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August 11, 1978 Amber Brkich, American Celebrity August 11, 1976 Lubomir Visnovsky, Topolcany CZE, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia August 11, 1976 Will Friedle, Hartford, Connecticut, actor, Eric-Boy Meets World, Gift of Love August 11, 1975 Chris Kelly, [Mack Daddy], Teaneck, New Jersey, rapper, Kris Kross-Warm it Up August 11, 1975 Natasha Bell, Miss Michigan USA 1996 August 11, 1975 Carolyn Murphy, American Model August 11, 1973 Edgardo Alfonzo, Sta Teresa Venezuela, infielder for the New York Mets August 11, 1973 Thomas Haskins, CFL running back, Montreal Alouettes August 11, 1972 Curtis Ceaser, NFL wide receiver for the New York Jets August 11, 1971 Aaron Miller, born in Buffalo, NHL defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche August 11, 1971 Julie Anne Clark, born in Tucson, Arizona, playmate, Mar, 1991 August 11, 1969 Dave Pashko, born in Toronto, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 CPGA Winter Tour August 11, 1969 Eddie Garcia, born in Louisiana, actor/musician, Guys Next Door-I Was Made For You August 11, 1969 Wilfried Elzinga, soccer player, FC Twente August 11, 1968 Charlie Sexton, rocker, Arc Angels August 11, 1967 Brad Dalgarno, Vancouver, NHL right wing for the New York Islanders August 11, 1967 Mike Lodish, NFL nose tackle, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32 August 11, 1966 Antonio Goss, NFL linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers August 11, 1964 Grant Osten Waite, Palmerston NZ, PGA golfer, 1993 Kemper Open August 11, 1964 Hamish, rocker, The Pasedenas-Riding on the Train August 11, 1963 Mike Huff, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays August 11, 1962 Jonathan Hayes, NFL tight end for the Pittsburgh Steelers August 11, 1962 Uvais Karnain, cricketer, Sri Lankan ODI bowler in mid 1980's August 11, 1961 Craig Ehlo, NBA guard for the Atlanta Hawks August 11, 1961 Frederick W. Sturckow, born in La Mesa, California, USMC capt/astronaut, sk: STS 88 August 11, 1960 Leora "Sam" Jones, born in Mt Olive, North Carolina, U.S. team handball player 1992 Olympics August 11, 1959 Linda Rhys Vaughn, born in Grossmont, California, playmate, Apr, 1982 August 11, 1958 Cordelia Gonzalez, San Juan PR, actor, La Gran Fiesta August 11, 1958 Lori Garbacz, South Bend, Indiana, LPGA golfer, 1989 Circle K Tucson Open August 11, 1957 Richie Ramone, [Richie Beau], rock drummer, Ramones-Pet Semtary August 11, 1955 Norio Honaga, wrestler, NJPW August 11, 1954 Joe Jackson, English singer/pianist/composer, The Harder they Come August 11, 1954 Lina Polito, born in Naples, Italy, actress, Love and Anarchy August 11, 1954 M V Narasimha Rao, cricketer, Indian leg-spin all-rounder 1978-79 August 11, 1954 Yashpal Sharma, cricketer, Indian right-handed batsman early 80' August 11, 1953 Hulk Hogan, Georgia, WWF heavyweight champion, 1984-89 August 11, 1953 Sanford Jensen, born in South Haven, Michigan, actor, Foley Square August 11, 1952 Ann Michelle, England, actress, Virigin Witch, Mistress Pamela August 11, 1950 Erik Braunn, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Iron Butterfly August 11, 1950 Steve Wozniak, co-founder, Apple Computers August 11, 1949 Eric Carmen, born in Cleveland, Ohio, rocker, All by Myself August 11, 1949 Ian Charleson, Edinburgh Scotland, actor, Gandhi, Chariots of Fire August 11, 1949 Tim Hutchinson, Rep-R-Arkansas August 11, 1948 Don Boyd, director, Goldeneye, 21, East of Elephant Rock August 11, 1947 Catherine Collard, French pianist, Schumann/Brahms August 11, 1947 Sergey Kovalneko, U.S.S.R., basketball 1968 Olympics bronze August 11, 1946 John Conlee, Versailles, Kentucky, country singer, Common Man August 11, 1946 