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History Births on August 04

Ricardo Serrano, Spanish cyclist

#Ricardo_Serrano_(cyclist)

In 1978

John August, American director and screenwriter

#John_August

In 1970

Frankie Kazarian, American wrestler

#Frankie_Kazarian

In 1977

Dennis Lehane, American author, screenwriter, and producer

#Dennis_Lehane

In 1965

Andrew McLeod, Australian footballer

#Andrew_McLeod

In 1976

Roger Clemens, American baseball player and actor

#Roger_Clemens

In 1962

Ezra Taft Benson, American religious leader, 13th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1994)

#Ezra_Taft_Benson

In 1899

Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother of the United Kingdom (d. 2002)

#Queen_Elizabeth_The_Queen_Mother

In 1900

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Spanish academic and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Spain

#José_Luis_Rodríguez_Zapatero

In 1960

Mardy Collins, American basketball player

#Mardy_Collins

In 1984

Barbara Saß-Viehweger, German politician, lawyer and civil law notary

#Barbara_Saß-Viehweger

In 1943

David Williams, Australian rugby league player

#David_Williams_(rugby_league)

In 1986

Jan van den Hoecke, Flemish painter (d. 1651)

#Jan_van_den_Hoecke

In 1611

Daniele Garozzo, Italian fencer

#Daniele_Garozzo

In 1992

François Valéry, Algerian-French singer-songwriter

#François_Valéry

In 1954

Cicinho, Brazilian footballer

#Cicinho_(footballer,_born_1986)

In 1986

Jutta Urpilainen, Finnish politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Finland

#Jutta_Urpilainen

In 1975

Bruna Marquezine, Brazilian actress

#Bruna_Marquezine

In 1995

Jeremy Adduono, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Jeremy_Adduono

In 1978

Nick Augusto, American drummer

#Nick_Augusto

In 1986

Marreese Speights American basketball player

#Marreese_Speights

In 1987

Moya Brennan, Irish singer-songwriter and harp player

#Moya_Brennan

In 1952

Bjørn Wirkola, Norwegian ski jumper and footballer

#Bjørn_Wirkola

In 1943

James Springer White, American religious leader, co-founded the Seventh-day Adventist Church (d. 1881)

#James_Springer_White

In 1821

Knut Hamsun, Norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1952)

#Knut_Hamsun

In 1859

Paul McCarthy, American painter and sculptor

#Paul_McCarthy

In 1945

James Arbuthnot, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

#James_Arbuthnot

In 1952

John Gormley, Irish politician, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government

#John_Gormley

In 1959

Meghan Markle, American actress and humanitarian, and member of British Royal Family

#Meghan,_Duchess_of_Sussex

In 1981

Billy Bob Thornton, American actor, director, and screenwriter

#Billy_Bob_Thornton

In 1955

Benjamin Lauth, German footballer

#Benjamin_Lauth

In 1981

Bernard Rose, English director, screenwriter, and cinematographer

#Bernard_Rose_(director)

In 1960

François Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French cleric and author (d. 1676)

#François_Hédelin,_abbé_d'Aubignac

In 1604

Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici, Florentine patron of the arts (d. 1503)

#Lorenzo_di_Pierfrancesco_de'_Medici

In 1463

Helen Kane, American singer and actress (d. 1966)

#Helen_Kane

In 1904

Kily González, Argentine footballer

#Kily_González

In 1974

Nikos Liberopoulos, Greek footballer

#Nikos_Liberopoulos

In 1975

Alan Mulally, American engineer and businessman

#Alan_Mulally

In 1945

Dylan Sprouse, American actor

#Dylan_Sprouse

In 1992

Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish architect and diplomat (d. 1947)

#Raoul_Wallenberg

In 1912

Bill Hallahan, American baseball player (d. 1981)

#Bill_Hallahan

In 1902

Adam Afriyie, English businessman and politician

#Adam_Afriyie

In 1965

Abeid Karume, 1st President of Zanzibar (d. 1972)

#Abeid_Karume

In 1905

Don S. Davis, American actor (d. 2008)

#Don_S._Davis

In 1942

N. Rangaswamy, Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Chief Minister of Puducherry

#N._Rangaswamy

In 1950

Bernardo Dovizi, Italian cardinal (d. 1520)

#Bernardo_Dovizi

In 1470

Cleon Jones, American baseball player

#Cleon_Jones

In 1942

Johnny Grubb, American baseball player and coach

#Johnny_Grubb

In 1948

Brian Crozier, Australian-English historian and journalist (d. 2012)

#Brian_Crozier

In 1918

Béla Balázs, Hungarian poet and critic (d. 1949)

#Béla_Balázs

In 1884

John Henry Twachtman, American painter, etcher, and academic (d. 1902)

