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August 9 Birthdays in History - August 9 Deaths - August 9 Events
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August 9, 1984 Paul Gallagher, Scottish Athlete August 9, 1983 Ashley Johnson, actress, Chrissy-Growing Pains August 9, 1979 Alizah Allen, born in New York City, New York, figure skater, 1997 North Atlantic Sr champ August 9, 1979 Jessica Gregory, Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 1997 August 9, 1978 Audrey Tautou, French Actress August 9, 1976 Rhona Mitra, British Actress August 9, 1975 Mathew James Coad, born in Wellington, New Zealand, 100m/200m runner 1996 Olympics August 9, 1974 Derek Fisher, NBA guard, Los Angeles Lakers August 9, 1974 Tremayne Allen, tight end for the Chicago Bears August 9, 1973 James McKeehan, tight end for the Tennessee Oilers August 9, 1973 Jay Hagood, tackle for the New York Jets August 9, 1973 Jimmy King, NBA guard for the Toronto Raptors August 9, 1973 Jochen Molling, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1998 August 9, 1973 Larry Stallworth, WLAF wide receiver for the London Monarchs August 9, 1972 Elizabeth Vassey, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, actress, Emily Martin-All My Children August 9, 1972 Eric Zomalt, NFL strong safety for the Philadelphia Eagles August 9, 1972 Robert Peal, born in Chicago, Illinois, dance skater, & Margot Contois August 9, 1972 Silvia Ramon-Cortes, born in Barcelona, Spain, tennis star, 1994 Futures-Vigo August 9, 1971 Alan Allen, NFL/WLAF wide receiver, New York Jets, London Monarchs August 9, 1971 David Merritt, WLAF linebacker for the Rhein Fire August 9, 1971 Mary Joe Fernandez, Dominican Republic, tennis player, U.S. National 16s August 9, 1971 Nikki Schieler, born in Norwalk, California, playmate, Sep, 1997 August 9, 1971 Scott Karl, born in Fontana, California, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers August 9, 1970 Chris Gedney, NFL tight end, Chicago Bears, Arizona Cardinals August 9, 1970 Rod Brind'amour, Ottawa, NHL center, Philadelphia Flyers, Team Canada 98 August 9, 1970 Thomas Lennon, American Actor August 9, 1969 Troy Percival, born in Fontana, California, pitcher for the California Angels August 9, 1968 Gillian Anderson, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, X-Files August 9, 1968 Jay Stacy, Aust field hockey midfielder, Oly-4th/silver-88, 92, 96 August 9, 1968 Eric Bana, Australian Actor August 9, 1967 Debbie Spence, San Jose Cal, tennis star August 9, 1967 Deborah Lee, Hamilton Ontario, LPGA golfer, 1989 National Amat France August 9, 1967 Deion Sanders, NFL defensive, Cowboys, /centerfielder, Yankees August 9, 1967 Elexa Wills/Orrange, Orange Texas, long jumper/triple jumper August 9, 1966 Pat Petersen, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Michael-Knots Landing August 9, 1966 Vinny Del Negro, NBA guard for the San Antonio Spurs August 9, 1965 Ezra Polley, Georgetown Kentucky, pitcher, New York Yankees August 9, 1965 John Smith, born in Del City, Oklahoma, 62kg freestyle wrestler, Oly-2 gold-88, 92 August 9, 1965 Kyle Kyle, Kensington, Pennsylvania, rock bassist, Bang Tango-Dancin' on Coals August 9, 1964 Brett Hull, born in Belleville, Ontario, NHL right wing, St. Louis Blues, USA August 9, 1964 Yuri Khmylev, Moscow Rus, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres August 9, 1963 Lonnie Quinn, Cheshire Conn, actor, Will Cooley-All My Children August 9, 1963 Whitney Houston, born in Newark, New Jersey, singer, One Moment in Time, Bodyguard August 9, 1962 Jim Johnson, New Hope, NHL