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Happy Birthday To:
* 1171 – King Alfonso IX of Leon (d. 1230)
* 1195 – Anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231)
* 1432 – Luigi Pulci, Italian poet (d. 1484)
* 1575 – Bartol Kašić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650)
* 1613 – Gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692)
* 1717 – Blind Jack, English roadbuilder (d. 1810)
* 1740 – Matthias Claudius, German poet (d. 1815)
* 1771 – Sir Walter Scott, Scottish novelist and poet (d. 1832)
* 1785 – Thomas De Quincey, English author (d. 1859)
* 1813 – Jules Grévy, 2nd President of the French Third Republic (d. 1891)
* 1844 – Thomas-Alfred Bernier, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1908)
* 1856 – Ivan Franko, Ukrainian writer (d. 1916)
* 1857 – Albert Ballin, German shipping tycoon (d. 1918)
* 1858 – E. Nesbit, English author (d. 1924)
* 1859 – Charles Comiskey, American baseball owner (d. 1931)
* 1860 – Florence Harding, American First Lady (d. 1924)
* 1863 – Alexei Krylov, Russian engineer and mathematician (d. 1945)
* 1865 – Usui Mikao, Japanese founder of Reiki (d. 1926)
* 1872 – Sri Aurobindo, Indian writer and philosopher (d. 1950)
* 1875 – Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, English composer (d. 1912)
* 1876 – Stylianos Gonatas, Greek military officer and Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1966)
* 1877 – Tachiyama Mineemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 22nd Yokozuna (d. 1941)
* 1879 – Ethel Barrymore, American actress (d. 1959)
* 1883 – Ivan Meštrović, Croatian sculptor (d. 1962)
* 1885 – Edna Ferber, American novelist (d. 1968)
* 1886 – Bill Whitty, Australian cricketer (d. 1974)
* 1890 – Elizabeth Bolden, American Supercentenarian (d. 2006)
* 1890 – Jacques Ibert, French composer (d. 1962)
* 1892 – Louis, 7th duc de Broglie, French physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1987)
* 1893 – Leslie Comrie, New Zealand astronomer and computing pioneer (d. 1950)
* 1896 – Gerty Cori, Austrian-born biochemist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1957)
* 1896 – Paul Outerbridge, American photographer (d. 1958)
* 1896 – Leon Theremin, Russian inventor (d. 1993)
* 1898 – Jan Brzechwa, Polish poet (d. 1966)
* 1901 – Pyotr Novikov, Russian mathematician (d. 1975)
* 1904 – George Klein, Canadian inventor (d. 1992)
* 1905 – Emile St. Godard, Canadian dog sled racer (d. 1948)
* 1909 – Hugo Winterhalter, American composer and bandleader (d. 1973)
* 1910 – Signe Hasso, Swedish actress (d. 2002)
* 1912 – Julia Child, American cook (d. 2004)
* 1912 – Dame Wendy Hiller, English actress (d. 2003)
* 1914 – Paul Rand, American graphic designer (d. 1996)
* 1916 – Aleks Çaçi, Albanian writer (d. 1989)
* 1917 – Jack Lynch, Irish politician (d. 1999)
* 1917 – Oscar Romero, El Salvador Roman Catholic priest (d. 1980)
* 1919 – Huntz Hall, American actor (d. 1999)
* 1919 – Benedict Kiely, Irish author (d. 2007)
* 1922 – Lukas Foss, German-born composer (d. 2009)
* 1922 – Giorgos Mouzakis, Greek songwriter and musician (d. 2005)
* 1923 – Rose Marie, American actress
* 1924 – Robert Bolt, English playwright and screenwriter (d. 1995)
* 1924 – Werner Abrolat, German actor (d. 1997)
* 1925 – Mike Connors, American actor
* 1925 – Oscar Peterson, Canadian jazz pianist (d. 2007)
* 1925 – Bill Pinkney, American baritone singer (d. 2007)
* 1926 – Costis Stephanopoulos, Greek politician
* 1927 – Eddie Leadbeater, England cricketer
* 1928 – Nicolas Roeg, English film director
* 1933 – Bobby Helms, American pop singer (d. 1997)
* 1933 – Jim Lange, American game show host
* 1934 – Bobby Byrd, American soul/funk singer (d. 2007)
* 1934 – Nino Ferrer, French-Italian singer (d. 1998)
* 1934 – Reginald Scarlett, West Indian cricketer
* 1935 – Jim Dale, English actor
* 1935 – Vernon Jordan Jr., American presidential advisor
* 1935 – Lionel Taylor, American football player
* 1938 – Maxine Waters, American politician
* 1938 – Janusz A. Zajdel, Polish writer
* 1940 – Rita Shane, American soprano
* 1941 – Manolis Mavrommatis, Greek politician
* 1942 – Larry Hartsell, American martial arts instructor (d. 2007)
