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==Events==
==Events==
===Pre-1600===
===Pre-1600===
* [[367]] &ndash; [[Gratian]], son of [[Roman emperor|Roman Emperor]] [[Valentinian I]], is named co-[[Augustus (honorific)|Augustus]] at the age of eight by his father.<ref>{{cite book|author=Meaghan McEvoy|title=Child Emperor Rule in the Late Roman West, AD 367-455|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lgygc7HDBt0C&pg=PA49|date=2 May 2013|publisher=OUP Oxford|isbn=978-0-19-966481-8|pages=49}}</ref>
* [[367]] &ndash; [[Gratian]], son of [[Roman emperor|Roman Emperor]] [[Valentinian I]], is named co-[[Augustus (honorific)|Augustus]] at the age of eight by his father.<ref>{{cite book|author=Meaghan McEvoy|title=Child Emperor Rule in the Late Roman West, AD 367–455|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lgygc7HDBt0C&pg=PA49|date=2013|publisher=OUP Oxford|isbn=978-0-19-966481-8|pages=49}}</ref>
* [[394]] &ndash; The [[Graffito of Esmet-Akhom]], the latest known inscription in [[Egyptian hieroglyphs]], is written.<ref>Richard Parkinson, Cracking Codes: The Rosetta Stone and Decipherment (1999), p. 178.</ref>
* [[394]] &ndash; The [[Graffito of Esmet-Akhom]], the latest known inscription in [[Egyptian hieroglyphs]], is written.<ref>Richard Parkinson, Cracking Codes: The Rosetta Stone and Decipherment (1999), p. 178.</ref>
* [[410]] &ndash; The [[Visigoths]] under king [[Alaric I]] begin to [[Sack of Rome (410)|pillage Rome]].
* [[410]] &ndash; The [[Visigoths]] under King [[Alaric I]] begin to [[Sack of Rome (410)|pillage Rome]].
*[[1185]] &ndash; [[Sack of Thessalonica (1185)|Sack of Thessalonica]] by the Normans.
*[[1185]] &ndash; [[Sack of Thessalonica (1185)|Sack of Thessalonica]] by the Normans.
*[[1200]] &ndash; King [[John of England]], signer of the first [[Magna Carta]], marries [[Isabella of Angoulême]] in [[Angoulême Cathedral]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=E. B. Pryde|author2=D. E. Greenway|author3=S. Porter|author4=I. Roy|title=Handbook of British Chronology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zcgxEvGAK_kC&pg=PA37|date=23 February 1996|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-56350-5|pages=37}} Roger of Howden, iv, 120.</ref>
*[[1200]] &ndash; King [[John of England]], signer of the first [[Magna Carta]], marries [[Isabella of Angoulême]] in [[Angoulême Cathedral]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=E. B. Pryde|author2=D. E. Greenway|author3=S. Porter|author4=I. Roy|title=Handbook of British Chronology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zcgxEvGAK_kC&pg=PA37|date= 1996|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-56350-5|pages=37}} Roger of Howden, iv, 120.</ref>
*[[1215]] &ndash; [[Pope Innocent III]] issues a bull declaring [[Magna Carta]] invalid.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/the-papal-bull-annulling-magna-carta|title=The papal bull annulling Magna Carta|website=British Library|access-date=30 April 2019}}</ref>
*[[1215]] &ndash; [[Pope Innocent III]] issues a bull declaring [[Magna Carta]] invalid.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/the-papal-bull-annulling-magna-carta|title=The papal bull annulling Magna Carta|website=British Library|access-date=30 April 2019}}</ref>
*[[1349]] &ndash; Six thousand Jews are killed in [[Mainz]] after being blamed for the [[bubonic plague]].<ref name="Tuchman">{{Cite book|last=Tuchman|first=Barbara Wertheim|title=A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BmRoOIwLWhsC&pg=PT113|year=2011|publisher=Random House Digital, Inc.|isbn=978-0-307-29160-8|page=116}}</ref>
*[[1349]] &ndash; Six thousand Jews are killed in [[Mainz]] after being blamed for the [[bubonic plague]].<ref name="Tuchman">{{Cite book|last=Tuchman|first=Barbara Wertheim|title=A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BmRoOIwLWhsC&pg=PT113|year=2011|publisher=Random House Digital, Inc.|isbn=978-0-307-29160-8|page=116}}</ref>
*[[1482]] &ndash; The town and castle of [[capture of Berwick (1482)|Berwick-upon-Tweed is captured]] from Scotland by an English army.<ref>{{cite book|author1=John A. Wagner|author2=Edward Ed Wagner|title=Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ubXnWRMt6uoC&pg=PA29|year=2001|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-85109-358-8|pages=29}}</ref>
*[[1482]] &ndash; The town and castle of [[capture of Berwick (1482)|Berwick-upon-Tweed is captured]] from Scotland by an English army.<ref>{{cite book|author1=John A. Wagner|author2=Edward Ed Wagner|title=Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ubXnWRMt6uoC&pg=PA29|year=2001|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-85109-358-8|page=29}}</ref>
*[[1516]] &ndash; The [[Ottoman Empire]] under [[Selim I]] defeats the [[Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo)|Mamluk Sultanate]] and captures present-day Syria at the [[Battle of Marj Dabiq]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Avraham Daṿid|title=To come to the land: immigration and settlement in sixteenth-century Eretz-Israel|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aLttAAAAMAAJ|year=1999|publisher=University of Alabama Press|isbn=978-0-8173-0935-0|page=1}}</ref>
*[[1516]] &ndash; The [[Ottoman Empire]] under [[Selim I]] defeats the [[Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo)|Mamluk Sultanate]] and captures present-day Syria at the [[Battle of Marj Dabiq]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Avraham Daṿid|title=To come to the land: immigration and settlement in sixteenth-century Eretz-Israel|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aLttAAAAMAAJ|year=1999|publisher=University of Alabama Press|isbn=978-0-8173-0935-0|page=1}}</ref>
*[[1561]] &ndash; [[William the Silent|Willem of Orange]] marries duchess [[Anna of Saxony]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Story of William the Silent and the Netherland War: 1555–1584|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g35AAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA62|year=1869|publisher=D. Lothrop & Company|pages=62}}</ref>
*[[1561]] &ndash; [[William the Silent|Willem of Orange]] marries duchess [[Anna of Saxony]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Story of William the Silent and the Netherland War: 1555–1584|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g35AAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA62|year=1869|publisher=D. Lothrop & Co.|pages=62}}</ref>

===1601–1900===
===1601–1900===
*[[1608]] &ndash; The first official English representative to India lands in [[Surat]].
*[[1608]] &ndash; The first official English representative to India lands in [[Surat]].
*[[1643]] &ndash; A Dutch fleet [[Dutch expedition to Valdivia|establishes a new colony]] in the ruins of [[Valdivia]] in [[Zona Sur|southern Chile]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Montt Pinto|first=Isabel|url=http://www.buscalibros.cl/libros.php?c=226|oclc=1397610|year=1971|location=Buenos Aires|publisher=Editorial Francisco de Aguirre|title=Breve Historia de Valdivia|language=es|access-date=23 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070218034335/http://www.buscalibros.cl/libros.php?c=226#|archive-date=18 February 2007|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all|page=22}}</ref>
*[[1643]] &ndash; A Dutch fleet [[Dutch expedition to Valdivia|establishes a new colony]] in the ruins of [[Valdivia]] in [[Zona Sur|southern Chile]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Montt Pinto|first=Isabel|url=http://www.buscalibros.cl/libros.php?c=226|oclc=1397610|year=1971|location=Buenos Aires|publisher=Editorial Francisco de Aguirre|title=Breve Historia de Valdivia|language=es|access-date=23 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070218034335/http://www.buscalibros.cl/libros.php?c=226|archive-date=18 February 2007|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all|page=22}}</ref>
*[[1662]] &ndash; The [[Book of Common Prayer (1662)|1662 ''Book of Common Prayer'']] is [[Act of Uniformity 1662|legally enforced]] as the liturgy of the [[Church of England]], precipitating the [[Great Ejection]] of [[English Dissenters|Dissenter]] ministers from their [[benefice]]s.
*[[1662]] &ndash; The [[Book of Common Prayer (1662)|1662 ''Book of Common Prayer'']] is [[Act of Uniformity 1662|legally enforced]] as the liturgy of the [[Church of England]], precipitating the [[Great Ejection]] of [[English Dissenters|Dissenter]] ministers from their [[benefice]]s.
*[[1682]] &ndash; [[William Penn]] receives the area that is now the state of [[Delaware]], and adds it to his [[colony]] of [[Province of Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]].
*[[1682]] &ndash; [[William Penn]] receives the area that is now the state of [[Delaware]], and adds it to his [[colony]] of [[Province of Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]].
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*[[1789]] &ndash; The first [[Battle of Svensksund (1789)|naval battle of the Svensksund]] began in the [[Gulf of Finland]].<ref name="mattila"/>
*[[1789]] &ndash; The first [[Battle of Svensksund (1789)|naval battle of the Svensksund]] began in the [[Gulf of Finland]].<ref name="mattila"/>
*[[1812]] &ndash; [[Peninsular War]]: A coalition of Spanish, [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|British]], and [[Kingdom of Portugal|Portuguese]] forces succeed in lifting the two-and-a-half-year-long [[Siege of Cádiz]].
*[[1812]] &ndash; [[Peninsular War]]: A coalition of Spanish, [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|British]], and [[Kingdom of Portugal|Portuguese]] forces succeed in lifting the two-and-a-half-year-long [[Siege of Cádiz]].
*[[1814]] &ndash; British troops invade Washington, D.C. and during the [[Burning of Washington]] the [[White House]], the [[United States Capitol|Capitol]] and many other buildings are set ablaze.<ref name="Chase2020"/>
*[[1814]] &ndash; British troops [[Burning of Washington|capture Washington, D.C.]] and set the [[White House|Presidential Mansion]], [[United States Capitol|Capitol]], [[Washington Navy Yard|Navy Yard]] and many other public buildings ablaze.<ref name="Chase2020"/>
*[[1815]] &ndash; The modern [[Constitution of the Netherlands]] is signed.
*[[1815]] &ndash; The modern [[Constitution of the Netherlands]] is signed.
*[[1816]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of St. Louis (1816)|Treaty of St. Louis]] is signed in [[St. Louis, Missouri]].
*[[1816]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of St. Louis (1816)|Treaty of St. Louis]] is signed in [[St. Louis, Missouri]].
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*[[1870]] &ndash; The [[Wolseley expedition]] reaches [[Manitoba]] to end the [[Red River Rebellion]].
*[[1870]] &ndash; The [[Wolseley expedition]] reaches [[Manitoba]] to end the [[Red River Rebellion]].
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Mikhail Nikolayevich Muravyov|Count Muravyov]], [[Foreign Minister of Russia]] presents a ''rescript'' that convoked the [[First Hague Peace Conference]].
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Mikhail Nikolayevich Muravyov|Count Muravyov]], [[Foreign Minister of Russia]] presents a ''rescript'' that convoked the [[First Hague Peace Conference]].

===1901–present===
===1901–present===
*[[1909]] &ndash; Workers start pouring concrete for the [[Panama Canal]].
*[[1909]] &ndash; Workers start pouring concrete for the [[Panama Canal]].
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Manuel de Arriaga]] is elected and sworn in as the first [[President of Portugal]].
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Manuel de Arriaga]] is elected and sworn in as the first [[President of Portugal]].
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[World War I]]: German troops [[Siege of Namur (1914)|capture Namur]].
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[World War I]]: German troops [[Siege of Namur (1914)|capture Namur]].
* 1914 &ndash; World War I: The [[Battle of Cer]] ends as the first Allied victory in the war.
* 1914 &ndash; World War I: The [[Battle of Cer]] ends as the first Allied victory in the war.
*[[1929]] &ndash; Second day of two-day [[1929 Hebron massacre|Hebron massacre]] during the [[1929 Palestine riots]]: [[Palestinians|Arab]] attacks on the Jewish community in [[Hebron]] in the [[Mandatory Palestine|British Mandate of Palestine]], result in the death of 65–68 Jews; the remaining Jews are forced to flee the city.
*[[1929]] &ndash; Second day of two-day [[1929 Hebron massacre|Hebron massacre]] during the [[1929 Palestine riots]]: [[Palestinians|Arab]] attacks on the Jewish community in [[Hebron]] in the [[Mandatory Palestine|British Mandate of Palestine]], result in the death of 65–68 Jews; the remaining Jews are forced to flee the city.
