Birthdays of important personalities on July 8

1528: Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy (d. 1580)
1528: Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy (d. 1580)
1545: Don Carlos of Spain (d. 1568)
1545: Don Carlos of Spain (d. 1568)
1593: Artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter (d. 1653)
1593: Artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter (d. 1653)
1621: Jean de la Fontaine, French writer (d. 1695)
1621: Jean de la Fontaine, French writer (d. 1695)
1760: Christian Kramp, French mathematician (d. 1826)
1760: Christian Kramp, French mathematician (d. 1826)
1766: Dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon (d. 1842)
1766: Dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon (d. 1842)
1792: Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen, queen of Bavaria (d. 1854)
1792: Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen, queen of Bavaria (d. 1854)
1819: Francis Leopold McClintock, British naval officer and explorer (d. 1907)
1819: Francis Leopold McClintock, British naval officer and explorer (d. 1907)
1830: Frederick William Seward, United States Assistant Secretary of State (d. 1915)
1830: Frederick William Seward, United States Assistant Secretary of State (d. 1915)
1830: Grand Duchess Alexandra Iosifovna of Altenburg (d. 1911)
1830: Grand Duchess Alexandra Iosifovna of Altenburg (d. 1911)
1836: Joseph Chamberlain, British politician (d. 1914)
1836: Joseph Chamberlain, British politician (d. 1914)
1838: Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin, German inventor (d. 1917)
1838: Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin, German inventor (d. 1917)
1839: John D. Rockefeller, American businessman (d. 1937)
1839: John D. Rockefeller, American businessman (d. 1937)
1851: Arthur Evans, English archaeologist (d. 1941)
1851: Arthur Evans, English archaeologist (d. 1941)
1857: Alfred Binet, French psychologist (d. 1911)
1857: Alfred Binet, French psychologist (d. 1911)
1867: Käthe Kollwitz, German artist (d. 1945)
1867: Käthe Kollwitz, German artist (d. 1945)
1878: Jimmy Quinn, Scottish footballer (d. 1945)
1878: Jimmy Quinn, Scottish footballer (d. 1945)
1882: Percy Grainger, Australian composer (d. 1961)
1882: Percy Grainger, Australian composer (d. 1961)
1885: Ernst Bloch, German philosopher (d. 1977)
1885: Ernst Bloch, German philosopher (d. 1977)
1892: Pavel Korin, Russian painter (d. 1967)
1892: Pavel Korin, Russian painter (d. 1967)
1892: Richard Aldington, English poet (d. 1962)
1892: Richard Aldington, English poet (d. 1962)
1895: Igor Tamm, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)
1895: Igor Tamm, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)
1898: Melville Ruick, American actor (d. 1972)
1898: Melville Ruick, American actor (d. 1972)
1904: Henri Cartan, French mathematician
1904: Henri Cartan, French mathematician
1905: Leonid Amalrik, Russian animator (d. 1997)
1905: Leonid Amalrik, Russian animator (d. 1997)
1906: Philip Johnson, American architect (d. 2005)
1906: Philip Johnson, American architect (d. 2005)
1907: George W. Romney, American businessman and politician (d. 1995)
1907: George W. Romney, American businessman and politician (d. 1995)
1908: Louis Jordan, American saxophonist (d. 1975)
1908: Louis Jordan, American saxophonist (d. 1975)
1908: Nelson A. Rockefeller, 41st Vice President of the United States (d. 1979)
1908: Nelson A. Rockefeller, 41st Vice President of the United States (d. 1979)
1914: Billy Eckstine, American jazz singer (d. 1993)
1914: Billy Eckstine, American jazz singer (d. 1993)
1914: Jyoti Basu, Indian politician
1914: Jyoti Basu, Indian politician
1917: Faye Emerson, American actress (d. 1983)
1917: Faye Emerson, American actress (d. 1983)
1918: Craig Stevens, American actor (d. 2000)
1918: Craig Stevens, American actor (d. 2000)
1919: Walter Scheel, German politician
1919: Walter Scheel, German politician
1920: Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, Danish industrialist (Lego Group) (d. 1995)
1920: Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, Danish industrialist (Lego Group) (d. 1995)
1923: Harrison Dillard, American athlete
1923: Harrison Dillard, American athlete
1924: Johnnie Johnson, American blues musician (d. 2005)
1924: Johnnie Johnson, American blues musician (d. 2005)
1926: Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Swiss-born psychiatrist (d. 2004)
1926: Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Swiss-born psychiatrist (d. 2004)
1927: Maurice Hayes, Irish politician
1927: Maurice Hayes, Irish politician
1932: Jerry Vale, American singer
1932: Jerry Vale, American singer
1933: Antonio Lamer, French Canadian lawyer and chief justice
1933: Antonio Lamer, French Canadian lawyer and chief justice
1933: Marty Feldman, English comedian and actor (d. 1982)
1933: Marty Feldman, English comedian and actor (d. 1982)
1934: Ed Lumley, Canadian corporate executive and former politician
1934: Ed Lumley, Canadian corporate executive and former politician
