasso -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1915 d.6/8/2002 (86)
Movie/Stage Actress, Swedish
TV Shows: QBVII (TV mini-series)

Oscar Romero -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1917 d.3/24/1980 (62)
Religionist
Misc: a bishop of the Catholic Church in El Salvador

🎭🎵Florian Zabach -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1918 d.2/25/2006 (87)
TV Host, Composer, Violinist
Song Titles: The Hot Canary

🎭Phil Perlman -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1919 d.4/29/2015 N.S. (95)
TV/Movie Actor, Cameraperson
Names/Places: Rhea's father
TV Shows: Cheers (barfly at the end wearing glasses)
Movie Titles: Man on the Moon, Out of Sight, The War of the Roses, Throw Momma from the Train

🎭Huntz Hall -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1920 d.1/30/1999 (78)
TV/Movie Actor
Names/Places: RN:Henry Hall
Movie Titles: The Bowery Boys (as dumbest Dead End Kid)

🎭Bob Banner -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1921 N.S. d.6/15/2011 N.S. (89)
TV Producer/Director (m)
TV Shows: Solid Gold

🎨Leonard Baskin -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1922 d.6/3/2000 (77)
Sculptor (m)
Misc: bleak but impressive portrayals of the human figure.

🎵Lukas Foss -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1922 d.2/1/2009 (86)
Conductor/Composer, Pianist

🎭🎵Rose Marie -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1923 d.12/28/2017 N.S. (94)
Actress, Radio Actress, Comedienne, Panelist, Singer
Names/Places: b. in New York City; NN:Baby Rose Marie; LN:Mazetta
Misc: likely born in 1923
TV Shows: The Dick Van Dyke Show (as Sally Rogers), The Doris Day Show (as Myrna), Hollywood Squares

✍💰Phyllis Stewart Schlafly -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1924 d.9/5/2016 N.S. (92)
Author (m), Leader, Political Activist
Misc: antifeminist; Eagle Forum Pres

Robert Bolt -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1924 d.2/20/1995 (70)
Dramatist/Playwright (m), Screen/Scriptwriter, British
Names/Places: Sarah Miles' ex-ex-hubby
Misc: some say b. Aug 25
Movie Titles: Dr. Zhivago, A Man for All Seasons, Lawrence of Arabia

🎭Mike Connors -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1925 d.1/26/2017 N.S. (91)
Actor, Producer (m)
Names/Places: b. in Fresno, CA; RN:Kreker "Kirk" Ohanian
TV Shows: Tightrope, Mannix (as Joe Mannix), Todays FBI
Movie Titles: The Ten Commandments, Sudden Fear

🎵Billy Pinkney -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1925 N.S. d.7/4/2007 N.S. (81)
Hall of Famer, Bass Singer/Basso
Names/Places: or Bill Pinckney?
Group Names: The Drifters

🎵🎷Oscar Peterson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1925 d.12/23/2007 (82)
Composer, Pianist, Bandleader, Jazz Performer, Canadian

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🎭Georgiann Johnson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1926 N.S. d.6/4/2018 N.S. (91)
Actress
TV Shows: Mr. Peepers (as Marge Weskit), Our Family Honor, Trials of Rosie O'Neill (as Charlotte O'Neill)
Movie Titles: Midnight Cowboy

🏆⚾Barney Schultz -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1926 N.S. d.9/6/2015 N.S. (89)
MLB Coach, MLB Pitcher
Misc: was strictly a relief pitcher, appearing in 227 games overall without any starts. He was an early specialist in the knuckleball.
Sports Teams: St. Louis Cardinals (1955), Detroit Tigers (1959), Chicago Cubs (1961-1963), St. Louis Cardinals (1963-1965)

🎭Nicolas Roeg -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1928 N.S. d.11/23/2018 N.S. (90)
Director (m), Cinematographer (m), English
Movie Titles: Walkabout, Don't Look Now, The Witches, The Man Who Fell to Earth

🏆🏈Malcolm Glazer -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1928 d.5/28/2014 (85)
NFL Owner
Sports Teams: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (owner)

Tom Mboya -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1930 d.7/5/1969 (38)
Politician (m)
Misc: Major political leader in Kenya until his assassination six years after his country had achieved independence.

