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People on August 2nd: birthdates

Sawyer Gilbert Adler: 2007 (is 3 in 2010, 4 in 2011)
Celebrity Son, Sara Gilbert and Allison's son
Wylie Quinn Anna Rose Anderson: 1998 (is 12 in 2010, 13 in 2011)
Celebrity Daughter, Apryl Rose and Richard Dean Anderson's daughter
Apollonia: 1959 (is 51 in 2010, 52 in 2011)
TV/Movie Actress, Rhythm and Blues Singer, descent of German, Hispanic, & Italian; Purple Rain, Falcon Crest's Apollonia; 'Sex Shooter' singer; Vanity 6/Apollonia 6 lead; RN:Patricia Kotero; 1960 and 1961 are incorrect
Nadia Bjorlin: 1980 (is 30 in 2010, 31 in 2011)
Soap Actress, Days of Our Lives' Chloe Lane Black
Angel Boris: 1974 (is 36 in 2010, 37 in 2011)
Soap Actor, General Hospital's Carly Corinthos
Lisa Brown: 1954 (is 56 in 2010, 57 in 2011)
Soap Actress, Stage Actress, As the World Turns' Iva Snyder, Loving's Carolyn, Guiding Light's Nola Reardon Chamberlain, As the World Turns' Iva Snyder
Joanna Cassidy: 1944 (is 66 in 2010, 67 in 2011)
TV/Movie Actress, RN:Joanna Virginia Caskey; Shields & Yarnell, Rollergirls, 240-Robert, Family Tree, Codename:Foxfire, Buffalo Bill's Jo Jo White, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Jeremy Castle: 1974 (is 36 in 2010, 37 in 2011)
Country Singer
Hank Cochran: 1935 (is 75 in 2010, 76 in 2011)
Country Singer, Songwriter, RN:Garland Perry
Gabriel Anthony Cohen: 1991 (is 19 in 2010, 20 in 2011)
Celebrity Son, Meredith Viera and Richard's son
Doris Coley: 1941 (is 69 in 2010, 70 in 2011)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of The Shirelles
Wes Craven: 1939 (is 71 in 2010, 72 in 2011)
Director, Nightmare On Elm Street
Pete DeFreitas: 1961 (is 49 in 2010, 50 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Drummer, Songwriter, Trinidad; of Echo and the Bunnymen; computer error d. 6-15-89?
Hunter William Douglas: 1997 (is 13 in 2010, 14 in 2011)
Celebrity Son, Kym and Jerry's son
Tim Dunigan: yr unknown
Actor, The A-Team, Mr. Smith, Wizards & Warriors; canned 3x's in 1983!
Hallie Kate Eisenberg: 1992 (is 18 in 2010, 19 in 2011)
Actress
Edward "Eddie" Furlong: 1977 (is 33 in 2010, 34 in 2011)
Movie Actor, MN:Walter; Terminator 2, American History X
Cassidy Erin Gifford: 1993 (is 17 in 2010, 18 in 2011)
Celebrity Daughter, Kathie Lee & Frank's daughter
Devon Glenn: 1980 (is 30 in 2010, 31 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Performer, of Buckcherry
Andrew Gold: 1951 (is 59 in 2010, 60 in 2011)
Pop Singer, Pianist, Guitarist, Drummer, Songwriter, b. in Burbank; of Wax, solo
Kia Goodwin: 1973 (is 37 in 2010, 38 in 2011)
Actress, 227's Tiffany Holloway
Dave Govan: 1940 (is 70 in 2010, 71 in 2011)
Music Figure, of Jayhawks nee. Vibrations, Marathons
Tristan Wayne Gretzky: 2000 (is 10 in 2010, 11 in 2011)
Celebrity Son, Janet and Wayne's son
Albert W. Hall: 1934 (is 76 in 2010, 77 in 2011)
Movie Actor, Apocalypse Now
Kathryn Harrold: 1950 (is 60 in 2010, 61 in 2011)
Actress, MacGruder & Loud's Det. Jenny Loud MacGruder, I'll Fly Away's Christina LeKatzis
Steve Hillage: 1951 (is 59 in 2010, 60 in 2011)
Guitarist, Synthesizer, Songwriter, Music Producer, British, of Spyrogyra and other bands; b. Aug 25?
