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August 13, 1978 Kristiina Heinmets, Miss Estonia Universe 1997 August 13, 1977 Michael Klim, Poland, Australian swimmer 1996 Olympics August 13, 1975 Jason Gleasman, born in Wilmington, Delaware, 220 lbs greco-roman wrestler, Oly-1996 August 13, 1973 Armon Williams, safety/linebacker for the Tennessee Oilers August 13, 1973 Sherman Williams, NFL running back for the Dallas Cowboys August 13, 1972 Lisa Kiggens, born in Salinas, California, LPGA golfer, 1994 Rochester International August 13, 1971 Camille Thompson, Salmon Arm BC, basketball center 1996 Olympics August 13, 1971 Chad Cota, NFL safety for the Carolina Panthers August 13, 1971 Marcus Ragnarsson, Ostervala SWE, NHL defenseman, SJ Sharks, Sweden August 13, 1971 Ron Dickerson, WLAF running back, Scottish Claymores, London Monarchs August 13, 1970 Elvis Grbac, NFL quarterback, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs August 13, 1970 Tim Watson, NFL/WLAF safety, Raiders, Barcelona Dragons August 13, 1970 Alan Shearer, English Athlete August 13, 1969 Alex Fernandez, born in Miami Beach, Florida, pitcher, Chicago White Sox August 13, 1969 Midori Ito, born in Tokyo, Japan, ice skater, Oly-silver-92 August 13, 1968 Joe Garten, WLAF corner/guard, Barcelona Dragons August 13, 1968 William Thomas, NFL linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles August 13, 1967 Quinn Cummings, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Annie-Family, Goodbye Girl August 13, 1967 Taro Tan, born in Montreal, Quebec, 65 kg judoka 1996 Olympics August 13, 1967 Tracy Rogers, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs August 13, 1966 Glenn Donald Hamilton, NZ, beach volleyball player 1996 Olympics August 13, 1966 Shayne Corson, NHL forward, Team Canada Oly-1998, Montreal August 13, 1965 Cris Dishman, NFL cornerback, Houston Oilers, Washington Redskins August 13, 1965 Leo Groenewegen, CFL guard for the Edmonton Eskimos August 13, 1965 Mark Lemke, born in Utica, New York, infielder, Atlanta Braves August 13, 1964 Ian Haughland, heavy metal rocker, Europe-The Final Countdown August 13, 1964 Jay Buhner, Nassau, Texas, outfielder, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees August 13, 1964 Tom Prince, born in Kankakee, Illinois, catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers August 13, 1963 Elizabeth Bourland, born in Costa Rica, U.S. 3x20 rifle, Olympics-7th-1996 August 13, 1963 Pamela Jean Stein, born in Syracuse, New York, playmate, Nov, 1987 August 13, 1963 Tigg Ketler, born in Chula Vista, California, drummer, Bang Tango-Dancin' on Coals August 13, 1962 Adam Kase, born in Socorro, New Mexico, Canadian Tour golfer, 1989 Alberta Open-3rd August 13, 1961 Bettine Vriesekoop, Dutch table tennis star August 13, 1961 Dawnn Lewis, actress, Jaleesa-Different World August 13, 1961 Neil Mallender, cricketer, England pace bowler in two Tests 1992 August 13, 1959 Bruce French, cricketer, England wicketkeeper in 16 Tests 1986-88 August 13, 1959 Danny Bonaduce, actor, Danny-Partridge Family, /Chicago DJ, WLUP August 13, 1959 Mark Nevin, rocker, Fairground Attraction-Find My Love August 13, 1958 David W. Feherty, Bangor N Ireland, PGA golfer, 1994 New England-2nd August 13, 1958 Feargal Sharkey, rocker, Undertones-Never Never, Good Heart August 13, 1958 Scott Hamilton, born in Toledo, Ohio, figure skater, Oly-gold-1984 August 13, 1955 Betsy King, Reading, Pennsylvania, LPGA golfer, 1990 U.S. Women's Open August 13, 1954 Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Rep-R-Florida August 13, 1953 Jimmy McCulloch, rocker, Wings August 13, 1952 Marie Helvin, model/actress, Children August 13, 1951 Dan Fogelberg, born in Peoria, Illinois, rocker, Same Auld Lang Syne August 13, 1951 Gwen Cheeseman, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, field hockey goalie, Oly-bronze-1984 