*[[1931]] &ndash; Resignation of the United Kingdom's [[Second Labour Government]]. Formation of the [[UK National Government]].
*[[1931]] &ndash; Resignation of the United Kingdom's [[Second Labour Government]]. Formation of the [[UK National Government]].
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*[[1936]] &ndash; The [[Australian Antarctic Territory]] is created.
*[[1936]] &ndash; The [[Australian Antarctic Territory]] is created.
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Spanish Civil War]]: the [[Basque Army]] surrenders to the Italian [[Corpo Truppe Volontarie]] following the [[Santoña Agreement]].
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Spanish Civil War]]: the [[Basque Army]] surrenders to the Italian [[Corpo Truppe Volontarie]] following the [[Santoña Agreement]].
* 1937 &ndash; Spanish Civil War: [[Sovereign Council of Asturias and León]] is proclaimed in [[Gijón]].
* 1937 &ndash; Spanish Civil War: [[Sovereign Council of Asturias and León]] is proclaimed in [[Gijón]].
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Kweilin incident]]: A Japanese warplane shoots down the ''Kweilin'', a Chinese civilian airliner, killing 14. It is the [[List of airliner shootdown incidents|first recorded instance]] of a civilian airliner being shot down.<ref>{{cite book |chapter=Chapter 13: The Kweilin Incident |title=[[China's Wings: War, Intrigue, Romance and Adventure in the Middle Kingdom during the Golden Age of Flight]] |publisher=[[Bantam Books]] |author=Gregory Crouch |year=2012 |pages=[https://books.google.com/books?id=hZAn5L-gIpQC&pg=PA155 155]–[https://books.google.com/books?id=hZAn5L-gIpQC&pg=PA158 158]|isbn=978-0345532350}}</ref>
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Kweilin incident]]: A Japanese warplane shoots down the ''Kweilin'', a Chinese civilian airliner, killing 14. It is the [[List of airliner shootdown incidents|first recorded instance]] of a civilian airliner being shot down.<ref>{{cite book |chapter=Chapter 13: The Kweilin Incident |title=[[China's Wings: War, Intrigue, Romance and Adventure in the Middle Kingdom during the Golden Age of Flight]] |publisher=[[Bantam Books]] |author=Gregory Crouch |year=2012 |pages=[https://books.google.com/books?id=hZAn5L-gIpQC&pg=PA155 155]–[https://books.google.com/books?id=hZAn5L-gIpQC&pg=PA158 158]|isbn=978-0345532350}}</ref>
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[The Holocaust]]: [[Adolf Hitler]] orders the cessation of [[Nazi Germany]]'s systematic [[Action T4|T4 euthanasia program]] of the [[mental illness|mentally ill]] and the [[Disability|handicapped]] due to protests, although killings continue for the remainder of the war.
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[The Holocaust]]: [[Adolf Hitler]] orders the cessation of [[Nazi Germany]]'s systematic [[Action T4|T4 euthanasia program]] of the [[mental illness|mentally ill]] and the [[Disability|handicapped]] due to protests, although killings continue for the remainder of the war.
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*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Edith Sampson]] becomes the first black U.S. delegate to the [[United Nations]].
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Edith Sampson]] becomes the first black U.S. delegate to the [[United Nations]].
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[United Air Lines Flight 615]] crashes near [[Decoto, California]], killing 50 people.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-6B N37550 Oakland International Airport, CA (OAK) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19510824-0 |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[United Air Lines Flight 615]] crashes near [[Decoto, California]], killing 50 people.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-6B N37550 Oakland International Airport, CA (OAK) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19510824-0 |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
*[[1954]] &ndash; The [[Communist Control Act]] goes into effect, outlawing the [[American Communist Party]].
*[[1954]] &ndash; The [[Communist Control Act]] goes into effect, outlawing the [[Communist Party USA|Communist Party in the United States]].
* 1954 &ndash; Vice president [[João Café Filho]] takes office as president of [[Brazil]], following the suicide of [[Getúlio Vargas]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Paxton | first = John | title = The statesman's year-book : statistical and historical annual of the states of the world for the year 1986-1987 | publisher = Macmillan | location = London | year = 1986 | isbn = 9780230271159 | page=229}}</ref>
* 1954 &ndash; Vice president [[João Café Filho]] takes office as president of [[Brazil]], following the suicide of [[Getúlio Vargas]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Paxton | first = John | title = The statesman's year-book : statistical and historical annual of the states of the world for the year 1986–1987 | publisher = Macmillan | location = London | year = 1986 | isbn = 9780230271159 | page=229}}</ref>
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Buddhist crisis]]: As a result of the [[Xá Lợi Pagoda raids]], the [[US State Department]] [[Cable 243|cables]] the [[United States Embassy, Saigon]] to encourage [[Army of the Republic of Vietnam]] generals to [[1963 South Vietnamese coup|launch a coup]] against President [[Ngô Đình Diệm]] if he did not remove his brother [[Ngô Đình Nhu]].
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Buddhist crisis]]: As a result of the [[Xá Lợi Pagoda raids]], the [[US State Department]] [[Cable 243|cables]] the [[United States Embassy, Saigon]] to encourage [[Army of the Republic of Vietnam]] generals to [[1963 South Vietnamese coup|launch a coup]] against President [[Ngô Đình Diệm]] if he did not remove his brother [[Ngô Đình Nhu]].
*[[1967]] &ndash; Led by [[Abbie Hoffman]], the [[Youth International Party]] temporarily disrupts trading at the [[New York Stock Exchange]] by throwing dollar bills from the viewing gallery, causing trading to cease as brokers scramble to grab them.<ref>{{cite book | last = Windt | first = Theodore | title = Presidents and protesters : political rhetoric in the 1960s | publisher = University of Alabama Press | location = Tuscaloosa | year = 1990 | isbn = 9780817305062 | page=234}}</ref>
*[[1967]] &ndash; Led by [[Abbie Hoffman]], the [[Youth International Party]] temporarily disrupts trading at the [[New York Stock Exchange]] by throwing dollar bills from the viewing gallery, causing trading to cease as brokers scramble to grab them.<ref>{{cite book | last = Windt | first = Theodore | title = Presidents and protesters : political rhetoric in the 1960s | publisher = University of Alabama Press | location = Tuscaloosa | year = 1990 | isbn = 9780817305062 | page=234}}</ref>
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*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Mark David Chapman]] is sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for [[Murder of John Lennon|murdering John Lennon]].
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Mark David Chapman]] is sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for [[Murder of John Lennon|murdering John Lennon]].
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Colombia]]n [[drug baron]]s declare "total war" on the [[Government of Colombia|Colombian government]].
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Colombia]]n [[drug baron]]s declare "total war" on the [[Government of Colombia|Colombian government]].
* 1989 &ndash; [[Tadeusz Mazowiecki]] is chosen as the first non-[[communist]] [[prime minister]] in Central and Eastern Europe.
* 1989 &ndash; [[Tadeusz Mazowiecki]] is chosen as the first non-[[communist]] [[prime minister]] in Central and Eastern Europe.
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] resigns as head of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Elisabeth | first = FirstName | title = The spiral of 'anti-other rhetoric' : discourses of identity and the international media echo | publisher = J. Benjamins | location = Amsterdam Philadelphia | year = 2006 | isbn = 9789027227126 | page=18}}</ref>
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] resigns as head of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Elisabeth | first = FirstName | title = The spiral of 'anti-other rhetoric' : discourses of identity and the international media echo | publisher = J. Benjamins | location = Amsterdam Philadelphia | year = 2006 | isbn = 9789027227126 | page=18}}</ref>
* 1991 &ndash; [[Ukraine]] [[Declaration of Independence of Ukraine|declares itself independent]] from the [[Soviet Union]].<ref name="Chase2020"/>
* 1991 &ndash; [[Ukraine]] [[Declaration of Independence of Ukraine|declares itself independent]] from the [[Soviet Union]].<ref name="Chase2020"/>
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Hurricane Andrew]] makes landfall in [[Homestead, Florida]] as a [[List of Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes|Category&nbsp;5 hurricane]], causing up to $25&nbsp;billion (1992 [[USD]]) in damages.
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Hurricane Andrew]] makes landfall in [[Homestead, Florida]] as a [[List of Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes|Category&nbsp;5 hurricane]], causing up to $25&nbsp;billion (1992 [[USD]]) in damages.
*[[1995]] &ndash; Microsoft [[Windows 95]] was released to the public in North America.
*[[1995]] &ndash; Microsoft [[Windows 95]] was released to the public in North America.
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*[[2006]] &ndash; The [[International Astronomical Union]] (IAU) [[IAU definition of planet|redefines the term "planet"]] such that [[Pluto]] is now considered a [[dwarf planet]].
*[[2006]] &ndash; The [[International Astronomical Union]] (IAU) [[IAU definition of planet|redefines the term "planet"]] such that [[Pluto]] is now considered a [[dwarf planet]].
*[[2008]] &ndash; Sixty-five passengers are killed when [[Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 6895]] crashes during an [[emergency landing]] at [[Manas International Airport]] in [[Bishkek]], [[Kyrgyzstan]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-219 EX-009 Bishkek-Manas International Airport (FRU) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20080824-0 |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
*[[2008]] &ndash; Sixty-five passengers are killed when [[Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 6895]] crashes during an [[emergency landing]] at [[Manas International Airport]] in [[Bishkek]], [[Kyrgyzstan]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-219 EX-009 Bishkek-Manas International Airport (FRU) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20080824-0 |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
* 2008 &ndash; A [[Cessna 208 Caravan]] [[2008 Aéreo Ruta Maya crash|crashes]] in [[Cabañas, Zacapa]], [[Guatemala]], killing 11 people.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 208 Caravan I TG-JCS La Puente, Cabañas, Zacapa |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20080824-1 |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
* 2008 &ndash; A [[Cessna 208 Caravan]] [[2008 Aéreo Ruta Maya crash|crashes]] in [[Cabañas, Zacapa]], [[Guatemala]], killing 11 people.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 208 Caravan I TG-JCS La Puente, Cabañas, Zacapa |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20080824-1 |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
*[[2010]] &ndash; In [[San Fernando, Tamaulipas]], Mexico, 72 illegal immigrants are [[2010 San Fernando massacre|killed]] by [[Los Zetas]] and eventually found dead by Mexican authorities.
*[[2010]] &ndash; In [[San Fernando, Tamaulipas]], Mexico, 72 illegal immigrants are [[2010 San Fernando massacre|killed]] by [[Los Zetas]] and eventually found dead by Mexican authorities.
