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August 23, 1978 Kobe Bryant, NBA guard, Los Angeles Lakers
August 23, 1977 Nicole Bobeck, Chic, figure skater, U.S. Champ 1995
August 23, 1976 Kate Sobrero, soccer defender 1996 Olympics
August 23, 1976 Linette Smith, Miss Universe-British Virgin Islands 1996
August 23, 1976 Scott Caan, American Actor
August 23, 1975 Joe Andruzzi, NFL guard, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31
August 23, 1974 Paula Gaye Montgomery, Cabot, Arkansas, Miss America, Arkansas-3rd-1996
August 23, 1973 James Roe, wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens
August 23, 1973 Jason Clemett, CFL linebacker for the Calgary Stampeders
August 23, 1972 Anthony Calvillo, CFL quarterback for the Hamilton Tiger Cats
August 23, 1972 Sheldon Benoit, CFL linebacker for the BC Lions
August 23, 1972 Tony Carter, NFL running back for the Chicago Bears
August 23, 1971 Hugh Douglas, NFL defensive end for the New York Jets
August 23, 1970 Andrew Henry, CFL safety for the Saskatchewan Roughriders
August 23, 1970 Fabian Wilnis, Dutch soccer player, NAC, De Graafschap
August 23, 1970 LaMark Carter, Shreveport Louisiana, triple jumper
August 23, 1970 River Phoenix, Madras Ore, actor, Little Nikta, Stand By Me
August 23, 1970 Jay Mohr, American Actor
August 23, 1969 Amanda Hope, Austin Texas, playmate, Jul, 1992
August 23, 1969 Clayton Holmes, NFL cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys
August 23, 1968 Christian Dean DiMarco, Huntington, New York, PGA golfer, 1994 Deposit-3rd
August 23, 1968 Cortez Kennedy, NFL defensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks
August 23, 1968 Scott Kowalkowski, NFL linebacker, Detroit Lions
August 23, 1967 Karen Noble, Morristown, New Jersey, LPGA golfer, 1995 Dinah Shore-32nd
August 23, 1967 Markus Ketterer, Helsinki FIN, hockey goalie, Team Finland
August 23, 1967 Nancy Jane Cox, Campbellsville Kentucky, Miss Kentucky-America-1991
August 23, 1966 Laura Richmond, Fort Dix, New Jersey, playmate, Sep, 1988
August 23, 1966 Rhonda Cator, Australia, badminton player 1996 Olympics
August 23, 1966 Rik Smits, NBA center for the Indiana Pacers
August 23, 1965 Anne Minter, Austratia, tennis star
August 23, 1964 Cam Emerson, Hamilton Ont, Canadian golfer, 1989 Canadian Long Drive
August 23, 1963 Blaine Schmidt, CFL offensive linebacker for the Hamilton Tiger Cats
August 23, 1963 Richard Illingworth, cricketer, England slow-left-armer 1991-
August 23, 1962 Glenn Healy, Pickering, NHL goalie for the New York Rangers
August 23, 1962 Kyle Clifton, NFL linebacker for the New York Jets
August 23, 1961 Bobby Gubby, rocker
August 23, 1961 Julio Franco, Sp de Macrois, Dominican Republic, infielder, Cleveland Indians
August 23, 1960 Helen Rees, director, Design Museum
August 23, 1956 David A. Wolf, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, MD/astronaut, STS 58, sk: 89/91
August 23, 1954 Cathy St. George, born in Norfolk, Virginia, playmate, Aug, 1982
August 23, 1953 Bobby Gubby, rocker, Bucks Fizz-My Camera Never Lies
August 23, 1953 Klaus-Dietrich Flade, German FR, cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-14
August 23, 1952 Dalton Reed, singer
August 23, 1952 Mac Cone, born in Memphis, Tennessee, Canadian equestrian jumper 1996 Olympics
August 23, 1951 Barbra Mizrahie, LPGA golfer
August 23, 1951 Jimi Jamison, rocker, Survivor
August 23, 1951 Mark Hudson, Portland, Oregon, comedian, Bonkers, Hudson Brothers Show
August 23, 1951 Queen Noor, of Jordan
August 23, 1949 Christopher Blake, actor, Alexa
August 23, 1949 Geoff Capes, shot putter
August 23, 1949 John Bauldie, music journalist/dylanologist
August 23, 1949 Norah Ellen O'Neill, airline pilot, Flying Tigers
August 23, 1949 Pieter J Biesheuvel, lawyer/Dutch MP, CDA
August 23, 1949 Rick Springfield, Australia, General Hospital, Jessie's Girl
