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History Births on August 18

Jean Bolland, Flemish priest and hagiographer (d. 1665)

#Jean_Bolland

In 1596

Hifikepunye Pohamba, Namibian lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Namibia

#Hifikepunye_Pohamba

In 1935

Ryan O'Hara, Australian rugby league player

#Ryan_O'Hara

In 1980

Franz Joseph I of Austria (d. 1916)

#Franz_Joseph_I_of_Austria

In 1830

Bogdan Bogdanovi?, Serbian basketball player

#Bogdan_Bogdanovi?_(basketball)

In 1992

Neagu Djuvara, Romanian historian, journalist, and diplomat (d. 2018)

#Neagu_Djuvara

In 1916

Maxine Brown, American soul/R&B singer-songwriter

#Maxine_Brown_(soul_singer)

In 1939

Ernest Noel, Scottish businessman and politician (d. 1931)

#Ernest_Noel

In 1831

Marshall Field, American businessman, founded Marshall Field's (d. 1906)

#Marshall_Field

In 1834

Lucy Ozarin, United States Navy lieutenant commander and psychiatrist (d. 2017)

#Lucy_Ozarin

In 1914

Baji Rao I, first Peshwa of Maratha Empire (d. 1740)

#Baji_Rao_I

In 1700

Kenny Walker, American basketball player and sportscaster

#Kenny_Walker

In 1964

Grant Williams, American film, theater and television actor (d. 1985)

#Grant_Williams_(actor)

In 1931

Marko Maruli?, Croatian poet and author (d. 1524)

#Marko_Maruli?

In 1450

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1878)

#John_Russell,_1st_Earl_Russell

In 1792

Cameron White, Australian cricketer

#Cameron_White

In 1983

Moura Lympany, English pianist (d. 2005)

#Moura_Lympany

In 1916

Even Kruse Skatrud, Norwegian musician and educator

#Even_Kruse_Skatrud

In 1977

Jack Hobbs, English footballer

#Jack_Hobbs_(footballer)

In 1988

Jeremy Shockey, American football player

#Jeremy_Shockey

In 1980

Lorenzo Pucci, Catholic cardinal (d. 1531)

#Lorenzo_Pucci

In 1458

Bill Merritt, New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster (d. 1977)

#Bill_Merritt_(cricketer)

In 1908

Maia Mitchell, Australian actress and singer

#Maia_Mitchell

In 1993

Agneta Horn, Swedish writer (d. 1672)

#Agneta_Horn

In 1629

Daler Mehndi, Indian Punjabi singer, songwriter and record producer

#Daler_Mehndi

In 1967

Dennis Elliott, English drummer and sculptor

#Dennis_Elliott

In 1950

Gianni Rivera, Italian footballer and politician

#Gianni_Rivera

In 1943

Mike LaValliere, American baseball player

#Mike_LaValliere

In 1960

Ron Strykert, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Ron_Strykert

In 1957

Lavr Kornilov, Russian general and explorer (d. 1918)

#Lavr_Kornilov

In 1870

Luc Montagnier, French virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Luc_Montagnier

In 1932

Jack Pickford, Canadian-American actor and director (d. 1933)

#Jack_Pickford

In 1896

Isaac P. Rodman, American general and politician (d. 1862)

#Isaac_P._Rodman

In 1822

John Debney, American composer and conductor

#John_Debney

In 1956

Romain Maes, Belgian cyclist (d. 1983)

#Romain_Maes

In 1913

Andy Samberg, American actor and comedian

#Andy_Samberg

In 1978

G-Dragon, South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer

#G-Dragon

In 1988

Brook Taylor, English mathematician and theorist (d. 1731)

#Brook_Taylor

In 1685

Adam Makowicz, Polish-Canadian pianist and composer

#Adam_Makowicz

In 1940

Patrik Andersson, Swedish footballer

#Patrik_Andersson

In 1971

Joanna J?drzejczyk, Polish mixed martial artist

#Joanna_J?drzejczyk

In 1987

Roman Polanski, French-Polish director, producer, screenwriter, and actor

#Roman_Polanski

In 1933

Tom Prichard, American wrestler and trainer

#Tom_Prichard

In 1959

Otto Ernst Remer, German general (d. 1997)

