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August 15, 1976 Priscilla Taylor, born in Miami, Florida, playmate March, 1996 August 15, 1976 Boudewijn Send, soccer player, PSV August 15, 1976 Ger Unterluggauer, hockey defenseman, Team Austria 1998 August 15, 1975 Bert Berry, linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts August 15, 1975 Jurgen Dirkx, soccer player, PSV August 15, 1974 Ramon Morel, Villa Gonzalez, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates August 15, 1974 Natasha Henstridge, Canadian Actress August 15, 1973 Marcus Jones, defensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers August 15, 1972 Ben Affleck, actor, Daddy August 15, 1972 Freddie Solomon, NFL wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles August 15, 1972 Jason Maniecki, defensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers August 15, 1972 Ken Walter, punter for the Carolina Panthers August 15, 1972 Mikey Graham, born in Dublin, Ireland, Irish singer, Boyzone August 15, 1971 Perry Carter, NFL cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs August 15, 1970 Dawn Ponte, born in Kent, Rhode Island, dance skater, & Frey-1995 Eastern, Jr. champ August 15, 1970 Anthony Anderson, American Actor August 15, 1969 Eric Bieniemy, NFL running back for the Cincinnati Bengals August 15, 1969 James Black, Regina, NHL center, Chicago Blackhawks August 15, 1969 Mark Heese, born in Toronto, Ontario, beach volleyballer 1996 Olympics bronze August 15, 1969 Pavel Kamentsev, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998 August 15, 1969 Yancey Thigpen, NFL wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers August 15, 1968 Luciana Bemvenuti, born in Porto Alegre, Brazil, golfer, 1994 Jamie Farr-36th August 15, 1968 Vassili Pankov, NHL forward, Team Belarus, 1998 Olympics August 15, 1968 Debra Messing, American Actress August 15, 1967 Mike James, born in Ft. Walton, Florida, pitcher for the California Angels August 15, 1967 Moulay Brahim Boutaib, born in Morocco, 10k runner 1988 Olympics gold August 15, 1967 Neil Wilkinson, Selkirk, NHL defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins August 15, 1966 Fred Strickland, linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys August 15, 1966 Leo Goeas, guard for the Baltimore Ravens August 15, 1965 Jon Evans, Nottimgham ENG, Australasia golfer August 15, 1964 Debi Mazar, born in Queens, New York, actress, Civil Wars, Little Man Tate, LA Law August 15, 1964 MCA, [Adam Yauch], rock vocalist, Beastie Boys-You Gotta Fight August 15, 1963 Greg Adams, Nelson, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars August 15, 1963 Jack Russell, superb England cricket wicket-keeper, 36 Tests 1988-94 August 15, 1963 Lydia Czuckermann-Hatuel, Israel, Women's foil fencer, Oly-1996 August 15, 1962 Bubby Brister, NFL quarterback, New York Jets, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32 August 15, 1962 Igor Dorokhin, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998 August 15, 1961 Joan Delk, born in Tampa, Florida, LPGA golfer, 1995 First Bank Edina Realty-66th August 15, 1961 Matt Johnson, rocker, The The-Infected Soul Mining August 15, 1960 Maureen "Peanut" Louie Harper, SF, tennis player, Denver-1985 August 15, 1960 Ron van de Berg, soccer player, Sparta August 15, 1960 Tommy Aldridge, heavy metal rocker, Ozzy-Diary of a Mad Man August 15, 1959 Scott D. Altman, born in Lincoln, Illinois, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut, sk: STS 90 August 15, 1957 Zeljko Ivanek, Lujubljana Yugoslavia, actor, Mass Appeal August 15, 1956 Gordon Bruks, England, Dr/cosmonaut August 15, 1956 Vinny Denunzio, rocker August 15, 1955 Kenneth Carr, born in Clearwater, Florida, basketball player 1976 Olympics gold August 15, 1955 Larry Mathews, born in Burbank, California, actor, Ritchie-Dick Van Dyke Show August 15, 1952 Ger Hoeymakers, Dutch rock guitarist, Franc Boeijen Group August 15, 1951 Bobby Caldwell, New York City, rocker August 15, 1951 John Childs, cricketer, England left-arm spinner, two Tests vs. WI 1988 August 15, 1950 Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise Windsor, Engl, Princess/olympic equestrian August 15, 1950 Tess Harper, Mammoth Sp AR, actress, Amityville 3D, Tender Mercies August 15, 1950 Thomas Aldrich, country drummer, Black Oak Arkansas August 15, 1950 William "Bill" Griffin, U.S. singer, Miracles-Love Machine August 