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August 22, 1976 Jim Weaver, Northridge California, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze August 22, 1976 Lia Victoria Borrero, Miss Panama Universe 1997 August 22, 1975 Charles C Smith, NBA guard for the Miami Heat August 22, 1975 Mbali Gasa, Miss South Africa Universe 1997 August 22, 1975 Robert Enes, Australian soccer midfielder, Olyroos, Olympics-96 August 22, 1973 Jennifer Makris, Miss USA-New Jersey, 1997, top 10 August 22, 1972 Marliece Andrada, born in Manteca, California, playmate, March 1998 August 22, 1972 Stephen Boyd, NFL linebacker, Detroit Lions August 22, 1971 Bernard Carter, NFL/WLAF linebacker, Jaguars, Frankfurt Galaxy August 22, 1971 Rick Yune, American Actor August 22, 1970 Jean-Michel Bombardier, Brantford Ont Canada, ice pairs, 1995, 96 Can August 22, 1969 Hipolito Pichardo, Esperanza, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals August 22, 1969 Maurice Graef, soccer player, VVW, Roda JC August 22, 1968 Henrik Holm, Sweden, tennis star August 22, 1968 Horst Skoff, Austria, tennis star August 22, 1968 Michael Curry, NBA guard, Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks August 22, 1968 Paul Ereng, Kenya, 800m runner 1988 Olympics gold August 22, 1967 Curt Bourque, jockey August 22, 1967 Layne Staley, U.S. rock singer/guitarist, Alice in Chains-Dirt August 22, 1967 Wale', Lagos Nigeria, model August 22, 1966 Mark Michaels, heavy metal guitarist, Teach Yourself Rhythm Guitar August 22, 1966 Rob Witschge, Dutch soccer star, Ajax/Feyenoord August 22, 1965 Patricia Hy-Boulais, Cambodia, tennis star, 1994 Auckland doubles August 22, 1964 Dean Evason, Flin Flon, NHL center for the Calgary Flames August 22, 1964 Mats Wilander, Vaxjo Sweden, tennis star, 1988-US, Aust, French August 22, 1963 Lily Yip, Canton China, U.S. table tennis player, Olympics-92, 96 August 22, 1963 Terry Catledge, NBA star, Orlando Magic August 22, 1963 Thomas Ansberry, Okinawa Japan, U.S. 10K runner August 22, 1963 Tori Amos, born in North Carolina, pianist/vocalist, Under The Pink, August 22, 1962 Gene Craig Sauers, Savannah Georgia, PGA golfer, 1986 Bank of Boston August 22, 1962 James Debarge, Grand Rapids, Michigan, rock vocalist/keyboardist, Debarge August 22, 1962 Marie Laurie Mahabir, Guadeloupe, N Amer Bodybuilding Champ, 1985-87 August 22, 1961 Debbi Peterson, born in Los Angeles, California, rock drummer, Bangles-Eternal Flame August 22, 1961 Jay Ashton, rocker, Gene Loves Jezebel August 22, 1961 John Kidd, NFL punter for the Miami Dolphins August 22, 1961 Roland Orzabal, rock vocalist, Tears for Fears-Shout, Head over Heels August 22, 1959 Denise Curry, Daivs California, basketball player 1984 Olympics gold August 22, 1959 Juan Croucier, heavy metal rocker, Ratt-Round and Round August 22, 1958 Elhadjdia Ba, Dakar Senegal, hurdler 1988 Olympics silver August 22, 1957 Holly Dunn, born in San Antonio, Texas, country singer, Daddy's Hands August 22, 1957 Randy Romero, Garden City, New York, jockey, Breeder's Cup 1987-89 August 22, 1957 Steve Davis, snooker player August 22, 1956 Jeff Lloyd, jockey August 22, 1956 Paul Molitor, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, infielder, Mn Twins, 1993 World Series MVP August 22, 1956 Peter Taylor, cricketer, Australian off-spinner 1987-92 August 22, 1954 Frank Marino, rocker August 22, 1954 John Colwell, Kingston Ont, Canadian Tour golfer, 1978 Simon Fraser August 22, 1950 Teresa Davis, rocker August 22, 1949 Diana Nyad, swimmer, 1st to swim Bahamas to Fla-1979 August 22, 1948 Rob Buckman, British broadcaster/actor, Pink Medicine Show August 22, 1947 Bud Cramer, Rep-D-Alabama August 22, 1947 Cindy Williams, Van Nuys California, actress, Shirley- Laverne