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August 20, 1994 White buffalo, Janesville Wisconsin
August 20, 1981 Lauri Illy, born in Virginia Beach, Virginia, rhythmic gymnast 1996 Olympics
August 20, 1980 Corey Carrier, actor, Young Indiana Jones
August 20, 1979 Tara Shaffer, Miss Ohio Teen USA 1996
August 20, 1978 Sanna Lankosaari, ice hockey right wing, Finland, 1998 Olympics
August 20, 1974 Denesha Reid, Miss USA-Georgia 1997
August 20, 1972 Derrick Alston, NBA forward for the Philadelphia 76ers
August 20, 1971 Bernard Whittington, defensive end for the Indianapolis Colts
August 20, 1971 Brett Bech, wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints
August 20, 1971 Ke Huy Quan, Saigon Vietnam, actor, Sam-Together We Stand
August 20, 1971 Kevin Hickman, NFL tight end, Detroit Lions
August 20, 1971 Oronde Gadsden, NFL wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys
August 20, 1971 David Walliams, British Actor
August 20, 1970 Els Callens, Antwerp Belgium, tennis star, 1996 quarterfinalist Essen
August 20, 1970 Jay McNeil, CFL guard for the Calgary Stampeders
August 20, 1970 John Carmack, American Scientist
August 20, 1970 Fred Durst, American Musician
August 20, 1969 Bart Spark, soccer player, Veendam, South Carolina Heerenveen
August 20, 1969 Francisco Torres, jockey
August 20, 1968 Sandy Brondello, Australian basketball guard 1996 Olympics bronze
August 20, 1967 Andy Benes, born in Evansville, Indiana, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
August 20, 1967 Michael "Sean" Hall, Williamsburg, Virginia, rower 1996 Olympics
August 20, 1966 Courtney Gibbs, Miss USA, 1988, /actress, Baywatch
August 20, 1966 Greg Jackson, NFL strong safety, Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers
August 20, 1966 Steven Finn, Laval, NHL defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings
August 20, 1965 Joe Durigon, jockey
August 20, 1964 Giuseppe Giannini, Rome, Italy, soccer player, Rome A Team
August 20, 1963 Bruce Hick, Australian rower 1996 Olympics
August 20, 1962 Duffy James Joseph Waldorf, Jr., born in Los Angeles, California, PGA golfer, 1995 LaCantera Tx
August 20, 1962 Loretta Alderete, born in Los Angeles, California, LPGA golfer, 1992 Oldsmobile-14th
August 20, 1962 Robert Meyer, Sacramento Cal, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Morningstar
August 20, 1962 James Marsters, American Actor
August 20, 1961 Linda Mantz, New York City, actress, Frankie-Dorothy
August 20, 1961 Rick Rael, heavy metal rocker
August 20, 1961 Greg Egan, Australian Scientist
August 20, 1960 Elizabeth Alda, daughter of Alan Alda, actress, Beth-Four Seasons
August 20, 1960 Mark Langston, born in San Diego, California, pitcher for the California Angels
August 20, 1960 Troy Young, horse trainer
August 20, 1959 Missie McGeorge, Pueblo CO, LPGA golfer, 1994 PING-Cellular One
August 20, 1959 Richard DeStasio, horse trainer
August 20, 1958 Lenny Henry, British comedian, 3 of a Kind
August 20, 1957 Cindy Nicholas, Canada, swimmer, swam English Channel 19 times
August 20, 1957 Doug Fleger, rocker
August 20, 1957 Jim "Bullseye" Bowen, British TV game show host
August 20, 1957 Mike Dodd, Manhattan Beach California beach volleyballer, 1996 Olympics silver
August 20, 1957 Scott Ayakatubby, beach volleyball champ
August 20, 1956 Alvin Greenidge, cricketer, WI opener, no relation to Gordon or Geoff
August 20, 1956 Joan Allen, Illinois, actress, Peggy Sue Got Married, Tucker, In Country
August 20, 1956 Rick Olsen, rock guitarist, Berlin-Take My Breath Away
August 20, 1955 Jay Acovone, Mahopac, New York, actor, Det Rado-Hollywood Beat
August 20, 1955 Ned Overend, Taipei Taiwan, cyclist 1996 Olympics
August 20, 1955 Rob Wiedijk, Dutch rock vocalist, Bob Color
