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August 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December // See also: Afghanistan timeline August 2002 Israeli-Palestinian conflict: A Palestinian suicide bombing claims 9 lives, near Safed; there is a shooting attack in Jerusalem, claiming 2; there is an attack upon a settler family, killing... 2001 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Deaths: August 25 - Aaliyah Films: August 10 - Osmosis Jones played by Chris Rock, starring Bill Murray August 24 - Bubble Boy Categories: 2001 by month ... 2000 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December This is a timeline for events in August, 2000. ... afasdfawerawerqrqwer asdf adf asdf asdfasdf asdf ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... For the 1921 film starring Fatty Arbuckle, see Leap Year (film). ... For the calendar of religious holidays and periods, see liturgical year. ...

[edit] Events

• 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill, dying suddenly a few days later, without children to succeed the throne, ending the Macedonian dynasty.
• 1142 - With the aid of Hiawatha and Deganawidah, The Great Peacemaker, the Iroquois tribes establish the Confederation of the Haudenosaunee.
• 1422 - Henry VI, becomes King of England at the age of 9 months.
• 1803 - Lewis and Clark start their expedition from Pittsburgh at 11 o clock in the morning.
• 1864 - American Civil War: Union forces led by General William T. Sherman launch an assault on Atlanta, Georgia.
• 1876 - Ottoman sultan Murat V is deposed and succeeded by his brother Abd-ul-Hamid II.
• 1886 - Earthquake kills 100 in Charleston, South Carolina.
• 1888 - Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. She is the first of Jack the Ripper's known victims.
• 1897 - Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.
• 1907 - Count Alexander Izvolsky and Sir Arthur Nicolson sign the St. Petersburg Convention, which results in the Triple Entente alliance.
• 1914 - Ecuador becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
• 1915 - Brazil becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
• 1920 - Polish-Bolshevik War: A decisive Polish victory in the Battle of Komarów.
• 1920 - First radio news program broadcast by station 8MK in Detroit, Michigan.
• 1939 - Nazi Germany mounts a staged attack on Gleiwitz radio station, giving them an excuse to attack Poland the following day, starting World War II in Europe.
• 1942 - In Ternopil, western Ukraine, at 4.30 am, German SS organise the first deportation of Jews from Ternopil ghetto to death camp in Belzec, about 5,000 Jews were deported to face death in Belzec. When the Germans captured Ternopil, about 18,000 Jews lived in the city.
• 1943 - The USS Harmon, the first U.S. Navy ship to be named for a black person, is commissioned.
• 1945 - The Liberal Party of Australia is founded by Robert Menzies.
• 1948 - Actor Robert Mitchum was arrested in a Hollywood drug raid. He would later be found guilty of criminal conspiracy to possess marijuana and was sentenced to 60 days in prison.
• 1957 - The Federation of Malaya gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
• 1962 - Trinidad and Tobago become independent.
• 1963 - Walter Cronkite began his stint as anchor of the CBS Evening News.
• 1965 - The Aero Spacelines Super Guppy Aircraft makes its first flight.
• 1968 - Garfield Sobers becomes the first cricketer to hit 6 sixes in one over.
• 1978 - William and Emily Harris, founders of the Symbionese Liberation Army, plead guilty to the 1974 kidnapping of newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst.
• 1980 - The Gdańsk Agreement is signed.
• 1986 - Aeroméxico Flight 498 collides with a Piper PA-28 over Cerritos, California, killing 67 in the air and 15 on the ground.
• 1986 - The Soviet passenger liner Admiral Nakhimov sinks in the Black Sea after colliding with the bulk carrier Pyotr Vasev, killing 423.
• 1991 - Kyrgyzstan declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
• 1992 - Pascal Lissouba is inaugurated as the President of the Republic of the Congo .
• 1994 - The Provisional Irish Republican Army declares a ceasefire.
• 1997 - Diana, Princess of Wales, dies in a car crash in Paris.
