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
55 years old
Queen of Jordan and wife of King Abdullah II
45 years old
English actress who acted as Gwen/ Guinevere in the BBC fantasy series Merlin/ The Adventures of Merlin
54 years old
American actor and comedian famous as Detective James Carter in the Rush Hour film series, including 2007 film Rush Hour 3
60 years old
Canadian singer of hit songs You're Still the One, From This Moment On, That Don't Impress Me Much, and Man! I Feel Like a Woman!
Died aged 81
American politician famous as Republican Party nominee in 2008 presidential election, and Arizona senator from 1987 to his death in 2018
69 years old
Puerto Rican actor who acted as Cyrus in 1998 film Snake Eyes, and Pachanga in 1993 crime drama film Carlito's Way
Died aged 90
English actor and older brother of Sir David Attenborough, and who directed and produced the 1982 biographical film Gandhi
Died aged 79
2nd president of Angola from 1979 to 2017
43 years old
American singer of the songs How Do I Live and Can't Fight the Moonlight, and actress in 2018 film It's Christmas, Eve
40 years old
Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, and son of King Salman
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.
