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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[AD 8|8]] &ndash; [[Roman Empire]] [[General officer|general]] [[Tiberius]] defeats the [[Dalmatae]] on the river [[Bosna (river)|Bosna]]. 
* [[435]] &ndash; Deposed [[Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople]] [[Nestorius]], considered the originator of [[Nestorianism]], is exiled by [[List of Byzantine emperors|Roman Emperor]] [[Theodosius II]] to a [[monastery]] in [[Egypt]].
* [[881]] &ndash; [[Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu]]: [[Louis III of France]] defeats the [[Vikings]], an event celebrated in the poem ''[[Ludwigslied]]''.
* [[908]] &ndash; [[Battle of Eisenach (908)|Battle of Eisenach]]: An invading [[Principality of Hungary|Hungarian]] force defeats an [[East Francia|East Frankish]] army under Duke [[Burchard, Duke of Thuringia|Burchard]] of [[Thuringia]].
*[[1031]] &ndash; [[Olaf II of Norway]] is canonized as Saint Olaf by [[Grimketel]], the English [[Bishop of Selsey]].
*[[1057]] &ndash; Frederick of Lorraine elected as [[Pope Stephen IX]]. 
*[[1342]] &ndash; The [[Siege of Algeciras (1342–44)|Siege of Algeciras]] commences during the Spanish [[Reconquista]].
*[[1492]] &ndash; [[Christopher Columbus]] sets sail from [[Palos de la Frontera]], Spain.
*[[1527]] &ndash; The first known letter from North America is sent by [[John Rut]] while at [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's, Newfoundland]].
===1601–1900===
*[[1601]] &ndash; [[Long Turkish War|Long War]]: [[Habsburg monarchy|Austria]] captures [[Transylvania]] in the [[Battle of Goroszló]].
*[[1645]] &ndash; [[Thirty Years' War]]: The [[Battle of Nördlingen (1645)|Second Battle of Nördlingen]] sees French forces defeating those of the [[Holy Roman Empire]].
*[[1678]] &ndash; [[René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle|Robert LaSalle]] builds the ''[[Le Griffon]]'', the first known ship built on the [[Great Lakes]].
*[[1778]] &ndash; The theatre ''[[La Scala]]'' in Milan is inaugurated with the première of Antonio Salieri's ''[[Europa riconosciuta]]''.
*[[1795]] &ndash; [[Treaty of Greenville]] is signed, ending the [[Northwest Indian War]] in the [[Ohio Country]].
*[[1811]] &ndash; First ascent of [[Jungfrau]], third highest summit in the [[Bernese Alps]] by brothers Johann Rudolf and Hieronymus Meyer.
*[[1829]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of Lewistown]] is signed by the [[Shawnee]] and [[Seneca people|Seneca]] peoples, exchanging land in [[Ohio]] for land west of the [[Mississippi River]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Treaty_of_Lewistown_(1829)|title=Treaty of Lewistown (1829) |website=Ohio History Central |access-date=2018-11-04}}</ref>
*[[1852]] &ndash; [[Harvard University]] wins the first [[Harvard–Yale Regatta|Boat Race]] between [[Yale University]] and Harvard. The race is also known as the first ever American intercollegiate athletic event.
*[[1859]] &ndash; The [[American Dental Association]] is founded in [[Niagara Falls, New York]].
*[[1900]] &ndash; The [[Firestone Tire and Rubber Company]] is founded.
===1901–present===
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization|Macedonian rebels]] in [[Kruševo]] proclaim the [[Kruševo Republic]], which exists for only ten days before [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman Turks]] lay waste to the town.
*[[1907]] &ndash; Judge [[Kenesaw Mountain Landis]] fines [[Amoco|Standard Oil of Indiana]] a record $29.4&nbsp;million for illegal rebating to freight carriers; the conviction and fine are later reversed on appeal.
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[World War I]]: Germany declares war against France, while [[Romania during World War I|Romania declares its neutrality]].