15, 1950 Andres Serrano, American Photographer August 15, 1949 Ann Ryerson, born in Wisconsin, actress, Pvt Carol Winter-Pvt Benjamin August 15, 1949 Carlien Brouwer, translator/missing since Jan 6, 1994 August 15, 1949 Kate Taylor, rocker August 15, 1947 Brian Hulls, British TV news cameraman August 15, 1947 Geraldo Velez, jazz congas, Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance August 15, 1947 Manley Lanier "Sonny" Carter, Jr., Macon, Georgia, USN/astro, STS 33 August 15, 1946 Jimmy Webb, born in Elk City, Oklahoma, songwriter, MacArthur Park, Up Up and Away August 15, 1946 Kathryn Jean Whitmire, Houston Texas, 4 time Mayor-Houston August 15, 1945 Charlemagne Palestine, composer August 15, 1945 Gene Upshaw, NFL guard, Oakland, NFLPA leader August 15, 1945 Thomas C Sawyer, Rep-D-Ohio August 15, 1945 Khaleda Zia, Statesman August 15, 1944 Frederick Knight, U.S. singer, I've been lonely so long August 15, 1944 Linda Ellerbee, born in Bryan, Texas, newscaster, Weekend, NBC Overnight August 15, 1943 Barbara Bouchet, born in Reichenberg, Czechoslovakia, actress, Casino Royale August 15, 1943 Eni F H Faleomavaega, Rep-D-American Samoa August 15, 1942 Peter York, rock drummer, Spencer Davis Group August 15, 1941 Don Rich, Olympia Wash, guitarist/country singer, Hee Haw August 15, 1941 Viktor Mikhailovich Pisarev, Russian cosmonaut August 15, 1939 H Onno C R Ruding, director, Amrobank, /Dutch Financial minister, CDA August 15, 1939 Herman van Keeken, Dutch singer, Daddy don't run so fast August 15, 1938 Maxine Waters, Rep-D-California August 15, 1938 Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court justice August 15, 1937 Ronnie G Flippo, Rep-D-NY, 1977- August 15, 1936 Geoff Hamilton, gardner/journalist August 15, 1935 Abby Dalton, born in Las Vegas Nevada, actress, Joey Bishop Show August 15, 1935 Jim Dale, born in Rothwell, England, Broadway actor, Barnum, My One and Only August 15, 1935 Vernon Eulion Jordan, Jr., civil rights activist, National Urban League August 15, 1934 Reg Scarlett, WI cricket off-spinner, 3 Tests 1960 August 15, 1934 Valentin Stepanovich Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut August 15, 1933 Bobby Helms, rock vocalist, Jingle Bell Rock August 15, 1933 Floyd Ashton, U.S. singer, Tams-What Child of Fool August 15, 1933 Lori Nelson, born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, actress, Greta-How to Marry a Millionaire August 15, 1933 Stanley Milgram, American Psychologist August 15, 1932 Robert L[ull] Forward, U.S., sci-fi author, Dragon's Egg, Starquake August 15, 1931 Janice Rule, born in Norwood, Ohio, actress, Alvarez Kelly, Doctor's Wife August 15, 1931 Mario Kuri-Aldana, composer August 15, 1928 Nicolas Roeg, born in London, England, cinematographer/director, Aria, Eureka August 15, 1927 Eddie Leadbeater, cricketer, England leg-spinner with an avg of 109 August 15, 1926 Georgiann Johnson, Decorah Iowa, actress, Marge-Mr Peepers August 15, 1926 Lewis T Preston, banker August 15, 1926 Lyutsian Abramovich Prigozhn, composer August 15, 1925 Billy Pinkney, Sumter, South Carolina, rock bassist/vocalist, Drifters August 15, 1925 Gertrude Shope, South African head, ANC female section August 15, 1925 Mike Connors, [Krekor Ohanian], Fresno, California, actor, Mannix August 15, 1925 Rose Marie, actress/comedienne, Sally Rogers-Dick Van Dyke Show August 15, 1925 Oscar Peterson, Canadian Musician August 15, 1924 Phyllis Schlafly, St. Louis, right-winger/Eagle Forum president August 15, 1924 Robert Oxton Bolt, playwright, Man for All Seasons, Dr. Zhivago August 15, 1924 Robert Bolt, British Playwright August 15, 1923 Rose Marie, born in New York City, actress, Sally Rogers-Dick Van Dyke Show August 15, 1923 Simon Peres, [Persky], premier of Israel August 15, 1922 Lukas Foss, [Fuchs], Berlin Germany, composer, Prairie August 15, 1919 Huntz Hall, New York City, actor, Cyclone, Gas Pump Girls, The Rating Game August 15, 1918 Fay Honey Knopp, activist August 15, 1918 Raymond Gallois-Montbrun, composer August 15, 1915 Alma Gardeslan, Surinamese/Dutch folklorist August 15, 1915 Kamiel van Baelen, Flemish author/resistance fighter, Mensch op Weg August 15, 1915 Signe Hasso, Stockholm Sweden, actress, Johnny Angel, Double Life August 15, 1914 Peter Nicholson Gunn, writer August 15, 1914 Paul Rand, American Designer August 15, 1912 Julia Child, born in Pasadena, California, chef, French Chef August 15, 