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August 3, 1977 Tom Brady, American Athlete August 3, 1976 Sarybel Velila, Miss Universe-Puerto Rico 1996 August 3, 1976 Troy Glaus, born in Tarzana, California, baseball infielder 1996 Olympics bronze August 3, 1975 Ndukwe Kalu, defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles August 3, 1975 Trevor Pryce, NFL defensive tackle, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32 August 3, 1974 Blaine Wilson, born in Columbus, Ohio, gymnast, Olympics-5th-96 August 3, 1974 Jenny Beck, actress, Claire Carroll-Guns and Paradise August 3, 1973 Kari Litton, born in Pontotoc, Mississippi, Miss America, Mississippi-Top 10-1997 August 3, 1973 Kurt Grote, U.S., 100m/200m breaststroke, Olympics-6th-96 August 3, 1972 Alain Bolduc, born in Montreal, Quebec, yachter 1996 Olympics August 3, 1972 Jeff Nygaard, born in Madison, Wisconsin, volleyball middle blocker 1996 Olympics August 3, 1972 John Lilley, born in Wakefield, Massachusetts, U.S. hockey forward 1994 Olympics August 3, 1972 Sandis Ozolinsh, Riga Lat, NHL defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche August 3, 1972 Travis Hall, defensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons August 3, 1971 Moira C Dunn, Utica, New York, LPGA golfer, 1995 SAFECO Classic-6th August 3, 1970 Darren Mickell, NFL defensive end, Kansas City Chiefs, NO Saints August 3, 1969 Doug Overton, NBA guard, Philadelphia 76ers, Denver Nuggets August 3, 1968 Rod Beck, born in Burbank, California, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants August 3, 1967 John Femia, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Square Pegs, Hello Larry August 3, 1966 Christine Richters, born in Fullerton, California, playmate, May, 1986 August 3, 1964 Joan E. Higginbotham, born in Chicago, Illinois, astronaut August 3, 1964 Johnny Thomas, NFL cornerback, Cleveland Browns, San Diego Chargers August 3, 1964 Kevin Elster, born in San Pedro, California, infielder for the Texas Rangers August 3, 1964 Nate McMillan, NBA guard and forward, Seattle Supersonics August 3, 1963 Carlo Imperato, born in Bronx, actor, Fame August 3, 1963 James Hetfield, heavy metal rocker, Metallica-Helpless August 3, 1963 Libor Pimek, Czechoslovakia, tennis star August 3, 1962 Alberto Tous, Spain, tennis star August 3, 1962 Lucky Dube, South African reggae singer August 3, 1962 Tina Lehtola, born in Finland, women's ski jumper, world's record holder August 3, 1961 Ken Wark, Australian field hockey fullback, Oly-4th/silver-88, 92, 96 August 3, 1961 Lee Rocker, [Leon Drucker], rock bassist, Stray Cats-Gonna Ball August 3, 1960 Gopal Sharma, Indian cricket off-spinner, 2 Tests 1984-85 August 3, 1960 Tim Mayotte, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, tennis player 1988 Olympics silver August 3, 1959 Martin Atkins, rocker August 3, 1959 Victoria Jackson, born in Miami, Florida, actress, Casual Sex, SNL, UHF August 3, 1959 Koichi Tanaka, Japanese Scientist August 3, 1958 Cindy Nixon, born in Nashville, Tennessee, singer, Girls Next Door-Don't Be Cruel August 3, 1956 Kirk Brandon, rocker, Theatre of Hate, Spear of Destiny-Outland August 3, 1954 Denise Craig, WBL forward, Dayton Rockettes, New York Stars August 3, 1953 Osvaldo Ardiles, Argentine soccer player August 3, 1952 Aleksandr A Volkov, Russian colonel/cosmonaut August 3, 1952 Jay North, born in North Hollywood, California, actor, Dennis the Menace, Maya August 3, 1952 Wojtek Fibak, born in Poland, tennis star August 3, 1951 Jon Graham, rock guitarist and vocalist, Earth Wind and