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Commissioner of Baseball|Major League Baseball Commissioner]] [[Kenesaw Mountain Landis]] confirms the ban of the eight [[Black Sox Scandal|Chicago Black Sox]], the day after they were acquitted by a Chicago court.
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Jesse Owens]] wins the 100 metre dash, defeating [[Ralph Metcalfe]], at the [[1936 Summer Olympics|Berlin Olympics]].
*  1936   &ndash; A fire wipes out [[Kursha-2]] in the [[Meshchera Lowlands]], [[Ryazan Oblast]], [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russia]], killing 1,200 and leaving only 20 survivors.
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: [[Kingdom of Italy|Italian]] forces begin the [[Italian conquest of British Somaliland|invasion of British Somaliland]].
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Holiday World & Splashin' Safari|Santa Claus Land]], the world's first themed [[amusement park]], opens in [[Santa Claus, Indiana]], United States.
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Whittaker Chambers]] accuses [[Alger Hiss]] of being a [[Communism|communist]] and a [[Espionage|spy]] for the [[Soviet Union]].
*[[1949]] &ndash; The [[Basketball Association of America]] and the [[National Basketball League (United States)|National Basketball League]] finalize the merger that would create the [[National Basketball Association]].
*[[1958]] &ndash; The world's first nuclear submarine, the [[USS Nautilus (SSN-571)|USS ''Nautilus'']], becomes the first vessel to complete a submerged transit of the geographical [[North Pole]].
*[[1959]] &ndash; Portugal's state police force [[PIDE]] [[Pidjiguiti massacre|fires upon striking workers]] in [[Bissau]], [[Portuguese Guinea]], killing over 50 people.
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Niger]] gains independence from France.
*[[1972]] &ndash; The [[United States Senate]] ratifies the [[Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty]].
*[[1975]] &ndash; A privately chartered [[Boeing 707]] [[Agadir air disaster|strikes a mountain peak and crashes]] near [[Agadir]], [[Morocco]], killing 188.
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Tandy Corporation]] announces the [[TRS-80]], one of the world's first mass-produced [[personal computer]]s.
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Senegal]]ese opposition parties, under the leadership of [[Mamadou Dia]], launch the [[Antiimperialist Action Front – Suxxali Reew Mi]].
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre]] in [[Algeria]]: A total of 116 villagers killed, 40 in Oued El-Had and 76 in Mezouara.
*  1997   &ndash; The [[List of tallest buildings and structures in the world|tallest free-standing structure]] in the Southern Hemisphere, [[Sky Tower (Auckland)|Sky Tower]] in downtown [[Auckland, New Zealand]], opens after two-and-a-half years of construction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10828091|access-date=2 March 2017|title=Remember Auckland before the Sky Tower?|date=20 August 2012|publisher=[[The New Zealand Herald]] }}</ref>
*[[2004]] &ndash; The pedestal of the [[Statue of Liberty]] reopens after being closed since the [[September 11 attacks]].
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[List of heads of state of Mauritania|President of Mauritania]] [[Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya]] [[2005 Mauritanian coup d'état|is overthrown]] in a [[Coup d'état|military coup]] while attending the funeral of [[Fahd of Saudi Arabia|King Fahd]] in [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-08-03 |title=Coup ousts West-leaning leader of Mauritania |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna8810648 |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=NBC News}}</ref> 
*[[2007]] &ndash; Former deputy director of the [[Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional|Chilean secret police]] [[Raúl Iturriaga]] is captured after having been on the run following a conviction for [[kidnapping]].
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[2010 Karachi riots|Widespread rioting]] erupts in [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]], after the assassination of a local politician, leaving at least 85 dead and at least 17&nbsp;billion [[Pakistani rupee]]s (US$200 million) in damage.
*[[2014]] &ndash; A 6.1 magnitude [[2014 Ludian earthquake|earthquake]] kills at least 617 people and injures more than 2,400 in [[Yunnan]], China.
