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August 27, 1988 Alexa Vega, American Actress August 27, 1980 Stephanie Michelle Steele, Abilene, Texas, country singer August 27, 1979 Ara Francis, Miss Colorado Teen USA 1996 August 27, 1977 Michelle Kathlene Cardamon, California, Miss Teen USA, 1996-3rd August 27, 1977 Sarah Chalke, Ottawa, actress, Becky-Roseanne, Ernest Goes to School August 27, 1977 Trisha Williams, Hobbs New Mexico, Miss America-New Mexico 1997 August 27, 1976 Cartos Moya, Spain, tennis star August 27, 1976 Craig Mills, Toronto, NHL right wing, Winnipeg Jets August 27, 1974 Sean Woodson, safety for the Buffalo Bills August 27, 1972 Chris Imes, South Paris Maine, U.S. hockey defenseman 1994 Olympics August 27, 1972 Donta Jones, NFL linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers August 27, 1971 Ernest Faber, soccer player, PSV August 27, 1971 Jim Flanigan, NFL defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears August 27, 1970 Andy Bichel, cricketer, Australian pace bowler vs. WI 1997 August 27, 1970 Dene Hills, cricketer, prolific Tasmanian batsman August 27, 1970 Greg Woodcroft, Hamilton Ontario, 52 kg freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics August 27, 1970 Jim Thome, Peoria, Illinois, infielder, Cleveland Indians August 27, 1970 Mark Ilott, cricketer, England left-arm pace bowler 1993- August 27, 1970 Reggie Slater, NBA forward for the Toronto Raptors August 27, 1969 Kipp Vickers, NFL guard for the Indianapolis Colts August 27, 1969 Mark Ealham, cricketer, Kent and England Test all-rounder 1996 August 27, 1969 Steven Van Randwijck, Washington D.C., field hockey player 1996 Olympics August 27, 1968 Christine Schaefer, Florence, Kentucky, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-5th-1994 August 27, 1968 Emanual Davis, NBA guard for the Houston Rockets August 27, 1968 Martin Lowenfish, canoe alternate for 1996 Olympics August 27, 1968 Michael Long, Cromwell NZ, Australasia golfer August 27, 1967 Brian McRae, Bradenton, Florida, outfielder for the Chicago Cubs August 27, 1967 Rob Burnett, NFL defensive end, Cleveland Browns/Baltimore Ravens August 27, 1966 Deena Wigger, Colorado Springs CO, U.S. shooter 1992 Olympics August 27, 1965 Michael Perry, NFL defensive tackle for the Denver Broncos August 27, 1965 Patricia Hy-Boulais, Phnom Penh Kampuchea, Canada tennis, Oly-92, 96 August 27, 1965 Wayne James, cricketer, Zimbabwe Test wicketkeeper vs. Pakistan 1993 August 27, 1963 John Philipson, pop bassist, Rowwen Heze, Kroenenberg August 27, 1963 Patty Duffek, Woodland Hills California, playmate, May, 1984 August 27, 1962 Scott Davis, born in Santa Monica, California, tennis star August 27, 1961 "Downtown" Julie Brown, TV host, Club MTV, Inside Edition August 27, 1961 Tom Ford, American Designer August 27, 1960 Damon Keeve, born in San Francisco, California, heavyweight, 209+ lbs, judoka, Olympics-92, 96 August 27, 1959 Gerhard Berger, formula-1 racer, Italian Grand Prix-1988 August 27, 1959 Jeanette Winterson, British Novelist August 27, 1958 Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev, Rus, cosmonaut, TM-7, TM-12, STS 60 August 27, 1958 Yoshinori Mizumaki, Tokyo, Japan, PGA golfer, 1994 Byron Nelson-2nd August 27, 1957 Bernhard Langer, golfer August 27, 1956 Glen Matlock, rock bassist, Sex Pistols August 27, 1955 Diana Scarwid, Savannah Georgia, actress, Extermites, Psycho 3, Heat August 27, 1955 Roderick Hopkins Davis, Auckland NZ, yachting Star class 1996 Olympics August 27, 1954 Derek Warwick, race car driver August 27, 1954 John Lloyd, England, tennis star, former husband of Chris Everet August 27, 1953 Alex Lifeson, born in Toronto, Canada, rock guitarist, Rush August 27, 1953 Willy "Mink" Deville, [Borsay], U.S. blues/rock singer, Hey! Joe August 27, 1952 Pee-wee Herman, [Paul Reubens], New York, actor, Pee-wee's Big Adventure August 27, 1952 Paul Reubens, American Comedian August 27, 1951 Don [Sheldon George] Pooley, Jr., born in Phoenix, Arizona, PGA golfer, 1980 BC Open August 27, 1950 Charles Fleischer, Washington D.C., comedian, Roger Rabbit August 27, 1950 Cynthia Potter, U.S., springboard diver 1976 Olympics bronze