🎵Jackie Brenston -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1930 d.12/15/1979 (49)
Songwriter, Singer, Saxophonist
Misc: his "Rocket 88" song in 1951 was considered to be the first rock 'n roll record
Song Titles: Rocket 88

Leo McCarthy -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1930 d.2/5/2007 (76)
Politician (m)

🎭Janice Rule -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1931 d.10/17/2003 (72)
Actress
Names/Places: b. in Norwood, Ohio

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✍🎭🎵Paul McDowell -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1931 N.S. d.5/2/2016 N.S. (84)
Comedy Writer (m), Actor, Pop Singer, English
Movie Titles: National Lampoon's European Vacation, Chemical Wedding, The Thirty-Nine Steps, Doing Time

📰R. H. Growald -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1931 d.3/30/1993 (61)
Columnist

🎭Bob Elkins -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1932 N.S. d.4/27/2022 N.S. (89)
Actor

🎭Jim Lange -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1932 d.2/25/2014 (81)
Game Show Host
TV Shows: The Dating Game (host 1966-80)

🎭🏆Abby Dalton -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1932 N.S. d.11/23/2020 N.S. (88)
Actress, Panelist, Model
Names/Places: b. in Las Vegas
TV Shows: The Hollywood Squares (occasional panel), Hennesey (as Nurse Martha Hale), The Joey Bishop Show (as Ellie Barnes), Jonathan Winters Show, Falcon Crest (as Julia Cumson), Young & The Restless (as Lydia Summers)

🎭🏆Lori Nelson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1933 N.S. d.8/23/2020 N.S. (87)
TV/Movie Actress, Model
Names/Places: Johnny Mann's wife
Movie Titles: Bend of the River, Day the World Ended, Revenge of the Creature, How To Marry A Millionaire

🎵Bobby Helms -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1933 d.6/19/1997 (63)
Songwriter, Singer/Guitarist, Country-Pop Performer
Misc: was the first singer to tie in Christmas with rock 'n roll despite David Letterman's objections; some say b. 1935
Song Titles: Jingle Bell Rock

🎵Mike Seeger -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1933 d.8/7/2009 (75)
Music Producer, Singer, Multi-instrumentalist, Folk Performer
Group Names: New Lost City Ramblers

🎵Bobby Byrd -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1934 d.9/12/2007 (73)
Hall of Famer, Singer, Pianist
Group Names: The Famous Flames (backing band for James Brown)

Vernon Eulion Jordan Jr. -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1935 N.S. d.3/1/2021 N.S. (85)
Attorney (m), Civil Rights Leader
Misc: prez National Urban League 1970s

🎭Lani Kai -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1936 d.8/24/1999 (63)
Actor

🎭🏆🏈Mike Henry -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1936 N.S. d.1/8/2021 N.S. (84)
Actor, NFL Linebacker
Misc: retired from acting in 1987
Movie Titles: Smokey and the Bandit (series), Soylent Green, The Longest Yard, Outrageous Fortune, Tarzan (1966-68 movies)

🎵Norma Christine Waterson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1939 N.S. d.1/30/2022 N.S. (82)
Folk Singer, English
Group Names: The Watersons

🏆🥊Ken Overlin -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1940 N.S. d.7/24/1969 N.S. (28)
Hall of Famer, Boxer, American

🎵Don Rich -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1941 d.7/17/1974 (32)
Country Singer/Guitarist
Group Names: The Buckaroos (Buck Owens' backup band)
TV Shows: Hee Haw

🏆⛸Roger Campbell -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1942 d.2/15/1961 (18)
Hall of Famer, Figure Skater

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🎭Jill Haworth -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1945 d.1/3/2011 (65)
Actress, English

🏆🏈Gene Upshaw Jr. -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1945 d.8/20/2008 (63)
Hall of Famer, NFL Guard
Names/Places: RN:Eugene Thurman Upshaw Jr.
Misc: 2-time All-AFL and 3-time All-NFL selection with Oakland; helped lead Raiders to 2 Super Bowl titles in 1976 and '80 seasons; executive director of NFL Players Assn. since 1987; agreed to application of salary cap in 1994.
Sports Teams: Oakland Raiders (1967-1981)

🏆🏈Sam Cunningham -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1950 N.S. d.9/7/2021 N.S. (71)
Hall of Famer, NFL Fullback, College Football Player
Misc: Pro Bowl (1978); in the College Football Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: University of Southern California, New England Patriots (1973-1982)

🎵🎷Bobby Caldwell -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1951 N.S. d.3/14/2023 N.S. (71)
Composer, Songwriter, Pianist, Saxophonist, Jazz Singer/Guitarist, Soul Musician

🏆⚾Nino Espinosa -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1953 d.12/24/1987 (34)
MLB Player

✍📰Stieg Larssson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1954 N.S. d.11/9/2004 N.S. (50)
Writer (m), Journalist, Swedish

🏆⚾Dan Walters -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1966 N.S. d.4/23/2020 N.S. (53)
MLB Catcher

🎵Nipsey Hussle -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1985 N.S. d.3/31/2019 N.S. (33)
Rapper, American
Names/Places: RN: Ermias Asghedom

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Conor Clapton -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/15/1986 d.3/20/1991 (4)
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Lori Del Santo & Eric's son
Misc: he was killed when he fell from the window of of mother's 53rd-floor apartment in New York.

