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Today In History Basic Datebook-August 4th

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People on August 4th: birthdates

Timothy Adams: 1967 (is 41 in 2008, 42 in 2009)
Soap Actor, Sunset Beach's Casey Mitchum, One Life to Live's Ron Walsh
Richard Belzer: 1944 (is 64 in 2008, 65 in 2009)
Comedian, Actor, Thicke of the Night reg; Homicide: Life On The Street's John Munch, Law and Order Special Victims Unit's Det. John Munch
Ian Broudie: 1958 (is 50 in 2008, 51 in 2009)
Modern Rock Singer, of Lightning Seeds
Mick Cain: 1977 (is 31 in 2008, 32 in 2009)
Soap Actor, Bold and the Beautiful's C.J. Garrison
David Carr: 1943 (is 65 in 2008, 66 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Keyboardist, English, of The Fortunes
Crystal Chappell: 1965 (is 43 in 2008, 44 in 2009)
Soap Actress, Days of Our Lives' Dr. Carly Manning, One Life to Live's Maggie Carpenter, Guiding Light's Olivia Spencer Spaulding
Rob Cieka: 1968 (is 40 in 2008, 41 in 2009)
Musician, of Boo Radleys
Tina Cole: 1943 (is 65 in 2008, 66 in 2009)
Actress, Singer, My Three Sons' Katie Miller Douglas
Michael DeLuise: 1970 (is 38 in 2008, 39 in 2009)
TV Actor, seaQuest DSV's Tony Piccolo, NYPD Blue's Andy Sipowicz Jr.
Herb Ellis: 1921 (is 87 in 2008, 88 in 2009)
Jazz Singer, Guitarist
Frankie Ford: 1939 (is 69 in 2008, 70 in 2009)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Actor, b. in Gretna, L.A.; RN:Frank Guzzo; Sea Cruise; not b. 1940
Michael Gelman: 1961 (is 47 in 2008, 48 in 2009)
TV Producer, Live with Regis and Kelly
Alberto Gonzales: 1955 (is 53 in 2008, 54 in 2009)
Attorney/Lawyer
Dallas Green: 1934 (is 74 in 2008, 75 in 2009)
Sportsfigure, Executive, Prez Chicago Cubs, ex-mgr Philadelphia and Yankees
Andy Hallett: 1975 (is 33 in 2008, 34 in 2009)
Actor, of Angel
Michael Harris: 1953 (is 55 in 2008, 56 in 2009)
Rhythm and Blues Musician, of Earth Wind & Fire
Marques "Batman" Houston: 1981 (is 27 in 2008, 28 in 2009)
Singer, of Immature
Taj Jackson: 1973 (is 35 in 2008, 36 in 2009)
Singer, of 3T
William James Jones: yr unknown
TV Actor, California Dreams' Tony Wicks
Kym Karath: 1958 (is 50 in 2008, 51 in 2009)
Actress, The Sound of Music's Gretl von Trapp
Daniel Dae Kim: 1968 (is 40 in 2008, 41 in 2009)
Actor, Lost's Jin Kwon
Paul Layton: 1947 (is 61 in 2008, 62 in 2009)
Bassist, Singer, English, of The New Seekers; former child star
Dennis Lehane: 1965 (is 43 in 2008, 44 in 2009)
Author
Ron Lester: 1970 (is 38 in 2008, 39 in 2009)
Actor, Popular's Sugar
Jon Nicholson: 1973 (is 35 in 2008, 36 in 2009)
Country Singer
Barack Obama: 1961 (is 47 in 2008, 48 in 2009)
Senator
Lawrence David Reeves: 1997 (is 11 in 2008, 12 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Melissa and Scott's son
Paul Reynolds: 1962 (is 46 in 2008, 47 in 2009)
Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, British, of A Flock Of Seagulls
Sebastain Roche: 1964 (is 44 in 2008, 45 in 2009)
Actor, General Hospital's Mr. James Craig and Jerry Jax
Marcus Schenkenberg: 1968 (is 40 in 2008, 41 in 2009)
Soap Actor, One Life to Live's Tim, male supermodel
Klaus Schulze: 1947 (is 61 in 2008, 62 in 2009)
Pianist, Songwriter, German, NN:German electronic genius; of Tangerine Dream and sought-after sessionist
Sabine Singh: 1974 (is 34 in 2008, 35 in 2009)
Actress, All My Children's Greenlee Smythe Lavery
Abigail Spencer: 1981 (is 27 in 2008, 28 in 2009)
Soap Actress, All My Children's Rebecca "Becca" Tyree
Cole Sprouse: 1992 (is 16 in 2008, 17 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actor, Grace Under Fire's Patrick Kelly, Big Daddy, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody's Cory Martin
Dylan Sprouse: 1992 (is 16 in 2008, 17 in 2009)
Actor, Grace Under Fire's Patrick Kelly, Big Daddy, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody's Zack Martin
Kristoffer Tabori: 1952 (is 56 in 2008, 57 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actor, Chicago Story, QB VII; Viveca Lindfors' son
Helen Thomas: 1920 (is 88 in 2008, 89 in 2009)
Presidential Aide, Journalist, Dean of White House Press Corps of UPI
Billy Bob Thornton: 1955 (is 53 in 2008, 54 in 2009)
Actor, Screen/Scriptwriter, Sling Blade, The Apostle, Armageddon, A Simple Plan, Pushing Tin, Bandits, Bad Santa, The Alamo's Davy Crockett, Friday Night Lights, Bad News Bears (2005), The Ice Harvest, The Astronaut Farmer
Lauren Tom: 1959 (is 49 in 2008, 50 in 2009)
Actress, Friends' Julie, King of the Hill's Min Souphanousinphone, Kahn Souphanousinphone, Jr, Futurama's Amy Wong
Jody Turner: 1963 (is 45 in 2008, 46 in 2009)
Music Figure, of Rock Goddess
Yolanda "Yo-Yo" Whitaker: 1971 (is 37 in 2008, 38 in 2009)
Rhythm and Blues Singer
Paul Williams: 1962 (is 46 in 2008, 47 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Guitarist, of Flock Of Seagulls
Yo-Yo: 1971 (is 37 in 2008, 38 in 2009)
Rap Performer, Actress

