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August 25, 1981 Rachel Bilson, American Actress August 25, 1976 Sam Mackinnon, Melbourne VIC Australia, basketball forward 1996 Olympics August 25, 1976 Sarah Nadeau, Portland Maine, Miss America-Maine 1997 August 25, 1975 Molly Tuter, WNBA guard, Phoenix Mercury August 25, 1975 Petria Thomas, Lismore NSW Australia, swimmer, 1996 Olympics silver August 25, 1974 Chris Mantilla, West Palm Beach, Florida, diver 1996 Olympics August 25, 1974 Darren Benson, NFL defensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys August 25, 1974 Mike Jenkins, wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals August 25, 1973 Jennifer Wilbanks, American Celebrity August 25, 1972 Bryan Stoltenberg, corner for the New York Giants August 25, 1972 Marlo Perry, NFL linebacker for the Buffalo Bills August 25, 1972 Marvin Harrison, wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts August 25, 1972 Tony Dumas, NBA guard, Dallas Mavericks August 25, 1971 Makoto Kawahira, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 August 25, 1971 Michael Chack, Toms River, New Jersey, figure skater, 1997 Pac Coast Sr champ August 25, 1971 Quintis "Chico" Ristie, Suriname radio host August 25, 1970 Claudia Schiffer, born in Rheinbach, Germany, super model, Elle, Rolling Stone August 25, 1970 Debbie Graham, Walnut Creek California, tennis star, 1993 Taranto doubles August 25, 1970 Doug Glanville, Hackensack, New Jersey, outfielder for the Chicago Cubs August 25, 1970 Katherine "Katie" Scanlon, Fairfield, Connecticut, rower 1996 Olympics August 25, 1970 Robert Horry, NBA forward, Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets August 25, 1970 Ronald Waterreus, soccer player, Roda JC, PSV August 25, 1969 Catriona Matthew, Edinburgh Scotland, golfer, 1995 British Open-12th August 25, 1969 Derek Fung, Hong Kong, Canadian Tour golfer August 25, 1969 Elly Hakami, born in San Francisco, California, tennis star August 25, 1969 Mike Gisler, corner for the New England Patriots August 25, 1969 Mike Jones, NFL defensive end for the New England Patriots August 25, 1969 Vivek Razdan, cricket pace bowler, Indian Test 1989-90 August 25, 1968 Dave Thomas, NFL cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars August 25, 1966 Albert Belle, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, outfielder, Indians, White Sox August 25, 1965 Cornelius Bennett, NFL linebacker, Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills August 25, 1965 Kathleen Horvath, born in Chicago, Illinois, tennis player, French Open, Jr. 1980 August 25, 1965 Nate Odomes, NFL cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks August 25, 1965 Sanjeev Sharma, cricketer, Indian pace bowler 1988-89 August 25, 1964 Blair Underwood, Tacomma Wash, actor, Jonathan-LA Law, High Incident August 25, 1964 Morgan Englund, actor, Dylan Lewis-Guiding Light August 25, 1964 Timothy Nicholson, journalist August 25, 1962 Dan Turk, NFL center for the Oakland Raiders August 25, 1962 Mazzi Rawd, heavy metal rocker August 25, 1962 Ron Heller, NFL tackle for the Miami Dolphins August 25, 1962 Shahid Mahboob, cricketer, batted in one Test for Pakistan 1989 August 25, 1962 Vivian Campbell, heavy metal rocker, White Snake-Here I Go Again August 25, 1962 Taslima Nasrin, Bangladeshi Writer August 25, 1961 Billy Ray Cyrus, Flatwoods, Kentucky, country singer, Achy Breaky Heart August 25, 1961 Joanne Whalley-Kilmer, Manchester England, actress, Kill Me Again August 25, 1958 Christian LeBlanc, North Carolina, actor, Michael Baldwin-Young and Restless August 25, 1958 Saskia van Orly, Dutch singer, Tambourine August 25, 1958 Tim Burton, American Director August 25, 1957 Sikander Bakht, cricketer, Pakistani change bowler late 70's