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People on August 7th: birthdates

Caroline Aaron: 1952 (is 60 in 2012, 61 in 2013)
Actress
Christopher Andrews: 2003 (is 9 in 2012, 10 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Michele and Real's son
Verna Bloom: 1939 (is 73 in 2012, 74 in 2013)
Actress
Lana Cantrell: 1943 (is 69 in 2012, 70 in 2013)
Singer, Actress, Australian
Kerry Chater: 1945 (is 67 in 2012, 68 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Performer, Bassist, Canadian, of Gary Puckett & the Union Gap
Rodney Crowell: 1950 (is 62 in 2012, 63 in 2013)
Country Singer, Country Guitarist, Music Producer, Songwriter, b. in Houston, TX; Roseanne Cash's ex-hubby
Ian Dech: 1967 (is 45 in 2012, 46 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Guitarist, Songwriter, of EMF
Bruce Dickinson: 1958 (is 54 in 2012, 55 in 2013)
Heavy Metal Singer, British, NN:Paul; lead of Iron Maiden -93
David Duchovny: 1960 (is 52 in 2012, 53 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actor, The X Files' Agent Fox William "Spooky" Mulder; Return To Me, Full Frontal, House of D
Zen Scott Feldman: 2004 (is 8 in 2012, 9 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Susie Sprague and Corey's son
Francesca Ruth Fisher-Eastwood: 1993 (is 19 in 2012, 20 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Frances Fisher & Clint Eastwood's girl
Andy Fraser: 1952 (is 60 in 2012, 61 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Bassist, Keyboardist, Singer, Songwriter, English, of Free
Stan Freberg: 1926 (is 86 in 2012, 87 in 2013)
HALL OF FAMER, Satarist, Producer, Comedy Writer, Cartoon Voicist, Actor, Novelty Singer, b. in Pasadena, CA; Commercial writer; on TV, Radio, & Records; winner of 21 Clios; Time For Beany's Cecil the Seasick Serpent; satirist on endless TV series and original funny commercial concepts; some hits include "St. George And The Dragonet", "Sh-Boom", "Yulenet", "Heartbreak Hotel" and numerous other funny records.
John Glover: 1944 (is 68 in 2012, 69 in 2013)
Actor, Smallville's Lionel Luthor
Kristin Hersh: 1966 (is 46 in 2012, 47 in 2013)
Music Figure, of Throwing Muses
David Hollander: 1969 (is 43 in 2012, 44 in 2013)
Actor, What's Happening's Little Earl, A New Kind of Family, Call to Glory
Morris "Magic Slim" Holt: 1937 (is 75 in 2012, 76 in 2013)
Blues Performer
Harold Hudson: 1949 (is 63 in 2012, 64 in 2013)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of The Commodores
Sam Hurt: 1989 (is 23 in 2012, 24 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Heidi & William's son
Eric Johnson: 1979 (is 33 in 2012, 34 in 2013)
Actor, Smallville's Whitney Fordman
Richard Joswick: 1952 (is 60 in 2012, 61 in 2013)
Rock-Pop Performer, of Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods
Garrison Keillor: 1942 (is 70 in 2012, 71 in 2013)
HALL OF FAMER, Humorist, Author, Producer, Radio Actor, b. in Anoka, MN; creator of A Prarie Home Companion; some say b. Sep 7
Kiley Elizabeth Kennedy: 1994 (is 18 in 2012, 19 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Katherine "Kiki" & Edward Jr.'s girl; Ted's granddaughter
Barry Kerch: 1976 (is 36 in 2012, 37 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Performer, of Shinedown
Alan Keyes: 1950 (is 62 in 2012, 63 in 2013)
Entertainment Figure, talk show host
Wayne Knight: 1955 (is 57 in 2012, 58 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actor, Comedian, JFK, Basic Instinct, of The Edge, Seinfeld's Newman, Jurassic Park, The Second Half's Robert, 3rd Rock's Officer Don
Joshua Grant Kopell: 2002 (is 10 in 2012, 11 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Catrina and Bernie's son
Art Laboe: 1926 (is 86 in 2012, 87 in 2013)
Radio Disc Jock
