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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Herman Badillo
Politician
21-Aug-1929   Congressman from New York, 1971-77
Janet Baker
Singer
21-Aug-1933   English mezzo-soprano, active 1957-82
Count Basie
Pianist
21-Aug-1904 26-Apr-1984 Big band pianist
Robin Beard
Politician
21-Aug-1939 16-Jun-2007 Congressman from Tennessee, 1973-83
Aubrey Beardsley
Artist
21-Aug-1872 16-Mar-1898 Leading late 19th c. English illustrator
William M. Bellamy
Diplomat
21-Aug-1950   US Ambassdor to Kenya, 2003-06
Marie Blake
Actor
21-Aug-1895 14-Jan-1978 Grandmama on The Addams Family
Toe Blake
Hockey
21-Aug-1912 17-May-1995 Montreal Canadiens, Hall of Famer
Usain Bolt
Track and Field
21-Aug-1986   Olympic sprinter, 3 Gold Medals in 2008
Arthur Bremer
Assassin
21-Aug-1950   Shot Governor George Wallace
Sergey Brin
Business
21-Aug-1973   Co-Founder of Google
L. Dean Brown
Diplomat
21-Aug-1920 2-May-2001 US Ambassador to Jordan, 1970-73
Jack Buck
Sports Journalist
21-Aug-1924 18-Jun-2002 Voice of the Cardinals
Steve Case
Business
21-Aug-1958   CEO of AOL, 1991-2001
Kim Cattrall
Actor
21-Aug-1956   Samantha on Sex and the City
Augustin-Louis Cauchy
Mathematician
21-Aug-1789 23-May-1857 Infinitesimals, theory of substitution groups
Wilt Chamberlain
Basketball
21-Aug-1936 12-Oct-1999 Wilt the Stilt
Steve Cowper
Politician
21-Aug-1938   Governor of Alaska, 1986-90
Roland Culver
Actor
21-Aug-1900 29-Feb-1984 Dead of Night
Westmoreland Davis
Politician
21-Aug-1859 7-Sep-1942 Governor of Virginia, 1918-22
Jackie DeShannon
Singer/Songwriter
21-Aug-1944   Put a Little Love in Your Heart
Loretta Devine
Actor
21-Aug-1949   Marla Hendricks on Boston Public
C. Douglas Dillon
Government
21-Aug-1909 10-Jan-2003 US Treasury Secretary, 1961-65
David Farrar
Actor
21-Aug-1908 31-Aug-1995 Black Narcissus
Amy Fisher
Criminal
21-Aug-1974   Long Island Lolita
Kristin J. Forbes
Economist
21-Aug-1970   Council of Economic Advisers, 2003-05
St. Francis de Sales
Religion
21-Aug-1567 28-Dec-1622 Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary
Friz Freleng
Cartoonist
21-Aug-1906 26-May-1995 The Pink Panther
Booth Gardner
Politician
21-Aug-1936   Governor of Washington, 1985-93
Thomas Garrett
Activist
21-Aug-1789 25-Jan-1871 Underground Railroad
Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Painter
21-Aug-1725 21-Mar-1805 French genre painter
Archie Griffin
Football
21-Aug-1954   Winner, 1974 and 1975 Heisman Trophy
Tim Griffin
Politician
21-Aug-1968   Congressman, Arkansas 2nd
John L. Hall
Physicist
21-Aug-1934   Quantum optics
Stephen Hillenburg
Cartoonist
21-Aug-1961   Creator of SpongeBob SquarePants
John H. Holdridge
Diplomat
21-Aug-1924 12-Jul-2001 US Ambassador to Indonesia, 1983-86
Liam Howlett
Electronic Musician
21-Aug-1971   The Prodigy
Leonid Hurwicz
Economist
21-Aug-1917 24-Jun-2008 Mechanism design theory
Brody Jenner
Relative
21-Aug-1983   Son of Bruce Jenner
Geoffrey Keen
Actor
21-Aug-1916 3-Nov-2005 Sir Fredrick Gray in Bond films
Kelis
Singer
21-Aug-1979   Caught Out There
Erin Kelly
Actor
21-Aug-1982   Loving Annabelle
X. J. Kennedy