* 2010 &ndash; [[Henan Airlines Flight 8387]] crashes at [[Yichun Lindu Airport]] in [[Yichun, Heilongjiang|Yichun]], [[Heilongjiang]], [[China]], killing 44 out of the 96 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20100824-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Embraer ERJ 190-100 LR (ERJ-190LR) B-3130 Yichun Lindu Airport (LDS)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2019-08-01}}</ref>
* 2010 &ndash; [[Henan Airlines Flight 8387]] crashes at [[Yichun Lindu Airport]] in [[Yichun, Heilongjiang|Yichun]], [[Heilongjiang]], [[China]], killing 44 out of the 96 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20100824-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Embraer ERJ 190-100 LR (ERJ-190LR) B-3130 Yichun Lindu Airport (LDS)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2019-08-01}}</ref>
* 2010 &ndash; [[Agni Air Flight 101]] crashes near [[Shikharpur, Makwanpur]], Nepal, killing all 14 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Dornier 228-101 9N-AHE Bastipur, Shikharpur VDC, Makwanpur district |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20100824-1 |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
* 2010 &ndash; [[Agni Air Flight 101]] crashes near [[Shikharpur, Makwanpur]], Nepal, killing all 14 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Dornier 228-101 9N-AHE Bastipur, Shikharpur VDC, Makwanpur district |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20100824-1 |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Anders Behring Breivik]], perpetrator of the [[2011 Norway attacks]], is [[Trial of Anders Behring Breivik#Verdict and sentencing|sentenced]] to 21 years of preventive detention.<ref>{{cite news|title=Anders Behring Breivik: Norway court rules him sane|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19365616|accessdate=24 August 2022|newspaper=BBC News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120824083419/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19365616|archive-date=24 August 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Anders Behring Breivik]], perpetrator of the [[2011 Norway attacks]], is [[Trial of Anders Behring Breivik#Verdict and sentencing|sentenced]] to 21 years of preventive detention.<ref>{{cite news|title=Anders Behring Breivik: Norway court rules him sane|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19365616|accessdate=24 August 2022|newspaper=BBC News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120824083419/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19365616|archive-date=24 August 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[2014]] &ndash; A magnitude 6.0 [[2014 South Napa earthquake|earthquake]] strikes the [[San Francisco Bay Area]]; it is the largest in that area [[1989 Loma Prieta earthquake|since 1989]].<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70142429|doi=10.1785/0220150004|title=The Mw 6.0 24 August 2014 South Napa Earthquake|year=2015|last1=Brocher|first1=T. M.|last2=Baltay|first2=A. S.|last3=Hardebeck|first3=J. L.|last4=Pollitz|first4=F. F.|last5=Murray|first5=J. R.|last6=Llenos|first6=A. L.|last7=Schwartz|first7=D. P.|last8=Blair|first8=J. L.|last9=Ponti|first9=D. J.|last10=Lienkaemper|first10=J. J.|last11=Langenheim|first11=V. E.|last12=Dawson|first12=T. E.|last13=Hudnut|first13=K. W.|last14=Shelly|first14=D. R.|last15=Dreger|first15=D. S.|last16=Boatwright|first16=J.|last17=Aagaard|first17=B. T.|last18=Wald|first18=D. J.|last19=Allen|first19=R. M.|last20=Barnhart|first20=W. D.|last21=Knudsen|first21=K. L.|last22=Brooks|first22=B. A.|last23=Scharer|first23=K. M.|journal=Seismological Research Letters|volume=86|issue=2A|pages=309–326|bibcode=2015SeiRL..86..309B }}</ref>
*[[2014]] &ndash; A magnitude 6.0 [[2014 South Napa earthquake|earthquake]] strikes the [[San Francisco Bay Area]]; it is the largest in that area [[1989 Loma Prieta earthquake|since 1989]].<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70142429|doi=10.1785/0220150004|title=The Mw 6.0 24 August 2014 South Napa Earthquake|year=2015|last1=Brocher|first1=T. M.|last2=Baltay|first2=A. S.|last3=Hardebeck|first3=J. L.|last4=Pollitz|first4=F. F.|last5=Murray|first5=J. R.|last6=Llenos|first6=A. L.|last7=Schwartz|first7=D. P.|last8=Blair|first8=J. L.|last9=Ponti|first9=D. J.|last10=Lienkaemper|first10=J. J.|last11=Langenheim|first11=V. E.|last12=Dawson|first12=T. E.|last13=Hudnut|first13=K. W.|last14=Shelly|first14=D. R.|last15=Dreger|first15=D. S.|last16=Boatwright|first16=J.|last17=Aagaard|first17=B. T.|last18=Wald|first18=D. J.|last19=Allen|first19=R. M.|last20=Barnhart|first20=W. D.|last21=Knudsen|first21=K. L.|last22=Brooks|first22=B. A.|last23=Scharer|first23=K. M.|journal=Seismological Research Letters|volume=86|issue=2A|pages=309–326|bibcode=2015SeiRL..86..309B }}</ref>
*[[2016]] &ndash; An [[August 2016 Central Italy earthquake|earthquake strikes Central Italy]] with a magnitude of 6.2, with aftershocks felt as far as [[Rome]] and [[Florence]]. Around 300 people are killed.<ref>[http://www.protezionecivile.gov.it/jcms/it/view_com.wp?contentId=COM58731 "Terremoto Centro Italia: aggiornamento del numero di vittime, feriti e popolazione assistita"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827194051/http://www.protezionecivile.gov.it/jcms/it/view_com.wp?contentId=COM58731 |date=2016-08-27 }}, ''Protezione Civile'', 26 August 2016.</ref>
*[[2016]] &ndash; An [[August 2016 Central Italy earthquake|earthquake strikes Central Italy]] with a magnitude of 6.2, with aftershocks felt as far as [[Rome]] and [[Florence]]. Around 300 people are killed.<ref>[http://www.protezionecivile.gov.it/jcms/it/view_com.wp?contentId=COM58731 "Terremoto Centro Italia: aggiornamento del numero di vittime, feriti e popolazione assistita"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827194051/http://www.protezionecivile.gov.it/jcms/it/view_com.wp?contentId=COM58731 |date=2016-08-27 }}, ''Protezione Civile'', 26 August 2016.</ref>
*2016 &ndash; [[Proxima Centauri b]], the closest exoplanet to Earth, is discovered by the [[European Southern Observatory]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Amos |first=Jonathan |date=2016-08-24 |title=Neighbouring star Proxima Centauri has Earth-sized planet |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37167390 |access-date=2024-01-25 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>
*[[2017]] &ndash; The [[National Space Agency]] of [[Taiwan]] successfully launches the observation satellite [[Formosat-5]] into space.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/08/25/taiwanese-satellite-rides-spacex-rocket-into-orbit/ |title=Taiwanese satellite rides SpaceX rocket |work=Spaceflight Now |first=Stephen |last=Clark |date=25 August 2017 |access-date=25 August 2022 |archive-date=9 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809112642/https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/08/25/taiwanese-satellite-rides-spacex-rocket-into-orbit/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[2017]] &ndash; The [[National Space Agency]] of [[Taiwan]] successfully launches the observation satellite [[Formosat-5]] into space.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/08/25/taiwanese-satellite-rides-spacex-rocket-into-orbit/ |title=Taiwanese satellite rides SpaceX rocket |work=Spaceflight Now |first=Stephen |last=Clark |date=25 August 2017 |access-date=25 August 2022 |archive-date=9 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809112642/https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/08/25/taiwanese-satellite-rides-spacex-rocket-into-orbit/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[2020]] &ndash; [[Erin O’Toole]] is [[2020 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election|elected]] leader of the [[Conservative Party of Canada]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Erin O'Toole wins Conservative Party leadership in major upset |url=https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2020/08/23/conservative-party-leadership-race-live-coverage.html |access-date=August 24, 2022 |work=Toronto Star |date=August 24, 2020}}</ref>
*[[2020]] &ndash; [[Erin O’Toole]] is [[2020 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election|elected]] leader of the [[Conservative Party of Canada]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Erin O'Toole wins Conservative Party leadership in major upset |url=https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2020/08/23/conservative-party-leadership-race-live-coverage.html |access-date=August 24, 2022 |work=Toronto Star |date=August 24, 2020}}</ref>
*[[2023]] &ndash; Japan officially begins [[Discharge of radioactive water of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant|discharging treated radioactive water]] from the [[Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant]] into the Pacific Ocean, sparking international concerns and condemnation.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Murakami |first=Sakura |last2=Bateman |first2=Tom |date=2023-08-23 |title=Japan to release Fukushima water into ocean from Aug. 24 |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-release-fukushima-water-into-ocean-starting-aug-24-2023-08-22/ |access-date=2023-09-01}}</ref>
*[[2023]] &ndash; Japan officially begins [[Discharge of radioactive water of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant|discharging treated radioactive water]] from the [[Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant]] into the Pacific Ocean, sparking international concerns and condemnation.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Murakami |first1=Sakura |last2=Bateman |first2=Tom |date=2023-08-23 |title=Japan to release Fukushima water into ocean from Aug. 24 |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-release-fukushima-water-into-ocean-starting-aug-24-2023-08-22/ |access-date=2023-09-01}}</ref>


==Births==
==Births==
===Pre-1600===
===Pre-1600===
*[[1016]] &ndash; [[Fujiwara no Genshi]], Japanese empress consort (d. 1039){{cn|date=August 2021}}
*[[1016]] &ndash; [[Fujiwara no Genshi]], Japanese empress consort (d. 1039){{cn|date=August 2021}}
*[[1113]] &ndash; [[Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou]] (d. 1151)<ref>{{cite book|author=Timothy Venning|title=A Chronology of Medieval British History: 1066–1307|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wnjnDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT74|date=21 May 2020|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-00-004232-0|pages=74}}</ref>
*[[1113]] &ndash; [[Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou]] (d. 1151)<ref>{{cite book|author=Timothy Venning|title=A Chronology of Medieval British History: 1066–1307|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wnjnDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT74|date= 2020|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-00-004232-0|page=74}}</ref>
*[[1198]] &ndash; [[Alexander II of Scotland]] (d. 1249)<ref>{{cite book|author=James Miller|title=The Lamp of Lothian, Or, The History of Haddington: In Connection with the Public Affairs of East Lothian and of Scotland : from the Earliest Records to the Present Period|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b1ULAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA15|year=1844|publisher=James Allen|pages=15}}</ref>
*[[1198]] &ndash; [[Alexander II of Scotland]] (d. 1249)<ref>{{cite book|author=James Miller|title=The Lamp of Lothian, Or, The History of Haddington: In Connection with the Public Affairs of East Lothian and of Scotland : from the Earliest Records to the Present Period|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b1ULAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA15|year=1844|publisher=James Allen|page=15}}</ref>
*[[1358]] &ndash; [[John I of Castile]] (d. 1390)<ref>{{cite book|author=Simon R Doubleday|title=The Lara Family: crown and nobility in medieval Spain|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5vwGQFi8BasC&pg=PA177|date=30 June 2009|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-03429-7|pages=177–}}</ref>
*[[1358]] &ndash; [[John I of Castile]] (d. 1390)<ref>{{cite book|author=Simon R Doubleday|title=The Lara Family: crown and nobility in medieval Spain|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5vwGQFi8BasC&pg=PA177|date=2009|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-03429-7|pages=177–}}</ref>
*[[1393]] &ndash; [[Arthur III, Duke of Brittany]] (d. 1458)<ref>{{cite book|author=Katharine Sarah Macquoid|title=Through Brittany|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=728BAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA114|year=1877|publisher=Chatto and Windus|pages=114–}}</ref>
*[[1393]] &ndash; [[Arthur III, Duke of Brittany]] (d. 1458)<ref>{{cite book|author=Katharine Sarah Macquoid|title=Through Brittany|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=728BAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA114|year=1877|publisher=Chatto and Windus|pages=114–}}</ref>
*[[1423]] &ndash; [[Thomas Rotherham]], English cleric (d. 1500)
*[[1423]] &ndash; [[Thomas Rotherham]], English cleric (d. 1500)
*[[1498]] &ndash; [[John, Hereditary Prince of Saxony]] (d. 1537)
*[[1498]] &ndash; [[John, Hereditary Prince of Saxony]] (d. 1537)
*[[1510]] &ndash; [[Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen]] (d. 1558)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Katharina M. Wilson|author2=M. Wilson|title=An Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2Wf1SVbGFg8C&pg=PA200|year=1991|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-8240-8547-6|pages=200}}</ref>
*[[1510]] &ndash; [[Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen]] (d. 1558)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Katharina M. Wilson|author2=M. Wilson|title=An Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2Wf1SVbGFg8C&pg=PA200|year=1991|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-8240-8547-6|page=200}}</ref>
*[[1552]] &ndash; [[Lavinia Fontana]], Italian painter and educator (d. 1614)
*[[1552]] &ndash; [[Lavinia Fontana]], Italian painter and educator (d. 1614)
*[[1556]] &ndash; [[Sophia Brahe]], Danish horticulturalist and astronomer (d. 1643)
*[[1556]] &ndash; [[Sophia Brahe]], Danish horticulturalist and astronomer (d. 1643)
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*[[1845]] &ndash; [[James Calhoun (soldier)|James Calhoun]], American lieutenant (d. 1876)
*[[1845]] &ndash; [[James Calhoun (soldier)|James Calhoun]], American lieutenant (d. 1876)
*[[1851]] &ndash; [[Tom Kendall]], Australian cricketer and journalist (d. 1924)
