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
65 years old
Prime Minister of Spain from 2004 to 20 December, 2011
Died aged 70
French businessman who founded the French luxury fashion company and brand Louis Vuitton in 1854 in Paris
70 years old
American actor in 1996 film Sling Blade, 1993 western film Tombstone, legal drama series Goliath, and singer in rock band the Boxmasters
Died aged 79
American actress who starred as Jennifer Marlowe on sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati, and Jayne Mansfield in The Jayne Mansfield Story
Died aged 78
American actor and comedian who starred as Detective/ sergeant John Munch in NBC police drama series Homicide: Life on the Street
57 years old
French lawyer, politician, presidential contender in several elections, member of French National Assembly, and daughter of Jean-Marie Le Pen
42 years old
Dutch football coach and footballer who played as a striker for Arsenal, Manchester United, and Netherlands national team
53 years old
American actor who stars as Ricky Nash in 2002 film Barbershop (2002), and street racer Slap Jack in 2003 film 2 Fast 2 Furious
55 years old
American politician, Democratic Party member, and attorney who has served in the New York State Assembly and as a House minority leader
Died aged 82
American astronaut and engineer famous as the who, as the first person to walk on the Moon as commander of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission
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.
