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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. J. 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



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