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
45 years old
Guinean-American actress in DCEU films Shazam! and Shazam! Fury of the Gods, and 2024 film Divorce in the Black
53 years old
Italian football manager (Palermo) and former player who played as a striker for Juventus, AC Milan, and Italy national team
55 years old
Irish footballer, pundit, and former coach who played as a defensive midfielder for Manchester United and Republic of Ireland national team
69 years old
American actress who starred as Dora DuFran 1995 miniseries Buffalo Girls, and Lucille Vinson in 1999 film Crazy in Alabama
Died aged 80
English filmmaker who directed the films The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), North by Northwest (1959), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
32 years old
Portuguese footballer who has played as a midfielder for Manchester City, Real Madrid, and the Portugal national team
79 years old
10th prime minister of Malaysia since 2022 and a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR)
Died aged 90
31st president of the U.S. from 1929 to 1933 and whose presidency was during the Great Depression
29 years old
Nigerian footballer who has played as a striker for Nottingham Forest, Liverpool, Union Berlin, and the Nigeria national team
56 years old
American CNN and ABC TV personality, news broadcaster, journalist, brother of former governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo
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.