#John_Henry_Twachtman

In 1853

John Scaddan, Australian politician, 10th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1934)

#John_Scaddan

In 1876

John Venn, English mathematician and philosopher (d. 1923)

#John_Venn

In 1834

Mary Decker, American runner

#Mary_Decker

In 1958

Witold Gombrowicz, Polish author and playwright (d. 1969)

#Witold_Gombrowicz

In 1904

Robin Harper, Scottish academic and politician

#Robin_Harper

In 1940

David Lange, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 2005)

#David_Lange

In 1942

Johann Niemann, German lieutenant (d. 1943)

#Johann_Niemann

In 1913

Louis Vuitton, French fashion designer, founded Louis Vuitton (d. 1892)

#Louis_Vuitton_(designer)

In 1821

Dolf Luque, Cuban baseball player and manager (d. 1957)

#Dolf_Luque

In 1890

Harry Lauder, Scottish actor and singer (d. 1950)

#Harry_Lauder

In 1870

Cole Sprouse, American actor

#Cole_Sprouse

In 1992

Terry Campese, Australian rugby league player

#Terry_Campese

In 1984

Caldwell Jones, American basketball player and coach (d. 2014)

#Caldwell_Jones

In 1950

Ha Seung-jin, South Korean basketball player

#Ha_Seung-jin

In 1985

Barack Obama, American lawyer and politician, 44th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate

#Barack_Obama

In 1961

Henri Cornet, French cyclist (d. 1941)

#Henri_Cornet

In 1884

Robbie Findley, American soccer player

#Robbie_Findley

In 1985

Richard Belzer, American actor

#Richard_Belzer

In 1944

Siri Nordby, Norwegian footballer

#Siri_Nordby

In 1978

Daniel Dae Kim, South Korean-American actor

#Daniel_Dae_Kim

In 1968

Hikmet Balio?lu, Turkish footballer

#Hikmet_Balio?lu

In 1990

Per-Åge Skrøder, Norwegian ice hockey player

#Per-Åge_Skrøder

In 1978

Sandeep Naik, Indian politician

#Sandeep_Naik

In 1978

Giovanni Giuriati, Italian lawyer and politician (d. 1970)

#Giovanni_Giuriati

In 1876

Fredrik Reinfeldt, Swedish soldier and politician, 42nd Prime Minister of Sweden

#Fredrik_Reinfeldt

In 1965

Jessica Mauboy, Australian singer-songwriter and actress

#Jessica_Mauboy

In 1989

Crystal Bowersox, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Crystal_Bowersox

In 1985

Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, English politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 1803)

#Granville_Leveson-Gower,_1st_Marquess_of_Stafford

In 1721

Lee Mack, English comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter

#Lee_Mack

In 1968

Vicente Álvarez Areces, Spanish politician, 6th President of the Principality of Asturias

#Vicente_Álvarez_Areces

In 1943

Izet Hajrovi?, Bosnian footballer

#Izet_Hajrovi?

In 1991

Kate Silverton, English journalist

#Kate_Silverton

In 1970

Robin Peterson, South African cricketer

#Robin_Peterson

In 1979

Walter Pater, English author, critic, and academic (d. 1894)

#Walter_Pater

In 1839

Silvan Shalom, Tunisian-Israeli sergeant and politician, 30th Deputy Prime Minister of Israel

#Silvan_Shalom

In 1958

Jake Beckley, American baseball player and coach (d. 1918)

#Jake_Beckley

In 1867

Maurice Richard, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2000)

#Maurice_Richard

In 1921

Keith Maurice Ellison, 30th Attorney General of Minnesota

#Keith_Ellison

In 1963

Max Cavalera, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Max_Cavalera

In 1969

Anita Page, American actress (d. 2008)

#Anita_Page

In 1910

Stefan Brogren, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

#Stefan_Brogren

In 1972

William Holman, English-Australian politician, 19th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1934)

#William_Holman

In 1871

Andrew Bartlett, Australian social worker and politician

#Andrew_Bartlett

In 1964

Marek Penksa, Slovak footballer

#Marek_Penksa

In 1973

Luís Boa Morte, Portuguese footballer and manager

#Luís_Boa_Morte

In 1977

Mark Milligan, Australian footballer

#Mark_Milligan

In 1985

Dallas Green, American baseball player and manager (d. 2017)

#Dallas_Green_(baseball)

In 1934

Jens Vilhelm Dahlerup, Danish architect (d. 1907)

#Vilhelm_Dahlerup

In 1836

Gábor Demszky, Hungarian sociologist, lawyer, and politician

#Gábor_Demszky

In 1952

Margaret of Saxony, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1528)

#Margaret_of_Saxony,_Duchess_of_Brunswick-Lüneburg

In 1469

Timi Yuro, American singer-songwriter (d. 2004)