August 20, 1954 Al Roker, Queens, New York, weatherman, NBC, Today
August 20, 1954 Theresa Saldana, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Rachel Scali-Commish
August 20, 1954 William Quinn Buckner, Phoenix, Illinois, basketballer 1976 Olympics gold
August 20, 1953 Peter Horton, Bellevue Wash, actor, Gary-30 Something
August 20, 1952 John Emburey, England cricket off-spinner, 1978-95, captain 1988
August 20, 1952 John Hiatt, U.S. singer and songwriter, Have a Little Faith in Me
August 20, 1952 Rudy Gatlin, Olney, Texas, country singer, Gatlin Bros-Broken Lady
August 20, 1951 Greg[ory Dale] Bear, U.S., sci-fi author, 2 Hugos, Eon, Eternity
August 20, 1951 Phil Lynott, Dublin Ireland, rock bassist, Thin Lizzy
August 20, 1951 Svetlana Oktyabrevna Omelchenko, Russia, cosmonaut
August 20, 1951 Greg Bear, American Writer
August 20, 1947 James Pankow, born in Chicago, Illinois, rocker, Chicago
August 20, 1946 Connie Chung, TV news anchor, NBC, CBS
August 20, 1944 Graig Nettles, 3rd baseman, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians
August 20, 1944 John Povey, rocker
August 20, 1944 Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, 1984-89
August 20, 1943 Robert Plant, English rock vocalist, Led Zeppelin-Whole Lotta Love
August 20, 1942 Hans-Joachim Klein, German FR, 100m swimmer 1964 Olympics bronze
August 20, 1942 Isaac Hayes, Covington, Tennessee, composer, Shaft
August 20, 1941 Slobodan Milocevic, premier Serbia
August 20, 1941 William H Gray III, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Rep-D-PA, 1978-
August 20, 1940 John Lantree, rocker
August 20, 1940 Rex Sellers, Aust cricketer leg-spinner, bowled 5 overs in Tests
August 20, 1940 Sam Melville, Utah, actor, Mike Danko-Rookies, Roughnecks
August 20, 1940 Ruben Hinojosa, American Politician
August 20, 1940 Bill McCartney, American Celebrity
August 20, 1939 Fernando Poe, Jr., Filipino Actor
August 20, 1938 Jean-Loup Jaques Marie Chretien, France, cosmonaut, T-6, TM-7, STS 86
August 20, 1937 Corrie E Moret-de Jong, Dutch MP, CDA
August 20, 1937 George Thoma, German FR, cross country ski jumper 1960 Olympics gold
August 20, 1936 Carla Fracci, Milan Italy, ballerina
August 20, 1935 Charles Shere, composer
August 20, 1935 J. J. Malone, U.S. soul singer, It's a shame
August 20, 1935 Justin Tubb, born in San Antonio, Texas, country singer, Grand Ole Opry
August 20, 1935 Ron Paul, American Politician
August 20, 1933 Don Fuqua, Rep-D-FL, 1963-86
August 20, 1933 George John Mitchell, Sen-D-ME, 1980-94/Senate Whip 1989-
August 20, 1933 Larry Robideaux, horse trainer
August 20, 1933 George J. Mitchell, American Politician
August 20, 1931 Bernhard Becher, photographer, industrialist builder 19th/20th
August 20, 1929 Norma Connolly, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Ruby Anderson-General Hospital
August 20, 1924 Jim Reeves, U.S. country singer and actor, Gun Fury, Kimberley Jim
August 20, 1921 Jack Wilson, cricket slow left-armer, Test for Australia 1956
August 20, 1921 Jacqueline Susann, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, author, Valley of the Dolls
August 20, 1920 Istvan Szivos, Hungary, water polo player 1976 Olympics gold
August 20, 1914 Kitei Sohn, Korean marathon runner/coach 1936 Olympics gold
August 20, 1913 Conrad Hermann Hubertius Maria Apollinaris Josten, jazz guitarist
August 20, 1912 Philip Kapleau, founder, Rochester Zen Center in New Haven
August 20, 1911 Ronald Udell, England, production designer, Pinewood Studios
August 20, 1910 Eero Saarinen, Finnish/US architect, IBM Building, MIT Chapel
August 20, 1909 Albert Roberts, cricketer, NZ pace bowler in 5 Tests 1932-37
August 20, 1909 Andre Morell, born in London, England, actor, Hound of the Baskervilles
