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August 15th

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582 Notable birthdays

Óscar Romero

Fourth archbishop of san salvador (1917–1980).

Born August 15th, 1917 in Ciudad Barrios.

Died March 24th, 1980 at 62 years old in San Salvador (terrorism, gunshot wound, assassination).

Jim Dale

British actor, singer and songwriter.

Born August 15th, 1935 (age 90 years) in Rothwell.

Lee Sang-yoon

South korean actor.

Born August 15th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Seoul, Yeongdeungpo District, Yeoui-dong.

Belinda Peregrín

Spanish-born mexican actress and singer.

Born August 15th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Madrid. [ref]

Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Emir of dubai (1943–2006).

Born August 15th, 1943 in Al Shindagha.

Died January 4th, 2006 at 62 years old in Gold Coast (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Jimmy Webb

American songwriter, composer, and singer.

Born August 15th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Elk City.

Simon Baron-Cohen

British psychologist and author.

Born August 15th, 1958 (age 67 years) in London, United Kingdom.

Oscar Peterson

Canadian jazz pianist (1925–2007).

Born August 15th, 1925 in Montreal. [ref]

Died December 23rd, 2007 at 82 years old in Mississauga (kidney failure). [ref]

Quinton Aaron

American actor (born 1984).

Born August 15th, 1984 (age 41 years) in The Bronx. [ref]

Kimberly Cheatle

American law enforcement officer.

Born August 15th, 1972 (age 53 years) in Hinsdale. [ref]

John Bosco

Italian roman catholic priest, educator, writer (1815–1888).

Born August 15th, 1815 in Castelnuovo Don Bosco.

Died January 31st, 1888 at 72 years old in Turin.

Pat Priest

American actress.

Born August 15th, 1936 (age 89 years) in Bountiful.

Miss Kier

Noblewoman; american musician.

Born August 15th, 1963 (age 62 years) in Youngstown.

Ethel Barrymore

American actress (1879–1959).

Born August 15th, 1879 in Philadelphia.

Died June 18th, 1959 at 79 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).

Erin Gruwell

American academic.

Born August 15th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Glendora.

Carl Edwards

American racing driver.

Born August 15th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Columbia.

Nicolas Roeg

English film director and cinematographer (1928–2018).

Born August 15th, 1928 in St John's Wood.

Died November 23rd, 2018 at 90 years old in London. [ref]

Rob Thomas

Young adult novel author, television program writer.

Born August 15th, 1965 (age 60 years) in Sunnyside.

Tom Johnston

American musician and recording artist.

Born August 15th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Visalia.

Tess Harper

American actress.

Born August 15th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Mammoth Spring.

Nous Klear

Dj, productora.

Born August 15th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Bradford.

Tommy Aldridge

American drummer.

Born August 15th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Jackson.

Louis de Broglie

Nobel laureate credited to pioneer the discovery of wave character of matter (1892–1987).

Born August 15th, 1892 in Dieppe. [ref]

Died March 19th, 1987 at 94 years old in Louveciennes. [ref]

Jill Haworth

British actress (1945-2011).

Born August 15th, 1945 in Hove.

Died January 3rd, 2011 at 65 years old in Manhattan (disease). [ref]

Barbara Bouchet

German-american actress and entrepreneuse.

Born August 15th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Liberec. [ref]

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