People on August 4th: birth anniversaries

Wesley Addy: 1913=d.Dec 31, 1996 (was 83)
Movie/Soap Actor, Loving's Cabot Alden; Celeste Holm's hubby
Yasser Arafat: 1929=d.Nov 11, 2004 (was 75)
Leader, the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization
Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong: 1901=d.Jul 6, 1971 (was 69)
HALL OF FAMER, Jazz Singer, Jazz Trumpeter, Bandleader, Cornetist, aka Pops; RN:Daniel Louis; New Orleans jazzman; not 7-4-00 acc to baptist papers, baptized Aug 25; Hello Dolly; originatd the "scat" vocal; wed 6x's
Ezra Taft Benson: 1899=d.May 30, 1994 (was 94)
Religious Leader, Mormon Church leader; ex-Sec of Agriculture
James Webre Blackwood: 1919=d.Feb 3, 2002 (was 82)
Gospel Singer
Bobby Buntrock: 1952=d.Apr, 1976 (was 23)
Actor, Hazel's Harold Baxter; one e-mailer said he died in 1974
Bill Coleman: 1904=d.Aug 24, 1981 (was 77)
Jazz Trumpeter
Nicolas-Jacque Conte: 1755=d.Dec 6, 1805 (was 50)
Inventor, French, developed the method on which the manufacture of modern pencils is based.
Maureen Cox-Starkey-Tigrett: 1946=d.Dec 30, 1994 (was 48)
Celebrity Spouse, English, b. Liverpool; Ringo Starr's ex-wife; b. 1947?
Robbin Crosby: 1960=d.Jun 6, 2002 (was 41)
Heavy Metal Singer/Guitarist, of Ratt
John Flanagan: 1865=d.????
Sculptor, George Washington Quarter designer
Sir William Rowan Hamilton: 1805?=d.Sep 2, 1865
Mathematician, Irish, Geometrics, Quantum mechanics; some say b. Aug 3, 1805
Knute Hamsun: 1859=d.Feb 19, 1952 (was 92)
Novelist, Norweigan, RN:Knut Pedersen; Norwegian novelist, winner of Nobel Prize for Literature 1920.
Elsberry Hobbs: 1936=d.May 31, 1996 (was 59)
HALL OF FAMER, Pop Singer, of The Drifters
Helen Kane: 1903=d.Sep 26, 1966 (was 63)
Movie/Stage Actress, Singer, Vaudevillan, b. in New York City; RLN:Schroder; NN:Boop Boop a Doop Girl; Betty Boop copied her
David Russell Lange: 1942=d.Aug 13, 2005 (was 63)
Prime Minister, New Zealand
Sir Harry Lauder: 1870=d.Feb 26, 1950 (was 79)
Folk Singer, Songwriter, Comedian, Scotish, RLN:MacLennan; d. Feb 25?
Theodore Newton: 1904=d.Feb 28, 1963 (was 58)
Actor
Clara Peller: 1903=d.Aug 11, 1987 (was 84)
Actress, The Where's-The-Beef Lady for Wendy's
Pope Urban VII: 1521=d.Sep 27, 1590 (was 69)
Religious Leader, pope from Sep 15 to Sep 27, 1590
Queen Mother Of England: 1900=d.Mar 30, 2002 (was 101)
Queen, British, RN:Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon; King George VI's wife, Queen Elizabeth II's & Princess Margaret's mom; Queen Liz's mother
Carson Robison: 1890=d.Mar 24, 1957 (was 66)
Country Singer, Songwriter, Arranger
Joseph Justus Scaliger: 1540=d.Jan 21, 1609 (was 68)
Scholar, Historian, Dutch, proposed the Julian Day system of dating
William Schuman: 1910=d.Feb 15, 1992 (was 81)
Composer, Educator, Pulitzer Prize-winning; Amer Festival Overture, Juilliard
Percy Bysshe Shelley: 1792=d.Jul 8, 1822 (was 29)
Poet, English, Mary's hubby
Raoul Wallenberg: 1912=d.Jul 17, 1947 (was 34)
Architect, Statesman, Swedish, saved 100,000 Jews in Budapest in WWII; second person to receive honorary U.S. citizenship [1981]
Timi Yuro: 1940=d.Mar 30, 2004 (was 63)
Pop Singer, RFN:Rosemarie Timothy Aurro