August 20, 1908 Alfonso Lopez, baseball player, AL Manager of the year 1959
August 20, 1908 Jeanne Stern, writer
August 20, 1908 John Reginald Bevins, politician
August 20, 1908 Kingsley Davis, sociologist/demographer, coined, population explosion
August 20, 1908 Al Lopez, American Coach
August 20, 1907 Alan Reed, New York City, actor, Mr Adams and Eve, /voice, Fred Flintstone
August 20, 1907 Anatole Fistoulari, conductor
August 20, 1907 Shirley Booth, [Thelma Booth Ford], New York City, actress, Hazel
August 20, 1907 Stanley Devon, photographer
August 20, 1905 Duncan Macrae, born in Glasgow, Scotland, actor, Casino Royale, Kidnapped
August 20, 1905 Jack [Weldon J] Teagarden, U.S. trombonist/actor, Meet Band Leaders
August 20, 1904 Jaap [Jacob AW] Burger, chairman, PvdA
August 20, 1902 Ernest Charles Melvin Patrick Ekundio Marke, club owner
August 20, 1901 Salvatore Quasimodo, Italy, poet, critic and translator Nobel 1959
August 20, 1900 Edward J "Murt" O'Donoghue, snooker player, 1st witnessed 147 break
August 20, 1899 Hanns Lilje, German Lutherian bishop/antifascist, Church und Welt
August 20, 1898 G Kraus, director Santpoort, Insanity in Netherlands
August 20, 1898 Leopold Infeld, Polish nuclear physicist, Whom the God's Love
August 20, 1897 Tarjei Vesaas, Norwegian author, Det Store Spelet
August 20, 1892 George D. Aiken, American Politician
August 20, 1892 George Aiken, American Politician
August 20, 1890 H. P. Lovecraft, American Novelist
August 20, 1889 Witold Friemann, composer
August 20, 1888 George Sklavos, composer
August 20, 1886 Paul Tillich, German/US theologist, Die sozial Entscheidung
August 20, 1885 Dino Campana, Italian poet, Canti orfici
August 20, 1881 Edgar Albert Guest, born in Detroit, Michigan, poet/newspaperman
August 20, 1881 Nikolay Yakovlevich Myaskovsky, composer
August 20, 1873 Eliel Saarinen, Finland, architect, GM Tech Institute, Mich
August 20, 1873 William Henry Bell, composer
August 20, 1860 Raymond Poincare, France, president/PM, 1912
August 20, 1856 Innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter, Laodania, [NS Sept 1]
August 20, 1842 Juliaan de Vriendt, Flemish painter
August 20, 1833 Benjamin Harrison, born in North Bend, Ohio, R, 23rd President, 1889-1893
August 20, 1832 Thaddeus Sobieski Constantine Lowe, inventor, died in 1913
August 20, 1824 Absalom Baird, Bvt Major General Union Army, died in 1905
August 20, 1820 Adolfe Louis Eugene Fetis, composer
August 20, 1811 Gilman Marston, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1890
August 20, 1802 Cadwalader Ringgold, Commander Union Navy, died in 1867
August 20, 1799 Heinrich WA Freiherr von Gagern, German liberal politician
August 20, 1788 Jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer
August 20, 1785 Oliver Hazard Perry, U.S. Naval hero, "We have met the enemy"
August 20, 1779 Freiherr Jons J Berzelius, Swedish chemist, atomic weight
August 20, 1778 Bernardo O'Higgins, won independence for Chile
August 20, 1764 Charles F Bentinck, Dutch minister of Colonies
August 20, 1756 Bernardo Bittoni, composer
August 20, 1720 Bernard de Bury, composer
August 20, 1710 Thomas Simpson, English mathematician, rules of Simpson
August 20, 1702 Stepan F graaf Apraksin, Russian general-fieldmarshal
August 20, 1666 Alphonse d' Eve, composer
August 20, 1665 Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar, Gekrookte Reed
August 20, 1637 Cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam
August 20, 1625 Thomas Corneille, French playwright
August 20, 1561 Jacopo Peri, composer
August 20, 1526 Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist, Historia Martyrum
August 20, 1517 Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples, 1571-75



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