1935: Steve Lawrence, American entertainer and singer
1935: Steve Lawrence, American entertainer and singer
1935: Vitali Sevastyanov, Russian cosmonaut
1935: Vitali Sevastyanov, Russian cosmonaut
1941: Dario Gradi, Italian-born football manager
1941: Dario Gradi, Italian-born football manager
1942: Phil Gramm, American politician
1942: Phil Gramm, American politician
1944: Jai Johanny Johanson, American musician (The Allman Brothers Band)
1944: Jai Johanny Johanson, American musician (The Allman Brothers Band)
1944: Jeffrey Tambor, American actor
1944: Jeffrey Tambor, American actor
1945: Micheline Calmy-Rey, Swiss politician
1945: Micheline Calmy-Rey, Swiss politician
1947: Kim Darby, American actress
1947: Kim Darby, American actress
1947: Luis Fernando Figari, Peruvian founder of Sodalitium Christianae Vitae
1947: Luis Fernando Figari, Peruvian founder of Sodalitium Christianae Vitae
1948: Raffi, Canadian children's entertainer
1948: Raffi, Canadian children's entertainer
1949: Frank Delima, American comedian
1949: Frank Delima, American comedian
1949: Wolfgang Puck, Austrian-born celebrity chef
1949: Wolfgang Puck, Austrian-born celebrity chef
1951: Anjelica Huston, American actress
1951: Anjelica Huston, American actress
1952: Anna Quindlen, American columnist
1952: Anna Quindlen, American columnist
1952: Jack Lambert, American football player
1952: Jack Lambert, American football player
1955: Mihaela Mitrache, Romanian actress
1955: Mihaela Mitrache, Romanian actress
1956: Terry Puhl, Canadian baseball player
1956: Terry Puhl, Canadian baseball player
1957: Aleksandr Gurnov, Russian television personality
1957: Aleksandr Gurnov, Russian television personality
1957: Carlos Cavazo, American musician (Quiet Riot)
1957: Carlos Cavazo, American musician (Quiet Riot)
1958: Andreas Carlgren, Swedish politician
1958: Andreas Carlgren, Swedish politician
1958: Kevin Bacon, American actor
1958: Kevin Bacon, American actor
1958: Neetu Singh, Indian Actress
1958: Neetu Singh, Indian Actress
1958: Tzipi Livni, Israeli politician
1958: Tzipi Livni, Israeli politician
1959: Robert Knepper, American actor
1959: Robert Knepper, American actor
1960: Mal Meninga, Australian rugby league footballer
1960: Mal Meninga, Australian rugby league footballer
1961: Andrew Fletcher, English musician (Depeche Mode)
1961: Andrew Fletcher, English musician (Depeche Mode)
1961: Toby Keith, American singer
1961: Toby Keith, American singer
1962: Joan Osborne, American singer and songwriter
1962: Joan Osborne, American singer and songwriter
1964: Linda de Mol, Dutch actress and host
1964: Linda de Mol, Dutch actress and host
1967: Jordan Chan, Hong Kong actor and singer
1967: Jordan Chan, Hong Kong actor and singer
1968: Akio Suyama, Japanese seiyu
1968: Akio Suyama, Japanese seiyu
1968: Billy Crudup, American actor
1968: Billy Crudup, American actor
1968: Michael Weatherly, American actor
1968: Michael Weatherly, American actor
1969: Sugizo Japanese guitarist and singer
1969: Sugizo Japanese guitarist and singer
1970: Beck, American singer
1970: Beck, American singer
1972: Karl Dykhuis, Canadian ice hockey player
1972: Karl Dykhuis, Canadian ice hockey player
1972: Shosuke Tanihara, Japanese actor
1972: Shosuke Tanihara, Japanese actor
1972: Sourav Ganguly, Indian cricketer
1972: Sourav Ganguly, Indian cricketer
1973: Kathleen Robertson, Canadian actress
1973: Kathleen Robertson, Canadian actress
1974: Tami Erin, American actress and model
1974: Tami Erin, American actress and model
1974: Zhanna Friske, Russian actress and singer
1974: Zhanna Friske, Russian actress and singer
1975: Elias Viljanen, Finnish Guitarist
1975: Elias Viljanen, Finnish Guitarist
1976: Talal El Karkouri, Moroccan footballer
1976: Talal El Karkouri, Moroccan footballer
1977: Milo Ventimiglia, American actor
1977: Milo Ventimiglia, American actor
1977: Wang Zhizhi, Chinese basketball player
1977: Wang Zhizhi, Chinese basketball player
1980: Robbie Keane, Irish footballer
1980: Robbie Keane, Irish footballer
1981: Anastasia Myskina, Russian tennis player
1981: Anastasia Myskina, Russian tennis player
1982: Hakim Warrick, American basketball player
1982: Hakim Warrick, American basketball player
1982: Joshua Alba, American actor
1982: Joshua Alba, American actor
1982: Sophia Bush, American actress
1982: Sophia Bush, American actress
1983: Elizabeth Del Mar, American pornographic actress
1983: Elizabeth Del Mar, American pornographic actress
1983: Jaroslav Janiš, Czech racing car driver
1983: Jaroslav Janiš, Czech racing car driver
1984: Alexis Dziena, American actress
1984: Alexis Dziena, American actress
1985: Jamie Cook, British musician (Arctic Monkeys)
1985: Jamie Cook, British musician (Arctic Monkeys)
1986: Renata Costa, Brazilian footballer
1986: Renata Costa, Brazilian footballer
1987: Vlada Roslyakova, Russian supermodel
1987: Vlada Roslyakova, Russian supermodel
1992: Benjamin Grosvenor, Pianist
1992: Benjamin Grosvenor, Pianist
1998: Jaden Smith, American actor
1998: Jaden Smith, American actor

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