Benjamin Barber

Walt whitman professor emeritus at rutgers university.

Born August 2nd, 1939 in New York City.

Died April 24th, 2017 at 77 years old in Manhattan (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Víctor Estrella

Dominican republic tennis player.

Born August 2nd, 1980 (age 45 years) in Santiago de los Caballeros.

Arthur Bliss

English composer and conductor (1891–1975).

Born August 2nd, 1891 in Barnes, London.

Died March 28th, 1975 at 83 years old in London. ^[ref]

Pat Noonan

American soccer player and manager.

Born August 2nd, 1980 (age 45 years) in St. Louis.

Massiel

Spanish singer.

Born August 2nd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Madrid.

Francis Marion Crawford

Novelist, short story writer, essayist (1854-1909).

Born August 2nd, 1854 in Bagni di Lucca.

Died April 9th, 1909 at 54 years old in Campania.

Arthur Dove

American painter (1880-1946).

Born August 2nd, 1880 in Canandaigua. ^[ref]

Died November 23rd, 1946 at 66 years old in Huntington. ^[ref]

Hamidou Benmassoud

Moroccan film, television and stage actor (1935-2013).

Born August 2nd, 1935 in Rabat.

Died September 19th, 2013 at 78 years old in Paris (disease).

Naná Vasconcelos

Brazilian percussionist.

Born August 2nd, 1944 in Recife.

Died March 9th, 2016 at 71 years old in Recife (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Mike Ross

American businessman and politician.

Born August 2nd, 1961 (age 64 years) in Texarkana.