and Shirley August 22, 1947 Donna Godchaux, rocker, Grateful Dead August 22, 1946 Felix Meurders, Dutch radio host August 22, 1945 Derek Fatchett, MP, Labour August 22, 1945 James G Richardson, Gainesville, Florida, actor, Tim Cassidy-Sierra August 22, 1945 Ron Dante, Staten Island, New York, rock vocalist, Archies-Sugar, Sugar August 22, 1945 Steve Kroft, Kokomo, Indiana, co-editor, 60 Minutes August 22, 1944 Henk Veldhoen, biochemist/Dutch MP, PvdA August 22, 1943 Alun Michael, MP, Labour August 22, 1942 Kathy Lennon, born in Santa Monica, California, singer, Lennon Sisters August 22, 1941 Bill Parcells, NFL coach, New York Giants, New York Jets, New England Patriots August 22, 1940 Antony Crosthwaite-Eyre, English publisher/multi-millionaire August 22, 1940 David Vance, horse trainer August 22, 1940 George Reinholt, Philadelphia, actor, Steve-Another World, One Life to Live August 22, 1940 John Banham, director-general, CBI August 22, 1940 Valerie Harper, born in Sufferin, New York, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rhoda, Valerie August 22, 1939 Candido Lima, composer August 22, 1939 Carl Yastrzemski, born in New York, Boston Red Sox great, 1967 AL MVP, Hall of Fame August 22, 1938 Dale Hawkins, music writer, Suzy Q August 22, 1938 Paul Maguire, American Athlete August 22, 1937 Donald MacLeary, dancer August 22, 1937 Max Hebditch, director, Museum of London August 22, 1936 Anne Downey, British circuit judge August 22, 1936 Lex P Humphries, drummer August 22, 1935 Morton Dean, Fall River Massachusetts, TV newscaster, CBS, ABC August 22, 1935 Richard W. Howard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 400m hurdler 1960 Olympics bronze August 22, 1934 Diana Sands, New York City, actress, Raisin in the Sun, Doctor's Wife August 22, 1934 H Norman Schwarzkopf, Trenton, New Jersey, 4-star Army general, Gulf War August 22, 1934 John M Chowning, composer August 22, 1934 Margaret Douglas, chief political adviser, BBC August 22, 1933 Irmtraud Morgner, writer August 22, 1933 Sylva Koscina, Zagreb Yugo, actress, Jessica, Hercules August 22, 1933 Ken Lucas, American Politician August 22, 1932 Gerald P Carr, Denver Colorado, Col USMC/astronaut, Skylab 4 August 22, 1932 Theoni Vachliotis aldredge, award winning costume designer August 22, 1929 Baroness Ewart-Biggs, British, Lab, spokesperson on Home Affairs August 22, 1928 John Lupton, Highland Park, Illinois, actor, Tom-Broken Arrow August 22, 1928 Karlheinz Stockhausen, Modrath Germany, composer, Kontrapunkte August 22, 1927 Aleksandar Obradovic, composer August 22, 1926 Bob Flannigan, rocker, Four Freshmen August 22, 1926 Honor Blackman, London, actress, Pussy Galore-Goldfinger August 22, 1926 Marc Bohan, dress designer August 22, 1924 Andrzej Markowski, composer August 22, 1924 James Kirkwood, born in Los Angeles, California, actor and writer, Hired Wife August 22, 1924 Peter Allsop, publisher August 22, 1923 Gerald Long, journalist/CEO, Reuters August 22, 1922 Micheline Presle, Paris, actress, Nea, Donkey Skin August 22, 1921 James Menter, principal, Queen Mary College August 22, 1920 Anthony Tuke, CEO, Savoy Hotel Groups August 22, 1920 Denton Cooley, Houston, heart surgeon, 1st artifical heart transplant August 22, 1920 Pierre A. Lauffer, Antillian poet, Patria August 22, 1920 Ray[mond Douglas] Bradbury, Illinois, sci-fi author, Fahrenheit 451 August 22, 1920 W Schnurre, writer August 22, 1920 Ray Bradbury, American Writer August 22, 1919 Earl Cathcart, British major-general August 22, 1919 Leo Pliatzky, senior civil servant August 22, 1917 John Lee Hooker, born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, blues guitarist, Canned Heat August 22, 1916 John Slater, born in London, England, actor, Deadlock, Cartel, Devil's