Garth Hudson: 1937 (is 73 in 2010, 74 in 2011)
HALL OF FAMER, Organist, Rock & Roll Musician, Canadian, b. in Woodstock, NY; of The Band, sought-after sessionist; some say b. 1942 or 1943
Lance Ito: 1950 (is 60 in 2010, 61 in 2011)
Judge/Jurist, OJ Simpson trial fame
Kathy Lennon: 1943 (is 67 in 2010, 68 in 2011)
Singer, of the Lennon Sisters; not b. 8/22/42 as Nanci Cosentino pointed out
Jimmy Lowe: 1955 (is 55 in 2010, 56 in 2011)
Country Singer
Mojo Nixon: 1957 (is 53 in 2010, 54 in 2011)
Novelty Singer, Elvis is Everywhere, Martha's Muffin, Don Henley Must Die
Peter O'Toole: 1932 (is 78 in 2010, 79 in 2011)
Movie Actor, Roman Catholic, Irish, The Last Emperor, Masada's Gen. Flavius Silva, Lawrence of Arabia, Becket, Venus; some say 1933
Mary-Louise Parker: 1964 (is 46 in 2010, 47 in 2011)
Movie Actress, Fried Green Tomatoes, Red Dragon, The West Wing's Amelia "Amy" Gardner, Weeds
Butch Patrick: 1953 (is 57 in 2010, 58 in 2011)
TV Actor, The Real McCoys' Greg Howard, The Munsters' Edward Wolfgang (Eddie) Munster, Lidsville; RN:Patrick Allan Lilley; b. 1954?; sang in the 1983 song "What Ever Happened To Eddie?" (AP says Aug 2)
Kevin Smith: 1970 (is 40 in 2010, 41 in 2011)
Movie Director, Chasing Amy, Mallrats, Clerks
John Stanier: 1968 (is 42 in 2010, 43 in 2011)
Alternative Rock Performer, of Helmet
John Stanler: yr unknown
Rock & Roll Musician, of Helmet
Cynthia Stevenson: 1962 (is 48 in 2010, 49 in 2011)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, TV Talk Show Hostess, b. in Oakland, CA; Cheers, My Talk Show, Bob's Trisha McKay, Hope & Gloria's Hope Davidson, Home For The Holidays
Danica Stewart: 1983 (is 27 in 2010, 28 in 2011)
Soap Actress, General Hospital's Maxie Jones, Passions' Jessica Bennett
Ted Turner: 1950 (is 60 in 2010, 61 in 2011)?
Rock & Roll Guitarist, of Wishbone Ash; NOT the CNN guy; some say b. Feb 8, 1950 (is 60 in 2010)
Jorge Videla: 1925 (is 85 in 2010, 86 in 2011)
Politician, Argentine, ex-pres Argentina 1976-81
Sam Worthington: 1976 (is 34 in 2010, 35 in 2011)
Actor, Terminator Salvation
Clive Wright: 1953 (is 57 in 2010, 58 in 2011)
Guitarist, of Cock Robin
Max Wright: 1943 (is 67 in 2010, 68 in 2011)
Actor, Buffalo Bill's Karl Shub, Misfits of Science, Alf's Willie Tanner, The Norm Show's Max Denby

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People on August 2nd: birth anniversaries

Irving Babbitt: 1865=d.Jul 15, 1933 (was 67)
Writer, Critic, Teacher, French, leader of the movement in literary criticism known as the "New Humanism," or Neohumanism.
James Arthur Baldwin: 1924=d.Nov 30, 1987 (was 63)
Novelist, Dramatist/Playwright, Essayist, Civil Rights Leader, Gay
Charles Bennett: 1899=d.Jun 15, 1995 (was 95)
Screen/Scriptwriter, Dramatist/Playwright, English, collaborated with Alfred Hitchcock on such suspense classics as "The 39 Steps" and "The Man Who Knew Too Much."
Samuel Black: 1883=d.Apr 15, 1941 (was 57)
Businessperson, 1st electric drill company founder
Sir Arthur Bliss: 1891=d.Mar 27, 1975 (was 83)
Composer, English, RN:Edward Drummond
Rod Brasfield: 1910?=d.Sep 12, 1958 (was 48)
Country-Novelty Performer, Comedian, Grand Ole Opry; some say b. Aug 22, 1910
Bob Burns: 1890=d.1956
Movie Actor, Comedian, Inventor, the Bazooka
Ann Dvorak: 1912=d.Dec 10, 1979 (was 67)
Movie Actress, Dancer, b. in New York; RLN:McKim; Scarface
Elisha Gray: 1835=d.Jan 21, 1901 (was 65)
Inventor, Founder of the Western Electric Company, he filed a patent on a telephone device only hours after Alexander Graham Bell.
