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Today In History Basic Datebook-August 1st

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People on August 1st: birthdates

Landry Albright: 1990 (is 18 in 2008, 19 in 2009)
Movie/Soap Actress, Bold & Beautiful's Bridget Forrester
Rich Anderson: 1947 (is 61 in 2008, 62 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Bassist, of The Tubes
Rock Anderson: 1947 (is 61 in 2008, 62 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Musician, of The Tubes
Ashley Parker Angel: 1981 (is 27 in 2008, 28 in 2009)
Singer, Actor, of O-Town
Tempestt Bledsoe: 1973 (is 35 in 2008, 36 in 2009)
TV/Stage Actress, TV Talk Show Hostess, b. in Chicago; The Cosby Show's Vanessa Huxtable
Jesse Borrego: 1962 (is 46 in 2008, 47 in 2009)
Actor, Con Air
Geoff Britton: 1943 (is 65 in 2008, 66 in 2009)
Drummer, British, of Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Wings
Rob Camilletti: 1964 (is 44 in 2008, 45 in 2009)
Celebrity Friend, Cher's pal
Rick Carpenter: yr unknown
Celebrity Friend, Hot Seat guard
Jim Carroll: 1950 (is 58 in 2008, 59 in 2009)
Singer, Songwriter, Poet
Georges Charpak: 1924 (is 84 in 2008, 85 in 2009)
Physicist, Polish, French, subatomic particle detectors
Chuck D: 1960 (is 48 in 2008, 49 in 2009)
Rap Performer, RN:Chuck Ridenhour; of Public Enemy
Brian Patrick Clarke: 1952 (is 56 in 2008, 57 in 2009)
TV Actor, Soap Actor, Eight is Enough's Merle 'The Pearl' Stockwell; General Hospital's Grant Andrews/Grant Putnam; Delta House's Greg Marmalard, Bold & the Beautiful's Storm, Sunset Beach's Congressman Blythe, Young and The Restless' Don Jacob
Maria Cole: 1920 (is 88 in 2008, 89 in 2009)
Singer, Nat King Cole's widow
Coolio: 1963 (is 45 in 2008, 46 in 2009)
Rap Singer, Fantastic Voyage, Gangsta's Paradise, which "Weird Al" parodied into Amish Paradise
Ricky Coonce: 1947 (is 61 in 2008, 62 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Drummer, of The Grass Roots
Robert Cray: 1953 (is 55 in 2008, 56 in 2009)
Blues Singer, Blues Guitarist, Bassist, Songwriter, b. in Columbus, GA; lead of Robert Cray Band; some say 1952 or 1954
Alfonse M. d'Amato: 1937 (is 71 in 2008, 72 in 2009)
Senator
Dom DeLuise: 1933 (is 75 in 2008, 76 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actor, Comedian, Variety Show Host, Children's Author, b. in Brooklyn, N.Y.; Ziploc Sandwich bag spokesman; Cannonball Run, Smokey & the Bandit, Lotsa Luck, New Candid Camera
George Ducas: 1966 (is 42 in 2008, 43 in 2009)
Country/Western Performer
Adam Duritz: 1964 (is 44 in 2008, 45 in 2009)
Modern Rock Singer, of Counting Crows
Joe Elliot: 1960 (is 48 in 2008, 49 in 2009)
Singer
Joe Elliott: 1959 (is 49 in 2008, 50 in 2009)
Heavy Metal Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, English, RFMN:Joseph Thomas; of Def Leppard; some say b. 1960 but incorrect
Ramblin Jack Elliott: 1931 (is 77 in 2008, 78 in 2009)
Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, Folk Performer, Troubador; RN:Elliott Adnopoz; b. in Brooklyn, NY. Toured with Bob Dylan and the late Woody Gutherie.
Fatboy Slim: 1963 (is 45 in 2008, 46 in 2009)?
Musician; some say b. Jul 16, 1963 (is 45 in 2008), or b. Jul 31, 1963 (is 45 in 2008)
Taylor Fry: 1981 (is 27 in 2008, 28 in 2009)
Actor
Suzanne "Suzi" Gardner: 1960 (is 48 in 2008, 49 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Guitarist, of L7
Jennifer Gareis: 1970 (is 38 in 2008, 39 in 2009)
Soap Actress, Young and the Restless' Grace Turner, Bold and the Beautiful's Donna Logan
Gian Carlo Giannini: 1942 (is 66 in 2008, 67 in 2009)
Actor, Italian
Dhani Harrison: 1978 (is 30 in 2008, 31 in 2009)
Celebrity Relative, George Harrison's first child
Sally Herbert: 1964 (is 44 in 2008, 45 in 2009)
Music Figure, of Banderas
Bob Hiltermann: 1952 (is 56 in 2008, 57 in 2009)
Actor, All My Children's Walter Novak
Geoffrey Holder: 1930 (is 78 in 2008, 79 in 2009)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Director, Dancer, Choreographer, Designer, Trinidad; the 7up Un-cola nut man in commercials, Live & Let Die, The Wiz
Laura Johnson: 1957 (is 51 in 2008, 52 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actress, Falcon Crest's Terry Hartford; Harry Hamlin's ex-; some say b. 1959
Charlie Kelley: 1968 (is 40 in 2008, 41 in 2009)
Country Musician, of Buffalo Club
James Francis Kelly: 1989 (is 19 in 2008, 20 in 2009)
Actor
Paul Lambert: yr unknown
Actor
Tom Leykis: 1956 (is 52 in 2008, 53 in 2009)
Radio Talk Show Host, Vegetarian, Athiest
John Carroll Lynch: 1963 (is 45 in 2008, 46 in 2009)
Actor, Drew Carey Show's Steve Carey, Close to Home's Steve Sharpe
Sofia Grace Macy: 2000 (is 8 in 2008, 9 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Felicity Huffman and William's daughter
Sam Mendes: 1965 (is 43 in 2008, 44 in 2009)
Director, American Beauty
Jason Momoa: 1979 (is 29 in 2008, 30 in 2009)
Actor, North Shore's Frankie Seau
Taylor Negron: 1958 (is 50 in 2008, 51 in 2009)
Actor, Comedian, Detective School, Hope & Gloria's Gwillem Blatt
Dennis Paxton: 1943 (is 65 in 2008, 66 in 2009)
Rock-Pop Performer, of Dave Clark Five
Michael Penn: 1958 (is 50 in 2008, 51 in 2009)
Modern Rock Singer
Joshua Patrick Rafter: 2002 (is 6 in 2008, 7 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Lara Feltham and Patrick's son
Nick Christian Sayer: 1964 (is 44 in 2008, 45 in 2009)
Alternative Rock Performer, of Transvision Vamp
Dana Sparks: 1961 (is 47 in 2008, 48 in 2009)
Soap Actress, Passions' Grace Bennett or Faith Standish
Doug "The Greaseman" Tract: 1950 (is 58 in 2008, 59 in 2009)
Radio Disc Jock
Charles Malik Whitfield: yr unknown
TV/Soap Actor, One Life to Live's Dr. Ben Price, The Guardian's James Mooney, The Guardian's James Mooney
Tom Wilson: 1931 (is 77 in 2008, 78 in 2009)
ComicStrip Cartoonist, creator of Ziggy