August 27, 1949 Andrew McKay, conservative MP August 27, 1949 Barbara Bach, [Goldbach], Queens, New York, actress, Spy Who Loved Me August 27, 1949 Douglas Fred Tewell, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1980 Sea Pines August 27, 1949 Edith Valckaert, Belgian violinist August 27, 1949 Edmund Weiner, lexicographer August 27, 1949 Jeff Cook, Fort Payne Ala, country guitar/vocalist, Alabama-Mt Music August 27, 1949 Simon Kirke, rocker, Bad Company August 27, 1948 Andy Turnell, horse trainer August 27, 1947 Jacques Arnold, MP, Conservative August 27, 1947 John Morrison, cricketer, "Mystery" NZ batsman 1973-82 August 27, 1947 Susie McAllister, LPGA golfer August 27, 1946 Tony Howard, cricketer, WI off-spinner one Test vs. NZ 1972 August 27, 1945 G. W. Bailey, Port Arthur, Texas, actor, Dr. Beale-St. Elsewhere August 27, 1944 Barry Conyngham, composer August 27, 1944 Tim Bogert, rocker August 27, 1944 Wim Jurg, corrector/chairman, Werelddambond FMJD August 27, 1943 Bob Kerrey, Sen-D Nebraska August 27, 1943 [Susan] Tuesday Weld, New York City, actress, Dobie Gillis, Wild in Country August 27, 1942 Daryl Dragon, born in Pasadena, California, keyboardist, Capt and Tennille August 27, 1941 Yuri Vassilyevich Malyshev, U.S.S.R., cosmonaut, Soyuz T-2, T-11 August 27, 1941 Bernie Ebbers, Canadian Businessman August 27, 1941 Bernard Ebbers, Canadian Businessman August 27, 1940 David Hart, gen-sect, National Association of Head Teachers August 27, 1940 Warren Harding "Sonny" Sharrock, jazz guitarist August 27, 1937 Alice Coltrane, jazz musician August 27, 1937 Mark Potter, British court judge August 27, 1937 Phil Shulmon, rocker, Gentle Giant August 27, 1937 Tommy Sands, born in Chicago, Illinois, singer and actor, Teenage Rock, Dream With Me August 27, 1935 Frank Yablans, New York City, writer, North Dallas Forty August 27, 1935 Michael Holroyd, author August 27, 1933 Joke Smit, Dutch feminist August 27, 1933 Nancy Friday, American Author August 27, 1932 Antonia Fraser, biographer, Mary Queen of Scots August 27, 1932 Francois Glorieux, composer August 27, 1932 M N Burdayev, cosmonaut August 27, 1932 Mikhail Nikolayevich Burdayev, cosmonaut August 27, 1931 Sri Chinmoy, Indian Philosopher August 27, 1930 John Daly, British trade union leader August 27, 1930 John Watts, chief of defense, Omani Armed Forces August 27, 1929 Ad J Hermes, Dutch MP, KVP/CDA August 27, 1929 Elizabeta Bagrintseve, U.S.S.R., discus thrower 1952 Olympics silver August 27, 1929 Ira Levin, author, Rosemary Baby, Boys From Brazil, This Perfect Day August 27, 1928 Jack Thompson, MP, Labour August 27, 1928 Joan Kroc, wife of Ray Korc/owner, McDonalds and San Diego Padres August 27, 1928 Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi, premier of Kwazulu, Shaka Zulu August 27, 1928 Peter Richard Tahourdin, composer August 27, 1928 Mangosuthu Buthelezi, South African Leader August 27, 1927 Hugh Byatt, British diplomat August 27, 1927 Liselott Linsenhoff, German FR, equestrian, Olympics gold 1972 August 27, 1925 Ken Grieves, cricketer, NSW leg-spin all-rounder August 27, 1925 Richard Rutt, bishop of Leicester August 27, 1925 Tony Crombie, drummer/bandleader August 27, 1925 Viscount Rothermere, newspaper owner August 27, 1922 Frank Kelly Freas, American Writer August 27, 1920 James Molyneaux, MP, Ulster unionist August 27, 1919 John Cox, Flemish/US painter/dir, Museum of Fine Physician, Boston August 27, 1919 Lord Dormand, of Eastington, British MP, Labour August 27, 1918 Lord Winstanley, physician/British MP, Labour August 27, 1916 Martha Raye, [Margaret Reed], Butte Mont, actress, Martha Raye Show August 27, 1916 Tony Harris, cricketer, Springbok 5/8th, Test batsman, August 27, 1915 Walter W. Heller, economist, Old Myths and New Realities August 27, 1914 Catherine Marshall, editor/writer August 27, 1913 Arthur Benfield, head of Cheshire CID August 27, 1913 Donald McKenzie MacKinnon, philosopher August 27, 1913 Stewart Crawford, British diplomat August 27, 1912 Peter Gretton, British vice admiral August 27, 1911 Patience Edney, nurse/communist August 27, 1910 Mother Teresa, [Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu], Yugoslavia, Nobel 