*  2014   &ndash; The [[genocide of Yazidis by ISIL]] begins.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Stout |first=David |date=6 August 2014 |title=Be Captured and Killed, or Risk Dying of Thirst: The Awful Choice Facing the Refugees of Sinjar |url=https://time.com/3085270/iraq-yazidi-mount-sinjar-islamic-state-refugees/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150603153352/http://time.com/3085270/iraq-yazidi-mount-sinjar-islamic-state-refugees/ |archive-date=3 June 2015 |access-date=3 June 2015}}</ref>
*[[2018]] &ndash; Two burka-clad men kill 29 people and injure more than 80 in a suicide attack on a Shia mosque in eastern Afghanistan.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45059701 |title=Afghanistan mosque attack: At least 29 Shia worshippers killed in Gardez|date=2018-08-03|newspaper=BBC News Asia}}</ref>
*[[2019]] &ndash; Six hundred protesters, including opposition leader [[Lyubov Sobol]], are arrested in an election protest in [[Moscow]], Russia.<ref>{{cite web|website=[[BBC News]] |date=August 3, 2019|access-date=August 3, 2019|title=Russia protests: Hundreds detained during unauthorised demonstration|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49218726}}</ref>
*  2019   &ndash; Twenty-three people are killed and 22 injured in [[2019 El Paso shooting|a mass shooting]] in [[El Paso, Texas]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Danner |first=Chas |date=August 3, 2019 |title=Everything We Know About the El Paso Walmart Massacre |url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/08/everything-we-know-about-the-el-paso-walmart-shooting.html |access-date=August 3, 2019 |website=[[New York (magazine)|New York]], Intelligencer}}</ref><ref name="NYT23">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/04/26/business/ap-mass-shooting-texas.html|title=El Paso Shooting Victim Dies Months Later, Death Toll Now 23|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 26, 2020|access-date=April 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/texas-man-pleads-guilty-90-federal-hate-crimes-and-firearms-violations-august-2019-mass|title=Texas Man Pleads Guilty to 90 Federal Hate Crimes and Firearms Violations for August 2019 Mass Shooting at Walmart in El Paso, Texas|date=February 8, 2023|website=www.justice.gov}}</ref>
*[[2023]] &ndash; Worst [[2023 Slovenia floods|floods]] hit major parts of [[Slovenia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://reliefweb.int/disaster/fl-2023-000144-svn|title=Slovenia: Floods - Aug 2023|access-date=October 27, 2023|website=www.reliefweb.int}}</ref>

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1442]] &ndash; [[Galeotto I Pico]], Duke of Mirandola (d. 1499)<ref>{{cite book|last=Papotti|first=Francesco Ignazio|title=Annali: Memorie storiche della citta e dell'antico ducato della Mirandola|volume=4|location=Mirandola|publisher=Tipografia di Gaetano Cagarelli|year=1877|page=286|oclc=459100829|language=IT}}</ref>
*[[1486]] &ndash; [[Imperia Cognati]], Italian courtesan (d. 1512)
*[[1491]] &ndash; [[Maria of Jülich-Berg]], German noblewoman (d. 1543)
*[[1509]] &ndash; [[Étienne Dolet]], French scholar and translator (d. 1546)

===1601–1900===
*[[1622]] &ndash; [[Wolfgang Julius, Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein]], German field marshal (d. 1698)
*[[1692]] &ndash; [[John Henley (priest)|John Henley]], English minister and poet (d. 1759)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Midgley |first1=Graham |title=Henley, John [known as Orator Henley] (1692–1756), dissenting minister and eccentric |date=23 September 2010 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/12928}}</ref>
*[[1724]] &ndash; [[Alvise Foscari]], Venetian admiral (d. 1790)<ref>{{DBI | last = Gullino | first = Giuseppe | title = FOSCARI, Alvise | volume = 49 | url = https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/alvise-foscari_res-5c3d91a5-87ed-11dc-8e9d-0016357eee51_%28Dizionario-Biografico%29/}}</ref>
*[[1766]] &ndash; [[Aaron Chorin]], Hungarian rabbi and author (d. 1844)
*[[1770]] &ndash; [[Frederick William III of Prussia]] (d. 1840)
*[[1803]] &ndash; [[Joseph Paxton]], English gardener and architect, designed [[The Crystal Palace]] (d. 1865)<ref>{{cite ODNB|last1=Kenworthy-Browne |first1=John |title=Paxton, Sir Joseph (1803–1865), landscape gardener and architect |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/21634}}</ref>
*[[1808]] &ndash; [[Hamilton Fish]], American lawyer and politician, 26th [[United States Secretary of State]] (d. 1893)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Simpson |first1=Brooks D. |title=Fish, Hamilton (1808-1893), lawyer and secretary of state |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0400375}}</ref>
*[[1811]] &ndash; [[Elisha Otis]], American businessman, founded the [[Otis Elevator Company]] (d. 1861)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Wepman |first1=Dennis |title=Otis, Elisha Graves (1811-1861), inventor and manufacturer |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1001256}}</ref>
