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August 2, 1993 Cassidy Gifford, daughter of Frank and Kathy Lee August 2, 1991 Gabriel Anthony Cohen, son of Meredith Viera and Richard Cohen August 2, 1977 Edward Furlong, born in Pasedina, California, actor, John Connor-Terminator 2 August 2, 1976 Michael Weiss, Washington D.C., figure skater, 1997 World Champ-7th August 2, 1974 Nabil Bouchlal, soccer player, Willem II August 2, 1974 Paul Grasmanis, defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears August 2, 1973 Fiona Mullally, Miss Ireland Universe 1997 August 2, 1973 George Zidek, NBA center, Denver Nuggets, Charlotte Hornets August 2, 1973 Kari Anne Safford, Point Pleasant, West Virginia, Miss America-WV 1997 August 2, 1973 Karina Habsudova, Bojnice Slovakia, tennis star, 1995 Futures Czech August 2, 1973 Kia Goodwin, Livingston, New Jersey, actress, Tiffany Holloway-227 August 2, 1973 Nancy Drolet, ice hockey forward, Canada, 1998 Olympics August 2, 1973 Susie O'Neill, Mackay Austral, butterfly swimmer, Oly-br/gold-92, 96 August 2, 1972 Lee McClinton, NFL running back for the Miami Dolphins August 2, 1972 Nathan Thomas, Australian water polo player 1996 Olympics August 2, 1971 Dick Schreuder, Dutch soccer player, PSV/FC Groningen/RKC August 2, 1971 Fernando Smith, NFL defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings August 2, 1970 Chainey Umphrey, Albuquerque, New Mexico, gymnast, Olympics-5th-96 August 2, 1970 Elijah Alexander, NFL linebacker, Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos August 2, 1970 Jonathan Andrew Kaye, born in Denver, Colorado, PGA golfer, 1995 Quad City-2nd August 2, 1970 Kevin Smith, director, Chasing Amy, Mallrats, Clerks August 2, 1970 Philo Wallace, cricketer, WI ODI opening batsman 1991-92 August 2, 1970 Tony Amonte, Hingham, Massachusetts, NHL right wing, Chicago Blackhawks, USA August 2, 1970 Wes Bender, WLAF/NFL running back, Frankfurt Galaxy, NO Saints August 2, 1969 Cedric Ceballos, NBA forward, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns August 2, 1969 Erik Meijer, Dutch soccer player, PSV, Uerdingen August 2, 1968 Sean Groom, Northford Conn, rower 1996 Olympics August 2, 1967 Aaron Krickstein, Ann Arbor, Michigan, tennis player, Tel Aviv 1983 August 2, 1967 Derek Wells, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Fitzpatricks August 2, 1967 Martin Laamers, soccer player, Vitesse August 2, 1966 Joseph Wanag, Wilson, Connecticut, U.S. judoka 1992 Olympics August 2, 1966 Tim Wakefield, Melbourne, Florida, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox August 2, 1965 Takayuki Iizuka, wrestler, NJPW August 2, 1964 John Cullen, Puslinch, NHL center, Tampa Bay Lightning August 2, 1964 Mary-Louise Parker, Ft. Jackson, South Carolina, actress, Fried Green Tomatoes August 2, 1963 Caroline Pierce, Cheshire Eng, golfer, 1995 JAL Big Apple Classic-2nd August 2, 1963 Cynthia Stevenson, born in Oakland California, actress, Player, Bob, Hope and Gloria August 2, 1963 Jeff Bloom, born in Seattle, Washington Canadian Tour golfer, 1988 Montana Open August 2, 1961 Ed West, NFL tight end, Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons August 2, 1961 Pete de Freitas, Trinidad, rock drummer, Echo and the Bunnyman August 2, 1960 Apollonia, [Patricia Kotero], born in Santa Monica, California, actress, Purple Rain August 2, 1960 Linda Fratianne, U.S., figure skater 1980 Olympics silver August 2, 1959 Britt Helfer, Clearfield Utah, actress, Lily-Loving, Alley Cat August 2, 1958 Arshad Ayub, cricketer, Indian off-spinner of the late 1980's August 2, 1958 Sammy McIlroy, soccer player August 2, 1957 Anne Leuchars, TV journalist August 2, 1957 Stephen Kelly Petterson, Auckland NZ, Smallbore rifle 1996 Olympics August 2, 1957 Mojo Nixon, American Musician August 2, 1956 Bill Murchison, Jr., Lake Charles, Louisiana, Nike golfer, 1994 Boise Open-2nd August 2, 1956 Isabel Pantoja, Spain, spanish singer, Genio y Figura August 2, 1955 Jimmy Lowe, born in Nashville, Tennessee, country singer, Pirates of Ms-Fred Jake August 2, 1955 Roberta Wallach, New York City, actress, Civil Wars August 2, 1955 Caleb Carr, American Novelist August 2, 1954 Lisa Brown, KC, Missouri, actress, Guiding Light, Iva-As the World Turns August 2, 1954 Sammy McIlroy, Irish soccer star August 2, 1954 Ken MacLeod, Scottish Writer August 2, 1953 Anne Leuchars, British TV journalist August 2, 1953 Butch Patrick, actor, Eddie Munster-Munster August 2, 1952 Angel Herrera, Cuba, FW/LW boxer, Olympics gold 1976, 80 August 2, 1952 Paul David Crews, South Carolina, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List August 2, 1951 Andrew Gold, Burbank, rocker, Lonely Boy August 2, 1950 Kathryn Harrold, Tazewell, Virginia, actress, MacGruder and Loud August 2, 1950 Lance Ito, judge, O. 