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History Births on August 02

Hélder Postiga, Portuguese footballer

#Hélder_Postiga

In 1982

Jean-Baptiste du Casse, French admiral and buccaneer (d. 1715)

#Jean-Baptiste_du_Casse

In 1646

Shimon Peres, Polish-Israeli lawyer and politician, 9th President of Israel (d. 2016)

#Shimon_Peres

In 1923

Sam Worthington, English-Australian actor and producer

#Sam_Worthington

In 1976

Takashi Iizuka, Japanese wrestler

#Takashi_Iizuka

In 1966

Palle Huld, Danish actor (d. 2010)

#Palle_Huld

In 1912

Billy Cannon, American football player and dentist (d. 2018)

#Billy_Cannon

In 1937

Miko?aj Krzysztof "the Orphan" Radziwi??, Polish nobleman (d. 1616)

#Miko?aj_Krzysztof_"the_Orphan"_Radziwi??

In 1549

Joe Harnell, American pianist and composer (d. 2005)

#Joe_Harnell

In 1924

Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque, Spanish general (d. 1895)

#Manuel_Pavía_y_Rodríguez_de_Alburquerque

In 1828

Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten, Dutch painter (d. 1678)

#Samuel_Dirksz_van_Hoogstraten

In 1627

U?ur Tütüneker, Turkish footballer and manager

#U?ur_Tütüneker

In 1963

Aino Kallas, Finnish-Estonian author (d. 1956)

#Aino_Kallas

In 1878

Apollonia Kotero, American singer and actress

#Apollonia_Kotero

In 1959

Frank Biela, German race car driver

#Frank_Biela

In 1964

Naná Vasconcelos, Brazilian singer and berimbau player (d. 2016)

#Naná_Vasconcelos

In 1944

Wes Craven, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2015)

#Wes_Craven

In 1939

Laura Pigossi, Brazilian tennis player

#Laura_Pigossi

In 1994

Eric Simms, Australian rugby league player and coach

#Eric_Simms_(rugby_league)

In 1945

Giampaolo Pazzini, Italian footballer

#Giampaolo_Pazzini

In 1984

Jean Baptiste Camille Canclaux, French general (d. 1817)

#Jean_Baptiste_Camille_Canclaux

In 1740

Ernest Dowson, English poet, novelist, and short story writer (d. 1900)

#Ernest_Dowson

In 1867

Constantine I of Greece (d. 1923)

#Constantine_I_of_Greece

In 1868

Matt Guerrier, American baseball player

#Matt_Guerrier

In 1978

Myrna Loy, American actress (d. 1993)

#Myrna_Loy

In 1905

Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss paleontologist and scholar (d. 1733)

#Johann_Jakob_Scheuchzer

In 1672

Lamar Hunt, American businessman, co-founded the American Football League and World Championship Tennis (d. 2006)

#Lamar_Hunt

In 1932

Max Weber, Swiss lawyer and politician (d. 1974)

#Max_Weber_(Swiss_politician)

In 1897

Pierre DuMaine, American bishop and academic

#Pierre_DuMaine

In 1931

Alain Giresse, French footballer and manager

#Alain_Giresse

In 1952

Karl Amadeus Hartmann, German composer (d. 1963)

#Karl_Amadeus_Hartmann

In 1905

Mohamed Al-Deayea, Saudi Arabian footballer

#Mohamed_Al-Deayea

In 1972

Victoria Jackson, American actress and singer

#Victoria_Jackson

In 1959

Hisanobu Watanabe, Japanese baseball player and coach

#Hisanobu_Watanabe

In 1965

John Alexander Douglas McCurdy, Canadian pilot and politician, 20th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (d. 1961)

#John_Alexander_Douglas_McCurdy

In 1886

Leo Beenhakker, Dutch football manager

#Leo_Beenhakker

In 1942

Michel Bastos, Brazilian footballer

#Michel_Bastos

In 1983

Bertalan Farkas, Hungarian general and astronaut

#Bertalan_Farkas

In 1949

Jack L. Warner, Canadian-born American production manager and producer, co-founded Warner Bros. (d. 1978)

#Jack_L._Warner

In 1892

Håkon Stenstadvold, Norwegian painter, illustrator, and critic (d. 1977)

#Håkon_Stenstadvold

In 1912

John Tyndall, Irish-English physicist and mountaineer (d. 1893)

#John_Tyndall

In 1820

Pingali Venkayya, Indian geologist, designed the Flag of India (d. 1963)

#Pingali_Venkayya

In 1876

Félix Leclerc, Canadian singer-songwriter, actor, and poet (d. 1988)

#Félix_Leclerc

In 1914

Betsy Bloomingdale, American philanthropist and socialite (d. 2016)

#Betsy_Bloomingdale

In 1922

Tony Amonte, American ice hockey player and coach

#Tony_Amonte

In 1970

Jules A. Hoffmann, Luxembourgian-French biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Jules_A._Hoffmann

In 1941

Ivica Banovi?, Croatian footballer

#Ivica_Banovi?