*[[1817]] &ndash; [[Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen]] (d. 1895)
*[[1823]] &ndash; [[Thomas Francis Meagher]], Irish-American revolutionary and military leader, territorial governor of Montana (d. 1867)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Cornish |first1=Rory T. |title=Meagher, Thomas Francis (1823–1867), Irish nationalist and soldier |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/18483}}</ref>
*[[1832]] &ndash; [[Ivan Zajc]], Croatian composer, conductor, and director (d. 1914)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Županović |first1=Lovro |title=Zajc, Ivan |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.30795}}</ref>
*[[1837]] &ndash; [[Julien Reverchon]], French botanist (d. 1905)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reverchon, Julien |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/reverchon-julien |last=Perez |first=Joan J.|access-date=4 August 2024 |website=Texas State Historical Association}}</ref>
*[[1840]] &ndash; [[John Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey]], English jurist and politician (d. 1929)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Mooney |first1=Hugh |title=Bigham, John Charles, first Viscount Mersey (1840–1929), judge |date=4 October 2012 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/31884}}</ref>
*[[1850]] &ndash; [[Reginald Heber Roe]], English-Australian swimmer, tennis player, and academic (d. 1926)<ref>{{Cite AuDB |first=E. |last=Clarke |title=Reginald Heber Roe (1850–1926) |volume=11 |year=1988 |id2=roe-reginald-heber-8253 |access-date=2 August 2024}}</ref>
*[[1856]] &ndash; [[Alfred Deakin]], Australian lawyer and politician, 2nd [[Prime Minister of Australia]] (d. 1919)<ref>{{Cite AuDB |first=R. |last=Norris |title=
Alfred Deakin (1856–1919) |volume=8 |year=1981 |id2=deakin-alfred-5927 |access-date=2 August 2024}}</ref>
*[[1860]] &ndash; [[William Kennedy Dickson]], French-Scottish actor, director, and producer (d. 1935)
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[Géza Gárdonyi]], Hungarian author and journalist (d. 1922)
*[[1867]] &ndash; [[Stanley Baldwin]], English businessman and politician, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (d. 1947)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Ball |first1=Stuart |title=Baldwin, Stanley, first Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (1867–1947), prime minister |date=20 January 2019 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/30550}}</ref>
*[[1871]] &ndash; [[Vernon Louis Parrington]], American historian and scholar (d. 1929)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Hall |first1=H. Lark |title=Parrington, V. L. (1871-1929), intellectual historian |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1400464}}</ref>
*[[1872]] &ndash; [[Haakon VII of Norway]] (d. 1957)
*[[1886]] &ndash; [[Maithili Sharan Gupt]], Indian poet and playwright (d. 1964)
*[[1887]] &ndash; [[Rupert Brooke]],  English poet (d. 1915)<ref>{{cite ODNB|last1=Caesar |first1=Adrian |title=Brooke, Rupert Chawner (1887–1915), poet |date=1 September 2017 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/32093}}</ref> 
*  1887   &ndash; [[August Wesley]], Finnish journalist, trade unionist, and revolutionary (d. ?){{cn|date=August 2024}}
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Konstantin Melnikov]], Russian architect, designed the [[Rusakov Workers' Club]] (d. 1974)
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Harry Heilmann]], American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 1951)<ref>{{cite ANB|last1=Alexander |first1=Charles C. |title=Heilmann, Harry Edwin (1894-1951), baseball player and announcer |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1900079}}</ref>
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Allen Bathurst, Lord Apsley]], English politician (d. 1942)
*[[1896]] &ndash; [[Ralph Horween]], American football player and coach (d. 1997)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Louis Chiron]], Monegasque race car driver (d. 1979)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Ernie Pyle]], American soldier and journalist (d. 1945)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Gale |first1=Robert L. |title=Pyle, Ernie (1900-1945), newspaper reporter |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1601336}}</ref>
*  1900   &ndash; [[John T. Scopes]], American educator (d. 1970)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Brown |first1=Kathleen S. |title=Scopes, John Thomas (1900-1970), high school science teacher |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0900665}}</ref>

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[John C. Stennis]], American lawyer and politician (d. 1995)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Scribner |first1=Christopher MacGregor |title=Stennis, John Cornelius (1901-1995), senator |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0700703}}</ref>