Charlotte Lewis: 1967 (is 45 in 2012, 46 in 2013)
Actress, English
Sue Lloyd: 1939 (is 73 in 2012, 74 in 2013)
Actress
Cirroc Lofton: 1977 (is 35 in 2012, 36 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actor, Star Trek:Deep Space Nine's Jake Sisko (Benjamin's son)
Michael Mahler: 1961 (is 51 in 2012, 52 in 2013)
Country Musician, of Wild Horses
Raul Malo: 1965 (is 47 in 2012, 48 in 2013)
Country Singer, of The Mavericks
Marlyn Mason: 1940 (is 72 in 2012, 73 in 2013)
Actress, Ben Casey's Sally Welden, Longstreet
Delane Matthews: 1961 (is 51 in 2012, 52 in 2013)
TV Actress, Dave's World's Beth Barry, General Hospital's Janine
Jacqui O'Sullivan: 1960 (is 52 in 2012, 53 in 2013)
Pop Singer, of Bananarama
Sydney Penny: 1971 (is 41 in 2012, 42 in 2013)
TV/Movie/Soap Actress, The Thorn Birds, New Gidget's Danni Collins, Santa Barbara's Troy/B.J. Walker, All My Children's Julia Santos Keefer, Sunset Beach's Meg Cummings, 90210's Josie, Bold & The Beautiful's Samantha Kelly
Harold Perrineau: 1963 (is 49 in 2012, 50 in 2013)
Movie Actor, The Best Man, Lost's Michael Dawson
Michael Peterson: 1959 (is 53 in 2012, 54 in 2013)
Country/Western Performer
Charlie Pope: 1936 (is 76 in 2012, 77 in 2013)
Soul Singer, of The Tams
James Randi: 1928 (is 84 in 2012, 85 in 2013)
Magician/Illusionist, Writer, Canadian, NN:The Amazing Randi; skeptic magacian
David Rasche: 1944 (is 68 in 2012, 69 in 2013)
Actor, Soap Actor, Sledge Hammer's Det. Sledge Hammer, Ryan's Hope's Wes, Nurses' Michael Milkentype, High Society's Peter, All My Children's Rob Gardner; pron: Rah-she
Herb Reed: 1928 (is 84 in 2012, 85 in 2013)
HALL OF FAMER, Singer, of The Platters
Tim Renwick: 1949 (is 63 in 2012, 64 in 2013)
Guitarist, Songwriter, British, sought-after sessionist
Marcus Roberts: 1963 (is 49 in 2012, 50 in 2013)
Jazz Performer
Alexei Sayle: 1952 (is 60 in 2012, 61 in 2013)
Comedian
Michael Shannon: 1974 (is 38 in 2012, 39 in 2013)
Actor
Charlize Theron: 1975 (is 37 in 2012, 38 in 2013)
Actress, Not to be confused with Charlene Tilton; Mighty Joe Young, Devil's Advocate, The Cider House Rules, Reindeer Games, Sweet November, The Italian Job, Monster, In The Valley of Elah, Hancock
B. J. Thomas: 1942 (is 70 in 2012, 71 in 2013)
Country Singer, Gospel Singer, b. in Hugo, OK; RFMN:Billy Joe; "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head", "Hooked On A Feeling" and other hits including the theme for Growing Pains
Maggie Wheeler: 1961 (is 51 in 2012, 52 in 2013)
TV Actress, These Friends of Mine's Anita, Friends' Janice
Sarah Grace White: 1994 (is 18 in 2012, 19 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Katey Sagal & Jack's daughter
Valerie Wildman: yr unknown
Actress, 90210's Christine Pettie 92-94, Days of Our Lives' Fay Walker
Michael William: 1996 (is 16 in 2012, 17 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Susan Olsen and Mitch's son

People on August 7th: birth anniversaries

Felice Bryant: 1925=d.Apr 22, 2003 (was 77)
Country Singer, Songwriter, of Felice & Boudleaux; RLN:Scaduto; some say b. 1925
Dr. Ralph Johnson Bunche: 1904=d.Dec 9, 1971 (was 67)
Statesman, Diplomat, Political; a founder and diplomat of the U.N. (Nobel 1950)
"Billie" Burke: 1885=d.May 14, 1970 (was 84)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, Comedienne, b. in Washington, D.C.; RN:Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke; The Wizard of Oz's Glinda the Good Witch; Florenz Ziegfeld's wife
Warren Covington: 1921=d.1999
Trombonist, Bandleader, played with Horace Heidt and His Musical Knights
John Dryden: 1839=d.Nov 24, 1911 (was 72)
Senator, Businessperson, the founder of the Prudential Insurance Company of America, the first company to issue industrial life insurance in the United States.