In 1980

Nehemiah Persoff, Israeli-American actor

#Nehemiah_Persoff

In 1919

Viliam Schrojf, Czech footballer (d. 2007)

#Viliam_Schrojf

In 1931

Will Tura, Belgian singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Will_Tura

In 1940

Juan Formell, Cuban singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2014)

#Juan_Formell

In 1942

Red Ames, American baseball player and manager (d. 1936)

#Red_Ames

In 1882

Arthur Bliss, English composer and conductor (d. 1975)

#Arthur_Bliss

In 1891

Joe Hockey, Australian lawyer and politician, 38th Treasurer of Australia

#Joe_Hockey

In 1965

Jay Heaps, American soccer player and coach

#Jay_Heaps

In 1976

Oskar Anderson, Bulgarian-German mathematician and statistician (d. 1960)

#Oskar_Anderson

In 1887

Ann Dvorak, American actress (d. 1979)

#Ann_Dvorak

In 1911

Hank Cochran, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)

#Hank_Cochran

In 1935

James Fallows, American journalist and author

#James_Fallows

In 1949

Rob Kwiet, Canadian ice hockey player

#Rob_Kwiet

In 1988

Fulvio Melia, Italian-American physicist, astrophysicist, and author

#Fulvio_Melia

In 1956

Benjamin Barber, American theorist, author, and academic (d. 2017)

#Benjamin_Barber

In 1939

Tim Wakefield, American baseball player and sportscaster

#Tim_Wakefield

In 1966

Dietrich of Anhalt-Dessau (d. 1769)

#Dietrich_of_Anhalt-Dessau

In 1702

Jussi Adler-Olsen, Danish author and publisher

#Jussi_Adler-Olsen

In 1950

Linda Fratianne, American figure skater

#Linda_Fratianne

In 1960

Fernando Couto, Portuguese footballer and manager

#Fernando_Couto

In 1969

Mineiro, Brazilian footballer

#Mineiro_(footballer)

In 1975

Alfonso A. Ossorio, Filipino-American painter and sculptor (d. 1990)

#Alfonso_A._Ossorio

In 1916

Saskia van Uylenburgh, Dutch model and wife of Rembrandt van Rijn (d. 1642)

#Saskia_van_Uylenburgh

In 1612

Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria (d. 1971)

#Pope_Cyril_VI_of_Alexandria

In 1902

Elisha Gray, American businessman, co-founded Western Electric (d. 1901)

#Elisha_Gray

In 1835

Butch Patrick, American actor

#Butch_Patrick

In 1953

Peter O'Toole, British-Irish actor and producer (d. 2013)

#Peter_O'Toole

In 1932

Adolf Friedrich von Schack, German poet and historian (d. 1894)

#Adolf_Friedrich_von_Schack

In 1815

Anthony Seldon, English historian and author

#Anthony_Seldon

In 1953

Eddie Fuller, South African cricketer (d. 2008)

#Eddie_Fuller

In 1931

John McCormack, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2017)

#John_McCormack_(ice_hockey)

In 1925

Laremy Tunsil, American football player

#Laremy_Tunsil

In 1994

Mary-Louise Parker, American actress

#Mary-Louise_Parker

In 1964

John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg (d. 1499)

#John_Cicero,_Elector_of_Brandenburg

In 1455

Nell Irvin Painter, American author and historian

#Nell_Irvin_Painter

In 1942

Dragan Vukmir, Serbian footballer

#Dragan_Vukmir

In 1978

Kristaps Porzi??is, Latvian basketball player

#Kristaps_Porzi??is

In 1995

Helen Morgan, American actress and singer (d. 1941)

#Helen_Morgan

In 1900

Miguel Mendonca, Zimbabwean journalist and author

#Miguel_Mendonca

In 1973

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, French sculptor, designed the Statue of Liberty (d. 1904)

#Frédéric_Auguste_Bartholdi

In 1834

Aline Brosh McKenna, American screenwriter and producer

#Aline_Brosh_McKenna

In 1967

Dave Balon, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2007)

#Dave_Balon

In 1938

Jon R. Cavaiani, English-American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2014)

#Jon_R._Cavaiani

In 1943

Joanna Cassidy, American actress

#Joanna_Cassidy

In 1945

Leopold Gmelin, German chemist and academic (d. 1853)

#Leopold_Gmelin

In 1788

David Yow, American singer-songwriter

#David_Yow

In 1960

Valery Bykovsky, Russian general and astronaut (d. 2019)

#Valery_Bykovsky

In 1934

Rómulo Gallegos, Venezuelan author and politician, 46th President of Venezuela (d. 1969)