*  1901   &ndash; [[Stefan Wyszyński]], Polish cardinal (d. 1981)
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Regina Jonas]], German rabbi (d. 1944)
*  1902   &ndash; [[David Buttolph]], American film composer (d. 1983)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Sherk |first1=Warren M. |title=Buttolph, (James) David, (Jr.) |date=23 February 2011 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2092895}}</ref>
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[Habib Bourguiba]], Tunisian journalist and politician, 1st [[List of Presidents of Tunisia|President of the Republic of Tunisia]] (d. 2000)
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[Dolores del Río]], Mexican actress (d. 1983)
*  1904   &ndash; [[Clifford D. Simak]], American journalist and author (d. 1988)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Wepman |first1=Dennis |title=Simak, Clifford D. (1904-1988), science-fiction writer |date=January 2003 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1603480}}</ref>
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Franz König]], Austrian cardinal (d. 2004)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pick |first1=Hella |title=Cardinal Franz König |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/mar/16/guardianobituaries.religion |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=16 March 2004}}</ref>
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist)|Lawrence Brown]], American trombonist and composer (d. 1988)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Lambert |first1=Eddie |last2=Kernfeld |first2=Barry |title=Brown, Lawrence |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J061400}}</ref>
*  1907   &ndash; [[Ernesto Geisel]], Brazilian general and politician, 29th [[President of Brazil]] (d. 1996)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Briley |first1=Harold |title=Obituary: General Ernesto Geisel |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-general-ernesto-geisel-1363238.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The Independent |date=13 September 1996}}</ref>
*  1907   &ndash; [[Yang Shangkun]], Chinese politician, and 4th [[President of the People's Republic of China|President of China]] (d. 1998)
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Walter Van Tilburg Clark]], American author and educator (d. 1971)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Lee |first1=L. L.|title=Clark, Walter Van Tilburg (1909-1971), novelist and teacher |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1601938}}</ref>
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Alex McCrindle]], Scottish actor and producer (d. 1990)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Fritz Hellwig]], German politician (d. 2017)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Mel Tolkin]], Ukrainian-American screenwriter and producer (d. 2007)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fox |first1=Margalit |title=Mel Tolkin, Lead Writer for 'Show of Shows,' Dies at 94 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/27/arts/27tolkin.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=27 November 2007}}</ref>
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Shakeel Badayuni]], Indian poet and songwriter (d. 1970)
*  1916   &ndash; [[José Manuel Moreno]], Argentinian footballer and manager (d. 1978)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Les Elgart]], American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1995)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[James MacGregor Burns]], American historian, political scientist, and author (d. 2014)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Weber |first1=Bruce |title=James MacGregor Burns, Scholar of Presidents and Leadership, Dies at 95 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/16/us/james-m-burns-a-scholar-of-presidents-and-leadership-dies-at-95.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=15 July 2014}}</ref>
*  1918   &ndash; [[Sidney Gottlieb]], American chemist and theorist (d. 1999)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hodgson |first1=Godfrey |title=Sidney Gottlieb obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/mar/11/guardianobituaries2 |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=11 March 1999}}</ref>
*  1918   &ndash; [[Larry Haines]], American actor (d. 2008)
*  1918   &ndash; [[Eddie Jefferson]], American singer-songwriter (d. 1979)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Kernfeld |first1=Barry |title=Jefferson, Eddie |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J227700}}</ref>
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Norman Dewis]], English test driver and engineer (d. 2019)
*  1920   &ndash; [[Max Fatchen]], Australian journalist and author (d. 2012)
*  1920   &ndash; [[P. D. James]], English author (d. 2014)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reynolds |first1=Stanley |title=PD James obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/nov/27/pd-james |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=27 November 2014}}</ref>