August 13, 1951 Jeff Altman, comedian/actor, Nurses, Pink Lady, Soul Man August 13, 1950 Andre van de Berg, actor and director, Transport August 13, 1949 Bobby Clarke, Manitoba, NHL player and coach, Philadelphia Flyer August 13, 1949 Peter J Visclosky, Rep-D-Indiana, 1985- August 13, 1949 Sheralee, born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, vocalist, Your Hit Parade August 13, 1948 Kathleen Battle, born in Portsmouth, Ohio, soprano, Shephard-Tannhauser August 13, 1948 Mosiuoa Patrick "Terror" Lekota, South African UDF/ANC-leader August 13, 1948 Tony Santini, rocker, Sha Na Na August 13, 1947 Gretchen Corbett, actress, Beth-Rockford Files August 13, 1945 Robin Jackman, cricketer, England medium-pacer early eighties August 13, 1944 David Mahler, composer August 13, 1944 Kevin Tighe, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Newsie, Another 48 Hours, K-9 August 13, 1943 Gary Ilman, U.S., 100m freestyle, Olympic-4th-1964 August 13, 1943 Susan Jameson, actress, Secret World of Polly Flint August 13, 1943 Yuri Fedorovich Isaulov, Russia, cosmonaut August 13, 1942 Robert Lee Stewart, Washington D.C., Brig Gen U.S. Army/astronaut, STS 41B, 51J August 13, 1942 Sheila Armstrong, soprano August 13, 1941 Jim Barnes, Tuckerton, Arkansas, basketball player 1964 Olympic gold August 13, 1940 Ann Armstrong Dailey, founder, Children's Hospice Intl August 13, 1940 Timothy Wood, British government asst whip August 13, 1939 Saul Steinberg, artist, The Art of Living August 13, 1938 Lee R. Raymond, American Businessman August 13, 1935 Rod Hull, entertainer August 13, 1934 Gary Davidson, U.S. sports league founder, ABA, WHA, WFL August 13, 1934 Leifur Thorarinsson, composer August 13, 1933 Jocelyn Elders, U.S. Surgeon General, -1994 August 13, 1933 Madhur Jaffrey, cookbook writer/actress, Shakespeare Wallah August 13, 1931 Bernard Manning, British comedian August 13, 1931 Norman Read, NZ, 50K walker 1956 Olympics gold August 13, 1931 Roy Evans, general sect, British Iron and Steel Trade Confederation August 13, 1930 Don Ho, Hawaii, ukulele player, Tiny Bubbles August 13, 1930 Heino Jurisalu, composer August 13, 1930 Marquess Camden August 13, 1929 Augustyn Bloch, composer August 13, 1929 Charles Lyon, gen-sect, Transport Salaried Staffs Association August 13, 1929 Michael Beavis, deputy cmdr-in-chief, Allied Forces Central Europe August 13, 1929 Pat Harrington, Jr., New York City, actor, Danny Thomas Show, 1 Day at a Time August 13, 1926 Fidel Castro, born in Mayari, Oriente, Cuba, dictator August 13, 1925 Benny Bailey, jazz trumpeter August 13, 1925 Leslie Joseph, QC August 13, 1924 John Milne, CEO, Blue Circles Industries August 13, 1921 Neville Brand, Kewanee, Illinois, actor, DOA, Eaten Alive, Fire, Mohawk August 13, 1920 Charlie Alfred Galbraith, jazz trombonist August 13, 1920 George Shearing, London, blind pianist/composer, Lullabye of Byrdland August 13, 1919 Rex Humbard, televanglist August 13, 1918 Denis Smallwood, British air chief marshal August 13, 1918 Frederick Sanger, England, biochemist, Nobel 1958, 1980 August 13, 1918 John Bunting, senior civil servant August 13, 1914 Richard Basehart, actor, Voyage to Bottom of the Sea August 13, 1913 Anatoly Vasilyevich Bogatiryov, composer August 13, 1913 Francisco Escudero, composer August 13, 1913 Liesbeth Askonas, concert agent August 13, 1913 Lord Oram, British MP, Labour August 13, 1913 Makarios III, [Michail Moeskos], archbishop/president Cyprus August 13, 1912 Ben Hogan, born in Dublin, Texas, PGA golfer, U.S. Open 1950, 51, 53 August 13, 1912 Jan Peeters, Dutch water colors painter/monumental artist August 13, 1912 Max Croiset, playwright/director/actor, Dog of Flanders, Little Ark August 13, 1912 Metten Koornstra, Dutch painter/graphic artist August 13, 1912 Rita Johnson, Worcester Massachusetts, actress, Honolulu, All Mine to Give August 13, 