*[[1851]] &ndash; [[Tom Kendall]], Australian cricketer and journalist (d. 1924)
*[[1852]] &ndash; [[Agnes Marshall]], English culinary entrepreneur, inventor, and celebrity chef (d. 1905)<ref>Jenkins, Terry: "The Truth about Mrs Marshall", ''Petits Propos Culinaires 112'', November 2018, pp. 100-112.</ref>
*[[1852]] &ndash; [[Agnes Marshall]], English culinary entrepreneur, inventor, and celebrity chef (d. 1905)<ref>Jenkins, Terry: "The Truth about Mrs Marshall", ''Petits Propos Culinaires 112'', November 2018, pp. 100–112.</ref>
*[[1860]] &ndash; [[David Bowman (politician)|David Bowman]], Australian lawyer and politician (d. 1916)
*[[1860]] &ndash; [[David Bowman (politician)|David Bowman]], Australian lawyer and politician (d. 1916)
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[Zonia Baber]], American geographer and geologist (d. 1956)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iz8qAAAAYAAJ&q=Zonia+Baber+1862|title=Women Building Chicago 1790-1990: A Biographical Dictionary|last1=Schultz|first1=Rima Lunin|last2=Hast|first2=Adele|date=2001|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=9780253338525|pages=55|language=en}}</ref>
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[Zonia Baber]], American geographer and geologist (d. 1956)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iz8qAAAAYAAJ&q=Zonia+Baber+1862|title=Women Building Chicago 1790–1990: A Biographical Dictionary|last1=Schultz|first1=Rima Lunin|last2=Hast|first2=Adele|date=2001|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=9780253338525|page=55|language=en}}</ref>
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[Dragutin Lerman]], Croatian explorer (d. 1918)
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[Dragutin Lerman]], Croatian explorer (d. 1918)
*[[1865]] &ndash; [[Ferdinand I of Romania]] (d. 1927)
*[[1865]] &ndash; [[Ferdinand I of Romania]] (d. 1927)
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*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Valentine Baker (pilot)|Valentine Baker]], Welsh co-founder of the [[Martin-Baker|Martin-Baker Aircraft Company]] (d. 1942)
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Valentine Baker (pilot)|Valentine Baker]], Welsh co-founder of the [[Martin-Baker|Martin-Baker Aircraft Company]] (d. 1942)
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Duke Kahanamoku]], American swimmer, actor, and surfer (d. 1968)<ref name="Chase2020"/>
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Duke Kahanamoku]], American swimmer, actor, and surfer (d. 1968)<ref name="Chase2020"/>
* 1890 &ndash; [[Jean Rhys]], Dominican-English novelist (d. 1979)
* 1890 &ndash; [[Jean Rhys]], Dominican-British novelist (d. 1979)<ref>{{Britannica URL | url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jean-Rhys|title=Jean Rhys}}</ref>
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Haim Ernst Wertheimer]], German-Israeli biochemist and academic (d. 1978)
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Haim Ernst Wertheimer]], German-Israeli biochemist and academic (d. 1978)
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Richard Cushing]], American cardinal (d. 1970)
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Richard Cushing]], American cardinal (d. 1970)
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Fred Rose (songwriter)|Fred Rose]], American pianist, songwriter, and publisher (d. 1954)
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Fred Rose (songwriter)|Fred Rose]], American pianist, songwriter, and publisher (d. 1954)
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Malcolm Cowley]], American novelist, poet, literary critic (d. 1989)
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Malcolm Cowley]], American novelist, poet, literary critic (d. 1989)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Jorge Luis Borges]], Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator (d. 1986)<ref name="Chase2020">{{cite book | last = LastName | first = FirstName | title = Chase's calendar of events 2021 : the ultimate go-to guide for special days, weeks and months | publisher = Rowman & Littlefield | location = Lanham, Maryland | year = 2020 | isbn = 9781641434249 | page=424}}</ref>
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Jorge Luis Borges]], Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator (d. 1986)<ref name="Chase2020">{{cite book | last = LastName | first = FirstName | title = Chase's calendar of events 2021 : the ultimate go-to guide for special days, weeks and months | publisher = Rowman & Littlefield | location = Lanham, MD | year = 2020 | isbn = 9781641434249 | page=424}}</ref>
* 1899 &ndash; [[Albert Claude]], Belgian biologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1983)
* 1899 &ndash; [[Albert Claude]], Belgian biologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1983)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Preston Foster]], American actor (d. 1970)<ref>{{cite book|author=Sue Matheson|title=The John Ford Encyclopedia|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers|year=2019|ISBN=9781538103821|page=102}}</ref>

===1901–present===
===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Preston Foster]], American actor (d. 1970)
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Fernand Braudel]], French historian and academic (d. 1985)
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Fernand Braudel]], French historian and academic (d. 1985)
* 1902 &ndash; [[Carlo Gambino]], Italian-American mob boss (d. 1976)
* 1902 &ndash; [[Carlo Gambino]], Italian-American mob boss (d. 1976)
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[Karl Hanke]], German businessman and politician (d. 1945)
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[Karl Hanke]], German businessman and politician (d. 1945)
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[Ida Cook]], English campaigner for Jewish refugees, and romantic novelist as Mary Burchell<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3666564/Rescue-mission.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3666564/Rescue-mission.html |archive-date=2022-01-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Rescue mission |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=14 July 2007}}{{cbignore}}</ref> (d. 1986)
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[Ida Cook]], English campaigner for Jewish refugees, and romantic novelist as Mary Burchell<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3666564/Rescue-mission.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3666564/Rescue-mission.html |archive-date=2022-01-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Rescue mission |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=14 July 2007}}{{cbignore}}</ref> (d. 1986)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Arthur Crudup|Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1974)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Arthur Crudup|Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1974)
* 1905 &ndash; [[Siaka Stevens]], Sierra Leonean police officer and politician, 1st [[President of Sierra Leone]] (d. 1988)<ref>{{cite book|last=Lentz|first=Harris M.|title=Heads of States and Governments Since 1945|location=London|publisher=Fitzroy Dearborn|year=1994|isbn=978-1-88496-444-2|page=679}}</ref>
* 1905 &ndash; [[Siaka Stevens]], Sierra Leonean police officer and politician, 1st [[President of Sierra Leone]] (d. 1988)<ref>{{cite book|last=Lentz|first=Harris M.|title=Heads of States and Governments Since 1945|location=London|publisher=Fitzroy Dearborn|year=1994|isbn=978-1-88496-444-2|page=679}}</ref>
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Bruno Giacometti]], Swiss architect, designed the [[Hallenstadion]] (d. 2012)
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Bruno Giacometti]], Swiss architect, designed the [[Hallenstadion]] (d. 2012)
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Shivaram Rajguru]], Indian activist (d. 1931)
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Shivaram Rajguru]], Indian activist (d. 1931)
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*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Charles Snead Houston]], American physician and mountaineer (d. 2009)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Charles Snead Houston]], American physician and mountaineer (d. 2009)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Wynonie Harris]], American singer and guitarist (d. 1969)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Wynonie Harris]], American singer and guitarist (d. 1969)
* 1915 &ndash; [[James Tiptree Jr.]] (Alice Bradley Sheldon), American psychologist and science fiction author (d. 1987)<ref>{{cite book | last = Pederson | first = Jay | title = St. James guide to science fiction writers | publisher = St. James Press | location = Detroit, Mich | year = 1996 | isbn = 9781558621794 |page=926}}</ref>
* 1915 &ndash; [[James Tiptree Jr.]] (Alice Bradley Sheldon), American psychologist and science fiction author (d. 1987)<ref>{{cite book | last = Pederson | first = Jay | title = St. James guide to science fiction writers | publisher = St. James Press | location = Detroit, Mich | year = 1996 | isbn = 9781558621794 |page=926}}</ref>
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Sikander Bakht]], Indian field hockey player and politician, [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Indian Minister of External Affairs]] (d. 2004)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Sikander Bakht]], Indian field hockey player and politician, [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Indian Minister of External Affairs]] (d. 2004)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Tosia Altman]], member of the Polish resistance in World War II (d. 1943)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/Altman-tosia|title=Tosia Altman {{!}} Jewish Women's Archive|website=jwa.org|access-date=2019-01-10}}</ref>
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Tosia Altman]], member of the Polish resistance in World War II (d. 1943)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/Altman-tosia|title=Tosia Altman {{!}} Jewish Women's Archive|website=jwa.org|access-date=2019-01-10}}</ref>
* 1919 &ndash; [[J. Gordon Edwards (entomologist and mountaineer)|J. Gordon Edwards]], American entomologist, mountaineer, and DDT advocate (d. 2004)<ref>{{Cite book|title=American Men & Women of Science, 1989-90|publisher=R. R. Bowker|year=1989|isbn=978-0835225687|location=New York|volume=II|edition=17th|page=846}}</ref>
* 1919 &ndash; [[J. Gordon Edwards (entomologist and mountaineer)|J. Gordon Edwards]], American entomologist, mountaineer, and DDT advocate (d. 2004)<ref>{{Cite book|title=American Men & Women of Science, 1989–90|publisher=R. R. Bowker|year=1989|isbn=978-0835225687|location=New York|volume=II|edition=17th|page=846}}</ref>
* 1919 &ndash; [[Enrique Llanes]], Mexican wrestler (d. 2004)
* 1919 &ndash; [[Enrique Llanes]], Mexican wrestler (d. 2004)
* 1919 &ndash; [[Niels Viggo Bentzon]], Danish composer and pianist (d. 2000)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Niels Viggo Bentzon |url=https://gravsted.dk/person.php?navn=nielsviggobentzon |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=gravsted.dk}}</ref>
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Alex Colville]], Canadian painter and academic (d. 2013)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Alex Colville]], Canadian painter and academic (d. 2013)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Eric Simms (ornithologist)|Eric Simms]], English ornithologist and conservationist (d. 2009)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Eric Simms (ornithologist)|Eric Simms]], English ornithologist and conservationist (d. 2009)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[René Lévesque]], Canadian journalist and politician, 23rd [[Premier of Quebec]] (d. 1987)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[René Lévesque]], Canadian journalist and politician, 23rd [[Premier of Quebec]] (d. 1987)
* 1922 &ndash; [[Howard Zinn]], American historian, author, and activist (d. 2010)
* 1922 &ndash; [[Howard Zinn]], American historian, author, and activist (d. 2010)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Arthur Jensen]], American psychologist and academic (d. 2012)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Arthur Jensen]], American psychologist and academic (d. 2012)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Alyn Ainsworth]], English singer and conductor (d. 1990)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Alyn Ainsworth]], English singer and conductor (d. 1990)
* 1924 &ndash; [[Louis Teicher]], American pianist (d. 2008)
* 1924 &ndash; [[Louis Teicher]], American pianist (d. 2008)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Nancy Spero]], American painter and academic (d. 2009)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Nancy Spero]], American painter and academic (d. 2009)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Anjali Devi]], Indian actress and producer (d. 2014)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Anjali Devi]], Indian actress and producer (d. 2014)
* 1927 &ndash; [[David Ireland (author)|David Ireland]], Australian author and playwright (d. 2022)
* 1927 &ndash; [[David Ireland (author)|David Ireland]], Australian author and playwright (d. 2022)
* 1927 &ndash; [[Harry Markowitz]], American economist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Economics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2023)
* 1927 &ndash; [[Harry Markowitz]], American economist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Economics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2023)
* 1929 &ndash; [[Betty Dodson]], American author and educator (d. 2020)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Betty Dodson]], American author and educator (d. 2020)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Jackie Brenston]], American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (d. 1979)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Jackie Brenston]], American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (d. 1979)
* 1930 &ndash; [[Roger McCluskey]], American race car driver (d. 1993)
* 1930 &ndash; [[Roger McCluskey]], American race car driver (d. 1993)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Robert D. Hales]], American captain and religious leader (d. 2017)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Robert D. Hales]], American captain and religious leader (d. 2017)
