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Birthdays of Personalities on August 10

1509 : John Calvin, Protestant religious reformer/theologian
1517 : Odet de Coligny, Cardinal of Chƒtillon/bishop
1526 : Philip III van Croij, duke of Aarschot/earl of Porcien
1638 : David Teniers III, Flemish painter (carpet cartons)
1723 : William Blackstone, England, jurist (Blackstone's Commentaries)
1792 : George Mifflin Dallas, (D) 11th VP (1845-49)
1797 : Pieter L Uys, South African pioneer (Great Pull)
1818 : John Stuart "Cerro Gordo" Williams, Brig General (Confederate Army)
1820 : Andrew Porter, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1872
1821 : Christopher Columbus Augur, Major General (Union volunteers)
1824 : Rudolf von Benningsen, German lawyer/politician
1830 : Camille Pissaro, Danish Antillean/French painter (impressionism)
1833 : Lucius Eugene Polk, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1892
1834 : James A McNeill Whistler, US/British painter (Whistler's Mother)
1846 : Elisabeth F”rster-Nietzsche, German writer (Young Nietzsche)
1852 : Alfred von Kiderlen-Waechter, German foreign minister
1856 : Nikola Tesla, Yugoslavia, physicist, developed alternating current
1865 : Jan "Pa" van der Steur, Dutch philanthropist (Steurtjes)
1867 : Finley Peter Dunne, US, journalist/humorist (Mr Dooley)
1867 : Max Prinz von Baden, German chancellor (Oct-Nov 1918)
1870 : Maurice Lugeon, Swiss geologist (nappism)
1871 : Marcel Proust, France, novelist (Remembrance of Things Past)
1875 : Mary McLeod Bethune, SC, slave/educator (Bethune-Cookman College)
1877 : H‚lŠne Dutrieu, com‚dienne/stuntwoman/1st Belgian female pilot
1879 : Harry Nicholls Holmes, Penn, Dr (crystallized vitamin A)
1882 : Ima Hogg, Texas art patron/founder of Houston Symphony
1883 : Johann Blaskowitz, German general
1886 : John SSPV Gort, viscount of Limerick/fieldmarshal of Palestine
1888 : Giorgio De Chirico, Greece, Metaphysical painter (Soothsayer)
1888 : Graham McNamee, sportscaster (1st Rose Bowl)
1888 : Toyohiko Kagawa, Kobe, Japan, Christian social reformer
1895 : Maarten P Vrij, Dutch lawyer/criminologist/member High Court
1895 : Nahum Goldmann, Switz, pres Zionist World Organization
1897 : Lloyd Goodrich, American Arts Museum director
xxxx : Dennis Allen, KC Mo, comedian (Leslie Uggams Show, Laugh-in)
1902 : G Weisenborn, writer
1902 : Gnther Weisenborn, [Eberhard F”rster], German/Argentine writer
1902 : Kurt Alder, German chemist (Nobel 1950)
1902 : Nicol s Guill‚n, Cuban poet (Motivos de son)
1903 : John Wyndham P L B Harris, US, sci-fi author (Day of the Triffids)
1910 : Ronald Fletcher, broadcaster
1911 : Djuanda Kartawidjaja, premier of Indonesia
1912 : Francis Showering, brewer
1913 : Ljuba Welitsch, Borisovo, Bulgaria, opera soprano (Nedda-Pagliacci)
1914 : Saul Bellow, Quebec, novelist (Nobel 1976-Mr Samler's Planet)
1916 : Dick Cary, jazz Musician
1917 : Don Herbert, Waconia Minn, scientist/TV host (Watch Mr Wizard)
1917 : Reg Smyth, English cartoonist (Andy Capp)
1919 : Rusty Gill, St Louis Mo, singer (Polka Time)
1920 : David Brinkley, Wilmington NC, NBC news anchor (Huntley-Brinkley)
1920 : Owen Chamberlain, physicist/co-discoverer (antiproton, Nobel-1959)
1923 : Jean Kerr, Scranton Pa, novelist (Please Don't Eat the Daisies)
1927 : David Norman Dinkins, (1st black Mayor-D-NYC, 1990-93)
1927 : Paul Whr, writer
1930 : Jacques Klein, Brazilian pianist
1931 : Alice Munro, author (Dance of the Happy Shades)
1931 : Julian May, US, sci-fi author (Golden Torc, Magnificat)
1932 : Jrgen Becker, writer
1936 : Barbara B Kennelly, (Rep-D-Connecticut, 1982- )
1937 : Sandy Stewart, Phila Pa, singer (Sing Along With Mitch, Mr President)
1940 : Dawid J "Dawie" de Villiers, S African minister of energy (1989- )
1941 : Ian Whitcomb, England, rocker (You Turn Me On)
1941 : Pyotr Ilyich Klimuk, Poland, cosmonaut (Soyuz 13, 18B, 30)
1943 : Jerry Miller, Tacoma Wa, rock guitarist (Moby Grape)
1944 : Beaky, rocker
1947 : Arlo Guthrie, Bkln, singer (Alice's Restaurant, City of New Orleans)
1947 : Camilla Parker Bowles, lover of Prince Charles
1947 : Jeff Hanna, Detroit, country singer (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) [or 8/11]
1947 : John Trevor Key, photographer
1949 : Dave Smally, rocker (Raspberries)
1949 : Wally Bryson, NC, rock guitarist/vocalist (Fotomaker, Raspberries)
1950 : Willie Ford, US R&B-singer (Dramatics-Me & Mrs Jones)
1953 : Rik "The Rocket" Emmett, Toronto, rock vocalist (Triumph)
1954 : Andre Dawson, Miami Fla, outfielder (Expos, Cubs, 1987 NL MVP)
1954 : Gene Holder, rocker
1954 : Neil Francis Tennant, rocker (Pet Shop Boys-Left to My Own Devices)
1960 : Rob de Weerd, Dutch rock guitarist (Tr”ckener Kecks)
1964 : Felipe Martinez, jockey
1969 : Marty Cordova, Las Vegas NV, outfielder (Minn Twins)
1971 : Adam Foote, Toronto, NHL defenseman (Colorado Avalanche, Team Canada)
1973 : Claudius Wright, WLAF CB (London Monarchs)

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