👑Macbeth -- Death Anniversary -- b.??/??/???? d.8/15/1057
King, Scottish

Thomas Kyd -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/6/1558 J-LD d.8/15/1594 J-LD (35)
Dramatist/Playwright (m), English
Misc: Buried on Aug 15, 1594

Pierre Bouger -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/16/1698 N.S. d.8/15/1758 N.S. (60)
Astronomer (m), Mathematician (m), French
Misc: best remembered as one of the founders of photometry, the measurement of light intensities.

Pierre Bouguer -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/16/1698 N.S. d.8/15/1758 N.S. (60)
Astronomer (m), Geophysicist, Mathematician (m), French
Names/Places: NN: The Father of Naval Architecture

🎖Richard Bassett -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/2/1745 d.8/15/1815 (70)
Revolutionary (m)
Misc: Constitution signer

🎭Adelaide Neilson -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/3/1847 N.S. d.8/15/1880 N.S. (33)
Stage Actress, English

Elias Loomis -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/7/1811 d.8/15/1889 (78)
Mathematician (m), Physicist (m)

🎵Joseph Joachim -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/28/1831 d.8/15/1907 (76)
Composer, Violinist, Hungarian

Albert Ladenburg -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/2/1842 d.8/15/1911 (69)
Chemist (m), German

Bertram Boltwood -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/27/1870 d.8/15/1927 (57)
Chemist (m), Physicist (m)

💰Elbert H. Gary -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/8/1846 d.8/15/1927 (80)
Businessperson, Executive, Philanthropist
Misc: U.S. Steel chairman

✍📰🎭Will Rogers -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/4/1879 d.8/15/1935 (55)
Writer (m), Humorist, Philosopher (m), Columnist, Movie Actor, Producer (m)
Names/Places: b. near Oologah, Indian Territory, OK; RFN:William Penn Adair

Wiley Post -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/22/1899 d.8/15/1935 (35)
Adventurer (m), Aviator (m)
Misc: Parachutist; first pilot to fly solo around the world

🎭Henry Lytton -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/3/1867 d.8/15/1936 (69)
Actor, English

Grazia Deledda -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/27/1875 d.8/15/1936 (60)
Novelist, Italian
Book Titles: Old Man of the Mountain (1926 Nobel)

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🎵Artur Schnabel -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/17/1882 d.8/15/1951 (69)
Pianist, Austrian

🎵Granville H. "Stick" McGhee -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/23/1918 d.8/15/1961 (43)
Singer

💰🏆🏒Donald Henderson "Dan" Bain -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/14/1874 d.8/15/1962 (88)
Hall of Famer, Merchant, NHL Center, Canadian
Sports Teams: Winnipeg Victorias (possibly 1894-1902)

🎵Jan Kiepura -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/16/1902 d.8/15/1966 (64)
Tenor, Opera Singer, Polish
Names/Places: NN:Polish Caruso

🏆🏒Edward John "Eddie" Jeremiah -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/4/1905 N.S. d.8/15/1967 N.S. (61)
Hall of Famer, NHL Player, Hockey Coach
Sports Teams: Dartmouth (1926-1930), New Haven Eagles (1930-1933), New York Americans (1931-1932), Boston Bruins (1931-1932), Boston Cubs (1931-1932), Philadelphia Arrows (1933-1934), Cleveland Falcons (1934-1935), Boston Olympics (coach 1935-1936), Dartmouth (coach 1937-1942, 1945-1963, 1964-1967)

🎨René Magritte -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/21/1898 d.8/15/1967 (68)
Painter (m), Surrealist Artist, Belgiumese

✍📰Gorham Munson -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/26/1896 d.8/15/1969 (73)
Author (m), Critic (m), Editor (m), American

🎭Paul Lukas -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/26/1887 d.8/15/1971 (84)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, American, Hungarian
Names/Places: RLN:Lucacs

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🎵Thomas Wayne Perkins -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/22/1940 d.8/15/1971 (31)
Singer

✍📰Richard Tregaskis -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/28/1916 d.8/15/1973 (56)
Author (m), Journalist

🎭Edmund Cobb -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/23/1892 d.8/15/1974 (82)
Movie Actor