August 25, 1956 Matt Aitken, rocker, Stock Aitken and Waterman-Road Block August 25, 1954 Elvis Costello, [Declan Patrick McManus], Lon, rock vocalist, Allison August 25, 1954 Gilbert "Gibus" Duclos-Lassalle, French cyclist August 25, 1954 Martin Jourard, keyboardist/vocalist, Motels-Only the Lonely August 25, 1952 Duleep Mendis, cricketer, big-hitting Sri Lankan batsman of 80's August 25, 1950 Willy Deville, New York City, rock vocalist and guitarist, Mink Deville August 25, 1949 Anson Williams, actor, Happy Days August 25, 1949 Gene Simmons, [Chaim Witz], Haifa Israel, rock guitarist, KISS-Beth August 25, 1949 John Savage, Old Bethpage, New York, actor, Deer Hunter, Maria's Lovers August 25, 1949 Martin Amis, British Author August 25, 1947 Anne Archer, LA Cal, actress, Fatal Attraction, Patriot Games August 25, 1947 Wim J van Gelder, Dutch MP, PvdA August 25, 1946 Larry LaRocco, Rep-D-Idaho August 25, 1946 Rollie Fingers, relief pitcher, Oakland Athletics, MVP/Cy Young-1981 August 25, 1944 Anthony Heald, New Rochelle, New York, actor, Orphans, Silence of Lambs August 25, 1944 Sherley Anne Williams, U.S. literary, Dessa Rose August 25, 1944 Conrad Black, British Businessman August 25, 1942 Imogen Hassall, Surrey England, Countess of Cleavage, Carry on Lovng August 25, 1942 Margaret L Thompson Murdock, U.S., small bore rifle, Olympic-silver-76 August 25, 1942 Nathen Deal, Rep-D-Georgia August 25, 1942 Walter Williams, U.S., rock vocalist, O'Jays-Use to Be My Girl August 25, 1942 Nathan Deal, American Politician August 25, 1941 Shirley Carter Burden, patrician August 25, 1940 Jose Van Dam, Brussels Belgium, bass-baritone, Francois d'Assisif August 25, 1939 John Badham, Luton England, director, Dracula, Short Circuit August 25, 1939 Liselot[te JM] Beekmeyer, actress, Issue Blum August 25, 1938 Frederick Forsyth, author, Day of the Jackal, Deceiver, Odessa File August 25, 1935 David Canary, Elwood, Indiana, actor, Peyton Place, Candy-Bonanza August 25, 1935 Lones Wigger, Great Falls Mont, shooter, Oly-gold/silver-1964, 72 August 25, 1934 John Stears, Middlesex England, special effects expert, Dr. No August 25, 1934 Valery F Bykovsky, U.S.S.R., cosmonaut, Vostok V, Soyuz 22, 31/39 August 25, 1934 Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Iranian Politician August 25, 1933 Regis Philbin, TV talk show host, Joey Bishop, Regis and Kathie Lee August 25, 1933 Tom Skerritt, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Ryan's Four, Alien, Big Bad Mama August 25, 1933 Wayne Shorter, rocker, Weather Report August 25, 1932 Anatoli Yakovlevich Kartashov, Russia, cosmonaut August 25, 1931 Regis Philbin, host, Joey Bishop Show, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee August 25, 1930 Ariana CE Amsberg, Dutch publicist/actress, Aside, Sekstant August 25, 1930 Graham Javis, born in Toronto, Ontario, actor, Charlie-Mary Hartman August 25, 1930 Page Johnson, West Virginia, actress, Passages from Finnegan's Wake August 25, 1930 Sean Connery, Edinburgh Scotland, actor, James Bond August 25, 1928 Karl Korte, composer August 25, 1927 Althea Gibson, Silver, South Carolina, 1st black tennis champion in a major event August 25, 1923 Monty Hall, Winnipeg Canada, TV game show host, Lets Make a Deal August 25, 1923 Dorothy Dunnett, Scottish Novelist August 25, 1922 Ronnie Potsdammer, Dutch singer/song writer/programmer August 25, 1921 Brian Moore, Ireland, novelist, Catholics, Doctor's Wife August 25, 1920 Jef Diederen, Dutch painter August 25, 1919 George C Wallace, Clio Ala, gov-D-Ala, /President candidate August 25, 1919 George C. Wallace, American Politician August 25, 1918 Leonard Bernstein, Lawrence, Massachusetts, conductor and composer, West Side Story August 25, 1918 Richard Greene, Plymouth