Georges Enesco: 1881 O.S.=d.May 4, 1955
Composer, Violinist, Romanian; other style says b. Aug 19, 1881 N.S.
Philipp Forchheimer: 1852=d.Oct 2, 1933 (was 81)
Engineer, Austrian, a top contributor to the study of groundwater hydrology during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Nathanael Greene: 1742=d.Jun 19, 1786 (was 43)
Revolutionary, General, American general in the U.S. War of Independence (1775-83).
Edward Hardwicke: 1932=d.May 16, 2011 (was 78)
Actor, Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Dr. Watson; Cedric's son
Mata Hari: 1876=d.Oct 15, 1917 (was 41)
Dancer, Spy, Dutch, RN:Gertrude Zelle; NN:Agent H1; German spy executed by firing squad in Paris.
Louis Alan Hazeltine: 1886=d.May 24, 1964 (was 77)
Inventor, Engineer, Physicist, invented the neutrodyne circuit, making commercial radio possible.
John Heathcoat: 1783=d.Jan 18, 1861 (was 77)
Inventor, lace-making machinery
Konrad Heiden: 1901=d.????
Historian, German, coined the term NAZI
Ron Holden: 1939=d.Jan 22, 1997 (was 57)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of The Playboys, soloist
Rudolf Ising: 1903=d.Jul 18, 1992 (was 88)
Animator, Producer, Harman-Ising productions, Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies
Germain Henri Jess: 1802=d.Nov 30, 1850 (was 48)
Chemist, Russian, his studies of heat in chemical reactions formed the foundation of thermochemistry.
Patrick Bouvier Kennedy: 1963=d.Aug 10, 1963 (was 0)
Celebrity Son, Jacqueline Kennedy & JFK's son
Rahsaan Roland Kirk: 1936=d.Dec 5, 1977 (was 41)
Tenor-sax, Flutist, Reeds, Composer, Jazz Performer, Multi-instrumentalist
Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey: 1903=d.Oct 1, 1972 (was 69)
Scientist, Anthropologist, Archaeologist, English, his fossil discoveries in East Africa proved that man was far older than had previously been believed and that human evolution was centred in Africa, rather than in Asia, as earlier discoveries had suggested.
Richard Levinson: 1934=d.Mar 12, 1987 (was 52)
HALL OF FAMER, Writer, Actor, TV Producer, Screen/Scriptwriter, Helped create Columbo & Murder She Wrote
Ted Moore: 1914=d.1987
Cinematographer, South African, James Bond films
Romeo Muller: 1928=d.Dec 30, 1992 (was 64)
Children's Author, Here Comes Peter Cottontail, Noel, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, Here Comes Peter Cottontail, Little Drummer Boy, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Nester the Long Eared Donkey, Jack Frost, Frosty's Winter Wonderland, Rudolph's Shiny New Year, after his passing, 12 Days of Xmas & Snow Maiden
Nicholas Ray: 1911=d.Jun 16, 1979 (was 67)
Movie Director, Movie Actor, RN:Raymond N. Kienzle; directed Rebel Without a Cause
Karl Ritter: 1779=d.????
