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History Births on August 30

Tug McGraw, American baseball player (d. 2004)

#Tug_McGraw

In 1944

Kamil Kosowski, Polish footballer

#Kamil_Kosowski

In 1977

Murray Gleeson, Australian lawyer and judge, 11th Chief Justice of Australia

#Murray_Gleeson

In 1938

Ravi Shankar Prasad, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Communications and IT

#Ravi_Shankar_Prasad

In 1954

Bebe Rexha, American singer-songwriter

#Bebe_Rexha

In 1989

Robert Crumb, American illustrator

#Robert_Crumb

In 1943

Bertha Parker Pallan, American archaeologist (d. 1978)

#Bertha_Parker_Pallan

In 1907

Sabine Oberhauser, Austrian physician and politician

#Sabine_Oberhauser

In 1963

Laurent de Brunhoff, French author and illustrator

#Laurent_de_Brunhoff

In 1925

Emmanuel Culio, Argentinian footballer

#Emmanuel_Culio

In 1983

Piet Kee, Dutch organist and composer (d.2018)

#Piet_Kee

In 1927

J. Alden Weir, American painter and academic (d. 1919)

#J._Alden_Weir

In 1852

Agoston Haraszthy, Hungarian-American businessman, founded Buena Vista Winery (d. 1869)

#Agoston_Haraszthy

In 1812

Lionel Murphy, Australian jurist and politician, 22nd Attorney-General of Australia (d. 1986)

#Lionel_Murphy

In 1922

Kitty Wells, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2012)

#Kitty_Wells

In 1919

Gediminas Kirkilas, Lithuanian politician, 11th Prime Minister of Lithuania

#Gediminas_Kirkilas

In 1951

Lewis Black, American comedian, actor, and author

#Lewis_Black

In 1948

Freek de Jonge, Dutch singer and comedian

#Freek_de_Jonge

In 1944

Will Davison, Australian race car driver

#Will_Davison

In 1982

Artus Quellinus the Elder, Flemish sculptor (d. 1668)

#Artus_Quellinus_the_Elder

In 1609

Samuel Whitbread, English brewer and politician, founded Whitbread (d. 1796)

#Samuel_Whitbread_(1720-1796)

In 1720

Capability Brown, British landscape architect (d. 1783)

#Capability_Brown

In 1716

Edward Mills Purcell, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)

#Edward_Mills_Purcell

In 1912

Ryan Ross, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Ryan_Ross

In 1986

Adam Wainwright, American baseball player

#Adam_Wainwright

In 1981

Ben Jones, American actor and politician

#Ben_Jones_(American_actor_and_politician)

In 1941

Javier Otxoa, Spanish cyclist

#Javier_Otxoa

In 1974

Muriel Gray, Scottish journalist and author

#Muriel_Gray

In 1958

Don Boudria, Canadian public servant and politician, 2nd Canadian Minister for International Cooperation

#Don_Boudria

In 1949

Radhi Jaïdi, Tunisian footballer and coach

#Radhi_Jaïdi

In 1975

Karen Buck, Northern Irish politician

#Karen_Buck

In 1958

Raymond Massey, Canadian-American actor and playwright (d. 1983)

#Raymond_Massey

In 1896

Alexandra Bellow, Romanian-American mathematician

#Alexandra_Bellow

In 1935

Simone Pepe, Italian footballer

#Simone_Pepe

In 1983

Kenny Dorham, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player (d. 1972)

#Kenny_Dorham

In 1924

Sinead Kerr, Scottish figure skater

#Sinead_Kerr

In 1978

Eamon Sullivan, Australian swimmer

#Eamon_Sullivan

In 1985

Huey Long, American lawyer and politician, 40th Governor of Louisiana (d. 1935)

#Huey_Long

In 1893

Pavel Nedv?d, Czech footballer

#Pavel_Nedv?d

In 1972

Richard Duffy, Welsh footballer

#Richard_Duffy

In 1985

Liam Cooper, Scottish footballer

#Liam_Cooper

In 1991

Denis Healey, English soldier and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (d. 2015)

#Denis_Healey

In 1917

Peter Tunks, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster

#Peter_Tunks

In 1958

Dave Brockie, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2014)

#Dave_Brockie

In 1963

John McNally, English singer and guitarist (The Searchers)

#John_McNally_(musician)

In 1941

Kwon So-hyun, South Korean singer-songwriter and actress

#Kwon_So-hyun

In 1994

Jack Swigert, American pilot and astronaut (d. 1982)