• 1998 - North Korea reportedly launches Kwangmyongsong, its first satellite.
• 1999 - The first of a series of Russian Apartment Bombings in Moscow, killing one person and wounding 40 others.
• 1999 - A LAPA Boeing 737-200 crashes during takeoff from Jorge Newbury Airport in Buenos Aires, killing 65, including 2 on the ground.
• 2005 - A stampede on Al-Aaimmah bridge in Baghdad kills 1,199 people.
• 2006 - Stolen on August 22, 2004, Edvard Munch's famous painting The Scream was recovered from a raid by Norwegian police. The paintings were said to be in a better-than-expected condition.

Events Creation of the Crab Nebula observed by a Chinese astronomer Anselm of Canterbury leaves Italy. ... This is a list of the Emperors of the late Eastern Roman Empire, called Byzantine by modern historians. ... Theodora (in Greek Θεοδώρα, literally meaning Gift of God, lived 981 - August 31, 1056) ruled as Byzantine Empress from January 11, 1055 to August 31, 1056. ... The thrones for The Queen of Canada, and the Duke of Edinburgh in the Canadian Senate, Ottawa is usually occupied by the Governor General and her spouse at the annual State Opening of Parliament. ... Basil I the Macedonian (Βασίλειος Α) (811 - 886, ruled 867 - 886) - married Michael IIIs widow; died in hunting accident Leo VI the Wise (Λέων ΣΤ ο Σοφός) (866 - 912, ruled 886 - 912) – likely either son of Basil I or Michael III; Alexander III (Αλέξανδρος Γ του Βυζαντίου) (870 - 913, ruled 912 - 913) – son of Basil I, regent for nephew... Events End of the reign of Emperor Sutoku, emperor of Japan Emperor Konoe ascends to the throne of Japan Henry the Lion becomes Duke of Saxony Births Farid od-Din Mohammad ebn Ebrahim Attar, Persian mystical poet (died 1220) Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy (died 1192) Bornin1142, a GameFAQs user... For other uses of the name Hiawatha, see Hiawatha (disambiguation). ... The Great Peacemaker, sometimes referred to as Deganawida or Dekanawida (although as a mark of respect the Iroquois avoid referring to him by this name except in special circumstances), was the traditional founder, with Hiawatha, of the Haudenosaunee (commonly called the Iroquois) confederacy, a political and cultural union of Native... For other uses, see Iroquois (disambiguation). ... The Haudenosaunee is the traditional leadership of the Iroquois Confederacy, comprised of the six Native American nations of the Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk and Tuscarora. ... Events January 10 - Battle of Nemecky Brod during the Hussite Wars. ... Henry VI (December 6, 1421 – May 21, 1471) was King of England from 1422 to 1461 (though with a Regent until 1437) and then from 1470 to 1471, and King of France from 1422 to 1453. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Lewis and Clark expedition (1804-1806) was the first American overland expedition to the Pacific coast and back. ... City nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded 1758 Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 151. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Portrait of William Tecumseh Sherman by Mathew Brady William Tecumseh Sherman (February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, and author. ... Atlanta redirects here. ... Year 1876 Pick up Sticks(MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Osmanli Dynasty, also the House of Osman, ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1281 to 1923, beginning with Osman I (not counting his father, Ertuğrul), though the dynasty was not proclaimed until 1383 when Murad I declared himself sultan. ... Sultan Murad V Sultan Mehmed Murad V (September 21, 1840 – August 29, 1904) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire who reigned from May 30, 1876 to August 31 of the same year. ... Sultan Abdul Hamid II Abd_ul_Hamid II also Abdulhamid, Abdul Hamid, Abd al_Hamid II, or Abdul_Hamid (September 21, 1842 – February 10, 1918) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from August 31, 1876 – April 27, 1909. ... Year 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Damage from Charleston earthquake of August 31, 1886 The Charleston Earthquake of 1886 was the largest quake to hit the Southeastern United States. ... Nickname: Motto: Aedes Mores Juraque Curat (She cares for her temples, customs, and rights) Location of Charleston in South Carolina. ... For the toll-free telephone number see Toll-free telephone number Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Mary Ann Polly Nichols is widely believed to be the first victim of the notorious unidentified serial killer Jack the Ripper, who killed and mutilated prostitutes in the Whitechapel area of London during the late summer and autumn of 1888. ... Jack the Ripper is the pseudonym given to an unidentified serial killer active in the largely impoverished Whitechapel area of London, England in the second half of 1888. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... “Edison” redirects here. ... Interior view of Kinetoscope with peephole viewer at top of cabinet. ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Alexander Petrovich Izvolsky or Iswolsky (Russian: Александр Петрович Извольский, 18 March [O.S. 6 March] 1856, Moscow – 16 August 1919, Paris) was a Russian diplomat remembered as a major architect of Russias alliance with the British Empire during the years leading to the outbreak of the First World War. ... Arthur Nicolson, 1st Baron Carnock Arthur Nicolson, 1st Baron Carnock (1849-1928), known as Sir Arthur Nicolson, 11th Baronet, from 1899 to 1916, was a British diplomat and politician through the last quarter of the 19th century to the middle of World War I. He was educated at Rugby and... The blue areas of Persia were to be Russian controlled, while the southeast pink region was to be British. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A military alliance is an agreement between two, or more, countries; related to wartime planning, commitments, or contingencies; such agreements can be both defensive and offensive. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Buenos Aires Convention was a treaty proposed in 1910 which provided for copyright protection in all countries that were signatory to the convention, for a work created in any member country, where the work carries a notice containing a statement of reservation of rights. ... Not to be confused with copywriting. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Buenos Aires Convention was a treaty proposed in 1910 which provided for copyright protection in all countries that were signatory to the convention, for a work created in any member country, where the work carries a notice containing a statement of reservation of rights. ... Not to be confused with copywriting. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Polish-Bolshevik War Conflict Polish-Bolshevik War Date 1919–1921 Place Central and Eastern Europe Result Polish victory The Polish-Soviet War (also known as the Polish-Bolshevik War or the Polish-Russian War) was the war (February 1919 – March 1921) that determined the borders between the Russian... Combatants Poland Bolshevik Russia Commanders Juliusz Rómmel Semyon Budyonny Strength 6 regiments 17 500 men, 20 regiments Casualties 500 KIA, 700 horses Unknown. ... Detroit redirects here. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... Gliwice Radio Tower. ... Animation of the WWII European Theatre. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ternopil (Ukrainian: , translit. ... SS or ss or Ss may be: The Schutzstaffel, a Nazi paramilitary force Steamship (SS) (ship prefix) The United States Secret Service A submarine not powered by nuclear energy (SS) (United States Navy designator), see SSN A Soviet/Russian surface-to-surface missile, as listed by NATO reporting name Shortstop... Ternopil (Ukrainian: , translit. ... For the rapper, see Ghetto (rapper). ... Belzec was the first of the Nazi German extermination camps created for implementing Operation Reinhard during the Holocaust. ... Belzec was the first of the Nazi German extermination camps created for implementing Operation Reinhard during the Holocaust. ... Ternopil (Ukrainian: , translit. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The USS Harmon is the name of two a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy named after Mess Attendant Leonard Roy Harmon. ... USN redirects here. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ... Sir Robert Gordon Menzies, KT, AK, CH, FRS, QC (20 December 1894 – 15 May 1978), Australian politician, was the twelfth and longest-serving Prime Minister of Australia, serving eighteen and a half years. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... Robert Charles Durman Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997) was an Academy award nominated American film actor and singer. ... ... Cannabis, also known as marijuana[1] or ganja,[2] is a psychoactive product of the plant Cannabis sativa L. subsp. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... The Federation of Malaya, or in Malay Persekutuan Tanah Melayu, was formed in 1948 from the British settlements of Penang and Malacca and the nine Malay states and replaced the Malayan Union. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Walter Leland Cronkite, Jr. ... CBS Evening News is the flagship nightly television news program of the American television network CBS. The network has broadcast this program since 1948, and has used the CBS Evening News title since 1963. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... The Super Guppy is a large, wide-bodied cargo aircraft used for ferrying outsized cargo components. ... Flying machine redirects here. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Several different individuals share the name Emily Harris. ... The Symbionese Liberation Army (S.L.A.) was an American self-styled urban guerilla warfare group that considered itself a revolutionary vanguard army. ... Patricia Campbell Hearst, also Patty Hearst (born February 20, 1954), now known as Patricia Hearst Shaw, is a granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... The GdaÅ„sk Agreement was a strike that took place in GdaÅ„sk, Poland in which workers up and down the Baltic coast joined the revolution “in Solidarity”. They demanded the right to form free trade unions, the right to strike, freedom of speech, the release of political prisoners, and... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Aeroméxico Flight 498 was a scheduled commercial airline flight, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 bound for Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California, USA from Mexico CityMexico. ... This article refers to Pipers PA-28 series of two- and four-seat aircraft. ... City nicknames: The Geographic Center of Southern California The Freeway City County: Los Angeles County, California Mayor: Paul W. Bowlen (re-elected 2003) Mayor Pro Tem: Laura Lee (elected 2003) City Council: Jim Edwards (elected 2005) Gloria A. Kappe (re-elected 2003) John F. Crawley (re-elected 2005) Mottos: A... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... CCCP redirects here. ... Admiral Nakhimov sailing under her original name Berlin III in 1925 The Admiral Nakhimov, originally named Berlin III, was a ship that was shipwrecked on August 31, 1986 with high loss of life. ... For other uses, see Black Sea (disambiguation). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Professor Pascal Lissouba (born November 15, 1931) was President of the Republic of the Congo from August 31, 1992 to October 15, 1997. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Irish: Óglaigh na hÉireann) (IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the Army or the RA.[2]) is an Irish Republican, left wing[3] paramilitary organisation that, until the Belfast Agreement, sought to end Northern... A ceasefire is a temporary stoppage of a war or any armed conflict, where each side of the conflict agrees with the other to suspend aggressive actions. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Princess Diana redirects here. ... The Pont de lAlma tunnel, where Diana was fatally injured. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... An image released on North Korean television of what was purported to be Kwangmyongsong Kwangmyŏngsŏng was an artificial satellite reportedly launched by North Korea. ... For other uses, please see Satellite (disambiguation) A satellite is an object that orbits another object (known as its primary). ... This article is about the year. ... The Russian apartment bombings were a series of bombings in Russia that killed nearly 300 people and led the country into the Second Chechen War. ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... This article is about the year. ... Lapa is a borough of the city of São Paulo, Brazil. ... The Boeing 737 is an American short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body jet airliner. ... A picture of the airplane in May 1998. ... Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (IATA airport code: AEP) is the main airport for domestic flights in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... For other uses, see Buenos Aires (disambiguation). ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pilgrims crossed east from Al Kazimiyah (Al Kadimiyah) over Aimma (Al-Aaimmah) bridge. ... The Al-Aaimmah bridge is a bridge over the river Tigris in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. ... Baghdad (Arabic: ) is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 234th day of the year (235th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Scream. ... For other uses, see The Scream (disambiguation). ...

