2 August Births

Published : 02 Aug 2019, 10:44

Jagoroniya Desk

August 2 is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar.

Births

1260 – Kyawswa of Pagan, last ruler of the Pagan Kingdom (d. 1299)
1455 – John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg (d. 1499)
1533 – Theodor Zwinger, Swiss physician and scholar (d. 1588)
1549 – Mikołaj Krzysztof "the Orphan" Radziwiłł, Polish nobleman (d. 1616)
1612 – Saskia van Uylenburgh, Dutch model and wife of Rembrandt van Rijn (d. 1642)
1627 – Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten, Dutch painter (d. 1678)
1630 – Estephan El Douaihy, Maronite patriarch (d. 1704)
1646 – Jean-Baptiste du Casse, French admiral and buccaneer (d. 1715)
1672 – Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss paleontologist and scholar (d. 1733)
1674 – Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (d. 1723)
1696 – Mahmud I, Ottoman sultan (d. 1754)
1702 – Dietrich of Anhalt-Dessau (d. 1769)
1703 – Lorenzo Ricci, Italian religious leader, 18th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1775)
1740 – Jean Baptiste Camille Canclaux, French general (d. 1817)
1754 – Pierre Charles L'Enfant, French-American architect and engineer, designed Washington, D.C. (d. 1825)
1788 – Leopold Gmelin, German chemist and academic (d. 1853)
1815 – Adolf Friedrich von Schack, German poet and historian (d. 1894)
1820 – John Tyndall, Irish-English physicist and mountaineer (d. 1893)
1828 – Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque, Spanish general (d. 1895)
1834 – Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, French sculptor, designed the Statue of Liberty (d. 1904)
1835 – Elisha Gray, American businessman, co-founded Western Electric (d. 1901)
1861 – Prafulla Chandra Ray, Indian chemist and academic (d. 1944)
1865 – Irving Babbitt, American academic and critic (d. 1933)
1865 – John Radecki, Australian stained glass artist (d. 1955)
1867 – Ernest Dowson, English poet, novelist, and short story writer (d. 1900)
1868 – Constantine I of Greece (d. 1923)
1870 – Marianne Weber, German sociologist and suffragist (d. 1954)
1871 – John French Sloan, American painter and illustrator (d. 1951)
1872 – George E. Stewart, Australian-American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1946)
1876 – Pingali Venkayya, Indian geologist, designed the Flag of India (d. 1963)
1877 – Ravishankar Shukla, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh (d. 1956)
1878 – Aino Kallas, Finnish-Estonian author (d. 1956)
1880 – Arthur Dove, American painter and educator (d. 1946)
1882 – Red Ames, American baseball player and manager (d. 1936)
1882 – Albert Bloch, American painter and academic (d. 1961)
1884 – Rómulo Gallegos, Venezuelan author and politician, 46th President of Venezuela (d. 1969)
1886 – John Alexander Douglas McCurdy, Canadian pilot and politician, 20th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (d. 1961)
1887 – Oskar Anderson, Bulgarian-German mathematician and statistician (d. 1960)
1889 – Margaret Lawrence, American stage actress (d. 1929)
1891 – Arthur Bliss, English composer and conductor (d. 1975)
1891 – Viktor Zhirmunsky, Russian linguist and historian (d. 1971)
1892 – Jack L. Warner, Canadian-born American production manager and producer, co-founded Warner Bros. (d. 1978)
1894 – Bertha Lutz, Brazilian feminist and scientist (d.1976)
1895 – Matt Henderson, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1970)
1897 – Karl-Otto Koch, German SS officer (d. 1945)
1897 – Max Weber, Swiss lawyer and politician (d. 1974)
1898 – Ernő Nagy, Hungarian fencer (d. 1977)
1899 – Charles Bennett, English director and screenwriter (d. 1995)
1900 – Holling C. Holling, American author and illustrator (d. 1973)
1900 – Helen Morgan, American actress and singer (d. 1941)
1902 – Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria (d. 1971)
1905 – Karl Amadeus Hartmann, German composer (d. 1963)
1905 – Myrna Loy, American actress (d. 1993)
1907 – Mary Hamman, American journalist and author (d. 1984)
1910 – Roger MacDougall, Scottish director, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1993)
1911 – Ann Dvorak, American actress (d. 1979)
1912 – Palle Huld, Danish actor (d. 2010)
1912 – Håkon Stenstadvold, Norwegian painter, illustrator, and critic (d. 1977)
1912 – Vladimir Žerjavić, Croatian economist and author (d. 2001)
1913 – Xavier Thaninayagam, Sri Lankan scholar and academic (d. 1980)
1914 – Félix Leclerc, Canadian singer-songwriter, actor, and poet (d. 1988)
1914 – Big Walter Price, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2012)
1914 – Beatrice Straight, American actress (d. 2001)
1915 – Gary Merrill, American actor (d. 1990)
