Today in History:
Born on August 23
1754
Louis XVI, King of France during the French Revolution who met his fate at the guillotine.
1755
Jean Baptiste Lislet-Geoffroy, French geographer.
1883
Jonathan Wainwright, U.S. general who fought against the Japanese on Corregidor in the Philippines and was forced to surrender.
1898
Albert Claude, biologist who won
the 1974 Nobel for his work on the sub-structure of the cell. He never
graduated from high school.
1912
Gene Kelly, dancer, choreographer and actor.
1931
H.O. Smith, molecular biologist credited with helping 'open the door' on genetic engineering.
1934
Barbara Eden, actress (I Dream of Jeannie TV series).
1934
Sonny (Christian) Jurgensen, professional football player and sports announcer.
1935
Sir Roy Colin Strong, the youngest
director of both Britain's National Portrait Gallery and the Victoria
and Albert Museum in London; recipient of Shakespeare Prize.
1938
Roger John Reginald Greenaway,
songwriter ("I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing,"), record producer. He
and co-writer Roger Cook were first UK team to receive an Ivor Novello
Award as Songwriters of the Year in two successive years.
1942
Patricia McBride, ballerina; in 1961 became youngest principal in the New York City Ballet.
1946
Keith Moon, drummer in The Who.
1951
Akhmad Kadyrov, President of Chechnya (Oct 5, 2003–May 9, 2004).
1951
Queen Noor of Jordan (Lisa Najeeb Halaby), queen consort 1978–99.
1956
Andreas Floer, mathematician, creator of the Floer homology.
1965
Roger Avary, screenwriter, director (Killing Zoe); shared Academy Award with co-writer Quentin Tarantino for best original screenplay (Pulp Fiction).
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