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August 31, 1975 Raleigh Roundtree, tackle for the San Diego Chargers August 31, 1974 Andrei Medvedev, born in Kiev, Ukraine, tennis star, 1991 French Open junior August 31, 1974 Jeremy O'day, CFL offensive linebacker for the Toronto Argonauts August 31, 1974 Jessy Viceisza, Miss Universe-Bonaire 1996 August 31, 1973 Earl Scott, WLAF OL for the Amsterdam Admirals August 31, 1973 Priest Lauderdale, NBA center for the Denver Nuggets August 31, 1973 Reggie Geary, NBA guard for the San Antonio Spurs August 31, 1973 Scott Niedermayer, Edmonton, NHL defenseman for the New Jersey Devils August 31, 1972 Chris Tucker, American Actor August 31, 1971 Greg Jefferson, NFL defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles August 31, 1971 Mike Caldwell, NFL linebacker, Cleveland Browns, Arizona Cardinals August 31, 1970 Deborah, Debbie, Gibson, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer, Only in My Dreams August 31, 1970 James Robinson, NBA guard, Los Angeles Clippers, Portland Trail Blazers August 31, 1970 Steve Nikataras, cricketer, left-arm pace bowler for NSW 1996-97 August 31, 1970 Debbie Gibson, American Musician August 31, 1969 Andrei Trefilov, Kirovo Russia, NHL goalie, Buffalo Sabres, Oly-S-98 August 31, 1969 Andrew Phillip Cunanan, serial killer, Gianni Versache August 31, 1969 Javagal Srinath, cricketer, Indian right-arm pace bowler since 1991 August 31, 1969 Nathan Minchey, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox August 31, 1969 Victor Alexander, NBA forward and center for the New York Knicks August 31, 1968 Glenroy Gilbert, Trinidad, Canadian 4X100m sprinter, 1996 Olympics gold August 31, 1968 Hideo Nomo, born in Osaka, Japan, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers August 31, 1968 Jennifer Azzi, born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, basketball guard, 1996 Olympics gold August 31, 1968 Jim Bob Howard, Wichita Falls Texas, actor, Flash and Bone August 31, 1968 Jolene Watanabe, born in Los Angeles, California, tennis star, 1994 Futures-Evansville August 31, 1967 Diane Madl, Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, field hockey forward/midfielder 1996 Olympics August 31, 1967 Melanie Sullivan, Branford, Connecticut, WPVA volleyballer, National-13th-1994 August 31, 1966 Jeff Frye, born in Oakland California, infielder for the Boston Red Sox August 31, 1965 Willie Watson, cricket pace bowler, NZ August 31, 1963 Reb Beach, heavy metal rocker, Winger-17 August 31, 1963 Sonny Silooy, soccer player, Ajax August 31, 1962 Wanda Guenette, Winnipeg Manitoba, volleyballer 1996 Olympics August 31, 1961 David Chastain, heavy metal rocker, Chastain-Rule of Wasteland August 31, 1959 Rachel Dennison, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, actress, Doralee Rhodes-9 to 5 August 31, 1959 Tony DeFranco, rocker, DeFranco Family August 31, 1958 David H Mattheisen, Blue Island, Illinois, PhD/astronaut, STS 73 alt August 31, 1958 Julie Brown, American Actress August 31, 1957 Gina Schock, rocker, Gogos-Our Lips Are Sealed August 31, 1957 Glenn Tilbrook, London, rock vocalist and guitarist, Squeeze-Tempted August 31, 1957 Tom Candiotti, Walnut creek California, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers August 31, 1955 Edwin Corley Moses, Dayton, 400m hurdler, Oly-2 gold/br-76, 84, 88 August 31, 1955 Gary Webb, American Journalist August 31, 1954 Tula, [Barry Kenneth Cossey], England, transsexual, For Your Eyes Only August 31, 1954 Robert Kocharian, Statesman August 31, 1953 Marcia Clark, [Kleks], born in Berkeley, California, LA DA, OJ Simpson Case August 31, 1952 Bruce Soboroff, born in Chicago, Illinois, rocker, Buckinghams August 31, 1952 Rudolf Schenker, German rock guitarist, Scorpions-Virgin Killer August 31, 1949 Richard Gere, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actor, Breathless, Cotton Club, Pretty Woman August 31, 1949 Rick Roberts, rocker, Firefall August 31, 1946 Jerome Corsi, American Author August 31, 1945 Leonid Ivanovich Popov, U.S.S.R., cosmonaut, Soyuz 35/37, 40, T-7 August 31, 1945 Van Morrison, British Musician August 31, 1945 Itzhak Perlman, Israeli Musician August 31, 1944 Clive Hubert Lloyd, cricketer, "Supercat", 110 Tests 1966-85 August 31, 1942 Carole Wells, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, actress, Pistols 'n' Petticoats August 31, 1942 Isao Aoki, Abiko Chiba Japan, PGA golfer, 1983 Hawaiian Open August 31, 1941 Emanuel Nunes, composer August 31, 1941 Henk Terlingen, Dutch radio/TV-host, Paul Meier Show August 31, 1940 Alain Calmat, France, figure skater 1964 Olympic silver August 31, 1940 Jack Thompson, [John Pain], Sydney Australia, actor, Breaker Morant August 31, 1939 Jerry Allison, Hillsboro, Texas, rock drummer, Buddy Holly and Crickets August 31, 1937 Guido de Moor, Dutch actor, Apart, Because the Cats August 31, 1937 Warren Berlinger, Brooklyn, actor, Larry-Joey Bishop Shop, Take Two August 31, 1936 Marva Nettles Collins, educator, west side preparatory school August 31, 1935 Eldridge Cleaver, Black Panther turned Republican August 