Lamar Hunt: 1932=d.Dec 13, 2006 (was 74)
HALL OF FAMER, Sportsfigure, Founder, Executive, AFL founder & 1st prez, KC Chiefs owner, came up with the term Super Bowl
Doris Kenner: 1941=d.Feb 4, 2000 (was 58)
HALL OF FAMER, Rhythm and Blues Singer, Nee: Jackson; b. in Passaic, NJ; of The Shirelles
John Kieran: 1892=d.Dec 10, 1981 (was 89)
TV Host, Columnist, Radio Actor, Panelist, Editor, Kieran's Kaleidoscope; an intellectual with an encyclopediac knowledge; Information Please Almanac
King Constantine I Of Greece: 1868=d.Jan 11, 1923 (was 54)
King, He became king in 1913, was overthrown in 1917, recalled as king in 1920, but deposed again two years later.
Pierre Charles L'Enfant: 1754=d.Jun 14, 1825 (was 70)
Architect, Engineer, Revolutionary, French, responsible for the city layout of Washington
Myrna Loy: 1905=d.Dec 14, 1993 (was 88)
TV/Movie Actress, b. in Radersburg, MT; nee Williams; the Thin Man movies, Jazz Singer
Gary Merrill: 1914=d.Mar 5, 1990 (was 75)
TV/Movie Actor, b. in Hartford, CT; Bette Davis' hubby 50s, Alfred Hitchcock's frequent guest; Twelve O'Clock High, All About Eve; some say b. 1915
Helen Morgan: 1900=d.Oct 8, 1941 (was 41)
Singer, Stage Actress
Carroll O'Connor: 1924=d.Jun 21, 2001 (was 76)
HALL OF FAMER, TV Actor, Roman Catholic, TV Producer, b. in New York City; Some say b.1925; All in the Family's and Archie Bunker's Place's Archie Bunker, In the Heat of the Night's Chief Bill Gillespie, Party Of Five's Jacob Gordan; 2x Nancy Fields' hubby; auditioned for the Skipper part on Gilligan's Island
Edward (Pip) Patten: 1939=d.Feb 25, 2005 (was 65)
HALL OF FAMER, Rhythm and Blues Singer, of Gladys Knight & the Pips; Gladys Knight's cousin
Frank Perret: 1867=d.????
Scientist, Volcanologist
Bill Scott: 1920=d.Nov 29, 1985 (was 65)
Cartoon Voicist, Producer, Screen/Scriptwriter, voices of Bullwinkle J. Moose, Dudley Doright, & Mr. Peabody on The Bullwinkle Show
John French Sloan: 1871=d.Sep 7, 1951 (was 80)
Painter, Cartoonist, Illustrator, lithographer; etcher; depictions of everyday life in New York City in the early 20th century.
Philippe Soupault: 1897=d.Mar 11, 1990 (was 92)
Poet, Novelist, French, instrumental in founding the Surrealist movement.
Beatrice Straight: 1918=d.Apr 7, 2001 (was 82)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, Beacon Hill, King's Crossing, Poltergeist
Joseph Sturge: 1793=d.May 14, 1859 (was 65)
Philanthropist, Quaker pacifist, and political reformer who was most important as a leader of the antislavery movement.
John Tyndall: 1820=d.Dec 4, 1893 (was 73)
Physicist, Irish, demonstrated why the sky is blue
Jack Leonard Warner: 1892=d.Sep 9, 1978 (was 86)
Film Executive, Businessperson, Canadian, He was co-founder with his brother Harry of Warner Brothers Pictures Inc.
Lyle Wilson: 1899=d.????
Journalist

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People on August 2nd: death anniversaries

Claude A. Barnett: 1967 (was 77)/b.Sep 16, 1889
Publisher, Associated Negro Press
Alexander Graham Bell: 1922 (was 75)/b.Mar 3, 1847
Inventor, Scotish, b. in Edinburgh; the telephone, else there'd be no internet or weird song requests
Louis Bleriot: 1936 (was 64)/b.Jul 1, 1872
Inventor, Engineer, Aviator, French, the first man to fly an airplane across English Channel
William S. Burroughs: 1997 (was 83)/b.Feb 5, 1914
Novelist, Beat Generation Author (Naked Lunch), alternative music fan; the stone-faced godfather of the "Beat generation"
Joe Carcione: 1988 (was 73)/b.Oct 31, 1914
Naturalist, The Green Grocer
Enrico Caruso: 1921 (was 48)/b.Feb 25, 1873
Opera Singer, Tenor, Italian, b. and d. in Naples; RFN:Errico
Raymond Jr. Carver: 1988 (was 50)/b.May 25, 1938
Poet, Author, Short Story Writer
Carlos Chavez: 1978 (was 79)/b.Jun 13, 1899
Conductor/Composer, Mexican
Roy Cohn: 1986 (was 59)/b.Feb 20, 1927
Attorney/Lawyer, Gay, represented Joseph McCarthy
Brian Cole: 1972 (was 28)/b.Sep 8, 1943
Singer, Bassist, of The Association; d. 1973?
