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Today In History Basic Datebook-August 3rd

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People on August 3rd: birthdates

Richard Adler: 1921 (is 87 in 2008, 88 in 2009)
Composer, Songwriter, Lyricist, Producer/Director, b. in New York; wrote Damn Yankees and Pajama Game and its musical film scores
Holly Arnstein: 1985 (is 23 in 2008, 24 in 2009)
Pop Singer, of Dream
Martin Atkins: 1959 (is 49 in 2008, 50 in 2009)
Drummer, of Public Image LTD
Ian Bairnson: 1953 (is 55 in 2008, 56 in 2009)
Singer/Guitarist, Bassist, Percussionist, Songwriter, British, of Pilot, sessionist
Jenny Beck: 1974 (is 34 in 2008, 35 in 2009)
TV Actress, Guns of Paradise's Claire Carroll
Bailey Ivory Rose Bellamy: 2003 (is 5 in 2008, 6 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Kristen and Bill's daughter
Paulo Benedeti: 1975 (is 33 in 2008, 34 in 2009)
Soap Actor, Guiding Light's Jesse Blue, Bold and the Beautiful's Antonio Dominguez
Tony Bennett: 1926 (is 82 in 2008, 83 in 2009)
Jazz Singer, Crooner, b. in Long Island; NN:The Singer's Singer; RN:Anthony Dominick Benedetto, Left his heart in San Francisco
Billy Booth: 1952 (is 56 in 2008, 57 in 2009)
TV Actor, Dennis the Menace's Tommy Anderson
Stephen Carpenter: 1970 (is 38 in 2008, 39 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Performer, of Deftones
Sara Chase: 1983 (is 25 in 2008, 26 in 2009)
Actress, As the World Turns' Judy
Ian Chrichton: 1956 (is 52 in 2008, 53 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Performer, of Saga
Ian Crichton: 1956 (is 52 in 2008, 53 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Guitarist, Songwriter, Canadian, of Saga
Stephanie Dicker: 1970 (is 38 in 2008, 39 in 2009)
Soap Actress, General Hospital's Gina Cates
Morris "B.B." Dickerson: 1949 (is 59 in 2008, 60 in 2009)
Bassist, Rhythm and Blues Singer, of War
John Femia: 1967 (is 41 in 2008, 42 in 2009)
Actor, Hello Larry's Tommy, Square Pegs' Marshall Blechtman
Dillon Phoenix Gering: 2006 (is 2 in 2008, 3 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Jenna and Galen's son
Johnny Graham: 1951 (is 57 in 2008, 58 in 2009)
Guitarist, Percussionist, Rhythm and Blues Performer, of Earth Wind & Fire
Molly Hagan: yr unknown
TV Actress, Herman's Head's Angel, Life's Work's DeeDee
Ron Hendren: 1945 (is 63 in 2008, 64 in 2009)
TV Host, Critic, Entertainment Tonight 1981-4, ESPN
James Hettfield: 1963 (is 45 in 2008, 46 in 2009)
Heavy Metal Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, of Metallica
Carlo Imperato: 1963 (is 45 in 2008, 46 in 2009)
Actor, Fame's Danny
Victoria Jackson: 1959 (is 49 in 2008, 50 in 2009)
Actress, Comedienne, Gymnast, of the 1/2 Hr Comedy Hour, Half Nelson's Annie, Saturday Night Live reg 1985-; some say Aug 2
Heath Kizzler: yr unknown
Soap Actor, Young & The Restless' Dr. Joshua Landers
Richard Lamm: 1935 (is 73 in 2008, 74 in 2009)
Governor
Owen Landau: 2005 (is 3 in 2008, 4 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Michelle Branch and Teddy's son