31, 1935 Frank Robinson, baseball player/manager, MVP 1961-NL 1966-AL August 31, 1932 Benito Wogatzki, writer August 31, 1932 Robert [Franklin] Adams, U.S., sci-fi author, Castaways in Time August 31, 1932 Roy Castle, entertainer August 31, 1931 Jean Marc Beliveau, NHL center, Montreal Canadiens, 10 Stanley Cups August 31, 1930 Owen B Pickett, Rep-D-Virginia August 31, 1930 Tiny Little, Jr., Worthington, Minnesota, pianist, Lawrence Welk Show August 31, 1930 Raymond J. Donovan, American Politician August 31, 1929 Julio Ramon Ribeyro, writer August 31, 1928 James Coburn, Laurel Nebr, actor, Our Man Flint, Magnificent Seven August 31, 1928 Jeremy Stephen Maas, writer/art dealer August 31, 1926 Georgiy Petrovich Katys, Russia, cosmonaut, Voskhod 1 backup August 31, 1926 Jan de Koning, minister of Agriculture/Social Businesses, CDA August 31, 1924 Klaus Hashagen, composer August 31, 1924 Buddy Hackett, American Comedian August 31, 1924 George Sewell, English Actor August 31, 1923 Larry White Grayson, British comedian, Generation Game August 31, 1923 Serafina K "Sera" Anstadt, Polish/Dutch actress/author August 31, 1921 Raymond Williams, Welsh Novelist August 31, 1920 James Lanphier, New York, actor, Flight of Lost Balloon August 31, 1918 Alan Jay Lerner, lyricist composer, Lerner and Loewe-My Fair Lady August 31, 1918 Lucrecia Roces Kasilag, composer August 31, 1916 Daniel Schorr, broadcast journalist, CBS August 31, 1914 Richard Basehart, Zanesville, Ohio, actor, Voyage to Bottom of Sea August 31, 1913 Michiel P Gorsira, 1st Dutch Antillean in charge of Curaeao, 1951-67 August 31, 1912 Ramon Vinay, operatic tenor/baritone August 31, 1912 Reinoud Anders, [Lady Blits], Dutch actor, Hamlet August 31, 1911 Hilde Jarecki, educationist August 31, 1908 Lab Rachel Katherine Hamilton-Russell ouchere, local historian August 31, 1908 Peter Conrad Baden, composer August 31, 1908 William Saroyan, U.S., novelist/playwright, Time of Your Life August 31, 1907 August F Hawkins, Rep-D-CA, 1963- August 31, 1907 Ramon Magsaysay, Philippines, statesman, U.S. Legion of Merit-1952 August 31, 1906 Vivienne Byerley, publicist August 31, 1905 Dore Schary, producer/writer/director, Act 1, Boys Town, Big City August 31, 1903 Arthur Godfrey, New York City, radio/TV host, Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scout August 31, 1903 Bernard Lovell, England, radio astronomer, founded Jodrell Bank August 31, 1900 Roland Culver, born in London, England, actor, Thunderball, Encore August 31, 1899 Paul E Garber, U.S. founder/1st curator of National Air and Space Museum August 31, 1899 Walter Muller von Kulm, composer August 31, 1897 Frederic March, Wisconsin, actor, Dr. Jeckyll-Acad Awards 1932/1946 August 31, 1897 Marianne Bruns, writer August 31, 1897 Fredric March, American Actor August 31, 1895 Joseph Moiseyevich Schillinger, composer August 31, 1894 Charles Reznikoff, American Poet August 31, 1892 Claire DuBrey, Bonner's Ferry ID, actress, Lightnin' in the Forest August 31, 1889 A Provost Idell, father of modern volleyball August 31, 1888 Ramon de Basterra, Spanish writer/diplomat, La Obra de Trajano August 31, 1887 Friedrich A. Paneth, Austrian/British chemist August 31, 1885 DuBose Heyward, novelist, Porgy August 31, 1884 George Al Sarton, Belgian/US historian August 31, 1880 Wilhelmina HPM, queen of the Netherlands, 1898-1948 August 31, 1879 Joshihito, emperor of Japan, 1912-26 August 31, 1879 Viktor Alexandrovich Uspensky, composer August 31, 1878 Albert Riemenschneider, composer August 31, 1874 Edward Thorndike, American Psychologist August 31, 1870 Maria Montessori, Italy, educator, spontaneous response August 31, 1864 Max Wilhelm Zach, composer August 31, 1856 Nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan, composer August 31, 1855 Stefan Surzynski, composer August 31, 1852 Georges/Joris Helleputte, Belgian Catholic minister August 31, 1834 Amilcare Ponchielli, Paderno Italy, composer, I Lituani August 31, 1828 George Leonard Andrews, Bvt Major General Union volunteers August 31, 1823 Galusha Aaron Grow, MC, Union, died in 1907 August 31, 1822 Fitz John Porter, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1901 August 31, 1821 Vaclav Hugo Zavrtal, composer August 31, 1821 Hermann von Helmholtz, German Physicist August 31, 1811 Goode Bryan, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1885 August 31, 1811 Theophile Gautier, Tarbas France, writer/poet, Albertus August 31, 1775 Francois de Paule Jacques Raymond de Fossa, composer August 31, 1755 Johann Ignaz Walter, composer August 31, 1749 Radistschew, writer August 31, 1748 Jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer August 31, 1741 Johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer August 31, 1696 Johann Paul Kunzen, composer August 31, 1663 Guillaume Amontons, French physicist August 31, 1602 Amalia, countess of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik August 31, 1569 Djehangir/Jahangir, great mogol of India August 31, 161 Lucius A. A. Coomodus, emperor of Rome, 180-91 August 31, 12 Caligula, [Gaius Caesar], 3rd Roman emperor, 37-41 AD |