*  1920   &ndash; [[Charlie Shavers]], American trumpet player and composer (d. 1971)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Chilton |first1=John |title=Shavers, Charlie |date=13 January 2015 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2276480}}</ref>
*  1920   &ndash; [[Elmar Tampõld]], Estonian-Canadian architect (d. 2013)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Richard Adler]], American composer and producer (d. 2012)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Freedland |first1=Michael |title=Richard Adler obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/jun/22/richard-adler |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=22 June 2012}}</ref>
*  1921   &ndash; [[Hayden Carruth]], American poet and critic (d. 2008)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Woo |first1=Elaine |title=Loner poet wrote of rural people's struggles |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-oct-03-me-carruth3-story.html |access-date=8 August 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=3 October 2008}}</ref>
*  1921   &ndash; [[Marilyn Maxwell]], American actress (d. 1972)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[John Eisenhower]], American historian, general, and diplomat, 45th [[United States Ambassador to Belgium]] (d. 2013)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goldstein |first1=Richard |title=John Eisenhower, Military Historian and Son of the President, Dies at 91 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/23/us/john-eisenhower-historian-and-son-of-the-president-dies-at-91.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=22 December 2013}}</ref>
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Jean Hagen]], American actress (d. 1977)<ref>{{cite news |title=Jean Hagen |url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/jean-hagen/ |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=27 June 2020}}</ref>
*  1923   &ndash; [[Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria]] (d. 2012)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Joffe |first1=Lawrence |title=Pope Shenouda III obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/mar/18/pope-shenouda-the-third |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=18 March 2012}}</ref>
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Connie Converse]], American musician and singer-songwriter
*  1924   &ndash; [[Leon Uris]], American soldier and author (d. 2003)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lehmann-Haupt |first1=Christopher |title=Leon Uris, Author of 'Exodus,' Dies at 78 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/24/obituaries/leon-uris-author-of-exodus-dies-at-78.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=24 June 2003}}</ref>
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Marv Levy]], American-Canadian football player, coach, and manager
*  1925   &ndash; [[Lewis Rowland]], American neurologist (d. 2017)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Grady |first1=Denise |title=Dr. Lewis Rowland, Leading Neurologist on Nerve and Muscle Diseases, Dies at 91 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/23/science/lewis-rowland-dead-columbia-university-neurologist.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=23 March 2017}}</ref>
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Rona Anderson]], Scottish actress (d. 2013)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bergan |first1=Ronald |title=Rona Anderson obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/aug/09/rona-anderson |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=4 November 2020 |date=9 August 2013}}</ref>
*  1926   &ndash; [[Tony Bennett]], American singer and actor (d. 2023)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gans |first1=Charles J. |title=Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96|url=https://apnews.com/article/tony-bennett-dies-c3b3a7e2360449fb936a38794c7c3266 |access-date=July 21, 2023 |publisher=Associated Press |date=July 21, 2023}}</ref>
*  1926   &ndash; [[Anthony Sampson]], English journalist and author (d. 2004)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thompson |first1=John |title=Anthony Sampson |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/dec/21/pressandpublishing.booksobituaries |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=21 December 2004}}</ref>
*  1926   &ndash; [[Gordon Scott]], American actor (d. 2007)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bergan |first1=Ronald |title=Gordon Scott |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/jun/08/guardianobituaries.usa |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=8 June 2007}}</ref>
