Interesting Things to Know
August Celebrity Birthdays!
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1 – Chuck D, 59, rapper (Public Enemy), producer, born Carlton Douglas Ridenhour at Roosevelt, Long Island, NY, 1960
2 – Sam Worthington, 43, actor (Avatar), Godalming, Surrey, England, 1976.
3 – Tony Bennett, 93, singer, born Anthony Dominick Benedetto at New York, NY, 1926.
4 – Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, 38, former actress, born Meghan Markle, Los Angeles, CA, 1981.
5 – Jesse Williams, 38, actor (Grey’s Anatomy), Chicago, IL, 1981.
6 – Peter Bonerz, 81, actor (“The Bob Newhart Show”), Portsmouth, NH, 1938.
7 – Charlize Theron, 44, actress, Benoni, South Africa, 1975.
8 – Roger Federer, 38, tennis player, Basel, Switzerland,
9 – Robert Joseph (Bob) Cousy, 91, Hall of Fame basketball player, former coach, New York, NY, 1928.
10 – Angie Harmon, 47, actress (Law & Order), Dallas, TX, 1972.
11 – Marilyn vos Savant, 73, columnist, claims world’s highest IQ, born St. Louis, MO, 1946.
12 – Cara Delevingne, 27, model, actress, London, England, 1992.
13 – Janet Yellen, 73, former chair of the Federal Reserve (2014–18), economist, Brooklyn, NY, 1946.
14 – Mila Kunis, 36, actress (That ’70s Show), Kiev, Ukraine, 1983.
15 – Vernon Jordan, Jr, 84, civil rights leader, Atlanta, GA, 1935.
16 – Taika Waititi, 44, actor, comedian, Wellington, New Zealand, 1975.
17 – Julian Fellowes, 70, producer (Downton Abbey), Cairo, Egypt, 1949.
18 – Andy Samberg, 41, comedian, (Saturday Night Live), Mill Valley, CA, 1978.
19 – Jill St. John, 79, actress, born Jill Oppenheim, Los Angeles, CA, 1940.
20 – Donald (Don) King, 88, boxing promoter, Cleveland, OH, 1931.
21 – Joanne Froggatt, 39, actress (Downton Abbey),Littlebeck, North Hampshire, England, 1980.
22 – Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, 52, actor (Lost), London, England, 1967.
23 – Jay Mohr, 49, actor, comedian, Verona, NJ 1970.
24 – Alexander McCall Smith, 71, author, Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), 1948.
25 – Rachel Bilson, 38, actress (The O.C.), Los Angeles, CA, 1981.
26 – Branford Marsalis, 59, musician, Breaux Bridge, LA, 1960.
27 – Sarah Chalke, 43, actress (Roseanne), Ottawa, ON, Canada, 1976.
28 – Quvenzhane Wallis, 16, actress, Houma, LA, 2003.
29 – Robin Leach, 78, television host (Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous), London, England, 1941.
30 – Michael Chiklis, 56, actor (Emmy and Golden Globe for The Shield), Lowell, MA, 1963.
31 – Marcia Clark , 66, former prosecutor, born Marcia Kleks, Alameda, CA, 1953.
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