| Year |
Month & Date |
Day |
Name |
|---|
| 317 |
August 7 |
Wednesday |
Constantius II |
Roman emperor (d. 361) |
| 1282 |
August 7 |
Friday |
Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan |
(d. 1316) |
| 1533 |
August 7 |
Tuesday |
Alonso de Ercilla y Zuniga |
Basque soldier and poet (d. 1595) |
| 1560 |
August 7 |
Monday |
Elizabeth Bathory |
Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614) |
| 1574 |
August 7 |
Thursday |
Robert Dudley‚ styled Earl of Warwick |
English writer (d. 1649) |
| 1598 |
August 7 |
Saturday |
Georg Stiernhielm |
Swedish poet (d. 1672) |
| 1726 |
August 7 |
Wednesday |
James Bowdoin |
American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790) |
| 1734 |
August 7 |
Saturday |
Maria Anna Josepha of Bavaria |
consort of Baden-Baden (d.1776) |
| 1742 |
August 7 |
Tuesday |
Nathanael Greene |
American Revolutionary general (d. 1786) |
| 1751 |
August 7 |
Saturday |
Wilhelmina of Prussia |
Princess of Orange (d. 1820) |
| 1779 |
August 7 |
Saturday |
Louis de Freycinet |
French explorer (d. 1842) |
| 1779 |
August 7 |
Saturday |
Carl Ritter |
German geographer (d. 1859) |
| 1783 |
August 7 |
Thursday |
Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom |
(d. 1810) |
| 1844 |
August 7 |
Wednesday |
Auguste Michel-Levy |
French geologist (d. 1911) |
| 1860 |
August 7 |
Tuesday |
Alan Leo |
British astrologer (d. 1917) |
| 1862 |
August 7 |
Thursday |
Victoria of Baden |
Queen of Sweden (d. 1931) |
| 1867 |
August 7 |
Wednesday |
Emil Nolde |
German painter (d. 1956) |
| 1868 |
August 7 |
Friday |
Ladislaus Bortkiewicz |
Russian mathematician (d. 1931) |
| 1876 |
August 7 |
Monday |
Mata Hari |
Dutch spy (d. 1917) |
| 1877 |
August 7 |
Tuesday |
Ulrich Salchow |
Swedish figure skater (d. 1949) |
| 1879 |
August 7 |
Thursday |
Johannes Kotze |
South African cricketer (d. 1931) |
| 1885 |
August 7 |
Friday |
Billie Burke |
American actress (d. 1970) |
| 1901 |
August 7 |
Wednesday |
Ann Harding |
American actress (d. 1981) |
| 1903 |
August 7 |
Friday |
Louis Leakey |
British archaeologist (d. 1972) |
| 1904 |
August 7 |
Sunday |
Ralph Bunche |
American diplomat‚ Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1971) |
| 1907 |
August 7 |
Wednesday |
Albert Kotin |
American abstract painter (d. 1980) |
| 1911 |
August 7 |
Monday |
Nicholas Ray |
American director and scenarist (d. 1979) |
| 1918 |
August 7 |
Wednesday |
Gordon Zahn |
American sociologist and pacifist (d. 2007) |
| 1913 |
August 7 |
Thursday |
George Van Eps |
American guitarist (d. 1998) |
| 1921 |
August 7 |
Sunday |
Manitas de Plata |
gypsy guitarist |
| 1925 |
August 7 |
Friday |
M. S. Swaminathan |
Indian scientist |
| 1925 |
August 7 |
Friday |
Felice Bryant |
American country songwriter and singer (d. 2003) |
| 1926 |
August 7 |
Saturday |
Stan Freberg |
American voice comedian |
| 1927 |
August 7 |
Sunday |
Edwin W. Edwards |
American politician |
| 1927 |
August 7 |
Sunday |
Art Houtteman |
American baseball player (d. 2003) |
| 1927 |
August 7 |
Sunday |
Carl Switzer |
American child actor (d. 1959) |
| 1928 |
August 7 |
Tuesday |
Romeo Muller |
American screenwriter (d. 1992) |
| 1928 |
August 7 |
Tuesday |
James Randi |
Canadian-American magician |
| 1929 |
August 7 |
Wednesday |
Don Larsen |
American baseball player |
| 1931 |
August 7 |
Friday |
Charles E. Rice |