🏆🏀W. R. Clifford "Cliff" Wells -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/17/1896 N.S. d.8/15/1977 N.S. (81)
Hall of Famer, Basketball Coach
Misc: As a high school basketball coach in Indiana he led his teams to winning more than 50 tournaments, including two Indiana state championships in 1919 and 1934.
Sports Teams: Tulane University (coach 1945-1963)

🎵🎷Irene Kral -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/18/1932 d.8/15/1978 (46)
Jazz Singer

🎨Walter Berndt -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/22/1899 d.8/15/1979 (79)
Cartoonist
Misc: Smitty

🎨Alfred Hamilton Barr Jr. -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/28/1902 d.8/15/1981 (79)
Artist, Scholar (m)
Misc: art historian; museum director

🎨Ernie Bushmiller -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/23/1905 d.8/15/1982 (76)
Comic Strip Cartoonist
Misc: Nancy

✍⚖Lawrence Mumford -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/11/1903 N.S. d.8/15/1982 N.S. (78)
Librarian (m), Government Official (m)
Misc: Librarian of Congress

Hugh Theorell -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/6/1903 d.8/15/1982 (79)
Biochemist (m), Swedish
Misc: studied enzymes (Nobel 1955)

🎨Al Kilgore -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/19/1927 N.S. d.8/15/1983 N.S. (55)
Comic Strip Cartoonist
Misc: Bullwinkle

🎵Norman Petty -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/25/1927 d.8/15/1984 (57)
Music Producer, Composer, Songwriter, Pianist
Misc: Recording studio owner where Buddy Holly and The Crickets recorded their hits

🏆🏒Joe Carveth -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/21/1918 d.8/15/1985 (67)
NHL Forward
Misc: scored 20 or more goals in three seasons.

Winthrop Sargeant -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/10/1903 d.8/15/1986 (82)
Writer (m), Music Critic (m)

🎵🎷Rudy Collins -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/24/1934 d.8/15/1988 (54)
Drummer, Jazz Performer

🎵🎸Robert Calverd -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/9/1944 d.8/15/1988 (44)
Rock and Roll Singer, Alternative Rock Singer, British
Group Names: Hawkind

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🎭Nina Bara -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/3/1920 d.8/15/1990 (70)
TV Actress
TV Shows: Space Patrol (as Tonga)

🎵Lew C. DeWitt -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/8/1938 d.8/15/1990 (52)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Tenor, Country Singer, Country Guitarist
Misc: some say b. 1939
Group Names: The Statler Brothers

Marietta Tree -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/12/1917 d.8/15/1991 (74)
Politician (m), Civil Rights Leader
Misc: Committee of the U.N. Representative

🎵🎸Jackie Edwards -- Death Anniversary -- b.??/??/1938 d.8/15/1992
Songwriter, Reggae Singer, Jamaican

Julie Forsythe -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/20/1919 d.8/15/1994 (74)
Celebrity Spouse
Names/Places: John's wife

🏆🏋Paul Anderson -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/17/1932 d.8/15/1994 (61)
Weightlifter
Misc: one of America's greatest light super heavyweight lifter (Olympic-gold-1956)

🎖Clifton Clowers -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/30/1891 d.8/15/1994 (102)
Hero (m)
Misc: celebrated in the hit song Wolverton Mountain, really exists

Skylar Lynnae Neil -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/26/1991 d.8/15/1995 (4)
Celebrity Daughter
Names/Places: Sharise & Vince Neil's daughter

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📰🎭John Cameron Swayze -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/4/1906 d.8/15/1995 (89)
Newscaster, Journalist, Commentator, Panelist
Names/Places: b. in Wichita, Ks.
Misc: Timex watch spokesman who made them take a licking and kept on ticking
TV Shows: Who Said That?, Camel News Caravan, Steve Allen Show

🏆⚾Barney Serrell -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/9/1920 N.S. d.8/15/1996 N.S. (76)
Hall of Famer, Negro League Baseball Figure, Baseball Second Baseman
Misc: in the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame

🎭🎵Joe Seneca -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/14/1919 d.8/15/1996 (77)
Actor, Singer
Group Names: The Verdict

🎭🎵Ray Heatherton -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/1/1909 d.8/15/1997 (88)
Actor, Commercial Actor, Dancer (m), Singer
Names/Places: Joey's father
Misc: 1950s Merry Mailman, Tropicana Orange Juice

🎭🎵Freddie Stewart -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/25/1925 d.8/15/2000 (75)
Movie Actor, Singer

Jesse Brown -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/27/1944 d.8/15/2002 (58)
Government Official (m)
Misc: Secretary of Veterans Affairs

🎭Charles Eaton -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/22/1910 d.8/15/2004 (94)
Stage Actor
Misc: Broadway star of the 1920s

🎭Tim Russ -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/22/1956 d.8/15/2007 (51)
TV Actor
TV Shows: Star Trek: Voyager (as Vulcan tactical/security officer Tuvok), General Hospital (as Dr. Trent)

🏆🏒Sam Pollock -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/25/1925 d.8/15/2007 (81)
Sports Executive, NHL Player, Canadian
Misc: Hockey GM; managed NHL Montreal Canadiens to 9 Stanley Cups in 14 years (1965-78).

