August 7 is the 219th day of the year (220th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 146 days remaining until the end of the year.
The Northern Hemisphere is considered to be halfway through its summer and the Southern Hemisphere half way through its winter on this day.
Samrat Saxena was born at 1:40 am on 07th August 2010 in Lucknow, India. He will share b'day with 106 other celebs which include the historical greats of science, politics, entertainment and many other fields of endeavour. Some of these celebrities have sadly departed, while others are very much alive the details are as under:
Birth name Ralph Johnson Bunche
Ralph Bunche was born August 7, 1903 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an American political scientist and diplomat who received the Nobel Peace Prize for his mediation work in Palestine. His other award includes the 'Medal of Freedom' which he received from President John F. Kennedy. He died December 9, 1971 age 68.
Abby Berlin. August 7, 1907. She was an American film and TV director. August 19, 1965-†
Abebe Bikila. August 7, 1932. He was an Ethiopia marathon runner. 1st black African to win an Olympic gold medal. October 25, 1973-†
Alain Corneau. August 7, 1943. French film director and writer.
Alan Keyes. August 7, 1950. American conservative political activist, author and diplomat.
Alan Leo. August 7, 1860. He was a British astrologer, author, publisher and theosophist. August 30, 1917-†
Alan Page. August 7, 1945. American jurist and football player.
Alexander Dityatin. August 7, 1957. Russian gymnast.
Alexandre Aja. August 7, 1978. French film director.
Alexei Sayle. August 7, 1952. English comedian, actor and author.
Angela Schijf. August 7, 1979. Dutch actress.
Anjanette Comer. August 7, 1939. American actress.
Ann Harding. August 7, 1902. She was an American theatre, motion picture, radio, and TV actress. September 1, 1981-†
Art Houtteman. August 7, 1927. He was an American Major League Baseball player. May 6, 2003-†
Aurelie Claudel. August 7, 1980. French model.
Beanie Wells. August 7, 1988. American football player.
Ben Maddow. August 7, 1909. He was an American screenwriter and documentary maker. October 9, 1992-†
Bruce Dickinson. August 7, 1958. English musician, songwriter, author, DJ and pilot. Heavy metal band, Iron Maiden.
Caetano Veloso. August 7, 1942. Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, writer and polital activist.
Carl Switzer. August 7, 1927. He was an American actor. January 21, 1959-†
Carlos Monzon. August 7, 1942. He was an Argentinian boxer. January 8, 1995-†
Charlotte Ronson. August 7, 1977. Fashion designer.
Christian Chavez. August 7, 1983. Mexican singer and actor.
Constantius II. {Flavius Iulius Constantius}. August 7, 317. He was Roman Emperor from 337 to November 3, 361-†
Danny Graves. August 7, 1973. South Vietnamese-born American Major League Baseball player.
David Rasche. August 7, 1944. American actor.
Don Larsen. August 7, 1929. American Major League Baseball player.
Edward Hardwicke. August 7, 1932. English actor.
Edwin Edwards. August 7, 1927. 50th Governor of Louisiana.
Elizabeth Manley. August 7, 1965. Canadian figure skater.
Eric Namesnik. August 7, 1970. He was an American Olympic swimmer. January 11, 2006-†
Ernestine Wade. August 7, 1906. She was an American actress. April 15, 1983-†
Ester Toivonen. August 7, 1914. She was a Finnish beauty Queen-Miss Finland. December 29, 1979-†
Fernando Cerchio. August 7, 1914. He was an Italian film director and screenwriter. August 19, 1974-†
Felice Bryant. August 7, 1925. She was an American songwriter. April 22, 2003-†
Francesca Gregorini. August 7, 1968. Italian-born singer and songwriter.
Freddie Slack. August 7, 1910. He was an American pianist and bandleader. August 10, 1965-†
Gail Robinson. August 7, 1946. She was an American operatic soprano. October 19, 2008-†
George Van Eps. August 7, 1913. He was an American swing and jazz guitarist. November 29, 1998-†
Gerry Scotti. August 7, 1956. Italian TV presenter, actor and politician.
Grandon Rhodes. August 7, 1904. He was an American actor. June 9, 1987-†
Greg Serano. August 7, 1972 or 1974. American actor.
Hans Matheson. August 7, 1975. Scottish-born actor.
Ian Dench. August 7, 1964. British songwriter and musician.
Idrees Sulieman. August 7, 1923. He was an American hard bop trumpeter. July 23, 2002-†
Jacqui O'Sullivan. August 7, 1960. English singer and songwriter-Groups, Shillelagh Sisters and Bananarama.
Jamey Jasta. August 7, 1977. American musician.
James Lynn Strait. August 7, 1968. He was a singer and lyricist-Rock band, Snot. December 11, 1998-†
Jamie Macoun. August 7, 1961. Canadian ice hockey defensemen.
Jason Grimsley. August 7, 1967. American Major League Baseball player.
John Birmingham. August 7, 1964. Australian author.
John Glover. August 7, 1944. American actor.
Julian Wadham. August 7, 1958. British actor.
Jyrki Mikkonen. August 7, 1909. He was a Finnish writer and journalist. January 15, 1984-†
Kristen Hersh. August 7, 1966. American singer/songwriter and solo artist.
Louis Leakey. August 7, 1903. He was a Kenyan archaeologist and naturalist. October 1, 1972-†
Luckey Roberts. August 7, 1887. He was an American jazz and blues composer and pianist. February 5, 1968-†
M. S. Swaminathan. August 7, 1925. Indian agriculture scientist.
Maida Severn. August 7, 1902. She was an American actress. January 23, 1995-†
Majken Torkeli. August 7, 1916. Swedish actress.
Manitas de Plata. August 7, 1921. French flamenco guitarist.
