Editing 1943 (section)

===August===
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* [[August 2]] – [[Max Wright]], American actor (d. [[2019]])
* [[August 3]] 
** [[Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson|Princess Christina of Sweden]]
** [[Clarence Wijewardena]], Sri Lankan musician (d. [[1996]])
* [[August 4]] 
** [[Barbara Saß-Viehweger]], German politician, lawyer and civil law notary
** [[Bjørn Wirkola]], Norwegian ski jumper
* [[August 5]] – [[Nelson Briles]], American baseball player (d. [[2005]])
* [[August 6]] – [[Jim Hardin]], American baseball pitcher ([[Baltimore Orioles]], [[New York Yankees]], [[Atlanta Braves]]) (d. [[1991]])
* [[August 8]] – [[Luc Rosenzweig]], French journalist (d. [[2018]])
* [[August 9]] – [[Ken Norton]], African-American boxer, actor (d. [[2013]])
* [[August 10]]
** [[Louis E. Brus]], American chemist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate
** [[Frédéric Kyburz]], Swiss judoka (d. [[2018]])
** [[Ronnie Spector]], American singer ([[The Ronettes]]) (d. [[2022]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/ronnie-spector-dead-84c905db02a01ffa43a6052c3ce66920|title=Ronnie Spector, '60s icon who sang 'Be My Baby,' dies at 78|date=January 12, 2022|website=AP NEWS}}</ref>
* [[August 11]]
** [[Abigail Folger]], American heiress, murder victim (d. [[1969]])
** [[Pervez Musharraf]], Pakistani general, leader and 10th [[President of Pakistan]] (d. [[2023]])
* [[August 13]] – [[Roberto Micheletti]], [[President of Honduras]]
* [[August 15]] – [[Glória Maria]], Brazilian journalist, reporter and television host
* [[August 17]]
** [[Robert De Niro]], American actor
** [[Yukio Kasaya]], Japanese ski jumper
* [[August 18]] 
** [[Martin Mull]], American actor and comedian (d. [[2024]])
** [[Gianni Rivera]], Italian footballer
* [[August 19]] – [[Edwin Hawkins]], African-American gospel musician, pianist (d. [[2018]])
* [[August 20]] – [[Sylvester McCoy]], Scottish actor<ref>{{cite web |title=Sylvester McCoy |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba3c85b98 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528093240/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba3c85b98 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 28, 2016 |website=BFI |access-date=9 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[August 22]] – [[Nahas Angula]], [[Prime Minister of Namibia]]
* [[August 23]]
**[[Rodney Alcala]], American serial killer, kidnapper, and rapist (d. [[2021]])<ref>{{cite web | url=https://the-line-up.com/rodney-alcala-the-dating-game-killer-victims | title=Rodney Alcala: The Dating Game Killer Who Appeared on a Gameshow in the Midst of His Murder Spree | date=February 20, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.biography.com/crime/rodney-alcala | title=Rodney Alcala - Dating Game, Death & Victims | date=October 3, 2023 }}</ref>
**[[Pino Presti]], Italian bassist, arranger, composer, conductor, record producer
* [[August 27]] – [[Tuesday Weld]], American actress
* [[August 28]]
** [[Surayud Chulanont]], Thai politician, 24th [[Prime Minister of Thailand]]
** [[Lou Piniella]], American baseball player, manager
** [[Jihad Al-Atrash]], Lebanese actor, voice actor
* [[August 29]] – [[Arthur B. McDonald]], Canadian astrophysicist, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate
* [[August 30]]
** [[Tal Brody]], American-born Israeli basketball player
** [[Robert Crumb|R. Crumb]], American artist, illustrator
** [[Altovise Davis]], American entertainer (d. [[2009]])
** [[Jean-Claude Killy]], French skier
** [[John Kani]], South African actor
* [[August 31]] – [[Leonid Ivashov]], Russian general