Geographer, Prussian; Modern geography father
Freddie Slack: 1910=d.Aug 10, 1965 (was 55)
Jazz Pianist, Composer/Songwriter, Bandleader, Boogie Woogie Piano
Ruth Stapleton: 1929=d.1983
Evangelist, Jimmy Carter's sis
George Van Eps: 1913=d.Nov 29, 1998 (was 85)
Guitarist, Fred's son

People on August 7th: death anniversaries

"Red" Adair: 2004 (was 89)/b.Jun 18, 1915
Hero, FNL Paul; Oilman; fighting oil fires in Kuwait
Wally Albright: 1999 (was 73)/b.Sep 3, 1925
Movie Actor, Our Gang
John Anderson: 1992 (was 69)/b.Oct 20, 1922
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Backstairs at the White House's Pres FDR, Wyatt Earp's Virgil Earp, Rich Man Poor Man; MacGyver's grandfather
"Bix" Beiderbecke: 1931 (was 28)/b.Mar 10, 1903
Jazz Pianist, Composer, Trumpeter, Cornetist, German, RN:Leon Bismarck; d. 8-6?; some say b. 1901 or d. Aug 6; the first white musician to influence jazz
Jons Jakob Berzelius: 1848 (was 68)/b.Aug 20, 1779
Chemist, Swedish, one of the founders of modern chemistry.; Noted for his determination of atomic weights, the development of modern chemical symbols and others.
Bart J. Bok: 1983 (was 77)/b.Apr 28, 1906
Astronomer, Milky Way expert
Billy Bowman: 1989 (was 60)/b.Oct 30, 1928
Country/Western Performer
Hugh Carey: 2011 (was 92)/b.Apr 11, 1919
Governor, ex-New York
Grayson Hall: 1985 (was 61)/b.Sep 18, 1923
Actress, Dark Shadows
Oliver Hardy: 1957 (was 65)/b.Jan 18, 1892
Comedian, Movie Actor, b. in Harlem, GA; MN:Norvell; NN:Babe; of Laurel & Hardy
Henry "Homer" Haynes: 1971 (was 54)/b.Jul 29, 1917
Country Singer/Guitarist, Novelty Singer, Comedian, b. in Knoxville, TN; of Homer & Jethro; some say b. 1918 ot Jul 27 1920
Joseph Marie Jacquard: 1834 (was 82)/b.Jul 7, 1752
Inventor, French, inventor of the Jacquard programmable power loom
Brion James: 1999 (was 54)/b.Feb 20, 1945
Movie Actor, Blade Runner
Peter Jennings: 2005 (was 67)/b.Jul 29, 1938
Newscaster, Journalist, Canadian, b. in Toronto; ABC News, ABC World News Tonight
Anne Kristen: 1996 (was 59)/b.Mar 7, 1937
Actress
Midred F. Lane: 1999 (was 80)/b.yr unknown
Actress, looked inside a ``big fluffy bun'' while another woman asked ``Where's the Beef?''
Joi Lansing: 1972 (was 44)/b.Apr 6, 1928
Actress, Bob Cummings Show's Shirley Swanson
Charles Maxwell: 1993 (was 79)/b.Dec 28, 1913
Actor, Gilligan's Island's radio announcer
Esther Phillips: 1984 (was 48)/b.Dec 23, 1935
Soul Singer, Blues Singer, Jazz Singer, Adult Contempo Singer, Disco Singer, Pianist, RMLN:Mae Jones
Konstantin Stanislavsky: 1938 (was 75)/b.Jan 17, 1863
Stage Producer/Director, Stage Actor, Teacher, Russian, Theorist; RN:Konstantin Sergeyevitch Alekseyev
Ralph Upton: 1935/b.yr unknown
Teacher, high school teacher; invented the phrase "Stop, Look and Listen" used to teach children how to cross streets and railroad tracks.
Cecil Weston: 1976 (was 86)/b.Sep 3, 1889
Actor, South African, Dude Ranch, Huckleberry Finn

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