August 23, 1949 Shelley Long, born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, actress, Diane-Cheers, Money Pit
August 23, 1949 Woody Paul, [Paul Chrisman], Nashville, singer, Riders in the Sky
August 23, 1948 Ernst Jansz, Dutch keyboardist/singer, Doe Maar
August 23, 1948 Ron Blomberg, 1st baseman, New York Yankees, /1st designated hitter
August 23, 1947 Keith Moon, English rock drummer, Who-I'm A Boy
August 23, 1947 Rex Allen, Jr., Chicago, country singer, Nashville on the Road
August 23, 1947 Terje Rypdal, composer
August 23, 1947 Willy Russell, author/playwright, Shirley Valentine, Educating Rita
August 23, 1944 Antonia Novello, 14th U.S. Surgeon General, 1990-92
August 23, 1944 Lena Tabori, Stockholm Sweden, model/daughter of Viveca Lindfors
August 23, 1943 Bobby Diamond, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Duncan Gillis-Dobie Gillis
August 23, 1943 Dale Campbell-Savours, MP, Lab
August 23, 1943 Peter Lilley, MP/sect of state for British social security
August 23, 1943 Nelson DeMille, American Author
August 23, 1942 Nancy Richey Gunther, San Ant, Texas, tennis player, U.S. Doubles 1965, 66
August 23, 1942 Patricia McBride, Teaneck, New Jersey, ballerina, New York City Ballet Co
August 23, 1941 Gloria Ehret, LPGA golfer
August 23, 1940 Lee Majors, Wyandotte, actor, $6,000,000 Man, The Fall Guy
August 23, 1940 Richard Sanders, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, actor, Les-WKRP, Spencer, Berrengers
August 23, 1940 Tony Bill, SD Cal, actor, What Really Happened to the Class of '65
August 23, 1940 Galen Rowell, American Photographer
August 23, 1939 Charles Wardle, MP/under sect of state British home office
August 23, 1939 Ronald [Ronny] A Casseres, minister of Dutch Antilles
August 23, 1938 Roger Greenaway, composer
August 23, 1938 Ronny Cox, actor/singer, Robocop, Dr. John Gideon-St. Elsewhere
August 23, 1936 Rudy Lewis, rocker, Drifters
August 23, 1936 Henry Lee Lucas, American Criminal
August 23, 1935 Brendan Jackson, British air marshal
August 23, 1935 Loren Rush, composer
August 23, 1935 Roy Strong, writer/art historian/director, Victoria and Albert Museum
August 23, 1934 Barbara Eden, [Huffman], born in Tucson, Arizona, actress, Dream of Jeannie
August 23, 1934 Christian "Sonny" Jurgensen, NFL QB, Eagles, Redskins
August 23, 1934 Lojze Lebic, composer
August 23, 1934 Sonny Jurgensen, NFL quarterback for the Washington Redskins/sportscaster
August 23, 1933 Manfred Donike, chemist drug test pioneer
August 23, 1933 Pete Wilson, Sen-R-CA, 1983-88/Gov-R-Ca 1991-
August 23, 1932 Mark Russell, Buffalo, New York, political satirist/pianist, Real People
August 23, 1931 Richard Vincent, British chief of Defense
August 23, 1930 Andy Ireland, Rep-R-FL, 1977-
August 23, 1930 Jack Bannister, cricketer, Warwickshire stalwart, /commentator, BBC
August 23, 1930 John Fairclough, British scientific adviser
August 23, 1930 Michel Rocard, Courbevoie France, Prime Minister of France
August 23, 1930 Vera Miles, [Ralston], Boise City ID, actress, Psycho
August 23, 1929 Peter Thompson, golfer
August 23, 1928 Gerd Natschinski, composer
August 23, 1928 Vera Rubin, American Scientist
August 23, 1927 Dick Bruna, Dutch illustrator
August 23, 1927 Houari Boumedienne, president of Algeria, 1965-78
August 23, 1927 John Hoskyns, director-general, Institute of Directors
August 23, 1927 Martial Solal, composer
August 23, 1926 Clifford Geertz, American Scientist
August 23, 1925 Sulkhan Fyodorovich Tsintsadze, composer
August 23, 1925 Wlodzimierz Kotonski, composer
August 23, 1924 Denis Sargan, econometrician
August 23, 1924 Edvard Fliflet Braein, composer
August 23, 1924 Ephraim Kishon, writer
August 23, 1924 Siti Hartinah Suharto, wife of President Suharto of Indonesia
August 23, 1923 Humphrey Fisher, TV producer
August 23, 1923 Kenneth Rickards, cricketer, WI batsman two Tests 104 runs
August 23, 1923 Richard Adler, composer/songwriter, Damn Yankees, Pajama Game
