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August 24 Birthdays in History - August 24 Deaths - August 24 Events
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August 24, 1988 Rupert Grint, English Actor August 24, 1983 Christopher Parker, English Actor August 24, 1981 Chad Michael Murray, American Actor August 24, 1978 Melissa McElroy, born in Houston, Texas, rhythmic gymnast, US team-96 August 24, 1976 Bjorn van der Doelen, Dutch soccer player, PSV August 24, 1976 Nordin Wooter, Dutch soccer player, Ajax August 24, 1974 Archie Amerson, CFL running back for the Hamilton Tiger Cats August 24, 1974 Tony McCombs, linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals August 24, 1973 Andrew Brunette, Sudbury, NHL left wing for the Washington Capitals August 24, 1973 Barret Oliver, actor, Never Ending Story, Secret Garden August 24, 1973 Dave Chappelle, American Comedian August 24, 1972 Chris Right, CFL receiver, Montreal Alouettes August 24, 1972 Christian Ruud, born in Oslo, Norway, tennis star, 1989 Norwegian August 24, 1972 Ian Moran, born in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. hockey defenseman, Olympics-1994, Pitts August 24, 1972 Kurt Miller, born in Tucson, Arizona, pitcher for the Florida Marlins August 24, 1972 Lee DeRamus, for the New Orleans Saints August 24, 1970 Dan Henderson, born in Downey, California, 180 lb greco-roman wrestler, Oly-92, 96 August 24, 1970 Sandra Whyte, ice hockey forward, USA, 1998 Olympics August 24, 1968 Andreas Kisser, Brazilian heavy metal guitarist, Sepultura August 24, 1968 Arnold Galesloot, WLAF tight end for the Amsterdam Admirals August 24, 1968 Benoit Brunet, Pointe Claire, NHL left wing, Montreal Canadiens August 24, 1968 Tim Salmon, born in Long Beach, California, outfielder for the California Angels August 24, 1965 Casey Lambert, jockey August 24, 1965 Marlee Matlin, Illinois, deaf actress, Children of Lesser God-Acad Award August 24, 1965 Reggie Miller, Riverside California, NBA guard, Ind Pacers, Oly-gold-96 August 24, 1965 Vince Alcalde, WLAF offensive assistant for the Scottish Claymores August 24, 1964 Pebbles, rock vocalist, Girlfriend August 24, 1964 Salizhan Sharkirovich Sharipov, Kirhizia, astronaut, STS-89 August 24, 1963 John Bush, U.S. heavy metal singer, Anthrax-Armed and Dangerous August 24, 1962 Mary Ellen Weber, born in Cleveland, Ohio, PhD/astronaut, STS 70 August 24, 1962 Craig Kilborn, Entertainer August 24, 1961 Cal Ripkin, Jr., all-star shortstop for the Baltimore Orioles August 24, 1961 Colin Angus, Scottish pop musician, Shamen, Ebeneezer Goode August 24, 1961 Mark "Bedders" Bedfored, London, rock bassist, Madness August 24, 1961 Jared Harris, British Actor August 24, 1960 Cal Ripken, Havre de Grace, Maryland, shortstop, Baltimore Orioles, game streak August 24, 1960 David Guillory, jockey August 24, 1960 Franz Vienboeck, Austria, cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-13 August 24, 1960 Kris Monaghan, Spokane, Washington, golfer, 1990 Red Robin Kyocera Inamori August 24, 1960 Steven W. Lindsey, Arcadia, California, Major USAF/astronaut, STS 87 August 24, 1959 Adrian Kuiper, cricketer, South African all-rounder August 24, 1959 Michel Valke, Dutch soccer player, Sparta, Dordrecht '90 August 24, 1958 Steve Guttenberg, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Police Academy, Short Circuit August 24, 1957 Stephen Fry, British Comedian August 24, 1956 Gerry Cooney, heavyweight boxer, U.S. Olympics team 1980 August 24, 1955 Jeffrey Daniel, born in Los Angeles, California, rock vocalist, Shalamar August 24, 1955 Mike Huckabee, American Politician August 24, 1951 Jimmy