#Otto_Ernst_Remer

In 1912

Felipe Calderón, Mexican lawyer and politician, 56th President of Mexico (2006-2012)

#Felipe_Calderón

In 1962

Roberto Clemente, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and soldier (d. 1972)

#Roberto_Clemente

In 1934

Denis Leary, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter

#Denis_Leary

In 1957

Vincent Bugliosi, American lawyer and author (d. 2015)

#Vincent_Bugliosi

In 1934

Jason Furman, American economist and politician

#Jason_Furman

In 1970

César Delgado, Argentinian footballer

#César_Delgado

In 1981

Morgan Sanson, French footballer

#Morgan_Sanson

In 1994

Cisco Houston, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1961)

#Cisco_Houston

In 1918

William Halford, English-American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1919)

#William_Halford

In 1841

Gulzar, Indian poet, lyricist and film director

#Gulzar

In 1934

Shelley Winters, American actress (d. 2006)

#Shelley_Winters

In 1920

Antonio Salieri, Italian composer and conductor (d. 1825)

#Antonio_Salieri

In 1750

Bryan Ruiz, Costa Rican footballer

#Bryan_Ruiz

In 1985

Bob Woodruff, American journalist and author

#Bob_Woodruff

In 1961

Rainer Woelki, German cardinal

#Rainer_Woelki

In 1956

Nicole Krauss, American novelist and critic

#Nicole_Krauss

In 1974

Clemente Biondetti, Italian race car driver (d. 1955)

#Clemente_Biondetti

In 1898

Ernest MacMillan, Canadian conductor and composer (d. 1973)

#Ernest_MacMillan

In 1893

Edward Norton, American actor

#Edward_Norton

In 1969

Godfrey Evans, English cricketer (d. 1999)

#Godfrey_Evans

In 1920

Carl Rungius, German-American painter and educator (d. 1959)

#Carl_Rungius

In 1869

Edgar Faure, French historian and politician, 139th Prime Minister of France (d. 1988)

#Edgar_Faure

In 1908

Dimitris Salpingidis, Greek footballer

#Dimitris_Salpingidis

In 1981

Hans van Mierlo, Dutch journalist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 2010)

#Hans_van_Mierlo

In 1931

Amelia Boynton Robinson, American activist (d. 2015)

#Amelia_Boynton_Robinson

In 1911

Mika, Lebanese-born English recording artist and singer-songwriter

#Mika_(singer)

In 1983

Nathan Clifford, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 19th United States Attorney General (d. 1881)

#Nathan_Clifford

In 1803

Virginia Dare, Virginia colony settler (d. ????)

#Virginia_Dare

In 1587

Alfred Wallis, English painter and illustrator (d. 1942)

#Alfred_Wallis

In 1855

Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English politician (d. 1760)

#Laurence_Shirley,_4th_Earl_Ferrers

In 1720

Madeleine Stowe, American actress

#Madeleine_Stowe

In 1958

Umberto Guidoni, Italian astrophysicist, astronaut, and politician

#Umberto_Guidoni

In 1954

Ricardo Villa, Argentinian footballer and coach

#Ricardo_Villa

In 1952

Wally Hickel, American businessman and politician, 2nd Governor of Alaska (d. 2010)

#Wally_Hickel

In 1919

Brian Aldiss, English author and critic (d. 2017)

#Brian_Aldiss

In 1925

Brian Michael Bendis, American author and illustrator

#Brian_Michael_Bendis

In 1967

Alexander Rodzyanko, Russian general (d. 1970)

#Alexander_Rodzyanko

In 1879

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, American actor and producer

#Malcolm-Jamal_Warner

In 1970

Olav H. Hauge, Norwegian poet and gardener (d. 1994)

#Olav_H._Hauge

In 1908

Maria Anna of Spain (d. 1646)

#Maria_Anna_of_Spain

In 1606

Robert Huth, German footballer

#Robert_Huth

In 1984

Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, American painter (d. 1930)

#Jean_Leon_Gerome_Ferris

In 1863

Martin Mull, American actor and comedian

#Martin_Mull

In 1943

Henry Hammond, English churchman and theologian (d. 1660)