1916 – Alfonso A. Ossorio, Filipino-American painter and sculptor (d. 1990)
1917 – Wah Chang, Chinese-American artist and designer, best known for his work on Star Trek: The Original Series (d. 2003)[1]
1919 – Nehemiah Persoff, Israeli-American actor
1920 – Louis Pauwels, French journalist and author (d. 1997)
1920 – Augustus Rowe, Canadian physician and politician (d. 2013)
1921 – Alan Whicker, Egyptian-English journalist (d. 2013)
1922 – Betsy Bloomingdale, American philanthropist and socialite (d. 2016)
1922 – Geoffrey Dutton, Australian historian and author (d. 1998)
1923 – Shimon Peres, Polish-Israeli lawyer and politician, 9th President of Israel (d. 2016)
1923 – Ike Williams, American boxer (d. 1994)
1924 – James Baldwin, American novelist, poet, and critic (d. 1987)
1924 – Joe Harnell, American pianist and composer (d. 2005)
1924 – Carroll O'Connor, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001)
1925 – K. Arulanandan, Ceylon-American engineer and academic (d. 2004)
1925 – John Dexter, English director and producer (d. 1990)
1925 – John McCormack, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2017)
1925 – Jorge Rafael Videla, Argentinian general and politician, 43rd President of Argentina (d. 2013)
1927 – Peter Swinnerton-Dyer, English mathematician and academic (d. 2018)
1928 – Malcolm Hilton, English cricketer (d. 1990)
1929 – Roy Crimmins, English trombonist and composer (d. 2014)
1929 – John Gale, English director and producer
1929 – Vidya Charan Shukla, Indian politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (d. 2013)
1929 – David Waddington, Baron Waddington, English lawyer and politician, Governor of Bermuda (d. 2017)
1930 – Vali Myers, Australian painter and dancer (d. 2003)
1931 – Pierre DuMaine, American bishop and academic
1931 – Eddie Fuller, South African cricketer (d. 2008)
1931 – Karl Miller, English journalist and critic (d. 2014)
1931 – Viliam Schrojf, Czech footballer (d. 2007)
1932 – Lamar Hunt, American businessman, co-founded the American Football League and World Championship Tennis (d. 2006)
1932 – Peter O'Toole, British-Irish actor and producer (d. 2013)
1933 – Ioannis Varvitsiotis, Greek politician, Greek Minister of Defence
1934 – Valery Bykovsky, Russian general and astronaut
1935 – Hank Cochran, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)
1936 – Anthony Payne, English composer and author
1937 – Ron Brierley, New Zealand businessman
1937 – Billy Cannon, American football player and dentist (d. 2018)
1937 – Garth Hudson, Canadian keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
1938 – Dave Balon, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2007)
1938 – Pierre de Bané, Israeli-Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2019)[2]
1938 – Terry Peck, Falkland Islander soldier (d. 2006)
1939 – Benjamin Barber, American theorist, author, and academic (d. 2017)
1939 – Wes Craven, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2015)
1939 – John W. Snow, American businessman and politician, 73rd United States Secretary of the Treasury
1940 – Angel Lagdameo, Filipino archbishop
1940 – Beko Ransome-Kuti, Nigerian physician and activist (d. 2006)
1940 – Will Tura, Belgian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1941 – Doris Coley, American singer (d. 2000)
1941 – Jules A. Hoffmann, Luxembourgian-French biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1941 – François Weyergans, Belgian director and screenwriter
1942 – Isabel Allende, Chilean-American novelist, essayist, essayist
1942 – Leo Beenhakker, Dutch football manager
1942 – Juan Formell, Cuban singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2014)
1942 – Nell Irvin Painter, American author and historian
1943 – Herbert M. Allison, American lieutenant and businessman (d. 2013)
1943 – Tom Burgmeier, American baseball player and coach
1943 – Jon R. Cavaiani, English-American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2014)
1943 – Rose Tremain, English novelist and short story writer
1943 – Max Wright, American actor (d. 2019)[3]
1944 – Jim Capaldi, English drummer and singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
1944 – Naná Vasconcelos, Brazilian singer and berimbau player (d. 2016)
1945 – Joanna Cassidy, American actress
1945 – Alex Jesaulenko, Austrian-Australian footballer and coach
1945 – Bunker Roy, Indian educator and activist
1945 – Eric Simms, Australian rugby league player and coach
1946 – James Howe, American journalist and author
1947 – Ruth Bakke, Norwegian organist and composer
1947 – Lawrence Wright, American journalist, author, and screenwriter
1948 – Andy Fairweather Low, Welsh singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1948 – Dennis Prager, American radio host and author
