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History Births on August 31

Harald Ertl, Austrian race car driver and journalist (d. 1982)

#Harald_Ertl

In 1948

Milan Biševac, Serbian footballer

#Milan_Biševac

In 1983

Frank Robinson, American baseball player and manager (d. 2019)

#Frank_Robinson

In 1935

Arsenio Rodríguez, Cuban-American tres player, composer, and bandleader (d. 1970)

#Arsenio_Rodríguez

In 1911

Lyuboslav Penev, Bulgarian footballer and manager

#Lyuboslav_Penev

In 1966

Ferenc Fejt?, Hungarian-French journalist and political scientist (d. 2008)

#Ferenc_Fejt?

In 1909

Commodus, Roman emperor (d. 192)

#Commodus

In 161

Scott Niedermayer, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Scott_Niedermayer

In 1973

Maria Montessori, Italian physician and educator (d. 1952)

#Maria_Montessori

In 1870

Dee Bradley Baker, American voice actor

#Dee_Bradley_Baker

In 1962

Tom Coughlin, American football player and coach

#Tom_Coughlin

In 1946

Pavel Vinogradov, Russian astronaut and engineer

#Pavel_Vinogradov

In 1953

Greg Mulholland, English politician

#Greg_Mulholland

In 1970

Jaime Sin, Filipino cardinal (d. 2005)

#Jaime_Sin

In 1928

Gene Hoglan, American drummer

#Gene_Hoglan

In 1967

Chris Duhon, American basketball player

#Chris_Duhon

In 1982

Mickie James, American wrestler

#Mickie_James

In 1979

Zack Ward, Canadian actor and producer

#Zack_Ward

In 1970

Edwin Moses, American hurdler

#Edwin_Moses

In 1955

Rituparno Ghosh, Indian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2013)

#Rituparno_Ghosh

In 1963

Jahangir, Mughal emperor (d. 1627)

#Jahangir

In 1569

Eldridge Cleaver, American activist and author (d. 1998)

#Eldridge_Cleaver

In 1935

Rudolf Schenker, German guitarist and songwriter

#Rudolf_Schenker

In 1948

Jean-Étienne Despréaux, French ballet dancer, choreographer, composer, and playwright (d. 1820)

#Jean-Étienne_Despréaux

In 1748

Alex Harris, Scottish footballer

#Alex_Harris_(footballer)

In 1994

Tyler Randell, Australian rugby league player

#Tyler_Randell

In 1992

Stephen Cottrell, English bishop

#Stephen_Cottrell

In 1958

Chris Whitley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2005)

#Chris_Whitley

In 1960

Galusha A. Grow, American lawyer and politician, 28th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1907)

#Galusha_A._Grow

In 1823

Pepe Reina, Spanish footballer

#Pepe_Reina

In 1982

Pete Newell, American basketball player and coach (d. 2008)

#Pete_Newell

In 1915

György Károly, Hungarian poet and author

#György_Károly

In 1953

Jerome Corsi, American theorist and author

#Jerome_Corsi

In 1946

Zsolt Borkai, Hungarian gymnast and politician

#Zsolt_Borkai

In 1965

John S. Wold, American geologist and politician (d. 2017)

#John_S._Wold

In 1916

Hideo Nomo, Japanese-American baseball player

#Hideo_Nomo

In 1968

Arzu Yanarda?, Turkish actress and model

#Arzu_Yanarda?

In 1977

Martin Bell, English journalist and politician

#Martin_Bell

In 1938

Jeff Hardy, American wrestler and singer

#Jeff_Hardy

In 1977

Sirje Tamul, Estonian historian, author, and academic

#Sirje_Tamul

In 1951

Jean Béliveau, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2014)

#Jean_Béliveau

In 1931

George Sarton, Belgian-American historian of science (d. 1956)

#George_Sarton

In 1884

Daniel Schorr, American journalist and author (d. 2010)

#Daniel_Schorr

In 1916

António Félix da Costa, Portuguese race car driver

#António_Félix_da_Costa

In 1991

Morten Qvenild, Norwegian pianist and composer

#Morten_Qvenild

In 1978

Chris Tucker, American comedian and actor

#Chris_Tucker

In 1971

Wilhelmina, queen of the Netherlands (d. 1962)

#Wilhelmina_of_the_Netherlands

In 1880

Pádraig Harrington, Irish golfer

#Pádraig_Harrington

In 1971

Jack Thompson, Australian actor

#Jack_Thompson_(actor)

In 1940

Allan Fotheringham, Canadian journalist

#Allan_Fotheringham

In 1932

Clive Lloyd, Guyanese cricketer

#Clive_Lloyd

In 1944

Craig Cumming, New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster

#Craig_Cumming

In 1975

Bob Welch, American singer and guitarist (d. 2012)