1912 Salvador E Luria, Italian/U.S. biologist, Nobel prize 1969 August 13, 1909 John Beal, Joplin, Missouri, actor, 10 Who Dare, I Am the Law, Amityville 3D August 13, 1909 Wilhelmina Von Bremen, U.S. 4X100 relay sprinter 1932 Olympics gold August 13, 1908 Gene Raymond, New York City, actor, Paris 7000, Fireside Theater August 13, 1907 Alfred Alwin Felix Krupp, Essen Germany, arms manufacturer August 13, 1907 Basil Spence, Scottish Architect August 13, 1906 Mogens Klitgaard, Danish author, Ballade pa Nytorv August 13, 1904 Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Olathe, Kansas, actor, Wings August 13, 1903 Wilton Graff, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actor, Bloodlust, Just Before Dawn August 13, 1902 Bartoes, [Albertus J Wijstma], cabaret performer/comic August 13, 1902 Felix Wankel, Germany, inventor, Wankel rotary-piston engine August 13, 1902 Lord Sainsbury of Drury Lane, president, J Sansbury Pics August 13, 1902 Regis Toomey, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Burke's Law, Petticoat Junction August 13, 1901 Ian Whyte, composer August 13, 1899 Alfred Hitchcock, born in London, director, Psycho, Birds, Rear Window August 13, 1898 Jean Borota, France, tennis champ, 35 Wimbeldons between 1922-64 August 13, 1896 Leo[nhard] Pappenheim, conductor August 13, 1895 Bert Lahr, [Irving Lahrheim], U.S. comic/actor, Lion-Wizard of Oz August 13, 1895 Robert Burton, actor, Dr. Gordon-Kings Row August 13, 1894 Ferdinand Sassen, Dutch philosopher/director August 13, 1894 Leonid Alexeyevich Polovinkin, composer August 13, 1890 [Lavinia] Marian Fleming Poe, black U.S. advocate in Virginia August 13, 1888 John Logie Baird, Scotland, inventor, father of TV August 13, 1886 Jacob Pierneef, South Africa, painter August 13, 1884 Jo van Ammers-Kuller, playwright, Rebellions August 13, 1881 Jacqueline [Pierrette] R van Stuwe, [Eline vs. S], Dutch author August 13, 1879 John N Ireland, English composer/pianist, Mai-Dun August 13, 1878 Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer August 13, 1878 Salomon "Sam" de Wolff, Dutch zionist/socialist theorist August 13, 1871 Karl Liebknecht, German revolutionary marxist, Sparta Party August 13, 1867 Rudolf Georg Binding, German songwriter/writer, Legenden Der Zeit August 13, 1867 William A. Craigie, Scottish lexicographer, Skotlands Rimur August 13, 1860 Annie Oakley, born in Drake, Ohio, frontierswoman, Buffalo Bill's Wild West August 13, 1851 John Lincoln Clem, Drummer Union volunteers, died in 1937 August 13, 1851 Felix Adler, German Educator August 13, 1841 Unaarrimin, cricketer, played cricket as Johnny Mullagh August 13, 1840 Giovanni Verga, Italian writer, Eros August 13, 1831 Salomon Jaoassohn, composer August 13, 1826 William Thomas Best, composer August 13, 1820 George Grove, born in London, England, biblical scholar/misicographer August 13, 1820 Joseph Alberdingk Thijm, [Pauwels Foreestier], poet, Dietsche Warande August 13, 1819 George Gabriel Stokes, physicist/mathematician, spectroscope August 13, 1818 Lucy Blackwell-Stone, U.S. abolitionist, US Woman's Suffrage Assn August 13, 1818 Lucy Stone, American Activist August 13, 1817 Karoly Thern, composer August 13, 1814 Anders Jonas ngstrom, Sweden, physicist, spectroscope August 13, 1802 Nikolaus Lenau, Hungary, German poet, Faust, Die Albigenser August 13, 1748 Pieter L van de Kasteele, Dutch politician/patriot August 13, 1747 Adrien-Joseph van Helmont, composer August 13, 1721 Francis Ireland, composer August 13, 1717 Christoph Nichelsmann, German composer August 13, 1704 Lorenzo Fago, composer August 13, 1692 Anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer August 13, 1655 Johann Christoph Denner, inventor, clarinet August 13, 1617 Johann A. Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist August 13, 1422 William Caxton, 1st English printer, Histories of Troy |