* 1932 &ndash; [[Richard Meale]], Australian pianist and composer (d. 2009)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Carmody |first1=John |title=Composer's legacy is his rich body of work |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/composers-legacy-is-his-rich-body-of-work-20091206-kcrf.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=6 December 2009 |access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref>
* 1932 &ndash; [[Richard Meale]], Australian pianist and composer (d. 2009)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Carmody |first1=John |title=Composer's legacy is his rich body of work |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/composers-legacy-is-his-rich-body-of-work-20091206-kcrf.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=6 December 2009 |access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref>
* 1932 &ndash; [[Cormac Murphy-O'Connor]], English cardinal (d. 2017)
* 1932 &ndash; [[Cormac Murphy-O'Connor]], English cardinal (d. 2017)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Prince Rupert Loewenstein]], Spanish-English banker and manager (d. 2014)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Prince Rupert Loewenstein]], Spanish-English banker and manager (d. 2014)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Kenny Baker (English actor)|Kenny Baker]], English actor (d. 2016)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Kenny Baker (English actor)|Kenny Baker]], English actor (d. 2016)
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[A. S. Byatt]], English novelist and poet<ref>{{cite book | last = Ray | first = Mohit | title = The Atlantic companion to literature in English | publisher = Atlantic Publishers & Distributors | location = New Delhi | year = 2007 | isbn = 9788126908325 | page=74}}</ref> (d. 2023)
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[A. S. Byatt]], English novelist and poet<ref>{{cite book | last = Ray | first = Mohit | title = The Atlantic companion to literature in English | publisher = Atlantic Publishers & Distributors | location = New Delhi | year = 2007 | isbn = 9788126908325 | page=74}}</ref> (d. 2023)
* 1936 &ndash; [[Kenny Guinn]], American banker and politician, 27th [[Governor of Nevada]] (d. 2010)
* 1936 &ndash; [[Kenny Guinn]], American banker and politician, 27th [[Governor of Nevada]] (d. 2010)
* 1936 &ndash; [[Arthur B. C. Walker Jr.]], American physicist and academic (d. 2001)
* 1936 &ndash; [[Arthur B. C. Walker Jr.]], American physicist and academic (d. 2001)
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Moshood Abiola]], Nigerian businessman and politician (d. 1998)
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Moshood Abiola]], Nigerian businessman and politician (d. 1998)
* 1937 &ndash; [[Susan Sheehan]], Austrian-American journalist and author<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brennan |first1=Elizabeth |last2=Clarage |first2=Elizabeth |title=Who's who of Pulitzer Prize winners |date=1999 |publisher=The Oryx Press |isbn=1-57356-111-8 |page=268 |url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoofpulitze00bren/page/268/ |access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref>
* 1937 &ndash; [[Susan Sheehan]], Austrian-American journalist and author<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brennan |first1=Elizabeth |last2=Clarage |first2=Elizabeth |title=Who's who of Pulitzer Prize winners |date=1999 |publisher=The Oryx Press |isbn=1-57356-111-8 |page=268 |url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoofpulitze00bren/page/268/ |access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref>
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[David Freiberg]], American singer and bass player<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Aug. 24: Ava DuVernay, Anne Archer |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/08/24/Famous-birthdays-for-Aug-24-Ava-DuVernay-Anne-Archer/9491661114161/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=22 August 2023 |date=24 August 2022}}</ref>
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[David Freiberg]], American singer and bass player<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Aug. 24: Ava DuVernay, Anne Archer |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/08/24/Famous-birthdays-for-Aug-24-Ava-DuVernay-Anne-Archer/9491661114161/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=22 August 2023 |date=24 August 2022}}</ref>
* 1938 &ndash; [[Mason Williams]], American guitarist and composer<ref name="AP"></ref>
* 1938 &ndash; [[Mason Williams]], American guitarist and composer<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Madsen Pirie]], British academic, President and co-founder of the [[Adam Smith Institute]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Was "The Health of Nations" by Dr Madsen Pirie and Dr Eamonn Butler a blueprint for NHS privatisation? |url=http://shibleyrahman.com/law/was-the-health-of-nations-by-dr-madsen-pirie-and-dr-eamonn-butler-a-blueprint-for-nhs-privatisation/ |website=Dr. Shibley Rahman |access-date=March 8, 2019 |date=January 2, 2013}}</ref>
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Madsen Pirie]], British academic, President and co-founder of the [[Adam Smith Institute]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Was 'The Health of Nations' by Dr Madsen Pirie and Dr Eamonn Butler a blueprint for NHS privatisation? |url=http://shibleyrahman.com/law/was-the-health-of-nations-by-dr-madsen-pirie-and-dr-eamonn-butler-a-blueprint-for-nhs-privatisation/ |website=Dr. Shibley Rahman |access-date=March 8, 2019 |date=January 2, 2013}}</ref>
* 1940 &ndash; [[Francine Lalonde]], Canadian educator and politician (d. 2014)
* 1940 &ndash; [[Francine Lalonde]], Canadian educator and politician (d. 2014)
* 1940 &ndash; [[Keith Savage (rugby union)|Keith Savage]], English rugby player
* 1940 &ndash; [[Keith Savage (rugby union)|Keith Savage]], English rugby player
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Alan M. Roberts]], English academic, Professor of Zoology at the University of Bristol
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Alan M. Roberts]], English academic, Professor of Zoology at the University of Bristol
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Max Cleland]], American captain and politician (d. 2021)
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Max Cleland]], American captain and politician (d. 2021)
* 1942 &ndash; [[Jimmy Soul]], American pop-soul singer (d. 1988)
* 1942 &ndash; [[Jimmy Soul]], American pop-soul singer (d. 1988)
* 1942 &ndash; [[Karen Uhlenbeck]], American mathematician<ref>{{Cite journal |url=http://www.awm-math.org/noetherbrochure/Uhlenbeck88.html |title=Karen Uhlenbeck |website=Profiles of Women in Mathematics: The Emmy Noether Lectures |publisher=[[Association for Women in Mathematics]] |access-date=22 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112115305/http://www.awm-math.org/noetherbrochure/Uhlenbeck88.html |archive-date=12 January 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[John Cipollina]], American rock guitarist (d. 1989)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[John Cipollina]], American rock guitarist (d. 1989)
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Bill Goldsworthy]], Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 1996)
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Bill Goldsworthy]], Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 1996)
* 1944 &ndash; [[Gregory Jarvis]], American engineer, and astronaut (d. 1986)<ref>{{cite web |title=Space Shuttle Challenger Fast Facts |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/15/us/space-shuttle-challenger-fast-facts/index.html |website=CNN |date=16 September 2013 |access-date=4 December 2021}}</ref>
* 1944 &ndash; [[Gregory Jarvis]], American engineer, and astronaut (d. 1986)<ref>{{cite web |title=Space Shuttle Challenger Fast Facts |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/15/us/space-shuttle-challenger-fast-facts/index.html |website=CNN |date=16 September 2013 |access-date=4 December 2021}}</ref>
* 1944 &ndash; [[Rocky Johnson]], Canadian-American wrestler and trainer (d. 2020)
* 1944 &ndash; [[Rocky Johnson]], Canadian-American wrestler and trainer (d. 2020)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Ronee Blakley]], American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Ronee Blakley]], American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
* 1945 &ndash; [[Molly Duncan (musician)|Molly Duncan]], Scottish saxophonist (d. 2019)
* 1945 &ndash; [[Molly Duncan (musician)|Molly Duncan]], Scottish saxophonist (d. 2019)
* 1945 &ndash; [[Ken Hensley]], English rock singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2020)<ref>{{cite web|title=Ken Hensley, ex-Uriah Heep, dead at 75|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/ken-hensley-ex-uriah-heep-dead-at-75|website=Louder Sound|date=5 November 2020}}</ref>
* 1945 &ndash; [[Ken Hensley]], English rock singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2020)<ref>{{cite web|title=Ken Hensley, ex-Uriah Heep, dead at 75|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/ken-hensley-ex-uriah-heep-dead-at-75|website=Louder Sound|date=5 November 2020}}</ref>
* 1945 &ndash; [[Marsha P. Johnson]], American gay liberation activist and drag queen (d. 1992)
* 1945 &ndash; [[Marsha P. Johnson]], American gay liberation activist and drag queen (d. 1992)
* 1945 &ndash; [[Vince McMahon]], American wrestler, promoter, and entrepreneur; co-founded [[WWE]]
* 1945 &ndash; [[Vince McMahon]], American wrestler, promoter, and entrepreneur; co-founded [[WWE]]
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Anne Archer]], American actress and producer<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Anne Archer]], American actress and producer<ref name="AP"></ref>
* 1947 &ndash; [[Paulo Coelho]], Brazilian author and songwriter<ref name="UPI"></ref>
* 1947 &ndash; [[Paulo Coelho]], Brazilian author and songwriter<ref name="UPI"></ref>
* 1947 &ndash; [[Roger De Vlaeminck]], Belgian cyclist and coach
* 1947 &ndash; [[Roger De Vlaeminck]], Belgian cyclist and coach
* 1947 &ndash; [[Joe Manchin]], American politician, 34th [[Governor of West Virginia]]
* 1947 &ndash; [[Joe Manchin]], American politician, 34th [[Governor of West Virginia]]
* 1947 &ndash; [[Vladimir Masorin]], Russian admiral
* 1947 &ndash; [[Vladimir Masorin]], Russian admiral
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Kim Sung-il (general)|Kim Sung-il]], South Korean commander and pilot
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Kim Sung-il (general)|Kim Sung-il]], South Korean commander and pilot
* 1948 &ndash; [[Jean Michel Jarre]], French pianist, composer, and producer<ref>{{cite book | last = LastName | first = FirstName | title = Guinness book of records | publisher = Guinness Superlatives | location = Enfield | year = 1986 | isbn = 9780851124391 | page=78}}</ref>
* 1948 &ndash; [[Jean Michel Jarre]], French pianist, composer, and producer<ref>{{cite book | last = LastName | first = FirstName | title = Guinness book of records | publisher = Guinness Superlatives | location = Enfield | year = 1986 | isbn = 9780851124391 | page=78}}</ref>
* 1948 &ndash; [[Sauli Niinistö]], Finnish captain and politician, 12th [[President of Finland]]
* 1948 &ndash; [[Sauli Niinistö]], Finnish captain and politician, 12th [[President of Finland]]
* 1948 &ndash; [[Alexander McCall Smith]], Rhodesian-Scottish author and educator
* 1948 &ndash; [[Alexander McCall Smith]], Rhodesian-Scottish author and educator
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Stephen Paulus]], American composer and educator (d. 2014)<ref>{{cite web|author=William Yardley|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/22/arts/music/stephen-paulus-classical-composer-rich-in-lyricism-dies-at-65.html |title=Stephen Paulus, Classical Composer Rich in Lyricism, Dies at 65 - The New York Times |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2014-10-21 |access-date=2017-09-07}}</ref>
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Stephen Paulus]], American composer and educator (d. 2014)<ref>{{cite web|author=William Yardley|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/22/arts/music/stephen-paulus-classical-composer-rich-in-lyricism-dies-at-65.html |title=Stephen Paulus, Classical Composer Rich in Lyricism, Dies at 65 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2014-10-21 |access-date=2017-09-07}}</ref>
* 1949 &ndash; [[Joe Regalbuto]], American actor and director<ref name="AP"></ref>
* 1949 &ndash; [[Joe Regalbuto]], American actor and director<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Danny Joe Brown]], American southern rock singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2005)
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Danny Joe Brown]], American southern rock singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2005)
* 1951 &ndash; [[Orson Scott Card]], American novelist, critic, public speaker, essayist, and columnist<ref>{{cite book|last=Hamilton|first=John|title=Modern Masters of Science Fiction|location=Edina, Minn.|publisher=ABDO Publishing Co.|date=2007|isbn=9781596799905|url=https://archive.org/details/modernmastersofs0000hami|url-access=registration|page=1986|postscript=none}}; {{cite book|last1=May|first1=Charles E.|last2=Magill|first2=Frank N.|title=Critical Survey of Short Fiction. Volume 2: Italo Calvino-Louise Erdrich|location=Pasadena, Calif.|publisher=Salem Press|date=2001|isbn=9780893560065|page=446}}</ref>
* 1951 &ndash; [[Orson Scott Card]], American novelist, critic, public speaker, essayist, and columnist<ref>{{cite book|last=Hamilton|first=John|title=Modern Masters of Science Fiction|location=Edina, Minn.|publisher=ABDO Publishing Co.|date=2007|isbn=9781596799905|url=https://archive.org/details/modernmastersofs0000hami|url-access=registration|page=1986|postscript=none}}; {{cite book|last1=May|first1=Charles E.|last2=Magill|first2=Frank N.|title=Critical Survey of Short Fiction. Volume 2: Italo Calvino-Louise Erdrich|location=Pasadena, Calif.|publisher=Salem Press|date=2001|isbn=9780893560065|page=446}}</ref>
* 1951 &ndash; [[Oscar Hijuelos]], American author and academic (d. 2013)
* 1951 &ndash; [[Oscar Hijuelos]], American author and academic (d. 2013)
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Marion Bloem]], Dutch author, director, and painter
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Marion Bloem]], Dutch author, director, and painter