Marilyn Vos Savant, born in St. Louis, Missouri, writer/world's highest IQ, 228 August 11, 1944 David Pearl, British judge August 11, 1943 Denis Payton, rocker, Dave Clarke 5-Glad All Over August 11, 1943 James Kale, rocker, Guess Who August 11, 1943 Kenny Gamble, U.S. songwriter, Me and Mrs. Jones August 11, 1943 Krzysztof Meyer, composer August 11, 1943 Pervez Musharraf, Pakistani Statesman August 11, 1941 Elizabeth Holtzman, Brooklyn DA, D-Rep-NY, Watergate Committee August 11, 1941 Patricio Guzman, director/actor, Cruz del Sur, Moon over Parador August 11, 1940 Kip King, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Charlie and Company August 11, 1939 Attila Bozay, composer August 11, 1938 Allegra Kent, born in Santa Monica, California, ballerina August 11, 1938 Rainer Boesch, composer August 11, 1937 Allegra Kent, U.S. actress, Addams Family August 11, 1937 Anna Massey, actress, De Sade, Doll's House August 11, 1937 Taki Theodoracopoulos, Greek/British journalist/multi-millionaire August 11, 1936 D V Day, Principal, St. John's College, Durham U August 11, 1936 J L Thompson, Bishop, Bath and Wells August 11, 1936 Andre Dubus, American Writer August 11, 1934 Bob Hepple, master, Clare College Cambridge August 11, 1933 Jerry Falwell, U.S., TV evangelist, Moral Majority August 11, 1933 Julian Oswald, British Admiral of the Fleet August 11, 1933 Justin Connolly, composer August 11, 1933 Tam s Vasary, pianist/conductor August 11, 1932 Angela Rumbold, MP August 11, 1932 Fernando Arrabal, Spanish song/romance writer, Baal Babilonia August 11, 1932 Geoffrey Cass, CEO, Cambridge U Press August 11, 1932 Lord Varley August 11, 1932 Sam McCluskie, trade unionist August 11, 1932 Wilson "Papa" Godett, Curacaos worker's union leader/boxer August 11, 1930 Heinz Werner Zimmermann, composer August 11, 1930 Michael Quinlan, civil servant August 11, 1930 William A O'Neal, Gov-D-Ct August 11, 1929 Alun Hoddinott, born in Bargoed, Wales, composer, Floriture August 11, 1929 Cora de Man-Canne Meyer, mezzo-soprano, Figaro, Carmen August 11, 1928 Charles Hugh Shirley, publisher August 11, 1928 Richard Barratt, former Chief Inspector of Constabulary August 11, 1927 James Eaton, Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Londonderry August 11, 1927 Kenneth Eastham, MP August 11, 1927 Len Rempt-Halmmans de Jongh, Dutch MP, VVD August 11, 1927 Pentti Vihtori, Finland, writer/poet, Yksinaiset [Solitude] August 11, 1927 Raymond Leppard, born in London, England, conductor, St. Louis Symphony Orch August 11, 1926 Aaron Klug, OM/PRS/biochemist August 11, 1926 Bernard Ashley, English fashion designer/president, Laura Ashley August 11, 1926 Claus Von Bulow, accused of murdering his wife August 11, 1926 J R S Fincham, geneticist August 11, 1926 Johnny Van Derrick, jazz violinist August 11, 1925 Carl Rowan, gun-toting newspaper columnist, Washington Post August 11, 1925 Mike Douglas, born in Chicago, Illinois, talk show host, Mike Douglas Show August 11, 1925 Robert Linn, composer August 11, 1924 Arlene Dahl, Minneapolis Minnesota, actress/TV panelist, Ambush August 11, 1922 Mavis Gallant, Canadian Author August 11, 1921 Alex Haley, U.S., writer, Autobiography of Malcolm X, Roots August 11, 1920 Derry Jeffares, Honorary Prof of English Studies, Stirling U August 11, 1920 William Masselos, born in Niagara Falls, New York, pianist/prof, Juilliard 1976 August 11, 1917 Dik Browne, cartoonist, Hi and Lois, Hagar the Horrible August 11, 1915 Kunio Toda, composer August 11, 1914 Hugh Martin, American Composer August 11, 1913 Angus Wilson, born in England, writer, Mulberry Bush-1955 August 11, 1912 Jean Parker, Butte Mont, actress, Beyond Tomorrow, Little Women August 11, 1911 Alphonse de Waelhens, Flemish philosopher, Psychosis