Fire-Celebrate August 3, 1951 Marcel Dionne, born in Quebec, NHL center, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers August 3, 1950 JoMari Payton Noble, born in Albany, Georgia, actress, Harriette-Family Matters August 3, 1950 Waldemar Cierpinski, German DR, marathoner, Olympics gold 1976, 80 August 3, 1949 Morris "B B" Dickerson, born in Torrence, California, bassist, War, Low Rider, Outlaw August 3, 1948 Jean-Pierre Raffarin, French Politician August 3, 1946 John Klemmer, rocker August 3, 1945 Ron Hendren, born in Pinehurst, North Carolina, TV host, Entertainment Tonight August 3, 1944 Kenneth Tomlinson, American Editor August 3, 1941 Beverly Lee, born in Passaic, New Jersey, singer, Shirelles-Soldier Boy August 3, 1941 Martha Stewart, publisher, producer and celebrity August 3, 1941 Wayne Hussey, rocker August 3, 1940 John W. Carlin, Gov-D-KS August 3, 1940 Joseph Dorfman, composer August 3, 1940 Lance Alworth, born in Houston, Texas, NFL hall of famer, Charger, Cowboys August 3, 1940 Martin Sheen, born in New York, actor, Subject Was Roses, Wall St August 3, 1940 Roscoe Mitchell, American Composer August 3, 1939 A K Sen Gupta, cricketer, Test India vs. WI 1959 without distinction August 3, 1938 George Memmoli, New York City, actor, Earl-Hello Larry August 3, 1938 Terry "5 Wigs" Wogan, British talk show host, Irish Days August 3, 1938 Terry Wogan, Irish Entertainer August 3, 1937 Duncan Sharpe, cricketer, 3 Tests for Pakistan 1959-60 August 3, 1935 Georgi Stepanovich Shonin, Odessa U.S.S.R., cosmonaut, Soyuz 6 August 3, 1935 Richard D Lamm, Gov-D-Colo August 3, 1933 Pat Crawford, cricketer, Australian pace bowler 1956 August 3, 1933 The Tjong King, Dutch illustrator of children books, Miep Diekman August 3, 1932 Elsa Martinelli, Grosseto Italy, actress, Indian Fighter August 3, 1932 Mario Montes de Oca, Mexican poet August 3, 1931 Alex Cord, New York City, actor, Brotherhood, Fire, Street Asylum August 3, 1930 James Komack, born in New York City, writer/director/actor, Courtship of Eddie's Father August 3, 1929 Bethel Leslie, New York City, entertainer, Capt Newman, Maryland, Rabbit Trap August 3, 1927 Enrique Pinella, composer August 3, 1927 Gordon Scott, born in Portland, Oregon, actor, Tarzan and the Trappers August 3, 1926 Tony Bennett, born in Queens, New York, singer, Left a body part in SF August 3, 1924 Leon Uris, born in Baltimore, novelist, Exodus, QB VII, Battle Cry August 3, 1924 Max van der Stoel, Dutch Foreign minister, PvdA August 3, 1923 Anne Klein, fashion designer, Anne Klein II August 3, 1923 Roger Foulon, French/Belgian poet August 3, 1921 Alec Wyton, composer August 3, 1921 Hayden Carruth, born in Waterbury, Connecticut, novelist, Crow and Heart August 3, 1921 Marilyn Maxwell, actress, East of Sumatra August 3, 1921 Richard Adler, born in New York City composer, Pajama Game, Damn Yankees August 3, 1920 Maria Karnilova, born in Hartford, Connecticut, actress, Olga-Ivan the Terrible August 3, 1920 P. D. James, English Novelist August 3, 1918 James MacGregor Burns, political writer, The Lion and the Fox August 3, 1917 Jordan Whitfield, Pennsylvania, actor, Swamp Fox August 3, 1915 Sal Santen, Dutch writer August 3, 1914 Rick Slabbinck, Flemish painter August 3, 1912 Gene Kelly, actor/dancer, Xanadu, 40 Carats, Marjorie Morningstar August 3, 1911 Karel G. Bakker, Dutch actor, Lady Windermere's Fan August 3, 1908 Dolores del Rio, silent screen actress, Deseada, Bugambilia August 3, 1907 Adrienne Ames, Fort Worth, Texas, actress, Death Kiss, Panama Patrol August 3, 1907 Ernesto Geisel, politician