* 1952 &ndash; [[Linton Kwesi Johnson]], Jamaican dub poet
* 1952 &ndash; [[Linton Kwesi Johnson]], Jamaican dub poet
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Sam Torrance]], Scottish golfer and sportscaster
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Sam Torrance]], Scottish golfer and sportscaster
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Alain Daigle]], Canadian ice hockey player
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Alain Daigle]], Canadian ice hockey player
* 1954 &ndash; [[Heini Otto]], Dutch footballer, coach, and manager
* 1954 &ndash; [[Heini Otto]], Dutch footballer, coach, and manager
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Kevin Dunn]], American actor<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Kevin Dunn]], American actor<ref name="AP"/>
* 1955 &ndash; [[Mike Huckabee]], American minister and politician, 44th [[Governor of Arkansas]]<ref name="UPI"></ref>
* 1955 &ndash; [[Mike Huckabee]], American minister and politician, 44th [[Governor of Arkansas]]<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Gerry Cooney]], American boxer
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Gerry Cooney]], American boxer
* 1956 &ndash; [[Dick Lee]], Singaporean singer-songwriter and playwright
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Jeffrey Daniel]], American singer-songwriter and dancer
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Jeffrey Daniel]], American singer-songwriter and dancer
* 1957 &ndash; [[Stephen Fry]], English actor, journalist, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for August 24, 2022 includes celebrities Dave Chappelle, Marlee Matlin |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/08/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-august-24-2022-includes-celebrities-dave-chappelle-marlee-matlin.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=22 August 2023 |date=24 August 2022}}</ref>
* 1957 &ndash; [[Stephen Fry]], English actor, journalist, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for August 24, 2022 includes celebrities Dave Chappelle, Marlee Matlin |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/08/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-august-24-2022-includes-celebrities-dave-chappelle-marlee-matlin.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=22 August 2023 |date=24 August 2022}}</ref>
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Steve Guttenberg]], American actor and producer<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Steve Guttenberg]], American actor and producer<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Meg Munn]], English social worker and politician
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Cal Ripken Jr.]], American baseball player and coach<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Cal Ripken Jr.]], American baseball player and coach<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Jared Harris]], English actor<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Jared Harris]], English actor<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Craig Kilborn]], American television host<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Craig Kilborn]], American television host<ref name="AP"></ref>
* 1962 &ndash; [[Emile Roemer]], Dutch educator and politician
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[John Bush (singer)|John Bush]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"/>
* 1962 &ndash; [[Emile Roemer]], Dutch educator and politician
* 1963 &ndash; [[Hideo Kojima]], Japanese director, screenwriter and video game designer
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[John Bush (singer)|John Bush]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"></ref>
* 1963 &ndash; [[Hideo Kojima]], Japanese director, screenwriter and video game designer
* 1963 &ndash; [[Francis Pangilinan]], Filipino lawyer and politician
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Éric Bernard]], French racing driver
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Éric Bernard]], French racing driver
* 1964 &ndash; [[Mark Cerny]], American video game designer, programmer, producer and business executive
* 1964 &ndash; [[Mark Cerny]], American video game designer, programmer, producer and business executive
* 1964 &ndash; [[Salizhan Sharipov]], Kyrgyzstani-Russian lieutenant, pilot, and astronaut
* 1964 &ndash; [[Salizhan Sharipov]], Kyrgyzstani-Russian lieutenant, pilot, and astronaut
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Marlee Matlin]], American actress and producer<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Marlee Matlin]], American actress and producer<ref name="AP"></ref>
* 1965 &ndash; [[Reggie Miller]], American basketball player and sportscaster
* 1965 &ndash; [[Reggie Miller]], American basketball player and sportscaster
* 1965 &ndash; [[Brian Rajadurai]], Sri Lankan-Canadian cricketer
* 1965 &ndash; [[Brian Rajadurai]], Sri Lankan-Canadian cricketer
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Michael Thomas (footballer, born 1967)|Michael Thomas]], English footballer
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Michael Thomas (footballer, born 1967)|Michael Thomas]], English footballer
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Benoît Brunet]], Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Benoît Brunet]], Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
* 1968 &ndash; [[Shoichi Funaki]], Japanese-American wrestler and sportscaster
* 1968 &ndash; [[Shoichi Funaki]], Japanese-American wrestler and sportscaster
* 1968 &ndash; [[Andreas Kisser]], Brazilian guitarist, songwriter, and producer<ref>{{cite book|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Rich, Young and Pretty|editor=Swift, Richard|publisher=MUZE|year=2006|page=351}}</ref>
* 1968 &ndash; [[Andreas Kisser]], Brazilian guitarist, songwriter, and producer<ref>{{cite book|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Rich, Young and Pretty|editor=Swift, Richard|publisher=MUZE|year=2006|page=351}}</ref>
* 1968 &ndash; [[Tim Salmon]], American baseball player and sportscaster
* 1968 &ndash; [[Tim Salmon]], American baseball player and sportscaster
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Jans Koerts]], Dutch cyclist
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Jans Koerts]], Dutch cyclist
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Rich Beem]], American golfer
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Rich Beem]], American golfer
* 1970 &ndash; [[David Gregory (journalist)|David Gregory]], American journalist<ref name="AP"></ref>
* 1970 &ndash; [[David Gregory (journalist)|David Gregory]], American journalist<ref name="AP"></ref>
* 1970 &ndash; [[Tugay Kerimoğlu]], Turkish footballer and manager
* 1970 &ndash; [[Tugay Kerimoğlu]], Turkish footballer and manager
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Jean-Luc Brassard]], Canadian skier and radio host
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Jean-Luc Brassard]], Canadian skier and radio host
* 1972 &ndash; [[Ava DuVernay]], American director and screenwriter<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/people/ava-duvernay|title=Ava DuVernay|access-date=September 22, 2016|date=May 24, 2016|work=Biography.com}}</ref>
* 1972 &ndash; [[Ava DuVernay]], American director and screenwriter<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/people/ava-duvernay|title=Ava DuVernay|access-date=September 22, 2016|date=May 24, 2016|work=Biography.com}}</ref>
* 1972 &ndash; [[Todd Young]], American politician
* 1972 &ndash; [[Todd Young]], American politician
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Andrew Brunette]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Andrew Brunette]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach
* 1973 &ndash; [[Dave Chappelle]], American comedian, actor, producer and screenwriter<ref name="AP"></ref>
* 1973 &ndash; [[Dave Chappelle]], American comedian, actor, producer and screenwriter<ref name="AP"></ref>
* 1973 &ndash; [[James D'Arcy]], English actor<ref name="AP"></ref>
* 1973 &ndash; [[James D'Arcy]], English actor<ref name="AP"></ref>
* 1973 &ndash; [[Inge de Bruijn]], Dutch swimmer
* 1973 &ndash; [[Inge de Bruijn]], Dutch swimmer
* 1973 &ndash; [[Carmine Giovinazzo]], American actor<ref name="AP"></ref>
* 1973 &ndash; [[Carmine Giovinazzo]], American actor<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Jennifer Lien]], American actress<ref>{{cite book|title=Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television|location=Detroit|publisher=Gale Research Co.|date=1999|oclc=11078702|page=258}}</ref>
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Jennifer Lien]], American actress<ref>{{cite book|title=Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television|location=Detroit|publisher=Gale Research Co.|date=1999|oclc=11078702|page=258}}</ref>
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Roberto Colombo (footballer)|Roberto Colombo]], Italian footballer
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Roberto Colombo (footballer)|Roberto Colombo]], Italian footballer
* 1975 &ndash; [[Mark de Vries]], Surinamese-Dutch footballer
* 1975 &ndash; [[Mark de Vries]], Surinamese-Dutch footballer
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Simon Dennis (rower)|Simon Dennis]], English rower and academic<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldrowing.com/athletes/athlete/2563/ |title=Simon Dennis |work=[[World Rowing]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013105423/http://www.worldrowing.com/athletes/athlete/2563/ |archive-date=2019-10-13}}</ref>
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Simon Dennis (rower)|Simon Dennis]], English rower and academic<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldrowing.com/athletes/athlete/2563/ |title=Simon Dennis |work=[[World Rowing]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013105423/http://www.worldrowing.com/athletes/athlete/2563/ |archive-date=2019-10-13}}</ref>
* 1976 &ndash; [[Alex O'Loughlin]], Australian actor, writer, director, and producer<ref>{{cite news | access-date=27 December 2016| work = US Weekly | url= http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/alex-o-loughlin |title=Alex O'Loughlin}}</ref>
* 1976 &ndash; [[Alex O'Loughlin]], Australian actor, writer, director, and producer<ref>{{cite news | access-date=27 December 2016| work = US Weekly | url= http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrities/alex-o-loughlin |title=Alex O'Loughlin}}</ref>
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Denílson de Oliveira Araújo]], Brazilian footballer
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Denílson de Oliveira Araújo]], Brazilian footballer
* 1977 &ndash; [[Robert Enke]], German footballer (d. 2009)
* 1977 &ndash; [[Robert Enke]], German footballer (d. 2009)
* 1977 &ndash; [[Per Gade]], Danish footballer
* 1977 &ndash; [[Per Gade]], Danish footballer
* 1977 &ndash; [[John Green]], American author and vlogger<ref>{{cite book |first=John |last=Green |title=The Fault in Our Stars |page=[https://archive.org/details/faultinourstars00gree/page/316 316] |year=2012 |publisher=Penguin |location=London |isbn=978-0-525-47881-2 |title-link=The Fault in Our Stars }}</ref>
* 1977 &ndash; [[John Green]], American author and vlogger<ref>{{cite book |first=John |last=Green |title=The Fault in Our Stars |page=[https://archive.org/details/faultinourstars00gree/page/316 316] |year=2012 |publisher=Penguin |location=London |isbn=978-0-525-47881-2 |title-link=The Fault in Our Stars }}</ref>
* 1977 &ndash; [[Jürgen Macho]], Austrian footballer
* 1977 &ndash; [[Jürgen Macho]], Austrian footballer
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Derek Morris (ice hockey)|Derek Morris]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Derek Morris |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/derek-morris-8464966 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=22 August 2023}}</ref>
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Derek Morris (ice hockey)|Derek Morris]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Derek Morris |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/derek-morris-8464966 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=22 August 2023}}</ref>
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Vahur Afanasjev]], Estonian author and poet
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Vahur Afanasjev]], Estonian author and poet
* 1979 &ndash; [[Orlando Engelaar]], Dutch footballer
* 1979 &ndash; [[Orlando Engelaar]], Dutch footballer
* 1979 &ndash; [[Michael Redd]], American basketball player<ref>{{basketballstats|nba=2072|bbr=r/reddmi01}}</ref>
* 1979 &ndash; [[Michael Redd]], American basketball player<ref>{{basketballstats|nba=2072|bbr=r/reddmi01}}</ref>
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Chad Michael Murray]], American actor, model, and author<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Chad Michael Murray]], American actor, model, and author<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[José Bosingwa]], Portuguese footballer
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[José Bosingwa]], Portuguese footballer
* 1982 &ndash; [[Kim Källström]], Swedish footballer
* 1982 &ndash; [[Kim Källström]], Swedish footballer
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Brett Gardner]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Brett Gardner |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/brett-gardner-458731 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=22 August 2023}}</ref>
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Brett Gardner]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Brett Gardner |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/brett-gardner-458731 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=22 August 2023}}</ref>
* 1983 &ndash; [[Marcel Goc]], German ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Marcel Goc |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/marcel-goc-8469473 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=22 August 2023}}</ref>
* 1983 &ndash; [[Marcel Goc]], German ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Marcel Goc |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/marcel-goc-8469473 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=22 August 2023}}</ref>
* 1983 &ndash; [[George Perris]], Greek-French singer-songwriter and pianist
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Erin Molan]], Australian journalist and sportscaster