Betty Jack Davis: 1953 (was 21)/b.Mar 4, 1932
Country Singer, of Davis Sisters, Skeeter Davis
Sir James Douglas: 1877 (was 73)/b.Aug 15, 1803
Governor, Canadian, the first governor of British Columbia
Frank Faylen: 1985 (was 79)/b.Dec 8, 1907?
TV/Movie Actor, Vaudevillan, Many Loves of Dobie Gillis' Herbert T. Gillis; some say b. Dec 8, 1905, or b. Dec 8, 1909
Fela: 1997/b.yr unknown
Singer, African
Totie Fields: 1978 (was 48)/b.May 7, 1930
Comedienne, RN:Sophie Feldman; some say b. 1931
Bert Freed: 1994 (was 74)/b.Nov 3, 1919
Movie Actor
Thomas Gainsborough: 1788 (was 61)/b.May 14, 1727
Painter, English, The Blue Boy, one of the best known English portrait and landscape artists
Rudolph Ganz: 1972 (was 95)/b.Feb 24, 1877
Conductor/Composer, Pianist, Cellist, Swiss
Charles H. Gray: 2008 (was 86)/b.Nov 27, 1921
Actor
Warren Gamaliel Harding: 1923 (was 57)/b.Nov 2, 1865
President, b. in Corsica, OH; 29th U.S. President (1921-23); d. in San Francisco.
Wild Bill Hickok: 1876 (was 39)/b.May 27, 1837
Hero, Entertainment Figure, Gunslinger, b. in Troy Grove, Illinois; Gambler; RN:James Butler Hickok; frontier marshal; some say 6-19
James Jamerson: 1983 (was 45)/b.yr unknown
Musician, played on many Motown classics
King Henry III Of France: 1589 (was 37)/b.Sep 19, 1551
King, also of Poland; reigned 1573-89
Jack Kirkwood: 1964 (was 69)/b.1895
Actor, Fibber McGee & Molly's Fred Nitney, One Happy Family
Fritz Lang: 1976 (was 85)/b.Dec 5, 1890
Movie Director, Austrian, Cloak & Dagger, Metropolis; his films, dealing with fate and man's inevitable working out of his destiny, are considered masterpieces of visual composition.
Shari Lewis: 1998 (was 65)/b.Jan 17, 1933
Puppeteer, Ventriloquist, TV Hostess, TV/Stage Actress, Children's Author, Singer, b. in New York City; Dancer; Comedienne; RLN:Hurwitz; with Lamb Chop; Howard Stern hated puppet shows like hers; some say b. 1934.
Horace Mann: 1859 (was 63)/b.May 4, 1796
Educator, Philanthropist, Author, Father of Public Education in the U.S.
Pietro Mascagni: 1945 (was 81)/b.Dec 7, 1863
Composer, Italian
Jacques Etienne Montgolfier: 1799 (was 54)/b.Jan 7, 1745
Inventor, Balloonist; Joseph's brother; b. Jan 6?; he made the first successful flight in a hot-air balloon.
Willie Morris: 1999 (was 64)/b.Nov 29, 1934
Writer
Cathleen Nesbitt: 1982 (was 93)/b.Nov 24, 1889?
Movie Actress, English, The Farmer's Daughter's Agatha Morley; some say b. Nov 24, 1888
Billy Lee Riley: 2009 (was 75)/b.1933
Rockabilly Singer, Singer, Multi-instrumentalist
Al Rosen: 1990 (was 80)/b.May 9, 1910
Actor, Cheers' barfly; RFN:Abraham Albert
Wallace Stevens: 1955 (was 75)/b.Oct 2, 1879
Poet
Donald Ogden Stewart: 1980 (was 85)/b.Nov 30, 1894
Author, Screen/Scriptwriter, Dramatist/Playwright
Redd Stewart: 2003 (was 80)/b.May 27, 1923
HALL OF FAMER, Country Guitarist, Pianist, of Golden West Cowboys
Vivien Tobin: 2002 (was 99)/b.Aug 12, 1902
Movie Actress, Genvieve Tobin's sister
Ron Townson: 2001 (was 68)/b.Jan 20, 1933
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of The 5th Dimension; AP says 1933
Paul Von Hindenburg: 1934 (was 86)/b.Oct 2, 1847
Head of State, German, prez; he died and paved the way for Adolf Hitler's complete takeover.
William Williams: 1811 (was 80)/b.Apr 23, 1731?
Revolutionary, Merchant, Declaration of Independence signer; some say b. Apr 8, 1731

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