Mata Hari. August 7, 1876. She was a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan. October 15, 1917-†
Megan Gale. August 7, 1975. Australian model and actress.
Nicholas Ray. August 7, 1911. He was an American film director. June 16, 1979-†
P.L. Santoshi. August 7, 1916. He was an Indian film and TV writer and director. September 7, 1978-†
Phyllis Crane. August 7, 1912. She was a Canadian-born American film actress. October 12, 1982-†
Rachel York. August 7, 1971. American actress and singer.
Rahsaan Roland Kirk. August 7, 1935. He was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, musician, composer, arranger and bandleader. December 5, 1977-†
Ramon Estevez. August 7, 1963. American actor.
Raul Malo. August 7, 1965. American singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer.
Robert Mueller. August 7, 1944. American 12th director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation {FBI}.
Rodney Crowell. August 7, 1950. American country music musician, singer and songwriter.
Romeo Muller. August 7, 1928. He was an American screenwriter and actor. December 30, 1992-†
Ron Holden. August 7, 1939. He was an American singer. January 22, 1997-†
Rudolf Ising. August 7, 1903. He was an American director, producer, actor and writer. July 18, 1992-†
Samantha Ronson. August 7, 1977. English singer-songwriter and disc jockey.
Sarah Cawood. August 7, 1972. English TV presenter.
Shane Lechler. August 7, 1976. American football punter.
Shirley Yeung. August 7, 1978. Hong Kong actress.
Sidney Crosby. August 7, 1987. Canadian ice hockey player.
Sophie Lee. August 7, 1968. Australian actress and author.
Sydney Penny. August 7, 1971. American actress.
Stan Freberg. August 7, 1926. American author, recording artist, voice actor, comedian, radio personality, puppeteer, and director of commercial advertising.
Tessa Allen. August 7, 1996. American actress.
Tobin Bell. August 7, 1942. American actor.
Trevor Hendy. August 7, 1968. Australian surf lifesaver.
Ulrich Salchow. August 7, 1877. He was a Swedish figure skater. April 19, 1949-†
Victoria of Baden. {Sophie Marie Viktoria}. August 7, 1862. She was the Queen consort of Sweden. April 4, 1930-†
Warren Covington. August 7, 1921. He was an American jazz trombonist, musician, arranger and bandleader. August 24, 1999-†
Wayne Knight. August 7, 1955. American comedic actor.
Yelena Davydova. August 7, 1961. Russian gymnast.
Zane Lowe. August 7, 1973. New Zealand radio DJ and TV presenter.
Charlize Theron was born August 7, 1975 in Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa. She is a South African-born American actress and model best known for her roles in the films 'Monster', 'The Devil's Advocate' and 'The Cider House Rules', among others. She is also known for her appearances on numerous magazine covers.
Garrison Keillor was born August 7, 1942 in Anoka, Minnesota, USA. He is an American author, humorist, columnist, musician and radio personality who is known for hosting the radio show 'A Prairie Home Companion'. He has written books for adults and children and he also writes articles for magazines and newspapers.
Melanie Sykes was born August 7, 1970 in Mossley, Greater Manchester, England, UK. She is an English TV presenter and model best known for presenting various TV shows, such as 'Today with Des and Mel' and 'The Big Breakfast'.
Jimmy Wales was born August 7, 1966 in Huntsville, Alabama, USA. He is an American Internet entrepreneur who, along with Larry Sanger and others, co-founded the on-line information web site 'Wikipedia'.
Billie Burke was born August 7, 1884 in Washington D.C., USA. She was an American actress who is known for her various roles on Broadway, including 'Mrs. Dot' and 'The Runaway', but is best remembered for her role as Glinda, the Good Witch of the North, in the musical film 'The Wizard of Oz'. She died May 14, 1970 age 85.
Charlotte Lewis was born August 7, 1967 in Kensington, London, England, UK. She is an English actress best known for her roles in the films 'Pirates', 'The Golden Child' and 'Tripwire'.
June Travis was born August 7, 1914 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was a motion picture actress best known for her many roles in films, such as 'Not On Your Life' and 'The Case of the Black Cat'. She died April 14, 2008 age 93.
Tina O'Brien was born August 7, 1983 in Rusholme, Manchester, England, UK. She is an English actress best known for her role of Sarah-Louise Platt on the British TV soap opera 'Coronation Street'.
Cirroc Lofton was born August 7, 1978 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an American actor best known for playing Jake Sisko on the TV series 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'. He is also known for his roles in 'The Hoop Life' and 'CSI: Miami'.
B. J. Thomas was born August 7, 1942 in Hugo, Oklahoma, USA. He is an American singer. His hit songs include 'I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry', 'Hooked on a Feeling', 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head' and '{Hey Won't You Play} Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song'.
Harold Perrineau was born August 7, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an American actor best known for his roles on the TV series 'Lost', 'The Unusuals' and 'Oz' and also in the films '30 Days of Night: Dark Days', 'Romeo + Juliet' and 'The Matrix' films.
Abbie Cornish was born August 7, 1982 in Lochinvar, New South Wales, Australia. She is an Australian actress who has appeared in many films, such as 'Somersault', 'Candy' and 'A Good Year, as well as many Australian TV roles.
James Randi, aka, ''The Amazing Randi" was born August 7, 1928 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a magician and escape artist who began his career as a magician to challenging the methodology and the belief and practice of paranormal claims. He is known for being the sponsor of the million dollar challenge which offers $1,000,000 to whoever can scientifically demonstrate evidence of the paranormal.
David Duchovny was born August 7, 1960 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an American actor and TV host best known for his roles as FBI Special Agent, Fox Mulder on 'The X-Files' and as Hank Moody on 'Californication'. He is also known for many other roles in film and TV, as well as guest hosting 'Saturday Night Live'.
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