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Erin Molan]], Australian journalist and sportscaster
* 1984 &ndash; [[Charlie Villanueva]], Dominican-American basketball player<ref>{{Basketball stats |nba=101111 |bbr=v/villach01}}</ref>
* 1984 &ndash; [[Charlie Villanueva]], Dominican-American basketball player<ref>{{Basketball stats |nba=101111 |bbr=v/villach01}}</ref>
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Joseph Akpala]], Nigerian footballer
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Joseph Akpala]], Nigerian footballer
* 1986 &ndash; [[Arian Foster]], American football player, rapper, and actor<ref>{{cite web |title=Arian Foster |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/12497/arian-foster |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=22 August 2023}}</ref>
* 1986 &ndash; [[Arian Foster]], American football player, rapper, and actor<ref>{{cite web |title=Arian Foster |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/12497/arian-foster |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=22 August 2023}}</ref>
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Anže Kopitar]], Slovenian ice hockey player
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Anže Kopitar]], Slovenian ice hockey player
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Rupert Grint]], English actor<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Rupert Grint]], English actor<ref name="AP"/>
* 1988 &ndash; [[Brad Hunt (ice hockey)|Brad Hunt]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Brad Hunt |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/brad-hunt-8476779 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=22 August 2023}}</ref>
* 1988 &ndash; [[Brad Hunt (ice hockey)|Brad Hunt]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Brad Hunt |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/brad-hunt-8476779 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=22 August 2023}}</ref>
* 1988 &ndash; [[Manu Ma'u]], New Zealand rugby league player
* 1988 &ndash; [[Manu Ma'u]], New Zealand rugby league player
* 1988 &ndash; [[Maya Yoshida]], Japanese footballer
* 1988 &ndash; [[Maya Yoshida]], Japanese footballer
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Reynaldo dos Santos Silva|Reynaldo]], Brazilian footballer
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Reynaldo dos Santos Silva|Reynaldo]], Brazilian footballer
* 1989 &ndash; [[Rocío Igarzábal]], Argentinian actress and singer
* 1989 &ndash; [[Rocío Igarzábal]], Argentinian actress and singer
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Juan Pedro Lanzani]], Argentinian actor and singer
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Juan Pedro Lanzani]], Argentinian actor and singer
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Enrique Hernández (baseball)|Enrique Hernández]], Puerto Rican baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Enrique Hernández |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/enrique-hernandez-571771 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=22 August 2023}}</ref>
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Enrique Hernández (baseball)|Enrique Hernández]], Puerto Rican baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Enrique Hernández |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/enrique-hernandez-571771 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=22 August 2023}}</ref>
* 1991 &ndash; [[Wang Zhen (racewalker)|Wang Zhen]], Chinese race walker<ref>{{cite web|title=Wang Zhen|url=http://data.star.sports.cn/person_en.php?id=16208|website=data.star.sports.cn|publisher=[[Chinese Olympic Committee]]|access-date=15 September 2015|archive-date=17 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117011105/http://data.star.sports.cn/person_en.php?id=16208|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 1991 &ndash; [[Wang Zhen (racewalker)|Wang Zhen]], Chinese race walker<ref>{{cite web|title=Wang Zhen|url=http://data.star.sports.cn/person_en.php?id=16208|website=data.star.sports.cn|publisher=[[Chinese Olympic Committee]]|access-date=15 September 2015|archive-date=17 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117011105/http://data.star.sports.cn/person_en.php?id=16208|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Jemerson]], Brazilian footballer
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Jemerson]], Brazilian footballer
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Maryna Zanevska]], Belgian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maryna Zanevska {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/317094/maryna-zanevska |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Allen Robinson]], American football player
* 1993 &ndash; [[Maryna Zanevska]], Belgian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maryna Zanevska {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/317094/maryna-zanevska |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Kelsey Plum]], American basketball player<ref>{{Cite web |last=Plum |first=Kelsey |date= |title=Women's National Basketball Association |url=https://www.wnba.com/player/1628276/kelsey-plum |url-status=live |access-date=September 12, 2024}}</ref>
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Noah Vonleh]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Noah Vonleh |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203943/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=22 August 2023}}</ref>
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Noah Vonleh]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Noah Vonleh |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203943/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=22 August 2023}}</ref>
* 1995 &ndash; [[Lady Amelia Windsor]], member of the British royal family<ref>{{cite book|author=Joseph Whitaker|title=Whitaker's Almanack 1996|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JTaCAAAAIAAJ|year=1995|publisher=J. Whitaker and Sons|isbn=978-0-85021-254-9|page=124}}</ref>
* 1995 &ndash; [[Lady Amelia Windsor]], member of the British royal family<ref>{{cite book|author=Joseph Whitaker|title=Whitaker's Almanack 1996|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JTaCAAAAIAAJ|year=1995|publisher=J. Whitaker and Sons|isbn=978-0-85021-254-9|page=124}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Alan Walker (music producer)|Alan Walker]], British-Norwegian DJ and record producer<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gaffa.no/nyheter/123929/feirer-bursdagen-i-hjembyen-med-massivt-show/|title=Feirer bursdagen i hjembyen med massivt show|last=Litleskare|first=Tord|website=gaffa.no|publisher=GAFFA|language=no|date=8 December 2017|access-date=10 October 2018|archive-date=11 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011014059/http://gaffa.no/nyheter/123929/feirer-bursdagen-i-hjembyen-med-massivt-show/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Alan Walker (music producer)|Alan Walker]], British-Norwegian DJ and record producer<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gaffa.no/nyheter/123929/feirer-bursdagen-i-hjembyen-med-massivt-show/|title=Feirer bursdagen i hjembyen med massivt show|last=Litleskare|first=Tord|website=gaffa.no|publisher=GAFFA|language=no|date=8 December 2017|access-date=10 October 2018|archive-date=11 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011014059/http://gaffa.no/nyheter/123929/feirer-bursdagen-i-hjembyen-med-massivt-show/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Sofia Richie]], American model and social media personality<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Sofia Richie]], American model and social media personality<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Griffin Gluck]], American actor<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Griffin Gluck]], American actor<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Mildred Maldonado]], Mexican rhythmic gymnast<ref>{{cite web |title=Rhythmic Gymnastics {{!}} Athlete Profile: MALDONADO Mildred - Pan American Games Lima 2019 |url=https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/panam/en/results/rhythmic-gymnastics/athlete-profile-n1125285-maldonado-mildred.htm |website=wrsd.lima2019.pe |access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Mildred Maldonado]], Mexican rhythmic gymnast<ref>{{cite web |title=Rhythmic Gymnastics {{!}} Athlete Profile: Maldonado, Mildred Pan American Games Lima 2019 |url=https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/panam/en/results/rhythmic-gymnastics/athlete-profile-n1125285-maldonado-mildred.htm |website=wrsd.lima2019.pe |access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref>
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Erika Stiebel]], Cool person<ref>{{cite web |title=Rhythmic Certified Cool {{!}} Athlete Profile: MALDONADO Mildred - Pan American Games Lima 2019 |url=https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/panam/en/results/rhythmic-gymnastics/athlete-profile-n1125285-maldonado-mildred.htm |website=wrsd.lima2019.pe |access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref>
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===Pre-1600===
===Pre-1600===
* [[691]] &ndash; [[Fu Youyi]], official of the Tang Dynasty
* [[691]] &ndash; [[Fu Youyi]], official of the Tang Dynasty
* [[842]] &ndash; [[Emperor Saga|Saga]], Japanese emperor (b. 786)
* [[842]] &ndash; [[Emperor Saga|Saga]], Japanese emperor (b. 786)<ref>Varley, H. Paul. (1980). Jinnō Shōtōki, p. 151–163</ref>
* [[895]] &ndash; [[Guthred]], king of [[Northumbria]]
* [[895]] &ndash; [[Guthred]], king of [[Northumbria]]
* [[927]] &ndash; [[Doulu Ge]], chancellor of [[Later Tang]]
* [[927]] &ndash; [[Doulu Ge]], chancellor of [[Later Tang]]
* 927 &ndash; [[Wei Yue]], chancellor of Later Tang<ref>''[[Zizhi Tongjian]]'', [[:zh:s:資治通鑑/卷276|vol. 276]].</ref><ref name=AS>[[Academia Sinica]] [http://sinocal.sinica.edu.tw Chinese-Western Calendar Converter].</ref><ref>August 24, 927 was the date that the [[Later Tang]] emperor [[Li Siyuan]] issued the edict ordering Wei's death; it was not clear whether the order was carried out the same day or later.</ref>
* 927 &ndash; [[Wei Yue]], chancellor of Later Tang<ref>''[[Zizhi Tongjian]]'', [[:zh:s:資治通鑑/卷276|vol. 276]].</ref><ref name=AS>[[Academia Sinica]] [http://sinocal.sinica.edu.tw Chinese-Western Calendar Converter].</ref><ref>August 24, 927 was the date that the [[Later Tang]] emperor [[Li Siyuan]] issued the edict ordering Wei's death; it was not clear whether the order was carried out the same day or later.</ref>
* [[942]] &ndash; [[Empress Dowager Liu (Later Jin)|Liu]], empress dowager of Later Jin
* [[942]] &ndash; [[Empress Dowager Liu (Later Jin)|Liu]], empress dowager of Later Jin
* [[948]] &ndash; [[Zhang Ye (Later Shu)|Zhang Ye]], Chinese general and [[Chancellor of the Tang dynasty|chancellor]]
* [[948]] &ndash; [[Zhang Ye (Later Shu)|Zhang Ye]], Chinese general and [[Chancellor of the Tang dynasty|chancellor]]
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*[[1542]] &ndash; [[Gasparo Contarini]], Italian cardinal (b. 1483)
*[[1542]] &ndash; [[Gasparo Contarini]], Italian cardinal (b. 1483)
*[[1572]] &ndash; [[Gaspard II de Coligny]], French admiral (b. 1519)
*[[1572]] &ndash; [[Gaspard II de Coligny]], French admiral (b. 1519)
* 1572 &ndash; [[Charles de Téligny]], French soldier and diplomat (b. 1535)
* 1572 &ndash; [[Charles de Téligny]], French soldier and diplomat (b. 1535)
*[[1595]] &ndash; [[Thomas Digges]], English mathematician and astronomer (b. 1546)
*[[1595]] &ndash; [[Thomas Digges]], English mathematician and astronomer (b. 1546)
===1601–1900===
===1601–1900===
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*[[1679]] &ndash; [[Jean François Paul de Gondi]], French cardinal and author (b. 1614)
*[[1679]] &ndash; [[Jean François Paul de Gondi]], French cardinal and author (b. 1614)
*[[1680]] &ndash; [[Thomas Blood]], Irish colonel (b. 1618)
*[[1680]] &ndash; [[Thomas Blood]], Irish colonel (b. 1618)
* 1680 &ndash; [[Ferdinand Bol]], Dutch painter and etcher (b. 1616)
* 1680 &ndash; [[Ferdinand Bol]], Dutch painter and etcher (b. 1616)
*[[1683]] &ndash; [[John Owen (theologian)|John Owen]], English theologian and academic (b. 1616)
*[[1683]] &ndash; [[John Owen (theologian)|John Owen]], English theologian and academic (b. 1616)
*[[1759]] &ndash; [[Ewald Christian von Kleist]], German poet and soldier (b. 1715)
*[[1759]] &ndash; [[Ewald Christian von Kleist]], German poet and soldier (b. 1715)
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*[[1838]] &ndash; [[Ferenc Kölcsey]], Hungarian poet, critic, and politician (b. 1790)
*[[1838]] &ndash; [[Ferenc Kölcsey]], Hungarian poet, critic, and politician (b. 1790)
*[[1841]] &ndash; [[Theodore Hook]], English civil servant and composer (b. 1788)
*[[1841]] &ndash; [[Theodore Hook]], English civil servant and composer (b. 1788)
* 1841 &ndash; [[John Ordronaux (privateer)|John Ordronaux]], French-American soldier (b. 1778)
* 1841 &ndash; [[John Ordronaux (privateer)|John Ordronaux]], French-American soldier (b. 1778)
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Rudolf Clausius]], German physicist and mathematician (b. 1822)
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Rudolf Clausius]], German physicist and mathematician (b. 1822)
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Albert F. Mummery]], English mountaineer and author (b. 1855)
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Albert F. Mummery]], English mountaineer and author (b. 1855)
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*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Paul Gottlieb Nipkow]], Polish-German technician and inventor, invented the [[Nipkow disk]] (b. 1860)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Paul Gottlieb Nipkow]], Polish-German technician and inventor, invented the [[Nipkow disk]] (b. 1860)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Antonio Alice]], Argentinian painter and educator (b. 1886)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Antonio Alice]], Argentinian painter and educator (b. 1886)
* 1943 &ndash; [[Ettore Muti]] Italian aviator, adventurer and politician (b. 1902)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.caleno24ore.it/wordpress/memo-24-agosto-1943-la-morte-misteriosa-di-ettori-muti-l%E2%80%99italiano-piu-decorato-per-le-azioni-di-guerra.html|title=Memo 24 agosto 1943: la morte misteriosa di Ettori Muti, l’italiano più decorato per le azioni di guerra &#124; Caleno24ore|website=www.caleno24ore.it|accessdate=29 August 2023}}</ref>