American legal scholar and author |
| 1932 |
August 7 |
Sunday |
Abebe Bikila |
Ethiopian athlete (d. 1973) |
| 1932 |
August 7 |
Sunday |
Edward Hardwicke |
British actor |
| 1932 |
August 7 |
Sunday |
Maurice Rabb‚ Jr. |
American ophthalmologist |
| 1933 |
August 7 |
Monday |
Eddie Firmani |
South African football player and coach |
| 1936 |
August 7 |
Friday |
Rahsaan Roland Kirk |
American saxophonist (d. 1977) |
| 1937 |
August 7 |
Saturday |
Don Wilson |
England cricketer |
| 1939 |
August 7 |
Monday |
Anjanette Comer |
American actress |
| 1940 |
August 7 |
Wednesday |
Jean-Luc Dehaene |
Belgian politician |
| 1942 |
August 7 |
Friday |
Tobin Bell |
American actor |
| 1942 |
August 7 |
Friday |
Garrison Keillor |
American writer and radio host |
| 1942 |
August 7 |
Friday |
Carlos Monzn |
Argentine boxer |
| 1942 |
August 7 |
Friday |
B.J. Thomas |
American singer |
| 1942 |
August 7 |
Friday |
Caetano Veloso |
Brazilian musician |
| 1943 |
August 7 |
Saturday |
Alain Corneau |
French film director |
| 1943 |
August 7 |
Saturday |
Dino Valente |
American musician (Quicksilver Messenger Service) (d. 1994) |
| 1944 |
August 7 |
Monday |
John Glover |
American actor |
| 1944 |
August 7 |
Monday |
Robert Mueller |
Director of the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) |
| 1944 |
August 7 |
Monday |
David Rasche |
American actor |
| 1945 |
August 7 |
Tuesday |
Alan Page |
American football player and Minnesota Supreme Court justice |
| 1946 |
August 7 |
Wednesday |
Ed Seykota |
American commodities and futures trader |
| 1947 |
August 7 |
Thursday |
Franciscus Henri |
Dutch-born Australian entertainer |
| 1948 |
August 7 |
Saturday |
Marty Appel |
American public relations executive and author |
| 1948 |
August 7 |
Saturday |
Greg Chappell |
Australian cricketer and coach |
| 1949 |
August 7 |
Sunday |
Walid Jumblatt |
Lebanese political leader |
| 1950 |
August 7 |
Monday |
Alan Keyes |
American diplomat and political activist |
| 1952 |
August 7 |
Thursday |
Alexei Sayle |
British comedian |
| 1953 |
August 7 |
Friday |
Anne Fadiman |
American writer; daughter of Clifton Fadiman |
| 1954 |
August 7 |
Saturday |
Jonathan Pollard |
Israeli spy |
| 1955 |
August 7 |
Sunday |
Wayne Knight |
American actor |
| 1955 |
August 7 |
Sunday |
Greg Nickels |
American politician |
| 1955 |
August 7 |
Sunday |
Vladimir Sorokin |
Russian writer |
| 1955 |
August 7 |
Sunday |
Gregoris Valtinos |
Greek actor and director |
| 1957 |
August 7 |
Wednesday |
Alexander Dityatin |
Soviet gymnast |
| 1958 |
August 7 |
Thursday |
Bruce Dickinson |
English singer (Iron Maiden) |
| 1958 |
August 7 |
Thursday |
Alberto Salazar |
American distance runner |
| 1959 |
August 7 |
Friday |
Ali Shah |
Zimbabwean cricketer |
| 1960 |
August 7 |
Sunday |
David Duchovny |
American actor |
| 1960 |
August 7 |
Sunday |
Jacquie O'Sullivan |
British singer (Bananarama) |
| 1961 |
August 7 |
Monday |
Yelena Davydova |
Soviet gymnast |
| 1962 |
August 7 |
Tuesday |
Bruno Pelletier |
Quebecois singer |
| 1963 |
August 7 |
Wednesday |
Patrick Bouvier Kennedy |
son of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (d. 9 August 1963) |
| 1963 |
August 7 |
Wednesday |
Harold Perrineau Jr. |
American actor |
| 1964 |
August 7 |
Friday |
John Birmingham |
Australian author |
| 1964 |
August 7 |
Friday |