Pass August 22, 1913 Robert Schollum, composer August 22, 1912 Edith Porada, art historian/archaeologist August 22, 1911 Edith Atwater, Chic, actress, Phyllis-Love on a Rooftop August 22, 1911 Somerset de Chair, MP August 22, 1909 Mel Hein, NFL center for the New York Giants August 22, 1909 Sergius Kagen, composer August 22, 1909 Stojan T. Daskalov, Bulgaria, writer, A Farm August 22, 1908 Henri Cartier-Bresson, born in Chanteloup, France, photographer August 22, 1907 Oliver F McGowan, Kipling AL, actor, Banning, Stagecoach August 22, 1907 Cyril Clarke, British Scientist August 22, 1905 Wade Crosby, Iowa, actor, Sign of Wolf, Tales of Robin Hood August 22, 1904 Deng Xiaoping, Chinese party leader, 1976-1983 August 22, 1903 Rene Wellek, Vienna Austria, writer, Concepts of Criticism August 22, 1902 Leni Riefenstahl, [Helene Bertha Amalie], Germany, actress, Tiefland August 22, 1902 Roy Armstrong, English historian, History of Sussex August 22, 1900 Elizabeth Bergner, Vienna Austria, actress, Catherine the Great August 22, 1898 Francine Larrimore, Verdun France, actress, John Meade's Woman August 22, 1897 Bill Woodfull, cricketer, Australian captain in the Bodyline series August 22, 1895 Paul White, Bangor Maine, composer, Adante and Rondo for Cello August 22, 1894 Cecil Kellaway, South Africa, actor, Mr Earnshaw-Wuthering Heights August 22, 1893 Dorothy Parker, New Jersey, short story writer, 1958 Marjorie Peabody Award August 22, 1892 Percy Fender, cricketer, legendary Surrey and England all-rounder August 22, 1891 Francis McDonald, Bowling Green, Kentucky, actor, Will-Adv of Champion August 22, 1891 Jacques Lipchitz, Polish/French/US painter/cubist sculptor August 22, 1890 Floyd Henri Allport, U.S. psychologist/sociologist August 22, 1888 Violet Farebrother, Grimsby England, actress, Downhill, Easy Virtue August 22, 1882 Harry Makepeace, cricketer, 4 Tests for England vs. Australia 1920-21 August 22, 1874 Edward Cuthbert Bairstow, composer August 22, 1874 Max Scheler, German philosopher, Vom Umsturz der Werte August 22, 1873 Karl Nef, Swiss musicologist August 22, 1865 Piet A. W. Hopmans, bishop of Breda, Eucharistic Crusade August 22, 1862 Claude Debussy, St. Germain-en-Laye, composer, La Mer, Clair de lune August 22, 1860 Gustaf Froding, Swedish poet, Stank och flikar August 22, 1860 Paul G Nipkow, German TV pioneer, Nipkow Award August 22, 1856 Friedrich Kustner, German astronomer August 22, 1854 Milan I, King of Serbia August 22, 1852 Alfredo Oriani, Italian writer, Political Struggle in Italy August 22, 1847 Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, composer August 22, 1846 B Amalie Skram-Alver, Norway, writer, Hellemyrsfolket August 22, 1836 Archibald M Willard, U.S., artist, Spirit of '76 August 22, 1834 Nathaniel Harrison Harris, Brig General Confederate Army August 22, 1827 Edouard Silas, composer August 22, 1827 Josef Strauss, Austria, composer, Dorfschwalben aus Austria August 22, 1827 Joseph Anthony Mower, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1870 August 22, 1822 George Stoneman, U.S. Union general-major/, Gov-Calif, 1883-87 August 22, 1795 Abraham Capadose, physician/missionary August 22, 1788 Thomas Tredgold, engineer/carpenter August 22, 1771 Jan Joseph Rosler, composer August 22, 1766 Joseph-Denis Doche, composer August 22, 1760 Leo XII, [Annibale Sermattei], Italy, Pope, 1823-29 August 22, 1753 Christian Friedrich Ruppe, composer August 22, 1681 Pierre Danican Philidor, composer August 22, 1647 Denis Papin, French physicist, Papiniaanse pot, steam machine August 22, 1615 Christopher Gibbons, composer August 22, 1601 Georges de Scudery, French writer, Observations sur le Cid August 22, 1530 Bartolomeo Spontone, composer |