#Bob_Welch_(musician)

In 1945

Glenn Tilbrook, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Glenn_Tilbrook

In 1957

G. Willow Wilson, American journalist and author

#G._Willow_Wilson

In 1982

James Coburn, American actor (d. 2002)

#James_Coburn

In 1928

Lily Laskine, French harp player (d. 1988)

#Lily_Laskine

In 1893

Michele Rugolo, Italian race car driver

#Michele_Rugolo

In 1982

Richard Gere, American actor and producer

#Richard_Gere

In 1949

Kirstie Allsopp, British TV presenter

#Kirstie_Allsopp

In 1971

Danny Litwhiler, American baseball player and coach (d. 2011)

#Danny_Litwhiler

In 1916

Ryan Kesler, American ice hockey player

#Ryan_Kesler

In 1984

Steve Saviano, American ice hockey player

#Steve_Saviano

In 1981

Reb Beach, American guitarist

#Reb_Beach

In 1963

Tadeja Majeri?, Slovenian tennis player

#Tadeja_Majeri?

In 1990

Leonid Ivashov, Russian general

#Leonid_Ivashov

In 1943

Clay Hensley, American baseball player

#Clay_Hensley

In 1979

Trent Hodkinson, Australian rugby league player

#Trent_Hodkinson

In 1988

Sandis Valters, Latvian basketball player

#Sandis_Valters

In 1978

Hassan Nasrallah, Lebanese politician, 3rd Secretary-General of Hezbollah

#Hassan_Nasrallah

In 1960

Ted Ligety, American skier

#Ted_Ligety

In 1984

Georg von Hertling, German academic and politician, 7th Chancellor of the German Empire (d. 1919)

#Georg_von_Hertling

In 1843

Serge Blanco, Venezuelan-French rugby player and businessman

#Serge_Blanco

In 1958

Joe Budden, American rapper

#Joe_Budden

In 1980

Julie Brown, American actress and screenwriter

#Julie_Brown

In 1954

DuBose Heyward, American author and playwright (d. 1940)

#DuBose_Heyward

In 1885

Javagal Srinath, Indian cricketer and referee

#Javagal_Srinath

In 1969

Alexei Mikhnov, Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey player

#Alexei_Mikhnov

In 1982

Brian Edmund Baker, English Air Marshal (d. 1979)

#Brian_Edmund_Baker

In 1896

Somchai Wongsawat, Thai lawyer and politician, 26th Prime Minister of Thailand

#Somchai_Wongsawat

In 1947

Ann Coffey, Scottish social worker and politician

#Ann_Coffey

In 1946

Taish?, emperor of Japan (d. 1926)

#Emperor_Taish?

In 1879

Ramon Magsaysay, Filipino captain, engineer, and politician, 7th President of the Philippines (d. 1957)

#Ramon_Magsaysay

In 1907

Nikola Gruevski, Macedonian economist and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia

#Nikola_Gruevski

In 1970

Dezmon Briscoe, American football player

#Dezmon_Briscoe

In 1989

Vincent Delerm, French singer-songwriter and pianist

#Vincent_Delerm

In 1976

Charl Schwartzel, South African golfer

#Charl_Schwartzel

In 1984

Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer and educator (d. 1886)

#Amilcare_Ponchielli

In 1834

Ralph Krueger, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Ralph_Krueger

In 1959

Arthur Godfrey, American radio and television host (d. 1983)

#Arthur_Godfrey

In 1903

Kim Kashkashian, American viola player and educator

#Kim_Kashkashian

In 1952

James E. Ferguson, American banker and politician, 26th Governor of Texas (d. 1944)

#James_E._Ferguson

In 1871

Wilton Felder, American saxophonist and bass player (d. 2015)

#Wilton_Felder

In 1940

Mark Johnston, Canadian swimmer

#Mark_Johnston_(swimmer)

In 1979

Ond?ej Pavelec, Czech ice hockey player

#Ond?ej_Pavelec

In 1987

Bernard Lovell, English physicist and astronomer (d. 2012)

#Bernard_Lovell

In 1913

Vali Ionescu, Romanian long jumper

#Vali_Ionescu

In 1960

Mabel Matiz, Turkish singer

#Mabel_Matiz

In 1985

Ramón Santiago, Dominican baseball player

#Ramón_Santiago

In 1979

Husein Gradaš?evi?, Ottoman general (d. 1834)

#Husein_Gradaš?evi?

