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
Died aged 62
South African author and actor who wrote short stories that were published in South African family magazine Drum
36 years old
Australian actress who acts as Diana, Princess of Wales in the final two seasons of Netflix drama series The Crown
Died aged 65
First president of Cameroon from 1960 until 1982, and first Prime Minister from independence in January 1960 to May 1960
62 years old
American actor who starred as Detective Vic Mackey on crime drama series The Shield, and Ben Grimm/ the Thing in Fantastic Four film
Died aged 67
Swedish actress who starred in 1942 romantic drama film Casablanca, and in 1948 epic historical drama film Joan of Arc
26 years old
German-Nigerian footballer who has played as a goalkeeper for Udinese, Watford, and the Nigeria national team
46 years old
American actress who starred as Ellen Doyle in 2014 film Glass Chin, and Dolores Sheeran in 2019 epic gangster film The Irishman
29 years old
American actor who acted as Dr. Wes Bryant on Grey's Anatomy, and Aaron Jackson on teen comedy drama series Grown-ish
44 years old
American businessman and industrial designer famous as co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, and is one of the richest people in the world
17 years old
English footballer who has played as a left winger/ left midfielder for Liverpool and the England national team
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.