[edit] Births

• 12 - Gaius Caligula, Roman Emperor (d. 41)
• 161 - Commodus, Roman Emperor (d. 192)
• 1569 - Jahangir, Mughal Emperor of India (d. 1627)
• 1602 – Amalia von Solms, countess of Solms-Braunfels (d. 1675)
• 1663 - Guillaume Amontons, French physicist and instrument maker (d. 1705)
• 1721 - George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, British statesman (d. 1775)
• 1741 - Jean Paul Egide Martini, French composer (d. 1816)
• 1811 - Theophile Gautier, French poet and novelist (d. 1872)
• 1821 - Hermann von Helmholtz, German physician (d. 1894)
• 1822 - Galusha A. Grow, American politician (d. 1907)
• 1834 - Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer (d. 1886)
• 1843 - Georg von Hertling, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1919)
• 1870 - Maria Montessori, Italian educator (d. 1952)
• 1871 - James E. Ferguson, Texan governor (d. 1944)
• 1878 - Frank Jarvis, American athlete (d. 1933)
• 1879 - Alma Mahler, wife of Gustav Mahler, Walter Gropius and Franz Werfel (d. 1964)
• 1880 - Wilhelmina I of the Netherlands (d. 1962)
• 1885 - DuBose Heyward, American playwright (d. 1940)
• 1893 - Lily Laskine, French harpist (d. 1988)
• 1896 - Félix-Antoine Savard, French-Canadian priest and novelist (d. 1982)
• 1897 - Fredric March, American actor (d. 1975)
• 1900 - Gino Lucetti, Italian anarchist (d. 1943)
• 1903 - Arthur Godfrey, American television host (d. 1983)
• 1903 - Vladimir Jankélévitch, French philosopher (d. 1985)
• 1905 - Sanford Meisner, American actor and teacher (d. 1997)
• 1907 - Augustus F. Hawkins, American politician and civil rights lawmaker (d. 2007)
• 1907 - Ramon Magsaysay, Philipino politician (d. 1957)
• 1907 - William Shawn, American editor (d. 1992)
• 1907 - Altiero Spinelli, Italian citizen and advocate of European federalism (d. 1986)
• 1908 - William Saroyan, American novelist (d. 1981)
• 1913 - Sir Bernard Lovell, British radio astronomer
• 1914 - Richard Basehart, American actor (d. 1984)
• 1916 - Daniel Schorr, American journalist
• 1918 - Alan Jay Lerner, American lyricist (d. 1986)
• 1919 - Amrita Preetam, Indian poetess and author (d. 2005)
• 1924 - Buddy Hackett, American actor and comedian (d. 2003)
• 1927 - Bill Daily, American actor and comedian
• 1928 - James Coburn, American actor (d. 2002)
• 1931 - Noble Willingham, American actor (d. 2004)
• 1931 - Jean Béliveau, Canadian hockey player
• 1934 - Nikos Xanthopoulos, Greek actor
• 1935 - Frank Robinson, American baseball player and manager
• 1935 - Eldridge Cleaver, American political activist (d. 1998)
• 1937 - Warren Berlinger, American actor
• 1937 - Bobby Parker, American blues musician/guitarist
• 1938 - Martin Bell, British journalist
• 1938 - Murray Gleeson, Australian Jurist, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia (b. 1938
• 1939 - Jerry Allison, American drummer (The Crickets)
• 1941 - William DeWitt, Jr., American businessman
• 1944 - Roger Dean, British artist
• 1945 - Van Morrison, Irish musician
• 1945 - Itzhak Perlman, Israeli violinist
• 1947 - Mona Marshall, American voice actress
• 1947 - Yumiko Ōshima, Japanese manga artist
• 1947 - Luca di Montezemolo, Italian businessman
• 1948 - Lowell Ganz, American screenwriter
• 1948 - Rudolf Schenker, German guitarist (Scorpions)
• 1948 - Harald Ertl, Austrian racing driver (d. 1982)
• 1948 - Holger Osieck, German footballer and coach
• 1949 - Richard Gere, American actor
• 1949 - H. David Politzer, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1952 - Herbert Reul, German politician
• 1953 - György Károly, Hungarian author
• 1953 - Miguel Ángel Guerra, Argentine racing driver
• 1953 - Pavel Vinogradov, Russian cosmonaut