1979 August 27, 1909 Lester W. "Pres" Young, U.S. jazz saxophonist August 27, 1909 Sidney R Yates, Rep-D-IL, 1949-62, 65- August 27, 1909 Sylveer Maes, Belgian bicylist August 27, 1909 Lester Young, American Musician August 27, 1908 Donald [George] Bradman, Australian cricketer, 6,996 runs August 27, 1908 Frank Leahy, O'Neill Nebraska, football coach, Notre Dame August 27, 1908 Lyndon B Johnson, Stonewall, Texas, D, 36th President, 1963-1969 August 27, 1908 Lyndon B. Johnson, American President August 27, 1905 Alexander Johnston, CEO, Board of Inland Revenue August 27, 1905 Frederick O'Neal, Brooksville Mississippi, actor, Car 54 Where Are You August 27, 1903 Xavier Villaurrutia, Mexican poet, Nocturno de los Angeles August 27, 1902 Herbert Menges, composer August 27, 1901 Al Ritz, [Joaquim], Newark, New Jersey, actor, Ritz Brothers, Hi Ya Chum August 27, 1901 Roger Pryor, New York City, actor, Belle of the Nineties, Identity Unknown August 27, 1899 Byron Foulger, Ogden, Utah, actor, River's Edge, Up in Smoke August 27, 1899 Cecil Scott Forester, England, historical novelist, Horatio Hornblower August 27, 1898 Enny de Leeuwe, [Engelina], actress, Anatevka, /wife of Pierre Mols August 27, 1897 Ad van Emmenes, Dutch soccer reporter August 27, 1896 Kenji Miyazawa, Japanese Poet August 27, 1894 Charles Meredith, Knoxville, Pennsylvania, actor, Court of Last Resort August 27, 1890 Man Ray, U.S. statues artist/photographer/movie, dada August 27, 1886 Eric Coates, Hucknall Nottinghamshire England, viola player/composer August 27, 1886 Rebecca Clarke, composer August 27, 1884 Harry Antrim, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Miracle on 34th St, Devil's Doorway August 27, 1884 Vincent Auriol, president of France, 1947-53 August 27, 1882 Jaroslav Kricka, composer August 27, 1882 Samuel Goldwyn, [Gelbfisch], film magnate, MGM August 27, 1878 Joseph John Richards, composer August 27, 1877 Charles Stewart Rolls, British auto manufacturer, Rolls-Royce Ltd August 27, 1877 Lloyd Cassel Douglas, novelist August 27, 1877 Lloyd C. Douglas, American Clergyman August 27, 1874 Karl Bosch, German chemist, BASF, Nobel 1931 August 27, 1871 Theodore Dreiser, U.S., novelist, Sister Carie, American Tragedy August 27, 1870 Amado Nervo, [Juan C Ruiz de Nervo], Mexican writer/poet August 27, 1869 Karl Haushofer, soldier/geographer August 27, 1867 Umberto Giordano, composer August 27, 1865 Charles Gates Dawes, R, 30th VP, 1925-29, Nobel 1925 August 27, 1865 Emmuska Orczy, British writer, Scarlet Pimpernel August 27, 1865 Charles G. Dawes, American Vice President August 27, 1858 Giuseppe Peanoin Cuneo, Piemonte Italy, mathematician August 27, 1856 Iwan Franko, writer August 27, 1849 Manuel Acuna, Mexican poet, Nocturno August 27, 1847 Gustave J Waffelaert, Flemish theologist/bishop of Bridge August 27, 1839 Emory Upton, Bvt Major General Union Army, died in 1881 August 27, 1837 Heinrich Urban, composer August 27, 1835 Albijn van de Abeele, Flemish author/mayor/painter August 27, 1832 James Alexander Walker, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1901 August 27, 1826 Frank Stillman Nickerson, Brig General Union volunteers August 27, 1826 Hermann Kipper, music teacher/critic/composer August 27, 1824 Hiram Gregory Berry, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1863 August 27, 1809 Hannibal Hamlin, R, 15th VP, 1861-65 August 27, 1770 Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German philosopher/inventor, dialectic August 27, 1768 Anne-Franeois Mellinet, French/Belgian general, Maastricht August 27, 1752 Herman Muntinghe, Dutch theologist, History of Mankind August 27, 1739 Michel Delalande, composer August 27, 1730 Hamann, writer August 27, 1719 John/Jean Nepveu, Dutch governor of Suriname, 1768-79 August 27, 1666 Ivan V, co-tsar of Russia, 1682-89 August 27, 1650 Johann Samuel Welter, composer August 27, 1630 Maria van Oosterwijck, Dutch flower painter August 27, 1583 Simon Besler, composer August 27, 1562 Hans Leo Hassler, composer August 27, 1545 Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma/general/diplomat August 27, 1471 George von Saksen-Meissen, German potester of Frisia |