#Henry_Hammond

In 1605

Tan Dun, Chinese composer

#Tan_Dun

In 1955

Alain Robbe-Grillet, French director, screenwriter, and novelist (d. 2008)

#Alain_Robbe-Grillet

In 1922

Stuart Dew, Australian footballer

#Stuart_Dew

In 1979

Bruce Benedict, American baseball player and coach

#Bruce_Benedict

In 1955

Hugues Aufray, French singer-songwriter

#Hugues_Aufray

In 1929

Just Fontaine, Moroccan-French footballer and manager

#Just_Fontaine

In 1933

Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (d. 1876)

#Grand_Duchess_Maria_Nikolaevna_of_Russia_(1819-1876)

In 1819

B. T. Finniss, Australian politician, 1st Premier of South Australia (d. 1893)

#B._T._Finniss

In 1807

Jung Eun-ji, South Korean singer-songwriter

#Jung_Eun-ji

In 1993

Burleigh Grimes, American baseball player and manager (d. 1985)

#Burleigh_Grimes

In 1893

Rosalynn Carter, First Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981

#Rosalynn_Carter

In 1927

Eggert Jónsson, Icelandic footballer

#Eggert_Jónsson

In 1988

Robert Hitchcock, Australian sculptor and illustrator

#Robert_Hitchcock

In 1944

Anis Mansour, Egyptian journalist and author (d. 2011)

#Anis_Mansour

In 1925

Gail Fisher, American actress (d. 2000)

#Gail_Fisher

In 1935

Ross McCormack, Scottish footballer

#Ross_McCormack

In 1986

Elizabeth Beisel, American swimmer

#Elizabeth_Beisel

In 1992

Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect and painter (d. 1743)

#Ferdinando_Galli-Bibiena

In 1657

Francesco Canova da Milano, Italian composer (d. 1543)

#Francesco_Canova_da_Milano

In 1497

Bob Kennedy, American baseball player and manager (d. 2005)

#Bob_Kennedy

In 1920

Taher Elgamal, Egyptian-American cryptographer

#Taher_Elgamal

In 1955

Inge Dekker, Dutch swimmer

#Inge_Dekker

In 1985

Libert H. Boeynaems, Belgian-American bishop and missionary (d. 1926)

#Libert_H._Boeynaems

In 1857

Robert Winters, Canadian colonel, engineer, and politician, 26th Canadian Minister of Public Works (d. 1969)

#Robert_Winters

In 1910

Lucienne Boyer, French singer (d. 1983)

#Lucienne_Boyer

In 1903

Al?na Fjodorova, Latvian figure skater

#Al?na_Fjodorova

In 1995

Countess Charlotte Flandrina of Nassau (d. 1640)

#Countess_Charlotte_Flandrina_of_Nassau

In 1579

Andi Deris, German singer and songwriter

#Andi_Deris

In 1964

Paraskevas Antzas, Greek footballer

#Paraskevas_Antzas

In 1977

Renato Sanches, Portuguese footballer

#Renato_Sanches

In 1997

Timothy Geithner, American banker and politician, 75th United States Secretary of the Treasury

#Timothy_Geithner

In 1961

Evan Gattis, American baseball player

#Evan_Gattis

In 1986

Esteban Cambiasso, Argentinian footballer

#Esteban_Cambiasso

In 1980

Gustavo Charif, Argentinian director and producer

#Gustavo_Charif

In 1966

Margaret Murie, American environmentalist and author (d. 2003)

#Margaret_Murie

In 1902

Patrick Swayze, American actor and dancer (d. 2009)

#Patrick_Swayze

In 1952

Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon (d. 1740)

#Louis_Henri,_Duke_of_Bourbon

In 1692

Sigourney Bandjar, Dutch footballer

#Sigourney_Bandjar

In 1984

Robert Redford, American actor, director, and producer

#Robert_Redford

In 1936

Louie Gohmert, American captain, lawyer, and politician

#Louie_Gohmert

In 1953

Sidney Hatch, American runner and soldier (d. 1966)

