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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Robert B. Anderson
Government
4-Jun-1910 14-Aug-1989 US Secretary of the Treasury, 1957-61
Earl Anthony
Bowling
27-Apr-1938 14-Aug-2001 Professional bowler
John Biffen
Politician
3-Nov-1930 14-Aug-2007 Leader, House of Commons, 1982-87
Karl Böhm
Conductor
28-Aug-1894 14-Aug-1981 Conductor, Vienna State Opera
Bertolt Brecht
Playwright
10-Feb-1898 14-Aug-1956 Mother Courage and Her Children
William Bridgeman
Politician
31-Dec-1864 14-Aug-1935 UK Home Secretary, 1922-24
Roy Buchanan
Guitarist
23-Sep-1939 14-Aug-1988 Blues guitarist
Johnny Burnette
Musician
25-Mar-1934 14-Aug-1964 Rockabilly instigator
Florian Cajori
Historian
28-Feb-1859 14-Aug-1930 A History of Mathematics
Elias Canetti
Author
25-Jul-1905 14-Aug-1994 Crowds and Power
Sergiu Celibidache
Conductor
11-Jul-1912 14-Aug-1996 Director, Munich Philharmonic, 1979-96
George Combe
Paranormal
21-Oct-1788 14-Aug-1858 Scottish phrenologist
Gary Evans
Criminal
7-Oct-1954 14-Aug-1998 New York state burglar, serial killer
David Farragut
Military
5-Jul-1801 14-Aug-1870 America's first admiral
Enzo Ferrari
Business
18-Feb-1898 14-Aug-1988 Legendary automobile maker
William D. Ford
Politician
6-Aug-1927 14-Aug-2004 Congressman from Michigan, 1965-95
Sigrid Gurie
Actor
18-May-1911 14-Aug-1969 Algiers
William Randolph Hearst
Business
29-Apr-1863 14-Aug-1951 Newspaper magnate
Raymond Hood
Architect
29-Mar-1881 14-Aug-1934 Chicago Tribune Tower
Jackie "Butch" Jenkins
Actor
29-Aug-1937 14-Aug-2001 MGM child star
João I
Royalty
11-Apr-1357 14-Aug-1433 King of Portugal, 1385-1433
Frédéric Joliot
Physicist
19-Mar-1900 14-Aug-1958 Artificial radioactivity
Teeder Kennedy
Hockey
12-Dec-1925 14-Aug-2009 Toronto Maple Leafs, Hall of Famer
Bruno Kirby
Actor
28-Apr-1949 14-Aug-2006 When Harry Met Sally, City Slickers
Lane Kirkland
Labor Leader
12-Mar-1922 14-Aug-1999 AFL-CIO President, 1979-95
Philip M. Klutznick
Government
9-Jul-1907 14-Aug-1999 US Secretary of Commerce, 1980-81
Fitz Hugh Lane
Painter
19-Dec-1804 14-Aug-1865 American marine painter, luminist
Oscar Levant
Pianist
27-Dec-1906 14-Aug-1972 Panelist, Information Please
Alexander Luria
Psychologist
16-Jul-1902 14-Aug-1977 Pioneer of neuropsychology
Patrick Magee
Actor
31-Mar-1922 14-Aug-1982 Mr. Alexander in A Clockwork Orange
Czeslaw Milosz
Poet
30-Jun-1911 14-Aug-2004 Polish novelist and poet, The Captive Mind
Clifford Odets
Playwright
18-Jul-1906 14-Aug-1963 Sweet Smell of Success
Ron Palillo
Actor
2-Apr-1949 14-Aug-2012 Horshack on Welcome Back, Kotter
Pope Pius II
Religion
18-Oct-1405 14-Aug-1464 Roman Catholic Pope, 1458-64
Frank Podmore
Author
5-Feb-1856 14-Aug-1910 Fabian Society
Sarah Polk
First Lady
4-Sep-1803 14-Aug-1891 Wife of US President James K. Polk
J. B. Priestley
Novelist
13-Sep-1894 14-Aug-1984 An Inspector Calls
Larry Rivers
Painter
17-Aug-1923 14-Aug-2002 American pop artist
Phil Rizzuto
Baseball
25-Sep-1916 14-Aug-2007 American League MVP, 1950
Paul Sabatier
Chemist
5-Nov-1854 14-Aug-1941 Heterogeneous catalysis
John Sirica
Judge
19-Mar-1904 14-Aug-1992 Watergate judge
Clark Ashton Smith
Author
13-Jan-1893 14-Aug-1961 Horror/fantasy author
Alison Smithson
Architect
22-Jun-1928 14-Aug-1993 New Brutalist
Richard A. Snelling
Politician
18-Feb-1927 14-Aug-1991 Twice Governor of Vermont
Gale Sondergaard
Actor
15-Feb-1899 14-Aug-1985 Anthony Adverse
Dorothy Stratten
Actor
28-Feb-1960 14-Aug-1980 Actress, centerfold
Margaret Taylor
First Lady
21-Sep-1788 14-Aug-1852 Wife of US President Zachary Taylor
David S. Terry
Judge
8-Mar-1823 14-Aug-1889 California Chief Justice, 1857-59
Phyllis Thaxter
Actor
20-Nov-1921 14-Aug-2012 The World of Henry Orient
Sherman W. Tribbitt
Politician
9-Nov-1922 14-Aug-2010 Governor of Delaware, 1973-77
Leonard Woolf
Author
25-Nov-1880 14-Aug-1969 British memoirist, husband of Virginia
Chalmers P. Wylie
Politician
23-Nov-1920 14-Aug-1998 Congressman from Ohio, 1967-93




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