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Simpson trial August 2, 1950 Mathieu Carriere, Hanover W Germany, actor, Bay Boy, Woman in Flames August 2, 1949 "Fat" Larry James, U.S. drummer, Fat Larry's Band August 2, 1949 Bertalan Farkas, Bulgaria, cosmonaut, Soyuz 36/35 August 2, 1949 John Bowis, MP August 2, 1949 Madeleine Smith, Sussex England, actress, Vampire Lovers August 2, 1949 James Fallows, American Journalist August 2, 1948 Robert P Holdstock, UK, sci-fi author, Ghost Dance, Labyrinth August 2, 1948 Dennis Prager, American Journalist August 2, 1947 Rose Tremain, novelist/playwright August 2, 1945 Jewell Jackson McCabe, President, natl coaltion of 100 black women August 2, 1945 John Bowis, MP August 2, 1944 Joanna Cassidy, [Caskey], Haddonfield, New Jersey, actress, 240 Robert August 2, 1943 Garth Hudson, Canada, pop musician, The Band-Life is a Carnival August 2, 1943 Jeltje van Nieuwenhoven, Dutch MP, PvdA August 2, 1943 Kathy Lennon, singer, Lennon Sisters August 2, 1943 Max Wright, Detroit, actor, Buffalo Bill, Alf, Misfits of Science August 2, 1943 Rose Tremain, British novelist/playwright, Restoration August 2, 1942 Garth Hudson, rock keyboardist, The Band August 2, 1942 Leo Beenhakker, Dutch soccer trainer August 2, 1942 Isabel Allende, Novelist August 2, 1941 Doris Coley, rocker August 2, 1941 Homer Banks, U.S. singer and songwriter, Be What You Are August 2, 1941 Phil Condit, American Businessman August 2, 1940 Doris Kenner, Passaic, New Jersey, singer, Shirelles-Soldier Boy August 2, 1939 Brian Wolfson, CEO, Wembley Pic August 2, 1939 Edward Pattern, born in Atlanta, Georgia, singer, Gladys Knight and the Pips August 2, 1939 Wes Craven, born in Cleveland, Ohio, director, Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream August 2, 1939 John W. Snow, American Economist August 2, 1938 Brunhilde Hendrix, German FR, relay runner 1960 Olympics silver August 2, 1938 Yvonne Ruegg, Switzerland, giant slalom 1960 Olympics gold August 2, 1937 Alan Tuffin, trade union leader August 2, 1937 Garth Hudson, rocker August 2, 1937 Ronald Brierley, company chairman August 2, 1937 William Cannon, football player, Heisman-1959 August 2, 1936 Anthony Edward Payne, composer August 2, 1936 Christopher Hogg, CEO, Courtaulds and Reuters August 2, 1935 Brian Wolfson, CEO, Wembley Pic August 2, 1935 Derek Anthony Enright, politician August 2, 1935 John MacIvor Perkins, composer August 2, 1934 Albert W. Hall, actor, Apocalypse Now August 2, 1934 Carl Cecil Cain, Freeport, Illinois, basketball player 1956 Olympics gold August 2, 1934 Valery Bykovsky, cosmonaut, Vostok 5, Soyuz 22, 31 August 2, 1933 Alan Tuffin, trade union leader August 2, 1933 John Gale, theatrical producer August 2, 1933 John Hannam, MP August 2, 1933 Lord Waddington, Governor of Bermuda August 2, 1932 Lamar Hunt, NFL owner for the Kansas City Chiefs August 2, 1932 Marvin David Levy, composer August 2, 1932 Peter O'Toole, born in Ireland, actor, Lord Jim, Beckett, Lawrence of Arabia August 2, 1931 Eddie Fuller, cricketer, South African fast bowler in 7 Tests 1952-58 August 2, 1931 Henryck Schiller, composer August 2, 1931 Peter Swinnereton-Dyer, mathematician August 2, 1931 Philippa Duke Schuyler, composer August 2, 1930 Ron de Lugo, Rep-D-Virgin Islands, 1973-79, 81- August 2, 1929 Alan Wicker, British broadcaster August 2, 1929 John Gale, theatrical producer August 2, 1929 John Hannam, MP August 2, 1929 Lord Waddington, Governor of Bermuda August 2, 1928 Hugh Francis Lamprey, ecologist August 2, 1927 Brian Neill, British Lord Justice of Appeal August 2, 1927 Peter Swinnereton-Dyer, mathematician August 2, 1926 Betsy Bloomingdale, department store mogul August 2, 1926 Lord Murray of Epping Forest, general secretary, TUC August 2, 1926 Peer Wahloo, writer August 2, 1925 Alan Wicker, British broadcaster August 2, 1924 