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, Madonna the Queen of Pop, and late American singer Whitney Houston are also August birthday celebrities.
Australian actor famous as 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 famous celebrities with birthdays in August.
Celebrities with birthdays in August
27 years old
Spanish-Moroccan footballer who has played as attacking midfielder/ winger for Real Madrid, Manchester City, and Morocco national team
38 years old
American soccer player who played as a wingback/ forward for the United States national team and won two FIFA Women's World Cups
29 years old
American actress, singer famous as Kim Crawford in Kickin' It TV comedy series and Tandy Bowen / Dagger in Cloak & Dagger series
43 years old
American actress who acted as Dr. Emily Owens in the series Emily Owens, M.D., and Nancy Crozier on legal drama series The Good Wife
23 years old
Danish footballer who has played as a forward for Newcastle United and the Denmark national team
36 years old
British model who began her career at the age of 16 in 2007, and has appeared on the cover of Vogue, Glamour, and Elle magazines
61 years old
French journalist, radio and TV presenter on RTL, Vincent Limites, Disney Channel and C'est pas juste, and drag racing driver
67 years old
American actor who starred as Dr. Perry Cox in medical sitcom Scrubs, and Sgt. O'Neill in 1986 epic anti-war film Platoon
47 years old
Canadian actress famous as Kate Austen in TV series Lost, and Tauriel in The Hobbit films including The Desolation of Smaug
69 years old
Scottish footballer who played as a midfielder/ defender for Ipswich Town, Liverpool, Middlesbrough, and Scotland national team
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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.