#Sidney_Hatch

In 1883

Rafael Pineda Ponce, Honduran academic and politician (d. 2014)

#Rafael_Pineda_Ponce

In 1930

Bart Scott, American football player

#Bart_Scott

In 1980

Herman Berlinski, Polish-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2001)

#Herman_Berlinski

In 1910

Caspar Weinberger, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of Defense (d. 2006)

#Caspar_Weinberger

In 1917

Walther Funk, German economist and politician, Reich Minister of Economics (d. 1960)

#Walther_Funk

In 1890

Ashikaga Takauji, Japanese Sh?gun (d. 1358)

#Ashikaga_Takauji

In 1305

Meriwether Lewis, American soldier, explorer, and politician (d. 1809)

#Meriwether_Lewis

In 1774

Max Lanier, American baseball player and manager (d. 2007)

#Max_Lanier

In 1915

François, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general and engineer (d. 1833)

#François,_marquis_de_Chasseloup-Laubat

In 1754

John Scarlett, English intelligence officer

#John_Scarlett

In 1948

Rob Nguyen, Australian race car driver

In 1980

Mark Kuhlmann, German rugby player and coach

In 1969

Ikue ?tani, Japanese voice actress

In 1965

Mark Sargent, Australian rugby league player

In 1964

Geoff Courtnall, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

In 1962

Huw Edwards, Welsh-English journalist and author

In 1961

Fat Lever, American basketball player and sportscaster

In 1960

Didier Auriol, French race car driver

In 1958

Kelly Willard, American singer-songwriter

In 1956

Jon Schwartz, American drummer and producer

In 1956

Sandeep Patil, Indian cricketer and coach

In 1956

Marvin Isley, American R&B bass player and songwriter (d. 2010)

In 1953

Elayne Boosler, American actress, director, and screenwriter

In 1952

Nigel Griggs, English bass player, songwriter, and producer

In 1949

James Jones, English bishop

In 1948

Lewis Burwell Puller, Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and author (d. 1994)

In 1945

Värner Lootsmann, Estonian lawyer and politician

In 1945

Sarah Dash, American singer-songwriter and actress

In 1945

Paula Danziger, American author (d. 2004)

In 1944

Carl Wayne, English singer and actor (d. 2004)

In 1943

Gil Whitney, American journalist (d. 1982)

In 1940

Johnny Preston, American pop singer (d. 2011)

In 1939

Robert Horton, English businessman (d. 2011)

In 1939

Sheila Cassidy, English physician and author

In 1937

Michael May, German-Swiss race car driver and engineer

In 1934

Bramwell Tillsley, Canadian 14th General of The Salvation Army

In 1931

Liviu Librescu, Romanian-American engineer and academic (d. 2007)

In 1930

Sonny Til, American R&B singer (d. 1981)

In 1928

Marge Schott, American businesswoman (d. 2004)

In 1928

Pierre Grondin, Canadian surgeon and academic (d. 2006)

In 1925

Katherine Victor, American actress (d. 2004)

In 1923

Zdzis?aw ?ygulski, Polish historian and academic (d. 2015)

In 1921

Lydia Litvyak, Russian lieutenant and pilot (d. 1943)

In 1921

Klara Dan von Neumann, Hungarian computer scientist and programmer (d. 1963)

In 1911

Gérard Filion, Canadian businessman and journalist (d. 2005)

In 1909

Curtis Jones, American blues pianist and singer (d. 1971)

In 1906

Marcel Carné, French director and screenwriter (d. 1996)

In 1906

Enoch Light, American bandleader, violinist, and recording engineer (d. 1978)

In 1905

Max Factor, Jr., American businessman (d. 1996)

In 1904

Adamson-Eric, Estonian painter (d. 1968)

In 1902

Ruth Norman, American religious leader (d. 1993)

In 1900

Ruth Bonner, Soviet Communist activist, sentenced to a labor camp during Joseph Stalin's Great Purge (d. 1987)

In 1900

John Anthony Sydney Ritson, English rugby player, mines inspector, engineer and professor of mining (d. 1957)

In 1887

Nettie Palmer, Australian poet and critic (d. 1964)

In 1885

Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland (d. 1601)

In 1542

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