In 1802

Debbie Gibson, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

#Debbie_Gibson

In 1970

Vadim Repin, Belgian-Russian violinist

#Vadim_Repin

In 1971

Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Italian nobleman (d. 1708)

#Ferdinando_Carlo_Gonzaga,_Duke_of_Mantua_and_Montferrat

In 1652

Yuvan Shankar Raja, Indian singer-songwriter and producer

#Yuvan_Shankar_Raja

In 1979

Jonathan LaPaglia, Australian actor and physician

#Jonathan_LaPaglia

In 1969

Radek Martínek, Czech ice hockey player

#Radek_Martínek

In 1976

Craig Stapleton, Australian rugby league player

#Craig_Stapleton_(rugby_league)

In 1978

Gina Schock, American drummer

#Gina_Schock

In 1957

Robert Bacher, American physicist and academic (d. 2004)

#Robert_Bacher

In 1905

Raymond Williams, Welsh author and academic (d. 1988)

#Raymond_Williams

In 1921

Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, Italian businessman

#Luca_Cordero_di_Montezemolo

In 1947

Richard Basehart, American actor (d. 1984)

#Richard_Basehart

In 1914

Simon Neil, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Simon_Neil

In 1979

George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1775)

#George_Hervey,_2nd_Earl_of_Bristol

In 1721

Félix-Antoine Savard, Canadian priest and author (d. 1982)

#Félix-Antoine_Savard

In 1896

Rick Roberts, American country-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Rick_Roberts_(musician)

In 1949

Ahmad Al Harthy, Omani race car driver

#Ahmad_Al_Harthy

In 1981

Rolando, Portuguese footballer

#Rolando_(footballer)

In 1985

Jean-Paul-Égide Martini, French composer and educator (d. 1816)

#Jean-Paul-Égide_Martini

In 1741

Amrita Pritam, Indian poet and author (d. 2005)

#Amrita_Pritam

In 1919

David Ospina, Colombian footballer

#David_Ospina

In 1988

Pablo Marí, Spanish football player

#Pablo_Marí

In 1993

Queen Rania of Jordan

#Queen_Rania_of_Jordan

In 1970

Ian Harte, Irish footballer

#Ian_Harte

In 1977

August Alle, Estonian poet and author (d. 1952)

#August_Alle

In 1890

Warren Berlinger, American actor

#Warren_Berlinger

In 1937

Gino Lucetti, Italian anarchist, attempted assassin of Benito Mussolini (d. 1943)

#Gino_Lucetti

In 1900

Josh Kroeger, American baseball player

#Josh_Kroeger

In 1982

Craig Nicholls, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Craig_Nicholls

In 1977

Cédric Soares, Portuguese footballer

#Cédric_Soares

In 1991

Herbert Reul, German politician

#Herbert_Reul

In 1952

Sonny Silooy, Dutch footballer and manager

#Sonny_Silooy

In 1963

Larry Fitzgerald, American football player

#Larry_Fitzgerald

In 1983

Guillaume Amontons, French physicist and instrument maker (d. 1705)

#Guillaume_Amontons

In 1663

Ember Moon, Professional Wrestler

#Ember_Moon

In 1988

Bobby Parker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)

#Bobby_Parker_(guitarist)

In 1937

John Grahame, American ice hockey player and coach

#John_Grahame

In 1975

Raymond P. Hammond, American poet and critic

#Raymond_P._Hammond

In 1964

Ian Crocker, American swimmer

#Ian_Crocker

In 1982

Lien Huyghebaert, Belgian sprinter

#Lien_Huyghebaert

In 1982

Buddy Hackett, American actor and singer (d. 2003)

#Buddy_Hackett

In 1924

Holger Osieck, German footballer and manager

#Holger_Osieck

In 1948

Roger Dean, English illustrator and publisher

#Roger_Dean_(artist)

In 1944

Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwanese politician and the President of the Republic of China

#Tsai_Ing-wen

In 1956

Altiero Spinelli, Italian theorist and politician (d. 1986)

#Altiero_Spinelli

In 1907

Caligula, Roman emperor (d. 41)

#Caligula

In 12

Van Morrison, Northern Irish singer-songwriter

#Van_Morrison

In 1945

Itzhak Perlman, Israeli-American violinist and conductor

#Itzhak_Perlman

In 1945

Dwayne Peel, Welsh rugby player

#Dwayne_Peel

In 1981

Hermann von Helmholtz, German physician and physicist (d. 1894)

#Hermann_von_Helmholtz

In 1821

William Saroyan, American novelist, playwright, and short story writer (d. 1981)

#William_Saroyan

In 1908

Henry Joy McCracken, Irish businessman and activist, founded the Society of United Irishmen (d. 1798)

#Henry_Joy_McCracken

In 1767

Jerry Allison, American drummer and songwriter

#Jerry_Allison

In 1939

Alma Mahler, Austrian-American composer and author (d. 1964)

#Alma_Mahler

In 1879

Otis G. Pike, American judge and politician (d. 2014)