1912 Wendy Hiller, England, actress, Major Barbara, David Copperfield August 15, 1912 Wijnanda M C "Nan" Aberson, friend of Gerard Reve Sr August 15, 1910 Hugo Winterhalter, composer August 15, 1910 Josef Klaus, Chancellor of Austria, 1966-70 August 15, 1910 Signe Hasso, actress, QB VII, Taxi 13, Black Bird, Crisis August 15, 1909 Raymond O'Malley, teacher August 15, 1907 Paul Vincze, medallist August 15, 1906 Finn Videro, composer August 15, 1904 Bill Baird, Grand Is Nebr, puppeteer, Kukla Fran and Ollie, Muppet Show August 15, 1902 Jan RT Campert, writer, Song the 18 dead August 15, 1901 Arias Arnulfo, 3 time president of Panama, 1940-41, 49-51, 68 August 15, 1901 Byron Arnold, composer August 15, 1901 Hans Lorbeer, writer August 15, 1901 Sulho Ranta, composer August 15, 1900 Estelle Brody, New York City, actress, Safari, Kitty, Plaything August 15, 1898 Lillian Carter, President Carter's, 1977-1981, mom August 15, 1897 Marion Eugene Bauer, composer August 15, 1896 Leon Theremin, electronic musical instruments inventor August 15, 1893 Alexander Vasil'yevich Gauk, composer August 15, 1893 Harlow H Curtice, President of General Motors, 1953-8 August 15, 1893 Harlow H. Curtice, Businessman August 15, 1892 Knud Christian Jeppesen, composer August 15, 1892 Louis-Victor prince of Broglie, France, physicist, Nobel 1929 August 15, 1890 Jacques Ibert, born in Paris, France, composer, Escales August 15, 1888 Albert Spalding, composer August 15, 1887 Edna Ferber, U.S., author, American Beauty, Cimarron August 15, 1886 Bill Whitty, cricketer, Australian left-arm bowler 1909-12 August 15, 1885 Andrey Filippovich Pashchenko, composer August 15, 1885 Edna Ferber, author, playwright August 15, 1885 Mary Nash, Troy, New York, actress, Philadelphia Story, Till the Clouds Roll By August 15, 1879 Ethel Barrymore, Philadelphia, actress, Constant Wife, Corn is Green August 15, 1878 Pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron/general, White Armies, WW II August 15, 1876 Aleksandar Belic, Serb linguist August 15, 1875 Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, London, composer, Hiawatha's Wedding Feast August 15, 1874 Joseph Klausner, Polish/Israeli new testament expert August 15, 1872 Harold Fraser-Simson, composer August 15, 1872 Rubin Goldmark, composer August 15, 1872 Sri Aurobindo, Indian Philosopher August 15, 1866 Charles-Jean Vallee-Poussin, mathematician, d'analyse August 15, 1865 Johan[nes] B Schepers, Frisian writer, Braga August 15, 1860 Florence Kling DeWolfe Harding, 1st lady, 1921-23 August 15, 1860 Roosje Vos, Dutch union organizer August 15, 1860 Florence Harding, American First Lady August 15, 1856 J Keir Hardie, 1st Labour representative in British Parliament August 15, 1851 [Georgette A] Helena Amelung, Dutch actress, Scapegoat August 15, 1845 Walter Crane, England, painter/illustrator, Beauty and Beast August 15, 1839 Hugh Archibald Clarke, composer August 15, 1829 Eduard de Hartog, composer August 15, 1823 Orris Sanford Ferry, Bvt Major General Union volunteers August 15, 1822 Wilhelm Rust, composer August 15, 1822 Henry James Sumner Maine, English Historian August 15, 1803 James Douglas, father of British Columbia August 15, 1794 Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist, System mycologicum August 15, 1791 Duff Green, American Politician August 15, 1788 Carel SW van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director August 15, 1787 Alexander Aliabiev, composer August 15, 1785 Thomas De Quincey, Eng, writer, Confessions of English Opium Eater August 15, 1782 Henri MG earl the Merode, Belgian revolutionary, Souvenirs August 15, 1776 Gottlieb Schick, German painter, Apollo under the Hirten August 15, 1776 Ignaz Xaver von Seyfried, composer August 15, 1771 Walter Scott, Scotland, novelist/poet, Lady of Lake August 15, 1769 Napoleon Bonaparte, resident of Elba, emperor 1804-13, 1814-15 August 15, 1754 Benjamin Hawkins, American Diplomat August 15, 1741 Thomas Norris, composer August 15, 1740 M Claudius, writer August 15, 1736 Johann Christoph Kellner, composer August 15, 1727 Johann Georg Holzbogen, composer August 15, 1725 Ferdinando Bertoni, composer August 15, 1702 Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher August 15, 1688 Frederick-William I, king of Prussia, 1713-1740 August 15, 1619 Hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate August 15, 1432 Luigi Pulci, Italy, poet, Morgante |