*  1926   &ndash; [[Rushdy Abaza]], Egyptian actor (d. 1980)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Cécile Aubry]], French actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 2010)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bergan |first1=Ronald |title=Cécile Aubry obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/jul/30/cecile-aubry-obituary |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=30 July 2010}}</ref>
*  1928   &ndash; [[Henning Moritzen]], Danish actor (d. 2012)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[James Komack]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1997)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Pat Crawford]], Australian cricketer (d. 2009)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Haystacks Calhoun]], American wrestler and actor (d. 1989)
*  1934   &ndash; [[Michael Chapman (bassoonist)|Michael Chapman]], English [[bassoon]] player (d. 2005)
*  1934   &ndash; [[Jonas Savimbi]], Angolan general, founded [[UNITA]] (d. 2002)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brittain |first1=Victoria |title=Jonas Savimbi |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2002/feb/25/guardianobituaries.victoriabrittain |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=25 February 2002}}</ref>
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[John Erman]], American actor, director, and producer (d. 2021)
*  1935   &ndash; [[Georgy Shonin]], Ukrainian-Russian general, pilot, and cosmonaut (d. 1997)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Burgess |first1=Colin |last2=Hall |first2=Rex |title=The First Soviet Cosmonaut Team: Their Lives, Legacy, and Historical Impact |date=2009 |publisher=Springer |location=Berlin |isbn=9780387848235 |page=65 |lccn=2008935694}}</ref>
*  1935   &ndash; [[Vic Vogel]], Canadian pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2019)<ref>{{cite Grove|last1=Miller |first1=Mark |first2=Barry |last2=Kernfeld |title=Vogel, Vic(tor Stephan) |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J468800}}</ref>
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Jerry G. Bishop]], American radio and television host (d. 2013)<ref>{{cite news |title=Jerry G. Bishop, 1936-2013 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/09/18/jerry-g-bishop-1936-2013/ |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=18 September 2013}}</ref>
*  1936   &ndash; [[Edward Petherbridge]], English actor 
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Steven Berkoff]], English actor, director, and playwright
*  1937   &ndash; [[Roland Burris]], American lawyer and politician, 39th [[Illinois Attorney General]]<ref>{{CongBio |id=B001266 |name=BURRIS, Roland|inline=YES}}</ref>
*  1937   &ndash; [[Duncan Sharpe]], Pakistani-Australian cricketer
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Terry Wogan]], Irish radio and television host (d. 2016)<ref>{{cite news |title=Sir Terry Wogan obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/jan/31/terry-wogan |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=18 September 2021|date=31 January 2016}}</ref>
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Jimmie Nicol]], English drummer 
*  1939   &ndash; [[Apoorva Sengupta]], Indian general and cricketer (d. 2013)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Lance Alworth]], American football player
*  1940   &ndash; [[Martin Sheen]], American actor and producer
*  1940   &ndash; [[James Tyler (music)|James Tyler]], American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2010)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Scott |first1=David |title=Tyler, James |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.28667}}</ref>
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Beverly Lee]], American singer
*  1941   &ndash; [[Martha Stewart]], American businesswoman, publisher, and author, founded [[Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Martha Stewart Fast Facts |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/10/us/martha-stewart-fast-facts/ |website=[[CNN]] |access-date=30 July 2020 |date=22 July 2019}}</ref>
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Béla Bollobás]], Hungarian-English mathematician and academic
*  1943   &ndash; [[Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson]] of Sweden
*  1943   &ndash; [[Steven Millhauser]], American novelist and short story writer
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Morris Berman]], American historian and social critic <ref>[http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n77019036 LCNAF: Library of Congress Name Authority Files]</ref> 
*  1944   &ndash; [[Nino Bravo]], Spanish singer (d. 1973)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Eamon Dunphy]], Irish footballer and journalist
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Robert Ayling]], English businessman
*  1946   &ndash; [[Jack Straw]], English lawyer and politician, [[Shadow Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]]
*  1946   &ndash; [[John York (musician)|John York]], American bass player, songwriter, and producer 
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Ralph Wright (footballer)|Ralph Wright]], English footballer (d. 2020)