defenseman for the Washington Capitals August 9, 1962 John Williams, NBA center and forward for the Phoenix Suns August 9, 1962 Michael Colnroy, Modern English, rocker August 9, 1961 Brad Gilbert, born in Oakland California, tennis star August 9, 1959 Diane Williams, Hahn AFB Ger, singer, Girls Next Door-Don't Be Cruel August 9, 1959 Kurtis Blow, New York City, rapper, Krushgroove-The Breaks August 9, 1958 Amanda Bearse, actress, Marcy Rhodes-Married With Children August 9, 1958 Greg Chaisson, heavy metal rocker, Badlands-Dreams in the Dark August 9, 1957 Melanie Griffith, actress, Working Girl, Milk Money, Now and Then August 9, 1955 Doug Williams, Louisiana, NFL QB, Tampa Bay Bucaneers, Washington Redskins August 9, 1955 John Sweeney, American Politician August 9, 1952 Vicki Morgan, Colorado Springs Colo, mistress, Beautiful Bad Girl August 9, 1950 Roelof S "Roel" Bakker, Dutch actor and director, Love Potion August 9, 1949 Jonathan Kellerman, American Psychologist August 9, 1947 Barbara Mason, U.S. singer, Yes, I'm Ready August 9, 1946 Maarnus Gerritsen, Dutch rocker, Golden Earring August 9, 1946 Rinus Gerritsen, Dutch rock bassist/keyboardist, Golden Earring August 9, 1945 Ken Norton, heavyweight boxing champ/TV panelist, Gong Show August 9, 1944 Gerrit Jan Wolffensperger, Dutch MP, D66 August 9, 1944 Sam Elliott, Sacramento California, actor, Big Chill, Fatal Beauty August 9, 1944 Terry Jenner, cricketer, Australian leg-spinner 1971-75 August 9, 1944 Viv Prince, rocker, Pretty Things August 9, 1942 David Steinberg, Winnipeg Canada, comedian/director, End August 9, 1942 Miguel Littin, actor, Promised Land, Alsino and Condor August 9, 1940 Beverlee McKinsey, Oklahoma, actress, Iris-Another World, Guiding Light August 9, 1939 Billy Henderson, rocker, Spinners-That's What Girls Are Made For August 9, 1939 Claude Osteen, baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds August 9, 1939 Max Neuhaus, composer August 9, 1939 Tony Budge, English contractor/tank maker/multi-millionaire August 9, 1939 Romano Prodi, Italian Statesman August 9, 1939 Michael Storm, American Actor August 9, 1938 Dick Anthony Williams, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Our Family Honor August 9, 1938 Rod Laver, Australia, tennis ace, 1962, 1969 Grand Slam August 9, 1938 Leonid Kuchma, Statesman August 9, 1935 George S Leotsakos, composer August 9, 1931 Mark Weinberg, South African/British fiancier/multi-millionaire August 9, 1930 Betty Boop, animation August 9, 1928 Bob Cousy, NBA guard, Boston Celtics, 1957 MVP August 9, 1927 Marvin Minsky, Artifical intelligence computer scientist, MIT August 9, 1927 Robert Shaw, born in England, actor, Deep, Jaws, Sting, Black Sunday August 9, 1926 Denis Atkinson, cricketer, WI all-rounder, 219 vs. Australia 1955 August 9, 1926 Michiel de Ruyter, Dutch jazz historian, Mister Jazz August 9, 1925 Robert Heppener, composer, Hymns and Conversations, Movie Music August 9, 1923 Gerrit Kouwenaar, Dutch literary August 9, 1922 Philip Larkin, born in Coventry, England, writer, North Ship, Jill August 9, 1921 J. James Exon, Sen-D-Nebraska, 1979- August 9, 1919 Joop [Johannes] den Uyl, Dutch Premier, PVDA, 1973-77 August 9, 1919 Ralph Houk, baseball manager, Yankees, Tigers August 9, 1918 Robert Aldrich, U.S. director/producer, Dirty Dozen August 9, 1915 Haim Alexander, composer August 9, 1914 Ferenc Fricsay, Hungarian conductor August 9, 1914 Gordon Cullen, architect August 9, 1914 Joseph M "Joop" Lucker, Dutch journalist/editor in chief, Volkskrant August 9, 1914 Tove Jansson, Finnish Novelist August 9, 1913 Harry