People on August 4th: death anniversaries

Hans Christian Andersen: 1875 (was 70)/b.Apr 2, 1805
Children's Author, Poet, Denmark, Gay, b. in Odense; 168 Fairy tales; Princess & the Pea, Ugly Duckling, Little Mermaid, Emperor's New Clothes
Jean Eugene Atget: 1927 (was 70)/b.Feb 12, 1857
Photographer, French, b. 1856?
John Baragrey: 1975 (was 57)/b.Apr 15, 1918
Actor
Bernard "Bernie" Barrow: 1993 (was 65)/b.Dec 30, 1927
Soap Actor, Professor, Edge of Night, Ryan's Hope's Johnny Ryan, Loving's Louie Slavinsky
Jeanne Louise Calment: 1997 (was 122)/b.Feb 21, 1875
world's oldest living person; became the oldest living person ever that can be authenticated on 10-17-1995
Little Milton Campbell: 2005 (was 71)/b.Sep 17, 1933
Blues Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter
Roy Carter: 1997 (was 71)/b.Mar 1, 1926
Bass Singer/Basso, of Chuck Wagon Gang
Eddie Condon: 1973 (was 68)/b.Nov 16, 1904?
Bandleader, Jazz Musician, Rhythm Guitarist, Banjoist, b. in Goodland, IN; Chicago style, Dixieland promoter; some say '06; was 67 or 68?; some say b. Nov 16, 1905
Melvyn Douglas: 1981 (was 80)/b.Apr 5, 1901
Movie/Stage Actor, Game Show Host, RLN:Hesselberg; had a 60-year acting career; Helen's hubby
Kenny Drew: 1993 (was 64)/b.Aug 28, 1928
Jazz Pianist
William Floyd: 1821 (was 86)/b.Dec 17, 1734
Statesman, Congressperson, Revolutionary, Declaration of Independence signer
Frank Fontaine: 1978 (was 58)/b.Apr 19, 1920
Comedian, Singer, TV/Radio Actor, Jackie Gleason Show's Crazy Guggenheim
Lee Hazelwood: 2007 (was 78)/b.Jul 9, 1929
Songwriter, Music Producer, worked behind a slew of hits for Duane Eddy, Nancy Sinatra, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and others.
Etienne Lenoir: 1900 (was 78)/b.Jan 12, 1822
Inventor, Belgium; FN:Jean Joseph; first practical gas engine
J. Howard Marshall: 1995 (was 90)/b.Jan 24, 1905
Celebrity Spouse, Zillionaire, oil tycoon who helped build Coastal Corp. and Union Texas Petroleum, and married model Anna Nicole Smith
Victor Mature: 1999 (was 86)/b.Jan 29, 1913
Movie Actor, b. in Louisville, Ky.; some say 1915 or 1916
Frank Maxwell: 2004 (was 87)/b.Nov 17, 1916
Actor, General Hospital's Dan Rooney, Felony Squad's Capt. Nye
Lorenzo Music: 2001 (was 64)/b.May 2, 1937
Actor, TV Producer, Cartoon Voicist, Comedy Writer, Rhoda's Carlton the doorman, Garfield the cat voice
Duke Pearson: 1980 (was 47)/b.Aug 17, 1932
Pianist, Composer, Bandleader
Kenny Price: 1987 (was 56)/b.May 27, 1931
Country Singer, Comedian, Midwestern Hayride, NN:The Round Mound of Sound; Hee Haw regular
Irving "Babe" Russin: 1984 (was 73)/b.Jun 18, 1911
Tenor-sax, of Benny Goodman
Giovanni Spadolini: 1994 (was 69)/b.Jun 21, 1925
Head of State, Author, Prime Minister, Italian, ex-Premier
Doko Toshio: 1988 (was 91)/b.Sep 5, 1896
Businessperson, Japanese, Toshiba Corp.
Carl Auer Welsbach: 1929 (was 70)/b.Sep 1, 1858
Chemist, Engineer, Austrian, invented the gas mantle, thus allowing the greatly increased output of light by gas lamps.
Pearl White: 1938 (was 49)/b.Mar 4, 1889
Movie Actress, Stuntwoman, NN:Queen of Silent Serials; Perils of Pauline
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams: 1931/b.Jan 18, 1858?
Educator, Surgeon, performed the first open heart operation; some say b. Jan 19, 1856

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