England, composer/actor, Adv of Robin Hood August 25, 1917 Don Defore, Cedar Rapids Iowa, actor, George-Hazel, Ozzie and Harriet August 25, 1917 Mel Ferrer, Elberon, New Jersey, actor, Longest Day, Eaten Alive, 5th Floor August 25, 1916 Erich Von Stroheim, Jr., actor and director, Napoleon, Sunset Blvd August 25, 1916 Frederic Robbins, U.S. bacteriologist August 25, 1916 Van Johnson, Newport, Rhode Island, actor, Brigadoon, always wore red socks August 25, 1915 Walter Trampler, Munich Germany, violist, Beaux Arts Trio August 25, 1914 Alexei Haieff, Blagovestchensk Siberia, composer, Princess Zondilda August 25, 1913 Walt Kelly, cartoonist, creator, Pogo August 25, 1912 Erich Honecker, Germany, President, East Germany August 25, 1911 Jacopo Napoli, composer August 25, 1910 J B Charles, [Willem H Nagel], criminologist/writer August 25, 1910 Pierre Musy, Switzerland, 4-man bobsled 1936 Olympics gold August 25, 1909 Arwel Hughes, composer August 25, 1909 Michael Rennie, England, actor, Robe, Klatuu-Day the Earth Stood Still August 25, 1909 Ruby Keeler, Halifax NS, dancer, Dames, 42nd Street August 25, 1908 Esther Waterhouse, doctor/methodist August 25, 1908 Philip Coolidge, Concord, Massachusetts, actor, I Want to Live, Tingler August 25, 1907 Desmond Flower, publisher August 25, 1906 Eugen Gerstenmaier, German politician, CDU August 25, 1906 Mollie Panter-Downes, writer August 25, 1905 Clara Bow, Brooklyn, actress, Wings, Down to the Sea in Ships August 25, 1905 Undine Smith Moore, composer August 25, 1903 Bruno Bettelheim, Austrian/US psycho-analyst, Uses of Enchantment August 25, 1902 Stefan Wolpe, Berlin Germany, composer, Zeus and Elidco August 25, 1901 Kjeld Abell, Danish playwright/director, Tivoli August 25, 1900 Mary Bruce, dance Teacher August 25, 1897 Jaroslav Ridky, composer August 25, 1896 Dick Ryan, CT, actor, For Heaven's Sake, Born to be Bad August 25, 1891 Alberto Savinio, [Andrea de Chirico], Italian writer/composer August 25, 1891 Luis Iruarrizaga Aguirre, composer August 25, 1891 Samuel Gardner, composer August 25, 1887 Friedrich Lubke, German politician August 25, 1887 Olav Fartein Valen, composer August 25, 1887 [Olav] Fartein Valen, Norwegian composer August 25, 1880 Robert E Stolz, Austrian composer and conductor, ...smaller guard August 25, 1860 George Fawcett, U.S. actor, Intolerance August 25, 1851 [Willem] Alexander KHF, prince of Orange/Netherlands August 25, 1846 Louise J Gautier, French poet August 25, 1845 Ludwig II, mad king of Bavaria, 1864-86 August 25, 1841 Theodor Kocher, Swiss surgeon, thyroid specialist, Nobel 1909 August 25, 1836 Bret Harte, U.S., author, Outcasts of Poker Flat August 25, 1825 Henry Warner Birge, Bvt Major General Union volunteers August 25, 1823 John Newton, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1895 August 25, 1819 Allan Pinkerton, founded Chicago detective agency August 25, 1812 Percival Drayton, Capt Union Navy, died in 1865 August 25, 1811 Joseph Dana Webster, Bvt Major General Union volunteers August 25, 1800 Thomas Babington, British Poet August 25, 1796 James Lick, American Celebrity August 25, 1788 Cornelis J van Assen, Dutch jurist, Language of the Constitution August 25, 1786 [Charles] Louis I, Augustus, King of Bavaria, Lola Montez August 25, 1775 Charlotte J T, infant of Portugal, Court in Rio de Janeiro August 25, 1758 Franz Teyber, composer August 25, 1744 Johann G von Herder, German philosopher/theologist/poet August 25, 1724 George Stubbs, England, animal painter, House Frightened by Lion August 25, 1718 Johann Jacob Rowalt, composer August 25, 1664 Johan van de Bergh, Leids regent August 25, 1530 Ivan IV, the Terrible, 1st tsar of Russia, 1533-84 August 25, 1076 Philippe Comtois, born in Montreal, Quebec, 3m springboard diver 1996 Olympics |