Farrar, born in Jacksonville, Florida, rock vocalist, Molly Hatchet August 24, 1951 Orson Scott Card, U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, Nebula, Ender's War August 24, 1950 Frank Murray, Australian field hockey national coach, Oly-sil-92, 96 August 24, 1949 Anna Lee Fisher, St. Albans, New York, MD/astronaut, STS 51-A August 24, 1949 Joe Regalbuto, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Knots Landing, Frank-Murphy Brown August 24, 1949 Stephen Harrison Paulus, composer August 24, 1949 Bob Holden, American Politician August 24, 1947 Joe Manchin, American Politician August 24, 1947 Paulo Coelho, Brazilian Novelist August 24, 1946 Richard "Dick" N Richards, Key West, USN/astr, STS 28, 41, 50, 64 August 24, 1946 Richard Richards, American Astronaut August 24, 1945 Ken Hensley, rock keyboardist, Blackfoot, Uriah Heep August 24, 1945 Malcolm "Mollie" Duncan, Scotland, saxophonist, Average White Band August 24, 1945 Vince McMahon, American Entertainer August 24, 1944 Gregory Bruce Jarvis, born in Detroit, Michigan, astronaut, STS 25 August 24, 1944 Jim Capaldi, English singer and songwriter, Traffic-Something So Strong August 24, 1943 John Cipollina, San Francisco Cal, rock guitarist, Quicksilver Messenger Service August 24, 1942 Joe Chambers, born in Los Angeles, California, rock guitarist and vocalist, Chambers Brothers August 24, 1942 Karen Keskulla Uhlenbeck, mathemetician/educator August 24, 1942 Max Cleland, American Politician August 24, 1941 Ernest Wright, Jr., U.S. rock vocalist, Imperials-So Much August 24, 1940 Don Cormier Sr, horse trainer August 24, 1940 Tony Secunda, rock band manager August 24, 1938 David Freiberg, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock bassist, Quicksilver Messenger August 24, 1938 Mason Williams, Abilene, Texas, writer, Smother Brothers Hour August 24, 1936 William J Coyne, Rep-D-Pennsylvania, 1981- August 24, 1936 Kenny Guinn, American Politician August 24, 1934 Kenny Baker, actor, R2D2-Star Wars August 24, 1934 Roger Donald Dickerson, composer August 24, 1932 Richard Graham Meale, composer August 24, 1929 William Winfield, rocker, Harptones August 24, 1929 Betty Dodson, American Educator August 24, 1927 Roger Danneels, Flemish accordionist August 24, 1927 William V Shannon, journalist/ambassador to Ireland, 1977-81 August 24, 1924 Louis Teicher, pianist, Ferante and Teicher-Exodus August 24, 1923 Helena Carter, [Helen Rickerts], U.S. model/actress, River Lady August 24, 1922 Rene Levesque, Quebec premier, 1976-85 August 24, 1922 Howard Zinn, American Historian August 24, 1919 "Drs P" [Heinz H Polzer], Swiss/Dutch songwriter/singer August 24, 1919 Nils Viggo Bentzon, composer August 24, 1918 Ray McIntire, chemical engineer August 24, 1917 Dennis James, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, wrestling announcer/TV host, PDQ August 24, 1916 Anita V Figueredo, physician/humanitarian August 24, 1916 Peter Crichton Kirkpatrick, oarsman August 24, 1915 Alice B[radley] Sheldon, U.S., sci-fi author, Byte Beautiful August 24, 1915 Wynonie Harris, rocker August 24, 1913 Dorothy Comingore, [Linda Winters], born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Citizen Kane August 24, 1912 Durward Kirby, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, TV announcer, Garry Moore Show August 24, 1911 Karl AF Schiller, West German economist/SPD-minister August 24, 1911 Leo Ferre, French singer/composer, Silly-aime, Ni Dieu ni maŚtre August 24, 1910 Bernhard Heiden, composer August 24, 1909 Ronnie Grieveson, South Africa cricket keeper/batsman, 2 Tests vs. Eng 1939 August 24, 1906 Gerald Vann, British Theologian