People on August 1st: birth anniversaries

Lionel Bart: 1930=d.Apr 3, 1999 (was 68)
Composer, Lyricist, Dramatist/Playwright, Bandleader, English, RLN:Begleiter; Oliver!
Tommy Bolin: 1951=d.Dec 4, 1976 (was 25)
Rock & Roll Guitarist, of Deep Purple, Zephyr, soloist
Julie Bovasso: 1930=d.Sep 14, 1991 (was 61)
Actress, Saturday Night Fever
Ronald H. "Ron" Brown: 1941=d.Apr 3, 1996 (was 54)
Politician, Democratic Party chairman, then Commerce Secretary; d. in plane crash in Croatia.
Robert Buck: 1958=d.Dec 19, 2000 (was 42)
Modern Rock Performer, of 10,000 Maniacs
Boz Burrell: 1946=d.Sep 21, 2006 (was 60)
Heavy Metal Bassist, Singer, British, RFN:Raymond; of Bad Company, King Crimson
William Clark: 1770=d.Sep 1, 1838 (was 68)
Explorer, of Lewis & Clark
Richard Henry Jr. Dana: 1815=d.Jan 6, 1882 (was 66)
Novelist
Emperor Claudius I: 10B.C.=d.Oct 13, 54A.D. (was 64)
King, Roman Emperor (41-54 AD)
Jerry Garcia: 1942=d.Aug 9, 1995 (was 53)
HALL OF FAMER, Classic Rock Singer, Rock & Roll Guitarist, Songwriter, b. in San Francisco; RFN:Jerome John; The Grateful Dead lead and co-founder
Arthur Hill: 1922=d.Oct 22, 2006 (was 84)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Canadian, Owen Marshall Counselor at Law star, Glitter
Henry Jones: 1912=d.May 17, 1999 (was 86)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Girl with Something Extra, Phyllis' Judge Jonathan Dexter, Falcon Crest's R. Riley Wicker, Kate Loves a Mystery, Alfred Hitchcock, Kraft Theatre, Bonanza, Gunsmoke
Marcia Mae Jones: 1924=d.Sep 2, 2007 (was 83)
Actress, The Champ, Heidi
Rabbi Meir Kahane: 1932=d.Oct 5, 1990 (was 58)
Religious Leader, Jewish, Attorney/Lawyer, Jewish Defense League founder
Gin Kanie: 1892=d.Feb 28, 2001 (was 108)
Actress, Pop Singer, Commercials; Kin Narita's twin
Francis Scott Key: 1779=d.Jan 11, 1843 (was 63)
Composer, Attorney/Lawyer, Poet, Author, b. in Frederick County, MD; Wrote "The Star Spanged Banner" in 1814 after witnessing the British bombardment of Fort McHenry. It became the US National Anthem in 1931; 59 years after that, Francis turned in his grave when Roseanne screeched it into the Barr-Strangled Banner at a Padre ballgame.
Jean Baptiste Lamarck: 1744=d.Dec 28, 1829 (was 85)
Naturalist, Scientist, Biologist, Zoologist, French, an evolutionist forerunner
Paul Lambert: 1923=d.Apr 27, 1997 (was 73)
Actor, All the President's Men
Robert Todd Lincoln: 1843=d.Jul 26, 1926 (was 82)
Attorney/Lawyer, Abraham's son
Dame Rose Macaulay: 1881=d.Oct 30, 1958 (was 77)
Poet, Essayist, English
Dr. John F. Mahoney: 1889=d.????
Scientist, developed pencillin treatment of syphillis
Herman Melville: 1819=d.Sep 28, 1891 (was 72)
Novelist, Poet, b. in New York City; Moby Dick
Maria Mitchell: 1818=d.Jun 28, 1889 (was 70)
Astronomer, the first US woman astronomer
Mark "Red" Mitchell: 1961=d.Aug 11, 1994 (was 33)
Movie Actor, JFK, 8 Seconds
Kin Narita: 1892=d.Jan, 2000
Actress, Pop Singer, Commercials; Gin Kanie's twin; died in early 2000
Charles "Carlo" Rossi: 1903=d.Apr 27, 1994 (was 90)
Businessperson, Chief winemaker of E&J Gallo Winery
Yves Saint Laurent: 1936=d.Jun 1, 2008 (was 71)
Fashion Designer, Algerian, Roman Catholic, RN:Henri Donat Mathieu
William Steinberg: 1899=d.May 16, 1978 (was 78)
Conductor, of Boston Symphony 1967-71
Morris Stoloff: 1898=d.Apr 16, 1980 (was 81)
Violinist, Conductor, Composer, Pianist
J. Lee Thompson: 1914=d.Aug 30, 2002 (was 88)
Movie Director, Cape Fear, Guns of Navarone, Planet of the Apes
"Pancho" Villa: 1878?=d.Jul 20, 1923 (was 45)
Outlaw, Hero, Mexican, Revolutionary, RN:Doroteo Arango; Bandit; some say b. Jun 5, 1877, b. Oct 4, 1877, or b. Jun 5, 1878