August 11, 1911 Benny Lee, entertainer August 11, 1911 Henry Kulky, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, actor, Otto-Life of Riley August 11, 1911 Prem Bhatia, journalist August 11, 1911 Ronald Batty, bookseller August 11, 1911 Thanom Kittikachorn, general/premier Thailand, 1958..73 August 11, 1910 Denis Moloney, NZ cricket all-rounder, 1937 England tour August 11, 1909 Gaston Gilbert Litaize, composer August 11, 1909 Hugo Buchthal, art historian August 11, 1909 Jean Lancaster, director, WRNS August 11, 1907 Ted a'Beckett, cricketer, Australian Test player August 11, 1906 Harry Elstrom, Danish/Belgian sculptor, Great Passion, Black Christ August 11, 1905 Erwin Chargaff, Austrian Scientist August 11, 1904 Jess Stacy, pianist August 11, 1903 Michael Whalley Wickham, artist August 11, 1902 Christian Castries, French general, Dien Bien Phu August 11, 1902 Lloyd Nolan, born in San Francisco, California, actor, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Peyton Place August 11, 1900 Alexander Mosolov, Kiev Russia, composer, Zavod, August 11, 1900 Charles William Paddock, Texas, 100m runner, Olympic-2 gold-1920 August 11, 1898 Arthur Leslie Noel Douglas Houghton, politician/trade unionist August 11, 1897 Louise Bogan, Maine, writer, Sleeping Fury August 11, 1894 Wilhelm Grosz, composer August 11, 1892 Hugh MacDiarmid, Scotland, writer, Scots Unbound August 11, 1892 Mac Diarmid, writer August 11, 1892 Wladyslaw Anders, Polish general August 11, 1891 Helen Broderick, U.S., comedienne/actress/singer, Swing Time August 11, 1890 Erich Wichman, Dutch fascist painter/sculptor August 11, 1888 Owen Nares, actor-manager, Maiden Erleigh August 11, 1883 Ernst Stadler, writer August 11, 1882 Rodolfo Graziani, Italian marschal/viceroy of Ethiopia August 11, 1880 Frederick Jerome Work, composer August 11, 1873 John Rosamond Johnson, Florida, co-composer, Lift Every Voice and Sing August 11, 1870 Tom Richardson, legendary England cricket fast bowler, 1893-98 August 11, 1867 Hobart Bosworth, born in Marietta, Ohio, actor, Woman of Affairs, Big Parade August 11, 1867 Joseph M Weber, comedian/singer, Weber and Lewis Fields August 11, 1865 Gifford Pinchot, American Politician August 11, 1863 Arpad Szendy, composer August 11, 1862 Carrie Jacobs Bond, Janesville Wisconsin, songwriter, I Love You Truly August 11, 1860 Alfred Coville, French historian, Lesson etats de Normandie August 11, 1858 Christian Eijkman, Neth, bacteriologist, avitaminos, Nobel 1929 August 11, 1837 Marie Francois Carnot, engineer/French President, 1887-94, ; assassinated August 11, 1836 Cato M Guldberg, Norwegian mathematician August 11, 1833 Robert Green Ingersoll, New York, author/politician/agnostic, Att Gen-R-Ill August 11, 1832 Thomas Ogden Osbord, Bvt Major General Union volunteers August 11, 1828 Edward Saloman, Gov, Union, died in 1909 August 11, 1823 Charlotte Mary Yonge, England, writer, Heir of Redclyffe August 11, 1807 David R Atchison, President of USA on March 3rd 1849 August 11, 1805 Pieter J Elout van Soeterwoude, Dutch judge/member of parliament August 11, 1799 Joachim de Barrande, French paleontologist/geologist August 11, 1778 Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, founder of turnverein, gymnastics, movement August 11, 1772 Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount/general August 11, 1748 Joseph Schuster, composer August 11, 1744 Johann Gottlieb Schwencke, composer August 11, 1737 Joseph Nollekins, London, sculptor August 11, 1720 Martin Gerbert, composer August 11, 1673 Richard Mead, London, physician August 11, 1635 Thomas Betterton, London, actor/dramatist, Coriolanus August 11, 1613 Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer August 11, 1600 Paul Hallman, composer |