| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Robert B. Anderson |
Government |
4-Jun-1910 |
14-Aug-1989 |
US Secretary of the Treasury, 1957-61 |
| Earl Anthony |
Bowling |
27-Apr-1938 |
14-Aug-2001 |
Professional bowler |
| John Biffen |
Politician |
3-Nov-1930 |
14-Aug-2007 |
Leader, House of Commons, 1982-87 |
| Bertolt Brecht |
Playwright |
10-Feb-1898 |
14-Aug-1956 |
Mother Courage and Her Children |
| William Bridgeman |
Politician |
31-Dec-1864 |
14-Aug-1935 |
UK Home Secretary, 1922-24 |
| Johnny Burnette |
Musician |
25-Mar-1934 |
14-Aug-1964 |
Rockabilly instigator |
| Florian Cajori |
Historian |
28-Feb-1859 |
14-Aug-1930 |
A History of Mathematics |
| Elias Canetti |
Author |
25-Jul-1905 |
14-Aug-1994 |
Crowds and Power |
| George Combe |
Paranormal |
21-Oct-1788 |
14-Aug-1858 |
Scottish phrenologist |
| Gary Evans |
Criminal |
7-Oct-1954 |
14-Aug-1998 |
New York state burglar, serial killer |
| David Farragut |
Military |
5-Jul-1801 |
14-Aug-1870 |
America's first admiral |
| Enzo Ferrari |
Business |
18-Feb-1898 |
14-Aug-1988 |
Legendary automobile maker |
| William D. Ford |
Politician |
6-Aug-1927 |
14-Aug-2004 |
Congressman from Michigan, 1965-95 |
| William Randolph Hearst |
Business |
29-Apr-1863 |
14-Aug-1951 |
Newspaper magnate |
| Jackie "Butch" Jenkins |
Actor |
29-Aug-1937 |
14-Aug-2001 |
MGM child star |
| João I |
Royalty |
11-Apr-1357 |
14-Aug-1433 |
King of Portugal, 1385-1433 |
| Frédéric Joliot |
Chemist |
19-Mar-1900 |
14-Aug-1958 |
Researcher of radioactivity |
| Bruno Kirby |
Actor |
28-Apr-1949 |
14-Aug-2006 |
When Harry Met Sally, City Slickers |
| Lane Kirkland |
Labor Leader |
12-Mar-1922 |
14-Aug-1999 |
AFL-CIO President, 1979-95 |
| Philip M. Klutznick |
Government |
9-Jul-1907 |
14-Aug-1999 |
US Secretary of Commerce 1980-81 |
| Oscar Levant |
Pianist |
27-Dec-1906 |
14-Aug-1972 |
Panelist, Information Please |
| Alexander Luria |
Psychologist |
16-Jul-1902 |
14-Aug-1977 |
Pioneer of neuropsychology |
| Patrick Magee |
Actor |
31-Mar-1922 |
14-Aug-1982 |
Mr. Alexander in A Clockwork Orange |
| Czeslaw Milosz |
Poet |
30-Jun-1911 |
14-Aug-2004 |
Polish novelist and poet, The Captive Mind |
| Clifford Odets |
Playwright |
18-Jul-1906 |
14-Aug-1963 |
Sweet Smell of Success |
| Pope Pius II |
Religion |
18-Oct-1405 |
14-Aug-1464 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1458-64 |
| Sarah Polk |
First Lady |
4-Sep-1803 |
14-Aug-1891 |
Wife of US President James K. Polk |
| J. B. Priestley |
Novelist |
13-Sep-1894 |
14-Aug-1984 |
An Inspector Calls |
| Phil Rizzuto |
Baseball |
25-Sep-1916 |
14-Aug-2007 |
American League MVP, 1950 |
| Paul Sabatier |
Chemist |
5-Nov-1854 |
14-Aug-1941 |
Researcher of catalysis |
| Clark Ashton Smith |
Author |
13-Jan-1893 |
14-Aug-1961 |
Horror/fantasy author |
| Richard A. Snelling |
Politician |
18-Feb-1927 |
14-Aug-1991 |
Twice Governor of Vermont |
| Gale Sondergaard |
Actor |
15-Feb-1899 |
14-Aug-1985 |
Anthony Adverse |
| Dorothy Stratten |
Actor |
28-Feb-1960 |
14-Aug-1980 |
Actress, centerfold |
| Margaret Taylor |
First Lady |
21-Sep-1788 |
14-Aug-1852 |
Wife of US President Zachary Taylor |
| David S. Terry |
Judge |
8-Mar-1823 |
14-Aug-1889 |
California Chief Justice, 1857-59 |
| Leonard Woolf |
Author |
25-Nov-1880 |
14-Aug-1969 |
British memoirist, husband of Virginia |
| Chalmers P. Wylie |
Politician |
23-Nov-1920 |
14-Aug-1998 |
Congressman from Ohio, 1967-93 |