#Rómulo_Gallegos

In 1884

Deividas Šemberas, Lithuanian footballer

#Deividas_Šemberas

In 1978

Isabel Allende, Chilean-American novelist, essayist, essayist

#Isabel_Allende

In 1942

Theodor Zwinger, Swiss physician and scholar (d. 1588)

#Theodor_Zwinger

In 1533

Butch Vig, American drummer, songwriter, and record producer

#Butch_Vig

In 1955

Mahmud I, Ottoman sultan (d. 1754)

#Mahmud_I

In 1696

Dennis Prager, American radio host and author

#Dennis_Prager

In 1948

John W. Snow, American businessman and politician, 73rd United States Secretary of the Treasury

#John_W._Snow

In 1939

Herbert M. Allison, American lieutenant and businessman (d. 2013)

#Herbert_M._Allison

In 1943

Andrew Gold, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2011)

#Andrew_Gold

In 1951

Lawrence Wright, American journalist, author, and screenwriter

#Lawrence_Wright

In 1947

Garth Hudson, Canadian keyboard player, songwriter, and producer

#Garth_Hudson

In 1937

Per Westerberg, Swedish businessman and politician, Speaker of the Parliament of Sweden

#Per_Westerberg

In 1951

Britt Nicole, American Christian pop artist

#Britt_Nicole

In 1985

Michael Weiss, American figure skater

#Michael_Weiss_(figure_skater)

In 1976

Gary Merrill, American actor (d. 1990)

#Gary_Merrill

In 1915

Grady Sizemore, American baseball player

#Grady_Sizemore

In 1982

Donnie Munro, Scottish singer and guitarist

#Donnie_Munro

In 1953

Tom Burgmeier, American baseball player and coach

#Tom_Burgmeier

In 1943

Matt Henderson, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1970)

#Matt_Henderson_(cricketer)

In 1895

Nacer Chadli, Belgian footballer

#Nacer_Chadli

In 1989

George E. Stewart, Australian-American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1946)

#George_E._Stewart

In 1872

Jorge Rafael Videla, Argentinian general and politician, 43rd President of Argentina (d. 2013)

#Jorge_Rafael_Videla

In 1925

Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (d. 1723)

#Philippe_II,_Duke_of_Orléans

In 1674

Tim Murtagh, Irish-English cricketer

#Tim_Murtagh

In 1981

Carroll O'Connor, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001)

#Carroll_O'Connor

In 1924

Sammy McIlroy, Northern Irish footballer and manager

#Sammy_McIlroy

In 1954

Lee Mavers, English singer, songwriter and guitarist

#Lee_Mavers

In 1962

Reyes Estévez, Spanish runner

#Reyes_Estévez

In 1976

Andy Fairweather Low, Welsh singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Andy_Fairweather_Low

In 1948

Peter Swinnerton-Dyer, English mathematician and academic (d. 2018)

#Peter_Swinnerton-Dyer

In 1927

Steve Hillage, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Steve_Hillage

In 1951

James Baldwin, American novelist, poet, and critic (d. 1987)

#James_Baldwin

In 1924

Bunker Roy, Indian educator and activist

#Bunker_Roy

In 1945

Ravishankar Shukla, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh (d. 1956)

#Ravishankar_Shukla

In 1877

Kevin Smith, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

#Kevin_Smith

In 1970

Kerry Rhodes, American football player

#Kerry_Rhodes

In 1982

Lorenzo Ricci, Italian religious leader, 18th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1775)

#Lorenzo_Ricci

In 1703

Margaret Lawrence, American stage actress (d. 1929)

#Margaret_Lawrence_(actress)

In 1889

Angel Lagdameo, Filipino archbishop

#Angel_Lagdameo

In 1940

Marianne Weber, German sociologist and suffragist (d. 1954)

#Marianne_Weber

In 1870

Joe Lynn Turner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Joe_Lynn_Turner

In 1951

Wah Chang, Chinese-American artist and designer, best known for his work on Star Trek: The Original Series (d. 2003)

#Wah_Chang

In 1917

Neal Morse, American singer and keyboard player

#Neal_Morse

In 1960

Bertha Lutz, Brazilian feminist and scientist (d.1976)

#Bertha_Lutz

In 1894

Alexander Emelianenko, Russian mixed martial artist and boxer

#Alexander_Emelianenko

In 1981

Edward Furlong, American actor

#Edward_Furlong

In 1977

Prafulla Chandra Ray, Indian chemist and academic (d. 1944)