Michael Weishan |
American TV host |
| 1966 |
August 7 |
Sunday |
Kristin Hersh |
American singer and guitarist (Throwing Muses) |
| 1966 |
August 7 |
Sunday |
Jimmy Wales |
American internet entrepreneur |
| 1967 |
August 7 |
Monday |
Jason Grimsley |
American baseball player |
| 1968 |
August 7 |
Wednesday |
Lynn Strait |
American singer (Snot) |
| 1970 |
August 7 |
Friday |
Eric Namesnik |
American swimmer (d. 2006) |
| 1971 |
August 7 |
Saturday |
Dominic Cork |
England cricketer |
| 1971 |
August 7 |
Saturday |
Sydney Penny |
American actress |
| 1971 |
August 7 |
Saturday |
Rachel York |
American actress and singer |
| 1972 |
August 7 |
Monday |
Greg Serano |
American actor |
| 1973 |
August 7 |
Tuesday |
Danny Graves |
American baseball player |
| 1973 |
August 7 |
Tuesday |
Kevin Muscat |
Australian footballer |
| 1973 |
August 7 |
Tuesday |
Zane Lowe |
New Zealander DJ/ Radio and Televison presenter |
| 1974 |
August 7 |
Wednesday |
Chico Benymon |
American actor |
| 1974 |
August 7 |
Wednesday |
Sek Loso |
Thai Singer |
| 1974 |
August 7 |
Wednesday |
Michael Shannon |
American actor |
| 1974 |
August 7 |
Wednesday |
Andrejs stolcers |
Latvian footballer |
| 1975 |
August 7 |
Thursday |
Koray Candemir |
Turkish singer |
| 1975 |
August 7 |
Thursday |
David Hicks |
Australian alleged terrorist |
| 1975 |
August 7 |
Thursday |
Charlize Theron |
South African actress |
| 1975 |
August 7 |
Thursday |
Edgar Renteria |
Colombian baseball player |
| 1975 |
August 7 |
Thursday |
Gaahl |
Norwegian musician |
| 1975 |
August 7 |
Thursday |
Hans Matheson |
Scottish Actor |
| 1976 |
August 7 |
Saturday |
Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos |
Greek footballer |
| 1976 |
August 7 |
Saturday |
Shane Lechler |
American football player |
| 1977 |
August 7 |
Sunday |
Charlotte Ronson |
British fashion designer |
| 1977 |
August 7 |
Sunday |
Samantha Ronson |
British DJ |
| 1978 |
August 7 |
Monday |
Alexandre Aja |
French director |
| 1978 |
August 7 |
Monday |
Jamey Jasta |
American singer (Hatebreed) |
| 1978 |
August 7 |
Monday |
Cirroc Lofton |
American actor |
| 1978 |
August 7 |
Monday |
Vanness Wu |
Taiwanese singer |
| 1978 |
August 7 |
Monday |
Shirley Yeung |
Hong Kong actress |
| 1979 |
August 7 |
Tuesday |
Eric Johnson |
American actor |
| 1980 |
August 7 |
Thursday |
Anomie Belle |
American musician |
| 1980 |
August 7 |
Thursday |
Aurelie Claudel |
French model |
| 1982 |
August 7 |
Saturday |
Yana Klochkova |
Ukrainian swimmer |
| 1982 |
August 7 |
Saturday |
Marco Melandri |
Italian motorcycle racer |
| 1982 |
August 7 |
Saturday |
Vasileios Spanoulis |
Greek basketball player |
| 1983 |
August 7 |
Sunday |
Christian Chavez |
Mexican singer and actor (RBD) |
| 1983 |
August 7 |
Sunday |
Tina O'Brien |
British actress |
| 1983 |
August 7 |
Sunday |
Andriy Hryvko |
Ukrainian cyclist |
| 1984 |
August 7 |
Tuesday |
Stratos Perperoglou |
Greek basketball player |
| 1986 |
August 7 |
Thursday |
Paul Biedermann |
German swimmer |
| 1987 |
August 7 |
Friday |
Sidney Crosby |
Canadian hockey player |
| 1988 |
August 7 |
Sunday |
Melody Oliveria |
American internet blogger |
| 1988 |
August 7 |
Sunday |
Beanie Wells |
American football player |
| 1993 |
August 7 |
Saturday |
Zaur Sizo |
Russian footballer |
| 1996 |
August 7 |
Wednesday |
Tessa Allen |
American actress |
