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Birthdays of Personalities on August 15

1432 : Luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante)
1619 : Hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate
1688 : Frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740)
1702 : Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher
1740 : M Claudius, writer
1769 : Napoleon Bonaparte, resident of Elba (emperor 1804-13, 1814-15)
1771 : Walter Scott, Scotland, novelist/poet (Lady of Lake)
1776 : Gottlieb Schick, German painter (Apollo under the Hirten)
1782 : Henri MG earl the Merode, Belgian revolutionary (Souvenirs)
1785 : Thomas De Quincey, Eng, writer (Confessions of English Opium Eater)
1788 : Carel SW van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director
1794 : Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (System mycologicum)
1803 : James Douglas, father of British Columbia
1823 : Orris Sanford Ferry, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1845 : Walter Crane, England, painter/illustrator (Beauty & Beast)
1856 : J Keir Hardie, 1st Labour representative in British Parliament
1860 : Florence Kling DeWolfe Harding, 1st lady (1921-23)
1860 : Roosje Vos, Dutch union organizer
1865 : Johan[nes] B Schepers, Frisian writer (Braga)
1866 : Charles-Jean Vall‚e-Poussin, mathematician (d'analyse)
1874 : Joseph Klausner, Polish/Israeli new testament expert
1876 : Aleksandar Belic, Serb linguist
1878 : Pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron/general (White Armies, WW II)
1885 : Edna Ferber, author, playwright
1887 : Edna Ferber, US, author (American Beauty, Cimarron)
1888 : T E Lawrence Tremadoc, [Lawrence of Arabia], Wales, soldier/writer
1892 : Louis-Victor prince of Broglie, France, physicist (Nobel 1929)
1893 : Harlow H Curtice, pres of General Motors (1953-8)
1896 : Leon Theremin, electronic musical instruments inventor
1898 : Lillian Carter, Pres Carter's (1977-1981) mom
xxxx : Jim Lange, St Paul Mn, TV host (Dating Game, Name the Tune)
xxxx : Jonathan Daniel, rocker (Electric Angels-I Believe, Whiplash)
xxxx : Matt Kramer, rocker (Saigon Kick-New World)
1901 : Arias Arnulfo, 3 time president of Panama (1940-41, 49-51, 68)
1901 : Hans Lorbeer, writer
1902 : Jan RT Campert, writer (Song the 18 dead)
1904 : Bill Baird, Grand Is Nebr, puppeteer (Kukla Fran & Ollie, Muppet Show)
1907 : Paul Vincze, medallist
1909 : Raymond O'Malley, teacher
1910 : Josef Klaus, Chancellor of Austria (1966-70)
1912 : Julia Child, Pasadena Calif, chef (French Chef)
1912 : Wijnanda M C "Nan" Aberson, friend of Gerard Reve Sr
1914 : Peter Nicholson Gunn, writer
1915 : Alma Gardeslan, Surinamese/Dutch folklorist
1915 : Kamiel van Baelen, Flemish author/resistance fighter (Mensch op Weg)
1918 : Fay Honey Knopp, activist
1923 : Simon Peres, [Persky], premier of Israel
1924 : Phyllis Schlafly, St Louis, right-winger/Eagle Forum president
1924 : Robert Oxton Bolt, playwright (Man for All Seasons, Dr Zhivago)
1925 : Billy Pinkney, Sumter NC, rock bassist/vocalist (Drifters)
1925 : Gertrude Shope, South African head (ANC female section)
1926 : Lewis T Preston, banker
1932 : Robert L[ull] Forward, US, sci-fi author (Dragon's Egg, Starquake)
1933 : Bobby Helms, rock vocalist (Jingle Bell Rock)
1933 : Floyd Ashton, US singer (Tams-What Child of Fool)
1934 : Valentin Stepanovich Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut
1935 : Vernon Eulion Jordan Jr, Civil Rights Activist (National Urban League)
1937 : Ronnie G Flippo, (Rep-D-NY, 1977- )
1938 : Maxine Waters, (Rep-D-California)
1938 : Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court justice
1939 : Herman van Keeken, Dutch singer (Daddy don't run so fast)
1941 : Viktor Mikhailovich Pisarev, Russian cosmonaut
1942 : Peter York, Cleve, rock drummer (Spencer Davis Group)
1943 : Eni F H Faleomavaega, (Rep-D-American Samoa)
1944 : Frederick Knight, US singer (I've been lonely so long)
1944 : Linda Ellerbee, Bryan Texas, newscaster (Weekend, NBC Overnight)
1945 : Thomas C Sawyer, (Rep-D-Ohio)
1946 : Jimmy Webb, Elk City Okla, songwriter (MacArthur Park, Up Up & Away)
1946 : Kathryn Jean Whitmire, Houston Texas, (4 time Mayor-Houston)
1947 : Brian Hulls, British TV news cameraman
1947 : Geraldo Velez, jazz congas (Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance)
1947 : Manley Lanier "Sonny" Carter Jr, Macon Ga, USN/astro (STS 33)
1949 : Kate Taylor, rocker
1950 : Thomas Aldrich, country drummer (Black Oak Arkansas)
1950 : William "Bill" Griffin, US singer (Miracles-Love Machine)
1951 : Bobby Caldwell, NYC, rocker
1952 : Ger Hoeymakers, Dutch rock guitarist (Franc Boeijen Group)
1956 : Gordon Bruks, England, Dr/cosmonaut
1956 : Vinny Denunzio, rocker
1959 : Scott D Altman, Lincoln Ill, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut (sk: STS 90)
1960 : Tommy Aldridge, heavy metal rocker (Ozzy-Diary of a Mad Man)
1961 : Matt Johnson, rocker (The The-Infected Soul Mining)
1964 : MCA, [Adam Yauch], rock vocalist (Beastie Boys-You Gotta Fight)
1966 : Fred Strickland, linebacker (Dallas Cowboys)
1966 : Leo Goeas, guard (Baltimore Ravens)
1972 : Jason Maniecki, defensive tackle (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
1972 : Ken Walter, punter (Carolina Panthers)
1972 : Mikey Graham, Dublin Ireland, Irish singer (Boyzone)
1973 : Marcus Jones, defensive tackle (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
1975 : Bert Berry, linebacker (Indianapolis Colts)
1976 : Ger Unterluggauer, hockey defenseman (Team Austria 1998)
1930 : Tom Mboya
1925 : Oscar Peterson

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