Poet
21-Aug-1929   Juvenile poet, Brats
Jon Lajoie
Actor
21-Aug-1980   Taco on The League
Paul Landres
Film Director
21-Aug-1912 26-Dec-2001 B-Movie and television director
Willie Lanier
Football
21-Aug-1945   KC Chiefs, Hall of Famer
Carolyn Leigh
Songwriter
21-Aug-1926 19-Nov-1983 Young at Heart
James K. Logan
Judge
21-Aug-1929   10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1977-94
Abel Maldonado
Politician
21-Aug-1967   California Lieutenant Governor, 2010-11
Princess Margaret
Royalty
21-Aug-1930 9-Feb-2002 QEII's sister, the Countess of Snowdon
Patty McCormack
Actor
21-Aug-1945   The Bad Seed
Connie McCready
Politician
21-Aug-1921 22-Dec-2000 Mayor of Portland Oregon, 1979-81
Joseph McElroy
Novelist
21-Aug-1930   Lookout Cartridge
Jim McMahon
Football
21-Aug-1959   Retired NFL Quarterback
Ken Mehlman
Government
21-Aug-1966   RNC chairman 2005-07
Jules Michelet
Historian
21-Aug-1798 9-Feb-1874 Histoire de France
Festus Mogae
Head of State
21-Aug-1939   President of Botswana
King Mohammed VI
Royalty
21-Aug-1963   King of Morocco
Thomas S. Monson
Religion
21-Aug-1927   President of the Mormon Church
Joe Morrison
Football
21-Aug-1937 5-Feb-1989 NY Giant, Gamecocks Coach
Carrie-Anne Moss
Actor
21-Aug-1967   Trinity in The Matrix
Herbert Mundin
Actor
21-Aug-1898 5-Mar-1939 Mutiny on the Bounty
Hayden Panettiere
Actor
21-Aug-1989   Indestructable cheerleader on Heroes
Jiri Paroubek
Head of State
21-Aug-1952   Prime Minister of Czechia. 2005-06
Frank Pastore
Radio Personality
21-Aug-1957   Talk radio host, former MLB pitcher
Frank Perry
Film Director
21-Aug-1930 29-Aug-1995 Mommie Dearest
Dionysius Petavius
Religion
21-Aug-1583 11-Dec-1652 De Theologicis Dogmatibus
Philippe II
Royalty
21-Aug-1165 14-Jul-1223 King of France, 1179-1223
Maurice Pialat
Film Director
21-Aug-1925 11-Jan-2003 À nos amours
Jim Rogan
Politician
21-Aug-1957   Congressman from California, 1997-2001
Kenny Rogers
Country Musician
21-Aug-1938   The Gambler
Ilana D. Rovner
Judge
21-Aug-1938   7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Ivan Stang
Religion
21-Aug-1954   Church of the SubGenius
Robert Stone
Novelist
21-Aug-1937   Dog Soldiers
Joe Strummer
Musician
21-Aug-1952 22-Dec-2002 Lead singer of The Clash
Jeff Stryker
Pornstar
21-Aug-1962   "Straight" star of gay porn
Serj Tankian
Singer
21-Aug-1967   System of a Down
Sir Banastre Tarleton
Military
21-Aug-1754 25-Jan-1833 Fought with Cornwallis
Jon Tester
Politician
21-Aug-1956   US Senator from Montana
Enos T. Throop
Politician
21-Aug-1784 1-Nov-1874 Governor of New York, 1829-33
Tom Tully
Actor
21-Aug-1908 27-Apr-1982 Insp. Matt Grebb on The Lineup
Melvin Van Peebles
Film Director
21-Aug-1932   Watermelon Man
Jack Weston
Actor
21-Aug-1924 3-May-1996 Wait Until Dark
George White
Politician
21-Aug-1872 15-Dec-1953 Governor of Ohio, 1931-35
King William IV
Royalty
21-Aug-1765 20-Jun-1837 King of England, 1830-37
Clarence Williams III
Actor
21-Aug-1939   Linc in The Mod Squad
Hugh Wilson
Film Director
21-Aug-1943   Police Academy
Alicia Witt
Actor
21-Aug-1975   Cecil B. DeMented


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