People on August 1st: death anniversaries

Eva Bartok: 1998 (was 72)/b.Jun 18, 1926
Movie Actress, Hungarian, b. in Budapest; RLN:Martha Szoke
Donald Brooks: 2005 (was 77)/b.Jan 10, 1928
Fashion Designer
Calamity Jane: 1903 (was 51)/b.May 1, 1852
Hero, Frontiersman, Marksman, Dance Hall Girl, Indian Fighter, Adventurer; RN:Martha Jane Canary Burke
Paddy Chayevsky: 1981 (was 58)/b.Jan 29, 1923
Dramatist/Playwright, RFN:Sidney
George Dixon: 1994 (was 85)/b.Apr 8, 1909
Jazz Trumpeter, Saxophonist
Florence Eldridge: 1988 (was 86)/b.Sep 5, 1901
Movie/Stage Actress, b. in Brooklyn; RLN:McKechnie; Frederic March's wife
Frances Farmer: 1970 (was 55)/b.Sep 19, 1914?
TV/Movie/Stage Actress; some say b. Sep 19, 1913
Oscar Hammerstein: 1919 (was 72)/b.May 8, 1847
Inventor, Scientist, German, Cigar maker, opera impresario & theater builder; Oscar II's granddad
Ewing Marion "Mr. K" Kauffman: 1993 (was 76)/b.Sep 21, 1916
Sportsfigure, Businessperson, founded Kansas City Royals
King Fahd Of Saudi Arabia: 2005 (was 84)/b.yr unknown
King
Richard Kuhn: 1967 (was 66)/b.Dec 3, 1900
Biochemist, Austrian, b. in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, d. Heidelberg, W.Ger.; German biochemist awarded the 1938 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for work on carotenoids and vitamins. Forbidden by the Nazis to accept the award, he finally received his diploma and gold medal after World War II.
Tommy Makem: 2007 (was 74)/b.Nov 4, 1932
Musician, of Clancy Brothers
Strother Martin: 1980 (was 61)/b.Mar 26, 1919
TV/Movie Actor, Hawkins' RJ Hawkins
George Moran: 1949 (was 67)/b.Oct 3, 1881
Stage Actor, Radio Actor, Comedian, Vaudevillan, Singer, of Moran & Mack
Pola Negri: 1987 (was 92)/b.Dec 31, 1894
Movie Actress, Polish, German, RN:Apolina Mathias-Chalupec; silent screen vamp; b. 1-3-1897?
Earl "Bud" Powell: 1966 (was 41)/b.Sep 27, 1924
Jazz Pianist, Composer, jazz pioneer
Queen Anne Of Great Britian: 1714 (was 49)/b.Feb 6, 1665
Queen, reigned 1702-14; succeeded by George I
Sviatoslav Richter: 1997 (was 82)/b.Mar 20, 1915
Pianist, Russian
Theodore Roethke: 1963 (was 55)/b.May 25, 1908
Poet, Author
Walter Ulbricht: 1973 (was 80)/b.Jun 30, 1893
Communist, Leader of the German Communist Party, he helped establish a socialist state in the Soviet-occupied half of the country after the Second World War and became East German leader in 1960.

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