John Landis: 1950 (is 58 in 2008, 59 in 2009)
Movie Director, Actor, b. in Chicago; Nat'l Lampoon's Animal House, Blues Brothers Movie, An American Werewolf in London, Trading Places, Three Amigos; directed the Thriller video for Michael Jackson
Beverly Lee: 1941 (is 67 in 2008, 68 in 2009)
HALL OF FAMER, Rhythm and Blues Singer, of The Shirelles
Evageline Lilly: 1979 (is 29 in 2008, 30 in 2009)
Actress, Canadian, Lost's Kate Austen
John C. McGinley: 1959 (is 49 in 2008, 50 in 2009)
Actor, Platoon, Wall Street, Nixon, Scrubs' Dr. Perry Cox
Danny Myrick: yr unknown
Country/Western Performer
Cindy Nixon: 1958 (is 50 in 2008, 51 in 2009)
Country Singer
Jay North: 1951 (is 57 in 2008, 58 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actor, Cartoon Voicist, Soap Actor, b. in Hollywood; Dennis the Menace's Dennis Mitchell, Maya, The Flintstones & Pebbles & Bamm Bamm's Bamm Bamm Rubble; General Hospital '82; some say '52 or '53
JoMarie Payton: 1950 (is 58 in 2008, 59 in 2009)
TV Actress, LN:France-Noble; Family Matters & Perfect Strangers' Hariette Winslow
Oleg Popov: 1930 (is 78 in 2008, 79 in 2009)
Clown, Russian, Member of the Moscow Circus, the most popular clown in the Soviet Union in the second half of the 20th century.; b. July 3?
Lee Rocker: 1961 (is 47 in 2008, 48 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Bassist, Double Bass of Stray Cats; RN:Leon Drucher
Ed Roland: 1963 (is 45 in 2008, 46 in 2009)
Alternative Rock Performer, Singer, of Collective Soul
Dean Sams: 1966 (is 42 in 2008, 43 in 2009)
Country Musician, of Lonestar
Emma Schlamme: 1993 (is 15 in 2008, 16 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Christine Lahti & Thomas's twin girl
Joe Schlamme: 1993 (is 15 in 2008, 16 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Christine Lahti & Thomas' twin son
Randy Scruggs: 1953 (is 55 in 2008, 56 in 2009)
Country/Western Performer
Martin Sheen: 1940 (is 68 in 2008, 69 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actor, Movie Director, b. in Dayton, OH; Gettysburg, Gandhi, J.F.K., Wall Street, Final Countdown, Apocalypse Now, Spawn, Lost and Found, The West Wing's President Josiah Bartlet; RN:Ramon Estevez; Father of Emilio, Ramon, & Renee Estevez, plus Charlie Sheen
Spin: 1971 (is 37 in 2008, 38 in 2009)
Hip Hop Singer, of Salt-N-Pepa
Spinderella: 1966 (is 42 in 2008, 43 in 2009)
Hip Hop Performer, of Salt-N-Pepa; b. 1971?
Martha Stewart: 1941 (is 67 in 2008, 68 in 2009)
Author, cookbooks; often made fun of by parodists; some argue b. 1963
Gordon Stoker: 1924 (is 84 in 2008, 85 in 2009)
Country Musician, of The Jordanaires
Brigid Conley Walsh: 1972 (is 36 in 2008, 37 in 2009)
TV Actress, True Colors' Katie
Lisa Ann Walter: 1963 (is 45 in 2008, 46 in 2009)
Actress, Life's Work's Lisa Hunter
Shanelle Workman: 1978 (is 30 in 2008, 31 in 2009)
Soap Actress, Bold & The Beautiful's Gabriella
John York: 1946 (is 62 in 2008, 63 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Bassist, of The Byrds