James A. Baldwin, American Author August 2, 1923 Brian Neill, Lord Justice of Appeal August 2, 1922 Carroll O'Connor, New York City, actor, All in the Family, Heat of the Night August 2, 1922 Lord Murray of Epping Forest, general secretary, TUC August 2, 1922 Paul Laxalt, Sen-R-NV, 1974- August 2, 1920 Louis Pauwels, writer/editor August 2, 1920 Phyllis James, mystery writer August 2, 1920 Theo Marcuse, Washington, actor, Mara of Wilderness August 2, 1919 John Pinkerton, compuer scientist August 2, 1916 Beatrice Straight, Old Westbury, New York, actress, Poltergeist, Nun's Story August 2, 1916 Reginald Murley, surgeon August 2, 1915 Johan Limpers, sculptor/resistance fighter August 2, 1914 Felix Leclerc, composer August 2, 1914 Gary Merrill, Hartford Conn, actor, Young Dr. Kildare, All About Eve August 2, 1914 Ismond Rosen, psychoanalyst/artist August 2, 1913 Lord Benson, accountant August 2, 1912 Ann Dvorak, [McKim], New York City, actress, G Men, Life of Her Own, Scarface August 2, 1912 Bela Szigeti, theoretical physicist August 2, 1912 George Kimble, geographer August 2, 1910 Gertruida EW "Truss" van Aalten, actress, Girl in Blue Hat August 2, 1910 Lawrence Josset, engraver August 2, 1910 Lou Zara, New York City, writer, Stump the Authors August 2, 1909 Lord Benson, accountant August 2, 1908 George Kimble, geographer August 2, 1906 Albert Goodwin, historian August 2, 1905 Karl Amadeus Hartmann, composer August 2, 1905 Myrna Loy, Helena, Montana, actress, Jazz Singer, Thin Man, Vanity Fair August 2, 1900 Helen Morgan, [Riggins], U.S., singer and actress, Applause August 2, 1900 Marinus Adam, Dutch conductor/composer August 2, 1899 Charles Bennett, screenwriter August 2, 1899 George Malcolm Thomson, journalist August 2, 1895 Matthew Henderson, cricketer, lefty pace bowler in NZ's 1st Test August 2, 1892 Jack Warner, U.S. movie studio head, Warner Bros August 2, 1892 John Kieran, New York City, columnist/author, Natural History of New York City August 2, 1891 Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss, London, composer, Olympians August 2, 1891 Mihail Jora, composer August 2, 1890 Pauline Hall, composer August 2, 1888 Oscar Rasbach, composer August 2, 1884 Romulo Gallegos, Venezuela, novelist, Dona Barbara, /President, 1947-48 August 2, 1882 Johannes Tralow, writer August 2, 1882 Nanny I Larsen-Todsen, Swedish opera singer August 2, 1882 Rik Wouters, Belgian painter/sculptor, Virgin Doll August 2, 1881 Ethel Mary Dell, English author, Storm Drift August 2, 1881 Stanislaw Kazuro, composer August 2, 1878 Aino J M Kallas, Finnish writer, White Ship, Estonian Tales August 2, 1878 Princess Ingeborg, of Sweden August 2, 1871 John Sloan, American Artist August 2, 1871 John French Sloan, American Artist August 2, 1868 Constantine I, king of Greece August 2, 1867 Ernest C Dowson, British poet August 2, 1867 Ernest Dowson, English Poet August 2, 1865 Irving Babbitt, U.S. writer, Rousseau and Romanticism August 2, 1858 A Emma WT von Waldeck-Pyrmont, queen/regent of Netherlands August 2, 1858 Catherina van Rennes, composer August 2, 1858 William Watson, British poet, Prince's Quest, Father of Forest August 2, 1854 Francis Marion Crawford, British author August 2, 1835 Elisha Grey, inventor, Telephone August 2, 1835 Elisha Gray, American Inventor August 2, 1834 Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, Colmar France, sculptor, Statue of Liberty August 2, 1834 Isaac Capadose, lawyer/evangelist August 2, 1832 Henry Steel Olcott, co-founder, Theosophical Society August 2, 1826 William Denison Whipple, Bvt Major General Union Army, died in 1902 August 2, 1818 [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of the Netherlands/general-major August 2, 1802 Nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman, 1st archbishop of Westminster August 2, 1775 Jose Angel Lamas, composer August 2, 1754 Pierre Charles L'Enfant, France, architect laid out Washington D.C. August 2, 1746 Joan Lucaz, Dutch journalist/patriot August 2, 1723 Nicolas de Pigage, French classical architect August 2, 1696 Mahmud I, Sultan of Ottoman, Turkey, 1730-54, /fought Austria and Russia August 2, 1632 Kaspar von Stieler, German poet, Teutsche Wolredner August 2, 1627 Samuel Dircksz van Hoogstraten, Dutch painter August 2, 1455 Johan Cicero, elect of Brandenburg, 1486-99 |