#Jack_Swigert

In 1931

Frank Conniff, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

#Frank_Conniff

In 1956

Regina Resnik, American soprano and actress (d. 2013)

#Regina_Resnik

In 1922

Mike Koplove, American baseball player

#Mike_Koplove

In 1976

Vladimir Malakhov, Russian ice hockey player

#Vladimir_Malakhov_(ice_hockey)

In 1968

Bill Daily, American actor and comedian (d. 2018)

#Bill_Daily

In 1927

Joan Blondell, American actress and singer (d. 1979)

#Joan_Blondell

In 1906

Heo Young-ji, South Korean singer

#Heo_Young-ji

In 1994

Cameron Diaz, American model, actress, and producer

#Cameron_Diaz

In 1972

Lisa Ling, American journalist and author

#Lisa_Ling

In 1973

Shaun Alexander, American football player

#Shaun_Alexander

In 1977

Alexander Lukashenko, Belarusian marshal and politician, 1st President of Belarus

#Alexander_Lukashenko

In 1954

Olga Taussky-Todd, Austrian mathematician (d. 1995)

#Olga_Taussky-Todd

In 1906

Emily Ruete/Salama bint Said, also called Sayyida Salme, a Princess of Zanzibar and Oman (d. 1924)

#Emily_Ruete

In 1844

Vic Seixas, American tennis player

#Vic_Seixas

In 1923

Fred MacMurray, American actor (d. 1991)

#Fred_MacMurray

In 1908

John Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2001)

#John_Phillips_(musician)

In 1935

Roy Wilkins, American journalist and activist (d. 1981)

#Roy_Wilkins

In 1901

Marlon Byrd, American baseball player

#Marlon_Byrd

In 1977

Monika Povilaityt?, Lithuanian volleyball player

#Monika_Povilaityt?

In 1994

Jacqueline Cako, American tennis player

#Jacqueline_Cako

In 1991

Ernests Gulbis, Latvian tennis player

#Ernests_Gulbis

In 1988

Simon Bainbridge, English composer and educator

#Simon_Bainbridge

In 1952

Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia (d. 1992)

#Grand_Duke_Vladimir_Kirillovich_of_Russia

In 1917

Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentinian tennis player

#Juan_Ignacio_Chela

In 1979

Peter of Castile (d. 1369)

#Peter_of_Castile

In 1334

Queen Anne-Marie of Greece

#Queen_Anne-Marie_of_Greece

In 1946

Robert Parish, American basketball player

#Robert_Parish

In 1953

Leonor Fini, Argentinian painter, illustrator, and author (d. 1996)

#Leonor_Fini

In 1907

Paulo Sousa, Portuguese footballer and manager

#Paulo_Sousa

In 1970

Allan Rock, Canadian lawyer, politician, and diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations

#Allan_Rock

In 1947

Antony Gormley, English sculptor and academic

#Antony_Gormley

In 1950

Gulstan Ropert, French-American bishop and missionary (d. 1903)

#Gulstan_Ropert

In 1839

It? Jinsai, Japanese philosopher (d. 1705)

#It?_Jinsai

In 1627

Lars Frederiksen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Lars_Frederiksen

In 1971

Billy Johnson, American baseball player (d. 2006)

#Billy_Johnson_(baseball)

In 1918

Michael Chiklis, American actor, director, and producer

#Michael_Chiklis

In 1963

Félix Sánchez, American-Dominican runner and hurdler

#Félix_Sánchez

In 1977

Shailendra, Pakistani-Indian songwriter (d. 1968)

#Shailendra_(lyricist)

In 1916

Ricky Sanders, American football player

#Ricky_Sanders

In 1962

Phil Mills, Welsh race car driver

#Phil_Mills

In 1963

John Peel, English radio host and producer (d. 2004)

#John_Peel

In 1939

Ben Bradshaw, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

#Ben_Bradshaw

In 1960

Joseph Dennie, American author and journalist (d. 1812)

#Joseph_Dennie

In 1768

Michael Wong, Malaysian-Chinese singer-songwriter

#Michael_Wong_(singer)

In 1970

Julian Smith, Scottish politician

#Julian_Smith_(politician)

In 1971

Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Dutch chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1911)

#Jacobus_Henricus_van_'t_Hoff

In 1852

Don Getty, Canadian football player and politician, 11th Premier of Alberta (d. 2016)

#Don_Getty

In 1933

Nigel Hall, English sculptor and academic

#Nigel_Hall_(sculptor)

In 1943

Craig Whittaker, English businessman and politician

#Craig_Whittaker

In 1962

Theodor Svedberg, Swedish chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)