#Otis_G._Pike

In 1921

Fredric March, American lieutenant, actor, and singer (d. 1975)

#Fredric_March

In 1897

Ilnur Alshin, Russian football player

#Ilnur_Alshin

In 1993

Matti Breschel, Danish cyclist

#Matti_Breschel

In 1984

Isabella de' Medici, Italian princess (d. 1576)

#Isabella_de'_Medici

In 1542

Kieran Crowley, New Zealand rugby player

#Kieran_Crowley

In 1961

Can Aktav, Turkish football player

In 1994

Anna Karnaukh, Russian water polo player

In 1993

Holly Earl, British actress

In 1992

Petros Kravaritis, Greek footballer

In 1987

Xavi Annunziata, Spanish footballer

In 1987

Andrew Foster, Australian footballer

In 1985

Deniz Aydo?du, German-Turkish footballer

In 1983

Christopher Katongo, Zambian footballer

In 1982

Ido Pariente, Israeli mixed martial artist and trainer

In 1978

Philippe Christanval, French footballer

In 1978

Roque Júnior, Brazilian footballer and manager

In 1976

Andriy Medvedev, Ukrainian-Monégasque tennis player

In 1974

Arie van Lent, Dutch-German footballer and manager

In 1970

Nathalie Bouvier, French skier

In 1969

Jolene Watanabe, American tennis player

In 1968

Valdon Dowiyogo, Nauruan politician

In 1968

Anita Moen, Norwegian skier

In 1967

Susan Gritton, English soprano and actress

In 1965

Magnus Ilmjärv, Estonian historian and author

In 1961

Jessica Upshaw, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)

In 1959

Colm O'Rourke, Irish footballer and sportscaster

In 1957

Masashi Tashiro, Japanese singer, actor, and director

In 1956

Mária Balážová, Slovak painter and illustrator

In 1956

Gary Webb, American journalist and author (d. 2004)

In 1955

Anthony Thistlethwaite, English saxophonist and bass player

In 1955

Julie Maxton, Scottish lawyer and academic

In 1955

Aleksander Krupa, Polish-American actor

In 1955

Miguel Ángel Guerra, Argentinian race car driver

In 1953

Grant Batty, New Zealand rugby player

In 1951

Hugh David Politzer, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

In 1949

Ken McMullen, English director, producer, and screenwriter

In 1948

Lowell Ganz, American screenwriter and producer

In 1948

Yumiko ?shima, Japanese author and illustrator

In 1947

Christine King, English historian and academic

In 1944

Liz Forgan, English journalist

In 1944

Isao Aoki, Japanese golfer

In 1942

Emmanuel Nunes, Portuguese-French composer and educator (d. 2012)

In 1941

William DeWitt, Jr., American businessman

In 1941

Roger Newman, English-American actor and screenwriter (d. 2010)

In 1940

Larry Hankin, American actor, director, and producer

In 1940

Robbie Basho, American guitarist, pianist, and composer (d. 1986)

In 1940

Vladimir Orlov, Russian journalist and author (d. 2014)

In 1936

Bryan Organ, English painter

In 1935

Roy Castle, English dancer, singer, comedian, actor, television presenter and musician (d. 1994)

In 1932

Noble Willingham, American actor (d. 2004)

In 1931

Big Tiny Little, American pianist (d. 2010)

In 1930

Maurice Pialat, French actor and director (d. 2003)

In 1925

Moran Campbell, English-Canadian physician and academic, invented the venturi mask (d. 2004)

In 1925

Herbert Wise, Austrian-English director and producer (d. 2015)

In 1924

John Davidson, American physician and politician (d. 2012)

In 1924

Alan Jay Lerner, American songwriter and composer (d. 1986)

In 1918

Helen Levitt, American photographer and cinematographer (d. 2009)

In 1913

Edward Brongersma, Dutch journalist and politician (d. 1998)

In 1911

William Shawn, American journalist (d. 1992)

In 1907

Augustus F. Hawkins, American lawyer and politician (d. 2007)

In 1907

Valter Biiber, Estonian footballer (d. 1977)

In 1907

Sanford Meisner, American actor and educator (d. 1997)

In 1905

Vladimir Jankélévitch, French musicologist and philosopher (d. 1985)

In 1903

Géza Révész, Hungarian general and politician, Hungarian Minister of Defence (d. 1977)

In 1902

Albert Facey, Australian soldier and author (d. 1982)

In 1894

Frank Jarvis, American sprinter and lawyer (d. 1933)

In 1878

Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, American journalist, publisher, and activist (d. 1924)

In 1842

Agnes Bulmer, English poet and author (d. 1836)

In 1775

Zhang Zong, Chinese emperor (d. 1208)

In 1168

Jeongjong II, Korean ruler (d. 1046)

In 1018

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