Famous people born in August include American actors Jason Momoa and Robert De Niro, actresses Amy Adams and Viola Davis, and Swiss former world number 1 tennis player Roger Federer. Jamaican sprinting legend Usain Bolt and late American singer Whitney Houston are also born in August.
Australian actor “Thor Odinson” Chris Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence who is famous as the shapeshifting mutant “Mystique” on X-Men, Michael Jackson the “King of Pop“, 42nd and 44th presidents of the United States Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, and the late Hulk Hogan are other celebrities with birthdays in August.
Celebs birthday in August
21 years old
Spanish footballer who has played as a central midfielder for Barcelona and the Spain national team
60 years old
American basketball player who played as a center for San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association (NBA)
36 years old
American basketball player who has played as point guard for the Indiana Fever in Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
63 years old
French singer known for his 1985 hit single Elle a les yeux revolver..., and actor (as Louis Daniel) in TV series Crossing Lines
51 years old
American actor who stars as General Zod in DC Extended Universe films Man of Steel (2013) and The Flash (2023)
54 years old
American actress who acted as Kelly Palmer in TV sitcom The King of Queens, and Francie Calfo/ Allison Doren in Alias series
74 years old
American actress famous as Annie Camden on TV series 7th Heaven, and Marilyn Monroe in Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980)
52 years old
American actress famous as Lorraine Warren in The Conjuring Universe horror films, Dr. Emma Russell in Godzilla: King of the Monsters
30 years old
Belgian footballer who has played as an attacking midfielder for Chelsea, Cercle Brugge, and RFC Liège
43 years old
American athlete and hurdler in 60 m and 100 m hurdles, and gold medal winner at the 2013 World Championships
August Historical Events
3rd August 1942: Italian explorer Christopher Columbus made his 1st voyage in a search of a new and better sea route to Asia. Departing from mainland Spain, Columbus went on a voyage to find a quicker route for trade with China.5th August 1962: Nelson Mandela was arrested. He was later sentenced to 5 years in prison. Mandela was one of the African nationalists under the South African Communist Party who were actively challenging the apartheid state. On June 12, 1964, He was added charges of sabotage against the apartheid South African government and sentenced to life in prison. He was released after 27 years in jail, on February 11, 1990.6th August 1945: The U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city known as Hiroshima. The weapon was created under the then top-secret program that was code-named "The Manhattan Project". This was during the 2nd World War. 9th August 1945: Another American B-29 bomber dropped the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki. The combined effects of the new American weapons forced the Japanese to formally surrender and bring to an end World War II the following week on August 14, 1945.14th August 1945: Japan surrenders to the allied powers. Japanese Emperor Hirohito formally announced the surrender the next day, and the surrender was signed the following month on 2nd September, 1945. This brought the end of World War II.15th August 1947:India gained independence from the United Kingdom. Indians celebrate their Independence Day every year on the 15th of August, which is a public holiday. Additionally, the country's constitution came into effect on the 26th of January, 1950, and the date is celebrated as the Indian Republic Day.
In total, the British Raj (the period of British rule of India) lasted for 100 years, beginning in 1858 and ending in 1947.