#Timi_Yuro

In 1940

Helen Thomas, American journalist and author (d. 2013)

#Helen_Thomas

In 1920

Andy Hallett, American actor and singer (d. 2009)

#Andy_Hallett

In 1975

John Wark, Scottish footballer and sportscaster

#John_Wark

In 1957

John Riggins, American football player, sportscaster, and actor

#John_Riggins

In 1949

William Rowan Hamilton, Irish physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (d. 1865)

#William_Rowan_Hamilton

In 1805

Marques Houston, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

#Marques_Houston

In 1981

Greta Gerwig, American actress, producer, and screenwriter

#Greta_Gerwig

In 1983

Ernesto Maserati, Italian race car driver and engineer (d. 1975)

#Ernesto_Maserati

In 1898

Antonio Valencia, Ecuadorean footballer

#Antonio_Valencia

In 1985

Perry Moss, American football player and coach (d. 2014)

#Perry_Moss

In 1926

Kurt Busch, American race car driver

#Kurt_Busch

In 1978

Bret Baier, American journalist

#Bret_Baier

In 1970

Eva Amaral, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Eva_Amaral

In 1973

Henri Berger, German composer and bandleader (d. 1929)

#Henri_Berger

In 1844

Klaus Schulze, German keyboard player and songwriter

#Klaus_Schulze

In 1947

Alberto Gonzales, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 80th United States Attorney General

#Alberto_Gonzales

In 1955

Iosia Soliola, New Zealand-Samoan rugby league player

#Iosia_Soliola

In 1986

Pauli Pauli, Australian rugby league player

#Pauli_Pauli

In 1994

Ali al-Sistani, Iranian-Iraqi cleric and scholar

#Ali_al-Sistani

In 1930

Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet and playwright (d. 1822)

#Percy_Bysshe_Shelley

In 1792

Aleksei Turovski, Estonian zoologist and ethologist

#Aleksei_Turovski

In 1946

Marcos Roberto Silveira Reis, Brazilian footballer

#Marcos_Roberto_Silveira_Reis

In 1973

Ted Strickland, American psychologist and politician, 68th Governor of Ohio

#Ted_Strickland

In 1941

Wang Hao, Chinese chess player

#Wang_Hao_(chess_player)

In 1989

Michael Skibbe, German footballer and manager

#Michael_Skibbe

In 1965

Friedrich Casimir, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1641-1680) and Hanau-Münzenberg (1642-1680) (d. 1685)

#Friedrich_Casimir,_Count_of_Hanau-Lichtenberg

In 1623

Brooks D. Simpson, American historian and author

#Brooks_D._Simpson

In 1957

Johann Gottlob Lehmann, German mineralogist and geologist (d. 1767)

#Johann_Gottlob_Lehmann_(scientist)

In 1719

Pope Urban VII (d. 1590)

#Pope_Urban_VII

In 1521

Lucrezia de' Medici, Italian noblewoman (d. 1553)

#Lucrezia_de'_Medici_(1470-1553)

In 1470

Abigail Spencer, American actress

#Abigail_Spencer

In 1981

Frankie Ford, American R&B/rock & roll singer (d. 2015)

#Frankie_Ford

In 1939

Udai Singh II, King of Mewar (d. 1572)

#Udai_Singh_II

In 1522

Vishal Bhardwaj, Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, music composer and playback singer

#Vishal_Bhardwaj

In 1965

Kishore Kumar, Indian singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1987)

#Kishore_Kumar

In 1929

Anatoliy Kinakh, Ukrainian engineer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Ukraine

#Anatoliy_Kinakh

In 1954

Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Russian mathematician, physicist, and mountaineer (d. 1999)

#Aleksandr_Danilovich_Aleksandrov

In 1912

Taher Saifuddin, Indian religious leader, 51st Da'i al-Mutlaq (d. 1965)

#Taher_Saifuddin

In 1888

Jeff Gordon, American race car driver and actor

#Jeff_Gordon

In 1971

Herb Ellis, American guitarist (d. 2010)

#Herb_Ellis

In 1921

Richard Dawson, English cricketer and coach

#Richard_Dawson_(cricketer)

In 1980

Chuck C. Lopez, American jockey

#Chuck_C._Lopez

In 1960

Louis Armstrong, American trumpet player and singer (d. 1971)

#Louis_Armstrong

In 1901

Nicolas-Jacques Conté, French soldier, painter, balloonist, and inventor (d. 1805)

#Nicolas-Jacques_Conté

In 1755

Leon Camier, English motorcycle racer

#Leon_Camier

In 1986

Michel Déon, French novelist, playwright, and critic (d. 2016)

#Michel_Déon

In 1919

Leopold I, Duke of Austria (d. 1326)