* 1943 &ndash; [[Ettore Muti]] Italian aviator, adventurer and politician (b. 1902)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.caleno24ore.it/wordpress/memo-24-agosto-1943-la-morte-misteriosa-di-ettori-muti-l%E2%80%99italiano-piu-decorato-per-le-azioni-di-guerra.html|title=Memo 24 agosto 1943: la morte misteriosa di Ettori Muti, l'italiano più decorato per le azioni di guerra &#124; Caleno24ore|website=www.caleno24ore.it|accessdate=29 August 2023}}</ref>
* 1943 &ndash; [[Simone Weil]], French philosopher and activist (b. 1909)
* 1943 &ndash; [[Simone Weil]], French philosopher and activist (b. 1909)
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[James Clark McReynolds]], American lawyer and judge, 48th [[United States Attorney General]] (b. 1862)
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[James Clark McReynolds]], American lawyer and judge, 48th [[United States Attorney General]] (b. 1862)
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Getúlio Vargas]], Brazilian lawyer and politician, 14th [[President of Brazil]] (b. 1882)
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Getúlio Vargas]], Brazilian lawyer and politician, 14th [[President of Brazil]] (b. 1882)
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Kenji Mizoguchi]], Japanese director and screenwriter (b. 1898)
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Kenji Mizoguchi]], Japanese director and screenwriter (b. 1898)
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Ronald Knox]], English Catholic priest (b. 1888)<ref>{{cite news |title=Msgr. Ronald Knox Dies; Convert, Author, Translator |url=https://thecatholicnewsarchive.org/?a=d&d=cst19570830-01.2.84&srpos=10&e=------195-en-20--1--txt-txIN-%22Ronald+Knox%22----1957--- |access-date=1 February 2024 |work=The Catholic Standard and Times |date=30 August 1957 |volume=62 |issue=49 |page=10}}</ref>
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Paul Henry (painter)|Paul Henry]], Irish painter and educator (b. 1876)
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Paul Henry (painter)|Paul Henry]], Irish painter and educator (b. 1876)
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Henry J. Kaiser]], American businessman, founded [[Kaiser Shipyards]] and [[Kaiser Aluminum]] (b. 1882)
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Henry J. Kaiser]], American businessman, founded [[Kaiser Shipyards]] and [[Kaiser Aluminum]] (b. 1882)
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*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Félix-Antoine Savard]], Canadian priest and author (b. 1896)
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Félix-Antoine Savard]], Canadian priest and author (b. 1896)
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Kalevi Kotkas]], Estonian-Finnish high jumper and discus thrower (b. 1913)
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Kalevi Kotkas]], Estonian-Finnish high jumper and discus thrower (b. 1913)
* 1983 &ndash; [[Scott Nearing]], American economist, educator, and activist (b. 1883)
* 1983 &ndash; [[Scott Nearing]], American economist, educator, and activist (b. 1883)
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Paul Creston]], American composer and educator (b. 1906)
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Paul Creston]], American composer and educator (b. 1906)
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Malcolm Kirk]], English rugby player and wrestler (b. 1936)
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Malcolm Kirk]], English rugby player and wrestler (b. 1936)
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Sergei Dovlatov]], Russian-American journalist and author (b. 1941)
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Sergei Dovlatov]], Russian-American journalist and author (b. 1941)
* 1990 &ndash; [[Gely Abdel Rahman]], Sudanese-Egyptian poet and academic (b. 1931)
* 1990 &ndash; [[Gely Abdel Rahman]], Sudanese-Egyptian poet and academic (b. 1931)
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Bernard Castro]], Italian-American inventor (b. 1904)
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Bernard Castro]], Italian-American inventor (b. 1904)
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[André Donner]], Dutch academic and judge (b. 1918)
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[André Donner]], Dutch academic and judge (b. 1918)
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*[[1998]] &ndash; [[E. G. Marshall]], American actor (b. 1910)
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[E. G. Marshall]], American actor (b. 1910)
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Mary Jane Croft]], American actress (b. 1916)
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Mary Jane Croft]], American actress (b. 1916)
* 1999 &ndash; [[Alexandre Lagoya]], Egyptian guitarist and composer (b. 1929)
* 1999 &ndash; [[Alexandre Lagoya]], Egyptian guitarist and composer (b. 1929)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Andy Hug]], Swiss martial artist and kick-boxer (b. 1964)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Andy Hug]], Swiss martial artist and kick-boxer (b. 1964)
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Jane Greer]], American actress (b. 1924)
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Jane Greer]], American actress (b. 1924)
* 2001 &ndash; [[Roman Matsov]], Estonian violinist, pianist, and conductor (b. 1917)
* 2001 &ndash; [[Roman Matsov]], Estonian violinist, pianist, and conductor (b. 1917)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Nikolay Guryanov]], Russian priest and mystic (b. 1909)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Nikolay Guryanov]], Russian priest and mystic (b. 1909)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Wilfred Thesiger]], Ethiopian-English explorer and author (b. 1910)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Wilfred Thesiger]], Ethiopian-English explorer and author (b. 1910)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Elisabeth Kübler-Ross]], Swiss-American psychiatrist and academic (b. 1926)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Elisabeth Kübler-Ross]], Swiss-American psychiatrist and academic (b. 1926)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Rocco Petrone]], American soldier and engineer (b. 1926)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Rocco Petrone]], American soldier and engineer (b. 1926)
* 2006 &ndash; [[Léopold Simoneau]], Canadian tenor and educator (b. 1916)
* 2006 &ndash; [[Léopold Simoneau]], Canadian tenor and educator (b. 1916)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Andrée Boucher]], Canadian educator and politician, 39th [[Mayor of Quebec City]] (b. 1937)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Andrée Boucher]], Canadian educator and politician, 39th [[Mayor of Quebec City]] (b. 1937)
* 2007 &ndash; [[Aaron Russo]], American director and producer (b. 1943)
* 2007 &ndash; [[Aaron Russo]], American director and producer (b. 1943)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Satoshi Kon]], Japanese director and screenwriter (b. 1963)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Satoshi Kon]], Japanese director and screenwriter (b. 1963)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Seyhan Erözçelik]], Turkish poet and author (b. 1962)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Seyhan Erözçelik]], Turkish poet and author (b. 1962)
* 2011 &ndash; [[Mike Flanagan (baseball)|Mike Flanagan]], American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1951)
* 2011 &ndash; [[Mike Flanagan (baseball)|Mike Flanagan]], American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1951)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Dadullah (Pakistani Taliban)|Dadullah]], Pakistani [[Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan|Taliban]] leader (b. 1965)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Dadullah (Pakistani Taliban)|Dadullah]], Pakistani [[Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan|Taliban]] leader (b. 1965)
* 2012 &ndash; [[Pauli Ellefsen]], Faroese surveyor and politician, 6th [[Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands]] (b. 1936)
* 2012 &ndash; [[Pauli Ellefsen]], Faroese surveyor and politician, 6th [[Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands]] (b. 1936)
* 2012 &ndash; [[Steve Franken]], American actor (b. 1932)
* 2012 &ndash; [[Steve Franken]], American actor (b. 1932)
* 2012 &ndash; [[Félix Miélli Venerando]], Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1937)
* 2012 &ndash; [[Félix Miélli Venerando]], Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1937)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Gerry Baker]], American soccer player and manager (b. 1938)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Gerry Baker]], American soccer player and manager (b. 1938)
* 2013 &ndash; [[Nílton de Sordi]], Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1931)
* 2013 &ndash; [[Nílton de Sordi]], Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1931)
* 2013 &ndash; [[Julie Harris (actress)|Julie Harris]], American actress (b. 1925)
* 2013 &ndash; [[Julie Harris (actress)|Julie Harris]], American actress (b. 1925)
* 2013 &ndash; [[Muriel Siebert]], American businesswoman and philanthropist (b. 1928)
* 2013 &ndash; [[Muriel Siebert]], American businesswoman and philanthropist (b. 1928)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Richard Attenborough]], English actor, director, producer, and politician (b. 1923)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Richard Attenborough]], English actor, director, producer, and politician (b. 1923)
* 2014 &ndash; [[Antônio Ermírio de Moraes]], Brazilian businessman (b. 1928)
* 2014 &ndash; [[Antônio Ermírio de Moraes]], Brazilian businessman (b. 1928)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Charlie Coffey]], American football player and coach (b. 1934)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Charlie Coffey]], American football player and coach (b. 1934)
* 2015 &ndash; [[Joseph F. Traub]], German-American computer scientist and academic (b. 1932)
* 2015 &ndash; [[Joseph F. Traub]], German-American computer scientist and academic (b. 1932)
* 2015 &ndash; [[Justin Wilson (racing driver)|Justin Wilson]], English racing driver (b. 1978)
* 2015 &ndash; [[Justin Wilson (racing driver)|Justin Wilson]], English racing driver (b. 1978)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Walter Scheel]], German politician, 4th [[List of German presidents|President of Germany]] (b. 1919)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Walter Scheel]], German politician, 4th [[List of German presidents|President of Germany]] (b. 1919)
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[Jay Thomas]], American actor, comedian, and radio talk show host (b. 1948)
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[Jay Thomas]], American actor, comedian, and radio talk show host (b. 1948)
*[[2020]] &ndash; [[Gail Sheehy]], American author, journalist, and lecturer (b. 1936)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2020/09/11/gail-sheehy-journalist-whose-pop-psychology-books-made-mid-life/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2020/09/11/gail-sheehy-journalist-whose-pop-psychology-books-made-mid-life/ |archive-date=2022-01-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Gail Sheehy, journalist whose pop psychology books made the 'mid-life crisis' fashionable – obituary|date=2020-09-11|website=The Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*[[2020]] &ndash; [[Gail Sheehy]], American author, journalist, and lecturer (b. 1936)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2020/09/11/gail-sheehy-journalist-whose-pop-psychology-books-made-mid-life/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2020/09/11/gail-sheehy-journalist-whose-pop-psychology-books-made-mid-life/ |archive-date=2022-01-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Gail Sheehy, journalist whose pop psychology books made the 'mid-life crisis' fashionable – obituary|date=2020-09-11|website=The Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Charlie Watts]], English musician (b. 1941)<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Gross|first=Joe|date=2021-08-24|title=Charlie Watts, the Rolling Stones' Drummer and Inimitable Backbone, Dead at 80|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/charlie-watts-rolling-stones-drummer-dead-obit-1161926/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824175616if_/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/charlie-watts-rolling-stones-drummer-dead-obit-1161926/|archive-date=2021-08-24|access-date=2021-08-24|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Charlie Watts]], English musician (b. 1941)<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Gross|first=Joe|date=2021-08-24|title=Charlie Watts, the Rolling Stones' Drummer and Inimitable Backbone, Dead at 80|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/charlie-watts-rolling-stones-drummer-dead-obit-1161926/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824175616if_/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/charlie-watts-rolling-stones-drummer-dead-obit-1161926/|archive-date=2021-08-24|access-date=2021-08-24|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[2023]] &ndash; [[Bray Wyatt|Windham Rotunda]], American professional wrestler, most commonly known as Bray Wyatt (b. 1987)<ref name="WRotunda">{{Cite web |last=Glasspiegel |first=Ryan |date=2023-08-24 |title=Former WWE champion Bray Wyatt dead unexpectedly at 36 |url=https://nypost.com/2023/08/24/former-wwe-champion-bray-wyatt-dead-at-36/ |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=New York Post}}</ref>
*[[2023]] &ndash; [[Bray Wyatt]], American wrestler (b. 1987)<ref name="WRotunda">{{Cite web |last=Glasspiegel |first=Ryan |date=2023-08-24 |title=Former WWE champion Bray Wyatt dead unexpectedly at 36 |url=https://nypost.com/2023/08/24/former-wwe-champion-bray-wyatt-dead-at-36/ |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=New York Post}}</ref>
*[[2024]] – [[Christoph Daum]], German footballer and manager (b. 1953)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-25 |title=Fearless German soccer coach Christoph Daum dies after career of highs and lows |url=https://apnews.com/article/christoph-daum-obituary-german-soccer-coach-9e5bb7aa76d0aa746af92c90007fd162 |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
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