August 3, 1907 Irene Tedrow, born in Denver, Colorado, actress, Lucy-Dennis the Menace, Mr. Novak August 3, 1907 Lawrence Brown, U.S. trombonist, Duke Ellington Orchestra August 3, 1906 Alexandre Trauber, Hungarian/French set designer, Hotel du Nord August 3, 1906 Leonard Huizinga, Dutch journalist and writer, Adriaan and Olivier August 3, 1905 Dolores Del Rio, born in Durango, Mexico, actress, What Price Glory? August 3, 1905 Maggie Kuhn, activist/co-founder, Gray Panthers August 3, 1904 Clifford D[onald] Simak, U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, Empire, Way Station August 3, 1904 Clifford D. Simak, American Writer August 3, 1902 Habib Bourguiba, 1st president of Tunisia, 1957-87 August 3, 1902 Judson Laire, born in New York City, actor/singer, Papa-Mama, Adm Broadway Revue August 3, 1902 Ray Block, born in France, orch leader, Ed Sullivan, Jackie Gleason August 3, 1901 Bernard Reichel, composer August 3, 1901 John Stennis, Sen-D-Miss August 3, 1901 Maria H "Marijke" van Tooren, cabaretiere/actress, Pisuisse August 3, 1901 Stefan Wyszynski, Polish cardinal August 3, 1900 Arnoldus J N M Struycken, Dutch lawyer August 3, 1900 Ernie Pyle, born in England, correspondent during WW II August 3, 1900 John T Scopes, Tennessee teacher convicted for teaching evolution August 3, 1899 Sally Benson, novelist August 3, 1898 Brother Adam [Kehrle], benedictine monk/beekeeper August 3, 1894 Harry Heilmann, born in San Francisco, California, baseball hall of famer outfielder, Detroit August 3, 1894 John H van Maarseveen, Dutch minister of Justice/Internal minister August 3, 1892 Oscar van Hemel, composer August 3, 1890 Charles Edison, American Businessman August 3, 1887 Rupert Brooke, British WW I poet, 1914 August 3, 1885 Naphtali Siegfried Salomon, composer August 3, 1884 Louis Gruenberg, near Brest Litovsk Poland, composer, Daniel Jazz August 3, 1882 Charles O'Neill, composer August 3, 1882 Segundo Luis Moreno Andrade, composer August 3, 1878 Constantino Gaito, composer August 3, 1874 Eugene Baie, Belgian author, Sub rosa et sub umbra August 3, 1873 Albert MLA de Bassompierre, Belgian ambassador to Tokyo, 1921-39 August 3, 1872 Haakon VII, born in Charlottenlund, Denmark, King of Norway, 1905-57 August 3, 1871 Vernon Louis Parrington, author, Romantic Revolution, Pulitzer 1928 August 3, 1867 Stanley Baldwin, C, British Prime Minister, 1923-24, 1924-29, 1935-37 August 3, 1854 Fernand de La Tombelle, composer August 3, 1851 Isabella Caroline Somerset, temperance leader August 3, 1850 Paul A Daum, Dutch writer/founder/editor, Batavian Newspaper August 3, 1847 Jan de Louter, lawyer/tutor of Dutch Queen Wilhelmina August 3, 1833 Auguste Schmidt, German teacher/feminist August 3, 1832 Ivan Zajc, composer August 3, 1824 William Burnham Woods, Bvt Major General Union volunteers August 3, 1823 Thomas Francis Meagher, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1867 August 3, 1820 Luther Orlando Emerson, composer August 3, 1820 William Miller, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1909 August 3, 1818 HM Jozef Schadde, Flemish architect, New Stock exchange Antwerp August 3, 1817 Albrecht FR, arch duke of Austria, Battle at Custozza August 3, 1816 John Eugene Smith, Bvt Major General Union Army, died in 1897 August 3, 1811 Elisha Graves Otis, inventor, safe elevator August 3, 1801 Joseph Paxton, English landscape architect, Crystal Palace August 3, 1770 Frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia, 1797-1840 August 3, 1748 Carl Ludwig Junker, composer August 3, 1645 August Kuhnel, composer |