📰💰🎵Jerry Wexler -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/10/1917 N.S. d.8/15/2008 N.S. (91)
Hall of Famer, Journalist, Executive, Music Producer, Arranger, Songwriter
Misc: Instrumental in popularizing soul music to white audiences. Worked with Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Wilson Pickett, Sam & Dave, and many others.

🏆⚾Darrin Winston -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/6/1966 d.8/15/2008 (42)
MLB Player

📰James Jackson Kilpatrick -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/1/1920 d.8/15/2010 (89)
Journalist, Commentator, Columnist
TV Shows: 60 Minutes (Point-Counterpoint Conservative debater 1971-79)

Harry Harrison -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/12/1925 d.8/15/2012 (87)
Science Fiction Writer (m)
Book Titles: Deathworld (trilogy of novels)

Bert Lance -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/3/1931 d.8/15/2013 (82)
Government Official (m)
Misc: the former state highway director who helped Jimmy Carter climb to the presidency and then joined his White House administration.

🎵🎷Jane Harvey -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/6/1925 d.8/15/2013 (88)
Jazz Singer

⚖💰Thomas B. Lance -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/3/1931 N.S. d.8/15/2013 N.S. (82)
Presidential Aide, Businessperson
Names/Places: NN:Bert

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🎵Licia Albanese -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/22/1913 d.8/15/2014 (101)
Opera Soprano, Italian
Misc: New York Metropolitan Opera

🏆🏈Gordy Holz -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/24/1933 N.S. d.8/15/2015 N.S. (82)
Football Tackle
Sports Teams: Denver Broncos, New York Jets

⛪⚖Julian Bond -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/14/1940 d.8/15/2015 N.S. (75)
Quaker, Politician (m), Civil Rights Leader, Political Activist
Misc: former NAACP Chairman

🏆🏈🏀Richard Wackar -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/24/1928 N.S. d.8/15/2016 N.S. (88)
College Football Coach, College Football Player, College Basketball Coach
Sports Teams: Rutgers University (football player), Glassboro State College (coaching)

Dick Assman -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/14/1934 d.8/15/2016 N.S. (82)
Canadian
Names/Places: RN: Richard Arthur Assman
Misc: Canadian gas station attendant; got fame after appearing on The Late Show with David Letterman due to his unusual name

🎵🎷Bobby Hutcherson -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/27/1941 d.8/15/2016 N.S. (75)
Marimba, Vibraphonist, Jazz Musician

🎵Jo Walker-Meador -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/16/1924 d.8/15/2017 N.S. (93)
Hall of Famer, Music Executive
Misc: the long-time executive director of the Country Music Association; in the Country Music Hall of Fame

✍📰🎵Paul Oliver -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/25/1927 d.8/15/2017 N.S. (90)
Hall of Famer, Writer (m), Historian (m), Musicologist, English
Misc: writer on the blues and other forms of African-American music.

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🏆🏁🚲Stephen Wooldridge -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/17/1977 N.S. d.8/15/2017 N.S. (39)
Bicyclist, Olympic Athlete, Australian

🏆🏈Joe Walton -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/15/1935 N.S. d.8/15/2021 N.S. (85)
NFL Coach, NFL Player

🏆🏀Pete Carril -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/10/1930 N.S. d.8/15/2022 N.S. (92)
Hall of Famer, NBA Coach, College Basketball Player, College Basketball Coach
Sports Teams: Lafayette (player 1948-1952), Easton HS (1954-1958), Reading HS (1958-1966), Lehigh (1966-1967), Princeton (1967-1996), Sacramento Kings (1996-2006, 2008-2011)

✍⛪Frederick Buechner -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/11/1926 N.S. d.8/15/2022 N.S. (96)
Author (m), Clergyman, Theologian

🎵🎸Steve Grimmett -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/19/1959 N.S. d.8/15/2022 N.S. (62)
Heavy Metal Singer, English
Group Names: Medusa, Grim Reaper, Onslaught, Lionsheart, Chateaux, The Steve Grimmett Band

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