#Theodor_Svedberg

In 1884

Scott Richmond, Canadian baseball player

#Scott_Richmond

In 1979

Bruce McLaren, New Zealand race car driver and engineer, founded the McLaren racing team (d. 1970)

#Bruce_McLaren

In 1937

Leisel Jones, Australian swimmer

#Leisel_Jones

In 1985

Elizabeth Ashley, American actress

#Elizabeth_Ashley

In 1939

Cliff Lee, American baseball player

#Cliff_Lee

In 1978

Grand Duchess Alexandra Alexandrovna of Russia (d. 1849)

#Grand_Duchess_Alexandra_Alexandrovna_of_Russia

In 1842

Anna Politkovskaya, Russian journalist and activist (d. 2006)

#Anna_Politkovskaya

In 1958

Tal Brody, American-Israeli basketball player and coach

#Tal_Brody

In 1943

Horace Panter, English bass player

#Horace_Panter

In 1953

Mary Shelley, English novelist and playwright (d. 1851)

#Mary_Shelley

In 1797

David Maslanka, American composer and academic (d. 2017)

#David_Maslanka

In 1943

Nancy Wake, New Zealand-English captain (d. 2011)

#Nancy_Wake

In 1912

Gary Gordon, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1993)

#Gary_Gordon

In 1960

Isaac Levitan, Russian painter and illustrator (d. 1900)

#Isaac_Levitan

In 1860

Peggy Lipton, American model and actress (d. 2019)

#Peggy_Lipton

In 1946

Jean-Claude Killy, French skier

#Jean-Claude_Killy

In 1943

Ted Williams, American baseball player and manager (d. 2002)

#Ted_Williams

In 1918

Frederique van der Wal, Dutch model and actress

#Frederique_van_der_Wal

In 1967

Jessica Henwick, British actress

#Jessica_Henwick

In 1992

Theo van Doesburg, Dutch artist (d. 1931)

#Theo_van_Doesburg

In 1883

Dana Rosemary Scallon, Irish singer and activist

#Dana_Rosemary_Scallon

In 1951

Tedda Courtney, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1957)

#Tedda_Courtney

In 1885

Jamie Moses, English-American guitarist

#Jamie_Moses

In 1955

Ernest Rutherford, New Zealand-English physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1937)

#Ernest_Rutherford

In 1871

Fran Fraschilla, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster

#Fran_Fraschilla

In 1958

Jacques-Louis David, French painter and illustrator (d. 1825)

#Jacques-Louis_David

In 1748

Alexander H. Rice, American businessman and politician, 30th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1895)

#Alexander_H._Rice

In 1818

Andrew Onderdonk, American surveyor and contractor (d. 1905)

#Andrew_Onderdonk

In 1848

Aaron Barrett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Aaron_Barrett

In 1974

Shirley Booth, American actress and singer (d. 1992)

#Shirley_Booth

In 1898

Theo Hutchcraft, English singer-songwriter

#Theo_Hutchcraft

In 1986

Andy Roddick, American tennis player

#Andy_Roddick

In 1982

Johnny Mann, American singer-songwriter and conductor (d. 2014)

#Johnny_Mann

In 1928

Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland (d. 2013)

#Princess_Lilian,_Duchess_of_Halland

In 1915

Richard Stone, English economist and statistician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)

#Richard_Stone

In 1913

Ron George, American businessman and politician

#Ron_George

In 1953

Marcelo H. del Pilar, Filipino journalist and lawyer (d. 1896)

#Marcelo_H._del_Pilar

In 1850

Daryl Gates, American police officer, created the D.A.R.E. Program (d. 2010)

#Daryl_Gates

In 1926

Donald Symington, American actor (d. 2013)

#Donald_Symington

In 1925

Guy A. Lepage, Canadian comedian and producer

#Guy_A._Lepage

In 1960

Éva Risztov, Hungarian swimmer

#Éva_Risztov

In 1985

Holly Weston, English actress

#Holly_Weston

In 1985

Jim Paredes, Filipino singer-songwriter and actor

#Jim_Paredes

In 1951

Warren Buffett, American businessman and philanthropist

#Warren_Buffett

In 1930

Anna Ushenina, Ukrainian chess player

#Anna_Ushenina

In 1985

Maurice Hilleman, American microbiologist and vaccinologist (d. 2005)

#Maurice_Hilleman

In 1919

Victor Skumin, Russian psychiatrist, psychologist, and academic

#Victor_Skumin

In 1948

Albert Szenczi Molnár, Hungarian writer and translator (d. 1634)