* 1943 – María Rojo, Mexican actress and politician
* 1944 – Linda Ellerbee, American journalist
* 1944 – Tom Murphy, American politician
* 1944 – Dimitris Sioufas, Greek lawyer and politician
* 1944 – Sylvie Vartan, Bulgarian pop singer
* 1945 – Gene Upshaw, American football player (d. 2008)
* 1945 – Begum Khaleda Zia, Bangladeshi politician
* 1946 – Tony Robinson, English actor and television presenter
* 1946 – Jimmy Webb, American musician and composer
* 1947 – Raakhee Gulzar, Indian actress
* 1947 – Jenny Hanley, British TV presenter
* 1948 – Patsy Gallant, Canadian pop singer
* 1948 – George Ryton, British engineer
* 1949 – Beverly Lynn Burns, American pilot
* 1949 – Richard Deacon, Welsh sculptor
* 1949 – Garry Disher, Australian author
* 1949 – Mark B. Rosenberg, President of Florida International University
* 1950 – Tommy Aldridge, American musician
* 1950 – The Princess Anne, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom
* 1950 – Tom Kelly, American baseball manager
* 1951 – Ann Biderman, American film and television writer
* 1951 – Bobby Caldwell, American singer and musician
* 1951 – John Childs, England cricketer
* 1951 – Daba Diawara, Malian politician
* 1951 – Ranjan Gunatilleke, Sri Lankan cricketer
* 1954 – Stieg Larsson, Swedish writer (d. 2004)
* 1954 – Mary Jo Salter, American poet
* 1956 – Lorraine Desmarais, French-Canadian jazz pianist and composer
* 1957 – Željko Ivanek, Slovenian-American actor
* 1958 – Craig MacTavish, Canadian ice hockey player/coach
* 1958 – Rondell Sheridan, American actor and comedian
* 1961 – Ed Gillespie, American White House counsel to George W. Bush
* 1961 – Gary Kubiak, American football coach
* 1962 – Tom Colicchio, American chef
* 1963 – Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mexican film director
* 1963 – Jack Russell, England cricketer
* 1964 – Melinda French Gates, American wife of Bill Gates
* 1965 – Rob Thomas, American writer
* 1966 – Scott Brosius, American baseball player
* 1966 – Shirley Kwan, Hong Kong singer
* 1966 – Dimitris Papadopoulos, Greek basketball player
* 1967 – Peter Hermann American actor
* 1968 – Debra Messing, American actress
* 1969 – Kevin Cheng, Hong Kong actor and singer
* 1969 – Cris Judd, American actor/choreographer
* 1969 – Bernard Fanning, Australian singer/songwriter (Powderfinger)
* 1970 – Anthony Anderson, American comedian and actor
* 1970 – Maddie Corman, American actress
* 1970 – Ben Silverman, American TV executive
* 1972 – Ben Affleck, American actor
* 1972 – Chris Morrissey, American film director/actor
* 1972 – Matthew Wood, American actor and sound editor
* 1972 – Jennifer Alexander, Canadian ballet dancer (d. 2007)
* 1973 – Adnan Sami, music composer, singer
* 1973 – Adam Willard, Offspring drummer
* 1974 – Natasha Henstridge, Canadian actress
* 1975 – Bertrand Berry, American football player
* 1975 – Vijay Bharadwaj, Indian cricketer
* 1975 – Brendan Morrison, Canadian hockey player
* 1975 – Kara Wolters, American basketball player
* 1976 – Boudewijn Zenden, Dutch football player
* 1977 – Martin Biron, Canadian ice hockey goaltender
* 1977 – Igor Cassina, Italian gymnast
* 1977 – Nicole Paggi, American actress
* 1978 – Tim Foreman, American bassist (Switchfoot)
* 1978 – Lilia Podkopayeva, Ukrainian gymnast
* 1978 – Stavros Tziortziopoulos, Greek footballer
* 1978 – Kerri Walsh, American beach volleyball player
* 1979 – Carl Edwards, American NASCAR driver
* 1980 – Nathalie Press, English actress
* 1981 – Brendan Hansen, American swimmer
* 1981 – Song Ji-hyo, South Korean actress
* 1981 – Oliver Perez, American baseball player
* 1982 – Casey Burgener, American weightlifter
* 1988 – Tiffanie Anderson, American performer (Girlicious)
* 1989 – Belinda, Mexican singer
* 1989 – Carlos Pena Jr., American actor and singer
* 1989 – Joe Jonas, American actor and singer (Jonas Brothers) (Camp Rock & Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam, JONAS & JONAS L.A., Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience, Band In A Bus, Hannah Montana, Night At The Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian)
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_15
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