#Prafulla_Chandra_Ray

In 1861

Ima Bohush, Belarusian tennis player

In 1990

Mathieu Razanakolona, Canadian skier

In 1986

David Hart Smith, Canadian wrestler

In 1985

Stephen Ferris, Irish rugby player

In 1985

Cynthia Stevenson, American actress

In 1982

Reuben Kosgei, Kenyan runner

In 1979

Marco Bonura, Italian footballer

In 1979

Goran Gavran?i?, Serbian footballer

In 1978

Mohammad Zahid, Pakistani cricketer

In 1976

Tamás Molnár, Hungarian water polo player

In 1975

Xu Huaiwen, Chinese-German badminton player and coach

In 1975

Phil Williams, English journalist and radio host

In 1974

Susie O'Neill, Australian swimmer

In 1973

Danie Keulder, Namibian cricketer

In 1973

Michael Hughes, Irish footballer and manager

In 1971

Jason Bell, Australian rugby league player

In 1971

Philo Wallace, Barbadian cricketer

In 1970

Cedric Ceballos, American basketball player

In 1969

Stefan Effenberg, German footballer and sportscaster

In 1968

Aaron Krickstein, American tennis player

In 1967

Grainne Leahy, Irish cricketer

In 1966

Laura Bennett, American architect and fashion designer

In 1963

Pete de Freitas, Trinidadian-British drummer and producer (d. 1989)

In 1961

Johnny Kemp, Bahamian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2015)

In 1959

Tony Godden, English footballer and manager

In 1955

Caleb Carr, American historian and author

In 1955

Ted Turner, British guitarist

In 1950

Snoo Wilson, English playwright and screenwriter (d. 2013)

In 1948

James Street, American football and baseball player (d. 2013)

In 1948

Ruth Bakke, Norwegian organist and composer

In 1947

James Howe, American journalist and author

In 1946

Alex Jesaulenko, Austrian-Australian footballer and coach

In 1945

Jim Capaldi, English drummer and singer-songwriter (d. 2005)

In 1944

Rose Tremain, English novelist and short story writer

In 1943

François Weyergans, Belgian director and screenwriter

In 1941

Doris Coley, American singer (d. 2000)

In 1941

Beko Ransome-Kuti, Nigerian physician and activist (d. 2006)

In 1940

Terry Peck, Falkland Islander soldier (d. 2006)

In 1938

Pierre de Bané, Israeli-Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2019)

In 1938

Ron Brierley, New Zealand businessman

In 1937

Anthony Payne, English composer and author

In 1936

Ioannis Varvitsiotis, Greek politician, Greek Minister of Defence

In 1933

Karl Miller, English journalist and critic (d. 2014)

In 1931

Vali Myers, Australian painter and dancer (d. 2003)

In 1930

David Waddington, Baron Waddington, English lawyer and politician, Governor of Bermuda (d. 2017)

In 1929

Vidya Charan Shukla, Indian politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (d. 2013)

In 1929

John Gale, English director and producer

In 1929

Roy Crimmins, English trombonist and composer (d. 2014)

In 1929

Malcolm Hilton, English cricketer (d. 1990)

In 1928

John Dexter, English director and producer (d. 1990)

In 1925

K. Arulanandan, Ceylon-American engineer and academic (d. 2004)

In 1925

Ike Williams, American boxer (d. 1994)

In 1923

Geoffrey Dutton, Australian historian and author (d. 1998)

In 1922

Alan Whicker, Egyptian-English journalist (d. 2013)

In 1921

Augustus Rowe, Canadian physician and politician (d. 2013)

In 1920

Louis Pauwels, French journalist and author (d. 1997)

In 1920

Beatrice Straight, American actress (d. 2001)

In 1914

Big Walter Price, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2012)

In 1914

Xavier Thaninayagam, Sri Lankan scholar and academic (d. 1980)

In 1913

Vladimir Žerjavi?, Croatian economist and author (d. 2001)

In 1912

Roger MacDougall, Scottish director, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1993)

In 1910

Mary Hamman, American journalist and author (d. 1984)

In 1907

Holling C. Holling, American author and illustrator (d. 1973)

In 1900

Charles Bennett, English director and screenwriter (d. 1995)

In 1899

Ern? Nagy, Hungarian fencer (d. 1977)

In 1898

Karl-Otto Koch, German SS officer (d. 1945)

In 1897

Viktor Zhirmunsky, Russian linguist and historian (d. 1971)

In 1891

Albert Bloch, American painter and academic (d. 1961)

In 1882

Arthur Dove, American painter and educator (d. 1946)

In 1880

John French Sloan, American painter and illustrator (d. 1951)

In 1871

John Radecki, Australian stained glass artist (d. 1955)

In 1865

Irving Babbitt, American academic and critic (d. 1933)

In 1865

Pierre Charles L'Enfant, French-American architect and engineer, designed Washington, D.C. (d. 1825)

In 1754

Estephan El Douaihy, Maronite patriarch (d. 1704)

In 1630

Kyawswa of Pagan, last ruler of the Pagan Kingdom (d. 1299)

In 1260

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