#Leopold_I,_Duke_of_Austria

In 1290

Glenn Cunningham, American runner and academic (d. 1988)

#Glenn_Cunningham_(athlete)

In 1909

Thiago Cardoso, Brazilian footballer

In 1991

Siim Tenno, Estonian footballer

In 1990

Carly Foulkes, Canadian model and actress

In 1988

Tomoya Warabino, Japanese actor

In 1987

Jang Keun-suk, South Korean actor and singer

In 1987

Erica Carlson, Swedish actress

In 1981

Satoshi Hino, Japanese voice actor

In 1978

Karine Legault, Canadian swimmer

In 1978

Jon Knott, American baseball player

In 1978

Ibán Espadas, Spanish footballer

In 1978

Agn? Eggerth, Lithuanian sprinter

In 1978

Luke Allen, American baseball player

In 1978

Trevor Woodman, English rugby player and coach

In 1976

Daniella van Graas, Dutch model and actress

In 1975

Xavier Marchand, French swimmer

In 1973

Bethan Benwell, English linguist, author, and academic

In 1971

Steven Jack, South African cricketer

In 1970

Steve House, American mountaineer

In 1970

Troy O'Leary, American baseball player

In 1969

Mark Bickley, Australian footballer and coach

In 1969

Michael Marsh, American sprinter

In 1967

Paul Reynolds, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (A Flock of Seagulls)

In 1962

Tim Winton, Australian author and playwright

In 1960

Robbin Crosby, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2002)

In 1959

Allison Hedge Coke, American-Canadian poet and academic

In 1958

Valdis Valters, Latvian basketball player and coach

In 1957

Rupert Farley, British actor and voice actor

In 1957

Steve Phillips, English footballer

In 1954

Hiroyuki Usui, Japanese footballer and manager

In 1953

Peter Goodfellow, English geneticist and academic

In 1951

Doudou Ndoye, Senegalese lawyer and politician

In 1944

Andy Smillie, English footballer

In 1941

Martin Jarvis, English actor

In 1941

Frances Stewart, English economist and academic

In 1940

Larry Knechtel, American bass player and pianist (d. 2009)

In 1940

Jack Cunningham, Baron Cunningham of Felling, English politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office

In 1939

Ellen Schrecker, American historian and academic

In 1938

David Bedford, English keyboard player, composer, and conductor (d. 2011)

In 1937

Giorgos Zographos, Greek singer and actor (d. 2005)

In 1936

Michael J. Noonan, Irish farmer and politician, 25th Minister of Defence for Ireland (d. 2013)

In 1935

Hans-Walter Eigenbrodt, German footballer and coach (d. 1997)

In 1935

Carol Arthur, American actress and producer

In 1935

Liang Congjie, Chinese environmentalist, founded Friends of Nature (d. 2010)

In 1932

Frances E. Allen, American computer scientist and academic

In 1932

Naren Tamhane, Indian cricketer (d. 2002)

In 1931

Vellore G. Ramabhadran, Mridangam artiste from Tamil Nadu, India (d. 2012)

In 1929

Nadežka Mosusova, Serbian composer

In 1928

Gerard Damiano, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)

In 1928

Christian Goethals, Belgian race car driver (d. 2003)

In 1928

George Irving Bell, American physicist, biologist, and mountaineer (d. 2000)

In 1926

Luis Aponte Martínez, Puerto Rican cardinal (d. 2012)

In 1922

Mayme Agnew Clayton, American librarian (d.2006)

In 1922

John Fitch, American race car driver and engineer (d. 2012)

In 1917

Warren Avis, American businessman, founded Avis Rent a Car System (d. 2007)

In 1915

Robert Hayden, American poet and educator (d. 1980)

In 1913

Wesley Addy, American actor (d. 1996)

In 1913

David Raksin, American composer and educator (d. 2004)

In 1912

Hedda Sterne, Romanian-American painter and photographer (d. 2011)

In 1910

William Schuman, American composer and educator (d. 1992)

In 1910

Kurt Eichhorn, German conductor (d. 1994)

In 1908

Eugen Schuhmacher, German zoologist, director, and producer (d. 1973)

In 1906

Joe Tate, English footballer and manager (d. 1973)

In 1904

Clarence Passailaigue, Jamaican cricketer (d. 1972)

In 1901

Fritz Gause, German historian and curator (d. 1973)

In 1893

Albert M. Greenfield, Ukrainian-American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1967)

In 1887

Louis d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans (d. 1752)

In 1704

Thomas Blackwell, Scottish historian and scholar (d. 1757)

In 1701

Külüg Khan, Emperor Wuzong of Yuan (d. 1311)

In 1281

Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester, English soldier (d. 1262)

In 1222

Shannon Jamarcus Riminton

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