August 24, 1905 Donald Douglas, Scotland, actor, I Love You Again August 24, 1905 Sven Johan Stolpe, Swedish author, Latt, snabb och om August 24, 1904 Rod Redwing, New York, actor, Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory August 24, 1902 Fernand Braudel, French historian, Civililization and Capitalism August 24, 1900 Preston Foster, Ocean City, New Jersey, actor, Waterfront, Gunslinger August 24, 1900 Vasa Prihoda, Czech violinist August 24, 1899 Johan J Fabricius, Dutch novelist, Island of Demons August 24, 1899 Jorge Luis Borges, born in Argentina, writer of fiction, essays, Labyrinths August 24, 1899 Ruth Schaumann, German painter/writer, Rose, Black King August 24, 1898 Albert Claude, Belgium, biologist/physician, Nobel 1974 August 24, 1898 Malcolm Cowley, Belsano Penn, author, Flowering of New England August 24, 1898 Marie J Hugenholtz, [Doctor Grandi], surgeon on Curacao August 24, 1896 Phil Baker, Philadelphia, comedian, Who's Whose August 24, 1895 Richard Cardinal Cushing, American Clergyman August 24, 1894 Jean Rhys, [Ella Williams], Dominica, writer, Voyage in the Dark August 24, 1891 Alexander Mikhaylovich Dzegelyonok, composer August 24, 1891 Germaine Loosveldt, Flemish actress, Kniertje in On hope August 24, 1890 Duke Kahanamoku, Hawaii, swimmer, Olympics-3 gold/2 silver-12, 20, 24 August 24, 1890 Franz Philipp, composer August 24, 1889 Simon Kimbangu/Kibangu, Congo prophet August 24, 1886 William Francis Gibbs, naval architect, designed Liberty ships August 24, 1880 Joshua L Cowen, inventor, electric train August 24, 1880 Miles W L Killearn of Killearn, Scotish baron/diplomat August 24, 1879 Rentaro Taki, composer August 24, 1872 Max Beerbohm, England, caricaturist/writer/wit, Saturday Review August 24, 1865 Ferdinand I VAM, king of Romania August 24, 1856 Felix Mottl, composer August 24, 1854 Nikolay Vladimirovich Scherbachov, composer August 24, 1842 Edouard J A Agneessens, Flemish painter, Slave Market August 24, 1839 Eduard Napravnik, composer August 24, 1837 Theodore Dubois, composer August 24, 1828 George Hume "Maryland" Steuart, Brig General Confederate Army August 24, 1827 Walter Husted Stevens, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1867 August 24, 1821 Emmanuele Muzio, composer August 24, 1820 Jacopo Tomadini, composer August 24, 1817 Aleksei K Tolstoi, [Kozjma Prutkov], Russian poet and writer August 24, 1816 Daniel Gooch, laid 1st successful transatlantic cables August 24, 1810 Theodore Parker, American Theologian August 24, 1808 Benjamin Grubb Humphreys, Brig General Confederate Army August 24, 1808 Thomas Fenwick Drayton, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1891 August 24, 1787 James Weddell, Ostend England, Antarctic explorer, Weddell Sea August 24, 1772 Willem I Frederik, grand duke of Luxembourg/king of Netherlands, 1814-40 August 24, 1759 Wilbur Wilberforce, England, crusaded against slavery August 24, 1759 William Wilberforce, English Politician August 24, 1750 M Laetitia Bonaparte-Ramolino, [Madame Mere], mother of Napoleon I August 24, 1733 David Traugott Nicolai, composer August 24, 1725 Johann Balthasar Kehl, composer August 24, 1712 Cornelis Douwes, Dutch mathematician/astronomer August 24, 1683 Meinrad Spiess, composer August 24, 1669 Alessandro Marcello, composer August 24, 1591 Robert Herrick, England, poet, Gather ye rosebuds, baptized August 24, 1579 John Amner, composer August 24, 1531 Ercole Bottrigari, composer August 24, 1420 Albrecht van Eyb, German humanist/parson, Bamberg and Eichstatt August 24, 1210 Floris IV, Count of Holland August 24, 1113 Geoffrey Plantagenet, France, conquered Normandy |