• 1954 - Caroline Cossey, English model
• 1955 - Edwin Moses, American athlete
• 1956 - Masashi Tashiro, Japanese television performer
• 1957 - Gina Schock, American drummer (The Go-Go's)
• 1957 - Glenn Tilbrook, British musician (Squeeze)
• 1958 - Serge Blanco, French International rugby player
• 1959 - Ralph Krueger, German-Canadian ice hockey coach
• 1960 - Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Hizballah
• 1960 - Chris Whitley, American musician (d. 2005)
• 1960 - Vali Ionescu, Rumanian long jumper
• 1962 - Dee Bradley Baker, American voice actor
• 1962 - Julie Brown, American actress, singer-songwriter and screenwriter
• 1963 - Reb Beach, American guitarist (Winger, Whitesnake)
• 1963 - Todd Carty, Irish actor
• 1963 - Sonny Silooy, Dutch football player
• 1964 - Raymond P. Hammond, American poet and editor
• 1965 - Céline Bonnier, Quebec actress
• 1965 - Daniel Bernhardt, Swiss actor
• 1966 - Jan Einar Thorsen, Norwegian Alpine skier
• 1967 - Anita Moen, Norwegian Cross-country skier
• 1968 - Hideo Nomo, baseball pitcher
• 1969 - Jonathan LaPaglia, Australian actor
• 1969 - Nathalie Bouvier, French alpine skier
• 1970 - Deborah Gibson, American singer
• 1970 - Queen Rania, Queen of Jordan
• 1970 - Zack Ward, Canadian actor
• 1970 - Arie van Lent, Dutch-German footballer
• 1971 - Padraig Harrington, Irish professional golfer
• 1972 - Chris Tucker, American actor
• 1973 - Scott Niedermayer, hockey player
• 1974 - Andriy Medvedev, Ukranian teniss player
• 1975 - Daniel Harding, British conductor
• 1975 - Gabe Kapler, American baseball player and manager
• 1975 - Sara Ramirez, American actress
• 1975 - John Grahame, American-born Canadian hockey player
• 1976 - Radek Martinek, Czechoslovakian ice hockey player
• 1976 - Roque Júnior, Brazilian footballer
• 1976 - Vincent Delerm, French singer-songwriter, pianist and composer
• 1977 - Jeff Hardy, American professional wrestler
• 1977 - Ian Harte, Irish footballer
• 1977 - Craig Nicholls, Australian musician (The Vines)
• 1978 - Phina Oruche, British actress
• 1978 - Philippe Christanval, French footballer
• 1979 - Clay Hensley, professional baseball player
• 1979 - Mickie James, American professional wrestler
• 1979 - Mark Johnston, Canadian swimmer
• 1980 - Joe Budden, American rapper
• 1981 - Joe Swanberg, American filmmaker
• 1981 - 40 Cal, American rapper
• 1981 - Dwayne Peel, Welsh International rugby player
• 1982 - Ian Crocker, American swimmer
• 1982 - Chris Duhon, American basketball player
• 1982 - Josh Kroeger, American baseball player
• 1982 - Alexei Mikhnov, Ukrainian-born ice hockey player
• 1982 - Jose Reina, Spanish footballer
• 1982 - Michele Rugolo, Italian racing driver
• 1982 - Patrick Nuo, Swiss singer
• 1983 - Larry Fitzgerald, American football player
• 1984 - Ted Ligety, American alpine skier
• 1984 - Matti Breschel, Danish road bicycle racer
• 1984 - Charl Schwartzel, South African golfer
• 1987 - Petros Kravaritis, Greek footballer

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Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Alma Mahler Alma Maria Mahler-Werfel (née Schindler) (August 31, 1879 – December 11, 1964) was noted in her native Vienna for her beauty and intelligence. ... “Mahler” redirects here. ... Walter Adolph Georg Gropius (May 18, 1883 – July 5, 1969) was a German architect and founder of Bauhaus. ... Franz Werfel, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1940 Werfels grave in the Zentralfriedhof, Vienna Franz Werfel (September 10, 1890 – August 26, 1945) was an Austrian-Bohemian novelist, playwright, and poet who wrote in German. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... 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