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Birthdays of Personalities on August 08

1528 : Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherland
1545 : Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II
1621 : Jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables)
1809 : Ljudwit Gaj, Croatian writer/poet (Pjesma iz Zagorja)
1819 : Alexander Hays, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1864
1821 : William Harvey Lamb Wallace, Brig General (Union volunteers)
1824 : Waldimir "Kriz" Krzyzanowski, Brig General (Union volunteers)
1826 : Benjamin Henry Grierson, Major General (Union volunteers)
1826 : Robert Kingston Scott, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1829 : Pierre A Vicomte de Ponson du Terrail, French serial writer
1836 : Joseph Chamberlain, British minister of Commerce/Colonies
1838 : Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin, inventor (rigid dirigibles)
1839 : John D Rockefeller, US capitalist/founder (Standard Oil)
1844 : Mary Johnson Lincoln, educator (Boston Cooking School)
1851 : Arthur J Evans, English archaeologist (Crete)
1867 : K„the Kollwitz, Germany, print maker/sculptor (Bauernkrieg)
1869 : William V Moody, US poet (Death of Eve, Faith Healer)
1870 : Marie C of Zeggelen, Dutch novelist (Koloniaaltje)
1871 : Kornelis ter Laan, 1st Dutch socialist mayor (Zaandam)
1882 : Waverley John Anderson, Scottish viscount/governor of Bengal
1885 : Ann Jemima Flower, oldest resident of Netherlands
1885 : Emil Bloch, German philosopher
1890 : W Hasenvlever, writer
1891 : Elisabeth Zernike, Dutch writer (Poor Part, Bruidstijd)
1891 : Josef Hora, Czech writer/poet (Working Day)
1892 : Richard Aldington, writer
1893 : Fritz Perls, father of Gestalt therapy
1894 : Clemens VI Trefois, Flemish architect/sociologist
1898 : Alec Waugh, London, novelist (Island in the Sun); brother of Evelyn
1899 : David Eli Lilienthal, US govt organizer (Wisconsin)
xxxx : Candy Roth, traffic reporter (shadow traffic)
xxxx : Vivian E Bennett, museum curator (Guggenheim)
1901 : Donald Benjamin Harden, archaeologist
1904 : Bill Challis, arranger/pianist
1906 : Philip Johnson, Cleveland Ohio, Cortalyou architect
1907 : George W Romney, (Gov-R-Mich)/US Secretary of HUD (1969-73)
1908 : Louis Jordan, Ark, alto saxman (Caldonia)
1908 : Nelson A Rockefeller, (Gov-R-NY) 41st VP (1974-77)
1910 : Govan AM Mbeki, South African leader (ANC/SACP)
1913 : Walter Kerr, NY drama critic (Sad Clowns)
1914 : Billy Eckstine, Pittsburgh PA, jazz singer (Tenderly, A Fool in Love)
1915 : Charles Hard Townes, Greenville SC, physicist (developed lasers)
1919 : Walter Scheel, German Foreign minister/president
1926 : Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, author/physician/educator
1926 : John D Dingell, (Rep-D-Michigan, 1955- )
1928 : Carol Henry, Newark NJ, choreographer (Garry Moore Show)
1929 : Shirley Ann Grau, author (Keepers of the House)
1930 : Valeri Aleksandrovich Yazdovsky, Russian cosmonaut
1931 : Jerry Vale, [Genaro Louis Vitaliano], NYC, singer (Arriverderci Roma)
1931 : Roone Arledge, Forest Hills NY, head of sports broadcasting (ABC)
1933 : Marty Feldman, London England, comedian (Young Frankenstein)
1935 : John David Crow, football player (Heisman Trophy 1957)
1935 : Vitali Ivanovich Sevastiyanov, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 9, 18B)
1938 : Marian Ackerman, women's rights advocacy administrator
1942 : Chuck Negron, Bronx NY, rock vocalist (3 Dog Night-Joy to the World)
1942 : Phil Gramm, (Sen-R Texas, 1985- )
1943 : Faye Wattleton, St Louis Mo, sociologist/pres (Planned Parenthood)
1944 : Jaimoe "Johnny" Johanson, US rock drummer (Allman Brothers)
1946 : Cynthia Gregory, LA, ballerina (NY Ballet Co)
1948 : Kim Darby, N Hollywood, actr (True Grit, Enola Gay, Rich Man Poor Man)
1948 : Raffi, children's singer (Baby Beluga)
1951 : Andy Fletcher, rocker (Depeche Mode-Just Can't Get Enough)
1951 : Greg T Walker, rock bassist (Blackfoot)
1956 : Russell Christian, rocker (Christians-Harvest the World)
1958 : Carlos Cavazo, rocker (Quiet Riot-We're Not Gonna Take It)
1958 : Fred Young, Glasgow Ky, singer (Kentucky Headhunters-Davy Crockett)
1961 : Graham Jones, rock guitarist (Haircut 100)
1962 : Rob Burnett, North Caldwell NJ, head writer (David Letterman)
1963 : Pablo Magallon, jockey
1968 : Glen Featherstone, Toronto, NHL defenseman (Hartford Whalers)
1992 : Taylor Maine Pearl Brooks, daughter of country singer Garth Brooks

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