Mills, singer, Mills Brothers-Paper Moon August 9, 1913 Herman Talmadge, Sen-D-Ga, Watergate Committee August 9, 1911 Khurshed Meher-Homji, cricketer, Indian wicket-keeper 1936 August 9, 1911 Robert McCormick, Danville, Kentucky, NBC newscaster, Current Opinion August 9, 1911 William A Fowler, U.S., astrophysicist, Nobel 1983 August 9, 1910 Robert H van Gulik, Dutch diplomat/writer, Judge Ti August 9, 1909 John Baur, museum director/author, American Paintings in 19th Century August 9, 1907 Berta Waterstradt, writer August 9, 1905 Elizabeth Lane, 1st female British supreme court justice August 9, 1905 Leo Genn, born in London, England, actor, Affair in Monte Carlo August 9, 1903 Tom Tyler, [Vincent Markowsky], Port Henry, New York, actor, Mummy's Hand August 9, 1902 Zino Francescatti, Marseilles France, violinist, New York Phil-1939 August 9, 1901 Charles Farrell, Cape Cod Massachusetts, actor, Vern-My Little Margie August 9, 1899 Armand Salacrou, French playwright August 9, 1899 Pamela Lyndon Travers, writer, Mary Poppins August 9, 1899 P. L. Travers, Australian Writer August 9, 1898 David de Jong, Dutch writer, Mutiny on the Canal August 9, 1898 Brooks Hays, American Politician August 9, 1897 Ralph Wyckoff, American pioneer in x-ray crystallography August 9, 1896 Jean Piaget, born in Switzerland, pioneer developmental psychologist/zoologist August 9, 1896 Leonide Massine, choreographer, Diaghilev Ballet Russe 1914-20 August 9, 1895 Fred Badcock, cricketer, swing bowler in NZ's 1st Test matches August 9, 1895 Nat Pendleton, Davenport, Iowa, Olympic wrestler/actor, Reckless August 9, 1892 Charles Delaney, New York City, actor, Air Police, Lonesome Trail August 9, 1891 Max Tak, Dutch violinist and radio commentator August 9, 1890 Cesar Cortinas, composer August 9, 1890 Eino Kaila, Finnish psychologist/philosopher August 9, 1890 Sandor Jemnitz, composer August 9, 1888 Hans Oster, German major general/spy/July 20th plotter August 9, 1887 Abraham Schierbeek, Dutch biologist, Swammerdam August 9, 1884 Maria "Mary" Beekman, actress, Genius against Violence August 9, 1883 George Hoyt, NBA hall of fame referee, elected 1961 August 9, 1875 Albert William Ketelbey, Aston England, composer, Wonder Worker August 9, 1875 Reynaldo Hahn, composer August 9, 1874 Reynaldo Hahn, composer August 9, 1871 Leonid Andreyev, Russian Playwright August 9, 1869 Randle Ayrton, Chester England, actor, Manxman August 9, 1861 Wilhelm Berger, composer August 9, 1845 Xavier Mellery, Belgian painter/illustrator August 9, 1834 Elias Alvares Lobo, composer August 9, 1825 Elisha Ferry, Gov-R-Wash, 1872-80, 1889-93 August 9, 1824 Simon Goodell Griffin, Bvt Major General Union volunteers August 9, 1823 Daniel Marsh Frost, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1900 August 9, 1819 William Thomas Green Morton, dentist, used ether, HOF 1920 August 9, 1808 William Thomas Ward, Bvt Major General Union volunteers August 9, 1788 Adoniram Judson, American Clergyman August 9, 1781 Michael Umlauf, composer August 9, 1758 Bruno Dalberg/Anonymus Belga, [Petrus the Wacker van Zon], writer August 9, 1718 Placidus Cajetan von Camerloher, composer August 9, 1696 Jozef Wenceslas, monarch of Liechtenstein/general August 9, 1690 Lorenzo Gaetano Zavateri, composer August 9, 1677 Jacob Campo Weyerman, South Netherlands adventurer/painter/writer August 9, 1631 John Dryden, English poet/playwright, Heroic Stanzas August 9, 1611 Henry earl of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/governor of Hulst Neth August 9, 1593 Izaak Walton, England, biographer/fisherman/writer, Compleat Angler |