1948 – James Street, American football and baseball player (d. 2013)
1948 – Snoo Wilson, English playwright and screenwriter (d. 2013)
1949 – James Fallows, American journalist and author
1949 – Bertalan Farkas, Hungarian general and astronaut
1950 – Jussi Adler-Olsen, Danish author and publisher
1950 – Ted Turner, British guitarist
1951 – Andrew Gold, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2011)
1951 – Steve Hillage, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1951 – Joe Lynn Turner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1951 – Per Westerberg, Swedish businessman and politician, Speaker of the Parliament of Sweden
1952 – Alain Giresse, French footballer and manager[4]
1953 – Donnie Munro, Scottish singer and guitarist
1953 – Butch Patrick, American actor[5]
1953 – Anthony Seldon, English historian and author
1954 – Sammy McIlroy, Northern Irish footballer and manager
1955 – Caleb Carr, American historian and author
1955 – Tony Godden, English footballer and manager
1955 – Butch Vig, American drummer, songwriter, and record producer
1956 – Fulvio Melia, Italian-American physicist, astrophysicist, and author
1959 – Victoria Jackson, American actress and singer
1959 – Johnny Kemp, Bahamian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2015)
1959 – Apollonia Kotero, American singer and actress
1960 – Linda Fratianne, American figure skater
1960 – Neal Morse, American singer and keyboard player
1960 – David Yow, American singer-songwriter
1961 – Pete de Freitas, Trinidadian-British drummer and producer (d. 1989)
1962 – Lee Mavers, English singer, songwriter and guitarist
1963 – Laura Bennett, American architect and fashion designer
1963 – Uğur Tütüneker, Turkish footballer and manager
1964 – Frank Biela, German race car driver
1964 – Mary-Louise Parker, American actress
1965 – Joe Hockey, Australian lawyer and politician, 38th Treasurer of Australia
1965 – Hisanobu Watanabe, Japanese baseball player and coach
1966 – Takashi Iizuka, Japanese wrestler
1966 – Grainne Leahy, Irish cricketer
1966 – Tim Wakefield, American baseball player and sportscaster
1967 – Aaron Krickstein, American tennis player
1967 – Aline Brosh McKenna, American screenwriter and producer
1968 – Stefan Effenberg, German footballer and sportscaster
1969 – Cedric Ceballos, American basketball player
1969 – Fernando Couto, Portuguese footballer and manager
1970 – Tony Amonte, American ice hockey player and coach
1970 – Kevin Smith, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter[6]
1970 – Philo Wallace, Barbadian cricketer
1971 – Jason Bell, Australian rugby league player
1971 – Michael Hughes, Irish footballer and manager
1972 – Mohamed Al-Deayea, Saudi Arabian footballer
1973 – Danie Keulder, Namibian cricketer
1973 – Miguel Mendonca, Zimbabwean journalist and author
1973 – Susie O'Neill, Australian swimmer
1974 – Phil Williams, English journalist and radio host
1975 – Mineiro, Brazilian footballer
1975 – Xu Huaiwen, Chinese-German badminton player and coach
1975 – Tamás Molnár, Hungarian water polo player
1976 – Reyes Estévez, Spanish runner
1976 – Jay Heaps, American soccer player and coach
1976 – Michael Weiss, American figure skater
1976 – Sam Worthington, English-Australian actor and producer[3]
1976 – Mohammad Zahid, Pakistani cricketer
1977 – Edward Furlong, American actor[3]
1978 – Goran Gavrančić, Serbian footballer
1978 – Matt Guerrier, American baseball player
1978 – Deividas Šemberas, Lithuanian footballer
1978 – Dragan Vukmir, Serbian footballer
1979 – Marco Bonura, Italian footballer
1979 – Reuben Kosgei, Kenyan runner
1980 – Ivica Banović, Croatian footballer
1981 – Alexander Emelianenko, Russian mixed martial artist and boxer
1981 – Tim Murtagh, Irish-English cricketer
1982 – Hélder Postiga, Portuguese footballer
1982 – Kerry Rhodes, American football player
1982 – Grady Sizemore, American baseball player
1982 – Cynthia Stevenson, American actress[3]
1983 – Michel Bastos, Brazilian footballer
1984 – Giampaolo Pazzini, Italian footballer
1985 – Stephen Ferris, Irish rugby player
1985 – David Hart Smith, Canadian wrestler
1985 – Britt Nicole, American Christian pop artist
1986 – Mathieu Razanakolona, Canadian skier
1988 – Golden Tate, American football player
1988 – Rob Kwiet, Canadian ice hockey player
1989 – Nacer Chadli, Belgian footballer
1990 – Ima Bohush, Belarusian tennis player
1994 – Laura Pigossi, Brazilian tennis player
1994 – Laremy Tunsil, American football player
1995 – Kristaps Porziņģis, Latvian basketball player
2000 – Sandeep Lamichhane, Nepalese cricketer

Source: wikipedia

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