| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Victor E. Anderson |
Politician |
30-Mar-1902 |
15-Aug-1962 |
Governor of Nebraska, 1955-59 |
| Kenneth H. Bacon |
Journalist |
21-Nov-1944 |
15-Aug-2009 |
President of Refugees International, 2001-09 |
| Sune K. Bergström |
Scientist |
10-Jan-1916 |
15-Aug-2004 |
Prostaglandins |
| Pierre Bouguer |
Mathematician |
16-Feb-1698 |
15-Aug-1758 |
French photometrist |
| Big Bill Broonzy |
Musician |
26-Jun-1898 |
15-Aug-1958 |
Blues singer and guitarist |
| Jesse Brown |
Government |
27-Mar-1944 |
15-Aug-2002 |
US Secretary of Veteran's Affairs, 1993-97 |
| William Buckland |
Geologist |
12-Mar-1784 |
15-Aug-1856 |
Reliquiae Diluvianae |
| Lester Cole |
Screenwriter |
19-Jun-1904 |
15-Aug-1985 |
Born Free |
| Grazia Deledda |
Author |
27-Sep-1871 |
15-Aug-1936 |
Novels of Sardinia |
| Elbert Henry Gary |
Business |
8-Oct-1846 |
15-Aug-1927 |
CEO of US Steel, 1901-27 |
| Harry Harrison |
Novelist |
12-Mar-1925 |
15-Aug-2012 |
Stainless Steel Rat series |
| William R. Hull, Jr. |
Government |
17-Apr-1906 |
15-Aug-1977 |
Congressman from Missouri, 1955-73 |
| Joseph Joachim |
Violinist |
28-Jun-1831 |
15-Aug-1907 |
Virtuoso violinist, Joachim Quartet |
| James J. Kilpatrick |
Columnist |
1-Nov-1920 |
15-Aug-2010 |
Conservative columnist, Point-Counterpoint |
| John H. Kinkead |
Politician |
10-Dec-1826 |
15-Aug-1904 |
Governor of Nevada, 1879-83 |
| Paul Lukas |
Actor |
26-May-1887 |
15-Aug-1971 |
Watch on the Rhine |
| Macbeth |
Royalty |
c. 1005 |
15-Aug-1057 |
King of Scotland, 1040-57 |
| René Magritte |
Painter |
21-Nov-1898 |
15-Aug-1967 |
Ceci n'est pas une pipe |
| Burl Osborne |
Publisher |
25-Jun-1937 |
15-Aug-2012 |
Dallas Morning News |
| Giuseppe Parini |
Poet |
22-May-1729 |
15-Aug-1799 |
Il Mattino |
| Philippa of Hainaut |
Royalty |
c. 1314 |
15-Aug-1369 |
Queen of King Edward III |
| Richard Poirier |
Critic |
9-Sep-1925 |
15-Aug-2009 |
Raritan, A Quarterly Review |
| Sam Pollock |
Hockey |
25-Dec-1925 |
15-Aug-2007 |
GM of Montreal Canadiens, 1964-78 |
| Wiley Post |
Aviator |
22-Nov-1898 |
15-Aug-1935 |
First pilot to fly solo round the world |
| Ludwig Prandtl |
Physicist |
4-Feb-1875 |
15-Aug-1953 |
Father of Aerodynamics |
| Mujibur Rahman |
Head of State |
17-Mar-1920 |
15-Aug-1975 |
President, Prime Minister of Bangladesh |
| Pee Wee Reese |
Baseball |
23-Jul-1918 |
15-Aug-1999 |
Ten-time Dodgers All-Star |
| Will Rogers |
Comic |
04-Nov-1879 |
15-Aug-1935 |
American Cowboy, Entertainer, Humorist |
| Artur Schnabel |
Pianist |
17-Apr-1882 |
15-Aug-1951 |
Pianist and classical composer |
| Stephen I |
Religion |
c. 975 AD |
15-Aug-1038 |
First King of Hungary |
| Charles A. Templeton |
Politician |
3-Mar-1871 |
15-Aug-1955 |
Governor of Connecticut, 1923-25 |
| Hugo Theorell |
Scientist |
6-Jul-1903 |
15-Aug-1982 |
Oxidation enzymes |
| Kirk Varnedoe |
Curator |
19-Jan-1946 |
15-Aug-2003 |
Curator at MOMA, 1988-2001 |
| Konstantin von Neurath |
Diplomat |
2-Feb-1873 |
15-Aug-1956 |
Reich Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Malcolm R. Wilkey |
Judge |
6-Dec-1918 |
15-Aug-2009 |
US Ambassador to Uruguay, 1985-90 |
