Births and deaths of August 15, 2008
Births
1769 - Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor of France.
1771 - Sir Walter Scott, Scottish novelist.
1879 - Ethel Barrymore (Ethel Mae Blythe), often called the "First Lady of the American Theatre."
1888 - T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia), English archaeologist, soldier, and writer.
1912 - Julia Child (McWilliams), American chef, author.
1925 - Rose Marie (Curley), American comedienne, actress.
Deaths
1935 - Will Rogers, American entertainer.
1935 - Wiley Post, American aviator.
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Births and deaths of August 14, 2008
Births
1777 - Hans Christian Oersted, Danish scientist, who discovered electromagnetism.
1886 - Arthur J. Dempster, Canadian-American physicist.
1915 - Max Klein, American painter; invented "paint by numbers."
1941 - David Crosby (David Van Cortland), American musician, songwriter.
1945 - Steve Martin, American Emmy Award-winning comedy writer, comedian, actor, author.
Deaths
1951 - William Randolph Hearst, American newspaper publisher.
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Births and deaths of August 13, 2008
Births
1818 - Lucy Stone, women's rights activist, who founded American Suffrage Association.
1860 - Annie Oakley (Phoebe Anne Oakley Mozee), American sharpshooter, performer.
1888 - John Baird, Scottish television pioneer.
1899 - Alfred Hitchcock, British filmmaker, director.
1912 - Ben Hogan, American golf champion.
1926 - Fidel Castro (Ruz), Cuban revolutionary, leader.
1959 - Danny Bonaduce, American actor
1998 - Jenna's cousin
Deaths
1910 - Florence Nightingale, English nurse and hospital reformer
1995 - Mickey Mantle, Hall of Fame baseball player for the New York Yankees.
2004 - Julia Child, Emmy Award-winning chef and television personality.
2007 - Phil Rizzuto, NY Yankees star shortstop
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Births and deaths of August 12, 2008
Births
1781 - Robert Mills, American architect of Washington Monument, National Portrait Gallery, U.S. Treasury Building.
1881 - Cecil B. DeMille, American movie producer and director.
1911 - Cantinflas, Mexican circus clown, acrobat and actor.
1930 - Porter Waggoner, American country music singer, songwriter.
Deaths
1827 - William Blake, English poet and painter.
1964 - Ian Fleming, English novelist who created the character James Bond.
1982 - Henry Fonda, American stage and film actor.
2007 - Merv Griffin, television host and businessman.
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Births and deaths of August 4, 2008
Births
1792 - Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet.
1900 - Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother of Britain's royal family.
1901 - Louis (Satchmo) Armstrong, American jazz musician, Grammy Award-winning singer.
Deaths
1875 - Hans Christian Andersen, Danish fairy tale writer.
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