August 23, 1923 Wolfgang Sawallisch, Munich Ger, conductor, Vienna Symph 1960-70
August 23, 1922 Brian Young, Chairman, Christian Aid
August 23, 1922 Jack Boddy, British trade union leader
August 23, 1921 Sam Cook, cricketer, England slow left-armer in only Test
August 23, 1921 Kenneth Joseph Arrow, American Economist
August 23, 1920 Aart Verstegen, ballet dancers/choreographer, Jolly Joker's Last Joke
August 23, 1919 James Quinn, film producer/actor, Joey, Hammett, Overlord
August 23, 1919 Robert Crichton-Brown, CEO, Rothmans International
August 23, 1918 Guus [August CM] Hermus, Dutch actor, Jantjes, Soldaat van Oranje
August 23, 1916 Mary Ward, [Myra Syrier], actress, Jenny Kissed Me, Playing for Keeps
August 23, 1913 Bob Crosby, Spokane, Washington, Bing's brother, orch leader, Bob Crosby Show
August 23, 1913 Luis-Felipe Ramon y Rivera, composer
August 23, 1913 Stanley Kitchen, British chartered accountant
August 23, 1912 Gene Kelly, born in Pittsburgh, dancer/actor, An American in Paris, Going My Way
August 23, 1912 Jara Ribnikar, writer
August 23, 1912 Lord Kissin, president, GPG
August 23, 1911 Albert Alberts, writer/journalist, French battle
August 23, 1911 Birger Ruud, Norway, 90m ski jumper, Olympics gold 1932, 36
August 23, 1911 Carl Dolmetsch, director, Haslemere Festival
August 23, 1911 Elizabeth "Betty" Robinson, U.S. 100m sprinter 1928 Olympics gold
August 23, 1908 Arthur Adamov, Kislovodsk Russia, playwright, Paolo Paoli
August 23, 1908 Ben Barnett, Australian cricket wicket-keeper, 1938 England tour
August 23, 1908 Cornelis van Dis, Dutch MP
August 23, 1905 Leonard Constant Lambert, born in London, England, composer, King Pest
August 23, 1903 Mauritius van Haegendoren, Flemish historian/senator
August 23, 1903 William Primrose, Glasgow Scot, violist, Method for Violin and Viola
August 23, 1901 Cecil Rolph Hewitt, journalist/policeman
August 23, 1901 John Sherman Cooper, Sen-Ky
August 23, 1900 Ernst Krenek, Vienna Austria, composer, Johnny Spielt Auf
August 23, 1894 Gareth Hughes, Llanelly Wales, actor, Midnight Girl
August 23, 1893 Roy Agnew, composer
August 23, 1889 A Lichtenstein, writer
August 23, 1887 Jo Sternheim, Dutch actor/playwright
August 23, 1887 Jo Sternheim, Dutch actor and playwright, Fatherland
August 23, 1887 Jo Sternheim, Dutch actor/playwright
August 23, 1886 Gottfried Rudinger, composer
August 23, 1885 Henry Thomas Tizard, scientist
August 23, 1884 Will Cuppy, American Writer
August 23, 1881 Louis Schelfhout, Dutch painter/graphic artist
August 23, 1879 Alfreds Kalnins, composer
August 23, 1869 James, Sunny Jim, Rolph, San Francisco mayor, 1912-31, MUNI backer
August 23, 1868 Edgar Lee Masters, American Poet
August 23, 1867 Marcel Schwob, Frans writer/journalist, Le Croisade des Enfants
August 23, 1864 Eleftherios K Venizalos, premier of Greece, 1910-15, 28-32
August 23, 1854 Moritz Moszkowski, composer
August 23, 1851 A Jirasek, writer
August 23, 1832 Alexander Chambers, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1888
August 23, 1829 Moritz B Cantor, German math historian
August 23, 1818 Rufus Ingalls, Bvt Major General Union Army, died in 1893
August 23, 1809 Juliusz Slowacki, Polish poet, Trip to H Land
August 23, 1773 Jakob F Fries, German philosopher
August 23, 1769 Georges Cuvier, French zoologist, La Regne Animal
August 23, 1754 Louis XVI, Versailles, king of France, 1774-93, eventually guillotined
August 23, 1751 Louis-Francois Beffara, lexicographer
August 23, 1740 Ivan VI, Emperor of Russia 1740-41
August 23, 1727 Friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer
August 23, 1593 Fulvio Testi, Italian poet, Pianto d'Italia
August 23, 1524 Francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat, Anti-Tribonien
August 23, 1486 Siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat



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