People on August 3rd: birth anniversaries

Stanley Baldwin: 1867=d.Dec 14, 1947 (was 80)
Prime Minister, British, Prime Minister from 1923-29 and 1935-37
Raymond Bloch: 1902=d.Mar 31, 1982 (was 79)
Bandleader, Conductor, French, orch leader for Ed Sullivan, Jackie Gleason, & other CBS shows
Rupert Brooke: 1887=d.Apr 23, 1915 (was 27)
Poet, English
Lawrence Brown: 1907=d.Sep 5, 1988 (was 81)
Trombonist, of Duke Ellington Orchestra
Gaylord Carter: 1905=d.Nov 20, 2000 (was 95)
Organist, Composer, gave sound to silent movies for eight decades; D.T. saw him play in a downtown theater in 1981
Alfred Deakin: 1856=d.Oct 7, 1919 (was 63)
Prime Minister, Australian, P.M. (1903-04, 1905-08, 1909-10), who shaped many of the policies of the new commonwealth, especially those dealing with restriction of nonwhite immigration, social welfare, and protection of domestic industry.
Dolores Del Rio: 1905=d.Apr 11, 1983 (was 77)
Movie Actress, Mexican, some say b. 1903 or 1904; RN:Maria Dolores Asunsolo Lopez. We saw Lolita Negrette, Lolita Dolores Martinez, Lolita Dolores Asunsolo De Martinez, Lolita Dolores Martinez Asunsolo Lopez Negrette, Dolores Asunsolo Lopes Negrette, Lolita De Martinez, and especially: Dolores Asunsolo.
Johnny Dollar: 1933?=d.Apr 13, 1986
Country Singer; some say b. Mar 8, 1933
Les Elgart: 1918=d.Jul 29, 1995 (was 76)
Trumpeter, Bandleader, co-wrote Bandstand Boogie theme of American Bandstand
Hamilton Fish: 1808=d.Sep 6, 1893 (was 85)
Statesman, Presidential Aide, sec of state under Grant
George F. Fitzgerald: 1851=d.Feb 22, 1901 (was 49)
Physicist, Irish, first suggested a method of producing radio waves, thus helping to lay the basis of wireless telegraphy.
Louis Gruenberg: 1884=d.????
Composer
Jean Hagen: 1923=d.Aug 29, 1977 (was 54)
Radio Actress, TV/Movie/Stage Actress, RN:Jeannie Shirley Verhagen; Danny Thomas Show's Mrs. Margaret Williams; some say 1924 or 25
Larry Haines: 1918=d.Jul 17, 2008 (was 89)
TV/Radio Actor, Soap Actor, Gangbusters, Mike Hammer, Search for Tomorrow's Stu Bergman, Loving's Neal Warren
Sir William Rowan Hamilton: 1805?=d.Sep 2, 1865
Mathematician, Irish, Geometrics, Quantum mechanics; some say b. Aug 4, 1805
Billy Hargis: 1925=d.Nov, 2004
Evangelist, Religious Leader, founder & leader of Christian Crusade
Eddie Jefferson: 1918=d.May 9, 1979 (was 60)
Jazz Singer, Lyricist
Maria Karnilova: 1920=d.Apr 20, 2001 (was 80)
Stage Actress, Ballerina
King Haakon VII Of Norway: 1872=d.Sep 21, 1957 (was 85)
King, ruled 1905-57
James Komack: 1930=d.Dec 24, 1997 (was 67)
Actor, Producer/Director, Comedy Writer, Comedian, Damn Yankees, Hennesey's Harvey Spencer Blair III, Courtship of Eddie's Father's Norman Tinker; created Courtship, Chico & Man, & Welcome Back Kotter
Maggie Kuhn: 1905=d.Apr 22, 1995 (was 89)
Political Activist, Civil Rights Leader, b. in Buffalo; co-founded the Gray Panthers to fight discrimination after she was forced to retire at age 65
Judson Laire: 1902=d.Jul 5, 1979 (was 76)
Actor, Singer, Mama's Papa Lars Hansen
Bethel Leslie: 1929=d.Nov 28, 1999 (was 70)
Actress, Screen/Scriptwriter, Soap Actress, 50s & 60s TV drama, western, & crime shows, The Doctors' Dr. Maggie Powers; One Life to Live's Ethel Crawford, Another World's Irma Murcer
Marilyn Maxwell: 1921=d.Mar 20, 1972 (was 50)
Movie Actress, Singer, Dancer
Elisha Graves Otis: 1811=d.Apr 8, 1861 (was 49)
Inventor, Manufacturer, developer of the first safe passenger elevator.
Joseph Paxton: 1801=d.Jun 8, 1865 (was 63)
Designer, English, the architect of the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London.
Ernest Taylor "Ernie" Pyle: 1900=d.Apr 18, 1945 (was 44)
Journalist, Editor, Correspondent, English, a famous WWII correspondent
John T. Scopes: 1900=d.Oct 21, 1970 (was 70)
Teacher, Tennessee teacher convicted for teaching evolution
Gordon Scott: 1926=d.Apr 30, 2007 (was 80)
Movie Actor, RMLN:M. Werschkul; Tarzan 1955-60
Charlie Shavers: 1917=d.Jul 8, 1971 (was 53)
Trumpeter, Composer
Joseph Spence: 1910=d.Mar 18, 1984 (was 73)
Singer/Guitarist
John C. Stennis: 1901=d.Apr 23, 1995 (was 93)
Senator
Irene Tedrow: 1907=d.Mar 10, 1995 (was 87)
TV/Radio Actress, The Ruggles' Margaret Ruggle, Meet Corliss Archer's Mrs. Janet Archer, Dennis the Menace's Mrs. Lucy Elkins, Mr. Novak's Mrs. Ring
Leon Uris: 1924=d.Jun 21, 2003 (was 78)
Actor, Novelist, Exodus, QB VII
Russell Westover: 1887=d.1966
ComicStrip Cartoonist, Tillie the Toiler
William B. Woods: 1824=d.May 14, 1887 (was 62)
Supreme Court Justice, associate justice 1880-87