#Albert_Szenczi_Molnár

In 1574

Lech Majewski, Polish director, producer, and screenwriter

#Lech_Majewski

In 1953

Sir Alexander Carew, 2nd Baronet, English politician (d. 1644)

#Sir_Alexander_Carew,_2nd_Baronet

In 1609

Seriki Audu, Nigerian footballer (d. 2014)

In 1991

Ronald Huth, Paraguayan footballer

In 1989

Simone Guerra, Italian footballer

In 1989

Tania Foster, English singer-songwriter

In 1987

Zafer Yelen, Turkish footballer

In 1986

Lelia Masaga, New Zealand rugby player

In 1986

Steven Smith, Scottish footballer

In 1985

Joe Inoue, American singer-songwriter

In 1985

Anthony Ireland, Zimbabwean cricketer

In 1984

Marco Vianello, Italian footballer

In 1983

Tian Qin, Chinese canoe racer

In 1983

Jun Matsumoto, Japanese singer, dancer, and actor

In 1983

Gustavo Eberto, Argentinian footballer (d. 2007)

In 1983

Germán Legarreta, Puerto Rican-American actor

In 1981

Justin Mortelliti, American actor and singer-songwriter

In 1980

Leon Lopez, English singer-songwriter and actor

In 1979

Carlo Checchinato, Italian rugby player and manager

In 1970

Dimitris Sgouros, Greek pianist and composer

In 1969

Vladimir Jugovi?, Serbian footballer

In 1969

Diran Adebayo, English author and critic

In 1968

Justin Vaughan, New Zealand cricketer

In 1967

Joann Fletcher, English historian and academic

In 1966

Peter Cunnah, Northern Irish singer-songwriter and producer

In 1966

Ra Luhse, Estonian architect

In 1964

Gavin Fisher, English engineer and designer

In 1964

Mark "Jacko" Jackson, Australian footballer, actor, and singer

In 1959

Martin Jackson, English drummer

In 1958

David Paymer, American actor and director

In 1954

Wojtek Fibak, Polish tennis player

In 1952

Timothy Bottoms, American actor and producer

In 1951

Ted Ammon, American financier and banker (d. 2001)

In 1949

Fred Hampton, American activist and revolutionary, chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party (d. 1969)

In 1948

Alex Wyllie, New Zealand rugby player and coach

In 1944

Molly Ivins, American journalist and author (d. 2007)

In 1944

Frances Cairncross, English economist, journalist, and academic

In 1944

Colin Dann, English author

In 1943

Pervez Sajjad, Pakistani cricketer

In 1942

Jonathan Aitken, Irish-British journalist and politician, Minister for Defence Procurement

In 1942

Sue MacGregor, English journalist and radio host

In 1941

Ignazio Giunti, Italian race car driver (d. 1971)

In 1941

Peter North, English scholar and academic

In 1936

Antonio Cabangon Chua, Filipino media mogul and businessman (d. 2016)

In 1934

Noel Harford, New Zealand cricketer and basketball player (d. 1981)

In 1930

Ian McNaught-Davis, English mountaineer and television host (d. 2014)

In 1929

Guy de Lussigny, French painter and sculptor (d. 2001)

In 1929

Harvey Hart, Canadian director and producer (d. 1989)

In 1928

Lloyd Casner, American race car driver (d. 1965)

In 1928

Geoffrey Beene, American fashion designer (d. 2004)

In 1927

Lajos Kisfaludy, Hungarian chemist and engineer (d. 1988)

In 1924

Charmian Clift, Australian journalist and author (d. 1969)

In 1923

Barbara Ansell, English physician and author (d. 2001)

In 1923

Arnold Green, Estonian soldier and politician (d. 2011)

In 1920

Wolfgang Wagner, German director and manager (d. 2010)

In 1919

Harold Atcherley, English businessman (d. 2017)

In 1918

Robert Strassburg, American composer, conductor, and educator (d. 2003)

In 1915

Roger Bushell, South African-English soldier and pilot (d. 1944)

In 1910

Virginia Lee Burton, American author and illustrator (d. 1968)

In 1909

John Mauchly, American physicist and co-founder of the first computer company (d. 1980)

In 1907

Bhagwati Charan Verma, Indian author (d. 1981)

In 1903

John Gunther, American journalist and author (d. 1970)

In 1901

Samuel Frederick Henry Thompson, English captain and pilot (d. 1918)

In 1890

Grand Duchess Alexandra Georgievna of Russia (d. 1891)

In 1870

Carl David Tolmé Runge, German mathematician, physicist, and spectroscopist (d. 1927)

In 1856

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