People on August 3rd: death anniversaries

Sir Richard Arkwright: 1792 (was 59)/b.Dec 23, 1732
Inventor
Emile Berliner: 1929 (was 78)/b.May 20, 1851
Inventor, German, invented the microphone in 1877 & grammaphone in 1887; while Edison invented cylindrical records, Berliner came up with discs
Lenny Bruce: 1966 (was 40)/b.Oct 13, 1925
Comedian, Author, RN:Leonard Alfred Schneider
Colette: 1954 (was 81)/b.Jan 28, 1873
Novelist, French, FN:Sidonie-Gabrielle
Arthur Collins: 1933 (was 69)/b.Feb 7, 1864?
Novelty Singer, Comedian, Baritone, in team singing with Byron Harlan, The Peerless Quartet; some say b. Feb 17, 1864
Joseph Conrad: 1924 (was 66)/b.Dec 3, 1857
Novelist, Short Story Writer, Polish, a British writer; RN:Teodor Jozef Konrad Korzeniowski; b. Berdichev, Pol., Russian Empire [now Berdychiv, Ukraine], d. Canterbury, Kent, Eng.; his works include the novels Lord Jim (1900), Nostromo (1904), and The Secret Agent (1907).
James Donald: 1993 (was 76)/b.May 18, 1917
Movie Actor, Scotish
William Fargo: 1881 (was 63)/b.May 20, 1818
Businessperson, Executive, MN:George; with partner Henry Wells, founded Wells Fargo & Co. in 1852; American Express co-founder
Christopher Hewett: 2001 (was 79)/b.Apr 5, 1922
Actor, Fantasy Island's Lawrence, Mr. Belvedere's Mr. Lynn Belvedere
Carolyn Jones: 1983 (was 54)/b.Apr 28, 1929
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, Singer, Judaism convert, b. in Amarillo, Tx.; MN:Sue; The Addams Family's Morticia Addams, Capitol's Myrna Clegg, Roots' Mrs. Moore; Aaron Spelling's ex-; some say 1933 but wrong
Carole Landis: 1948 (was 29)?/b.Jan 1, 1919
Movie Actress, RN:Frances Lillian Mary Ridste; Topper Returns, One Million B.C.; some say d. Jul 5, 1948 (was 29)
Arthur Lee: 2006 (was 61)/b.Mar 7, 1945
Rock & Roll Singer, Rock & Roll Guitarist, of Love
Alfred Lunt: 1977 (was 84)/b.Aug 19, 1892
Stage Actor, Lynn Fontanne's hubby
Ida Lupino: 1995 (was 77)/b.Feb 4, 1918
TV/Movie Actress, Movie Producer/Director, English, b. London; Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes; Mr. Adams & Eve's Eve Drake, Four Star Playhouse reg, Batman's Dr. Cassandra; movie tough roles; Howard Duff's ex-; some say 1914
Flannery O'Connor: 1964 (was 39)/b.Mar 25, 1925
Novelist, Short Story Writer, A Good Man Is Hard to Find
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf: 2006 (was 90)/b.Dec 9, 1915
Opera Soprano, Polish, Norman's distant relative
Innokenty Smoktunovsky: 1994 (was 49)/b.Mar 28, 1945
Movie/Stage Actor, Russian
Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn: 2008 (was 89)/b.Dec 11, 1918
Novelist, Russian, Nobel Prize Winner
Louis Teicher: 2008 (was 83)/b.Aug 24, 1924
Pianist, Composer, b. in Wilkes-Barre, PA; of Ferrante & Teicher
Roy Wiggins: 1999 (was 73)/b.Jun 27, 1926
Country Guitarist
William B. Williams: 1987 (was 63)/b.Aug 6, 1923
Radio Disc Jock, Announcer

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