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Jean-Pierre Raffarin]], French lawyer and politician, 166th [[Prime Minister of France]]
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Philip Casnoff]], American actor and director
*  1949   &ndash; [[B. B. Dickerson]], American bass player and songwriter (d. 2021)
*  1949   &ndash; [[Sue Slipman]], English politician
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Linda Howard]], American author
*  1950   &ndash; [[John Landis]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
*  1950   &ndash; [[Jo Marie Payton]], American actress and singer
*  1950   &ndash; [[Ernesto Samper]], Colombian economist and politician, 29th [[President of Colombia]]
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Marcel Dionne]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1951 &ndash; [[Jay North]], American actor (d. 2025)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Petri |first=Alexandra E. |last2=Slotnik |first2=Daniel E. |date=April 6, 2025 |title=Jay North, Child Star Who Played ‘Dennis the Menace,’ Dies at 73 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/arts/television/jay-north-dennis-the-menance-dead.html |access-date=April 8, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Osvaldo Ardiles]], Argentinian footballer and manager
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Ian Bairnson]], Scottish saxophonist and keyboard player (d. 2023)
*  1953   &ndash; [[Marlene Dumas]], South African painter
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Michael Arthur (physician)|Michael Arthur]], English physician and academic
*  1954   &ndash; [[Gary Peters (footballer)|Gary Peters]], English footballer and manager
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Kirk Brandon]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*  1956   &ndash; [[Todd Christensen]], American football player and sportscaster (d. 2013)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Weber |first1=Bruce |title=Todd Christensen, Record-Setting Tight End, Dies at 57 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/14/sports/football/todd-christensen-record-setting-tight-end-dies-at-57.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=14 November 2013}}</ref>
*  1956   &ndash; [[Dave Cloud]], American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2015)
*  1956   &ndash; [[Balwinder Sandhu]], Indian cricketer and coach
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Bodo Rudwaleit]], German footballer and manager
*  1957   &ndash; [[Kate Wilkinson (politician)|Kate Wilkinson]], New Zealand lawyer and politician, 11th [[Minister of Conservation (New Zealand)|New Zealand Minister of Conservation]]
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Lindsey Hilsum]], English journalist and author
*  1958   &ndash; [[Ana Kokkinos]], Australian director and screenwriter
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Martin Atkins]], English drummer and producer 
*  1959   &ndash; [[Mike Gminski]], American basketball player and sportscaster
*  1959   &ndash; [[John C. McGinley]], American actor and producer
*  1959   &ndash; [[Koichi Tanaka]], Japanese chemist and engineer, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Tim Mayotte]], American tennis player and coach
*  1960   &ndash; [[Gopal Sharma]], Indian cricketer
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Molly Hagan]], American actress
*  1961   &ndash; [[Nick Harvey]], English politician, [[Minister of State for the Armed Forces]]
*  1961   &ndash; [[Lee Rocker]], American bassist 
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Tasmin Archer]], English pop singer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tasmin-archer-mn0000014931/biography|title=Tasmin Archer &#124; Biography & History|website=AllMusic}}</ref>
*  1963   &ndash; [[Frano Botica]], New Zealand rugby player and coach
*  1963   &ndash; [[James Hetfield]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Pillsbury |first1=Glenn |title=Metallica |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.49160}}</ref>
*  1963   &ndash; [[David Knox (rugby union)|David Knox]], Australian rugby player
*  1963   &ndash; [[Ed Roland]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer 
*  1963   &ndash; [[Lisa Ann Walter]], American actress, producer, and screenwriter
*  1963   &ndash; [[Isaiah Washington]], American actor and producer<ref name=upi0803 />
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Lucky Dube]], South African singer and keyboard player (d. 2007)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Katz |first1=David |title=Lucky Dube |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/oct/22/guardianobituaries.obituaries1 |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=22 October 2007}}</ref>
*  1964   &ndash; [[Ralph Knibbs]], British rugby union player<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/player/252243.html|title=Ralph Andrew Knibbs|website=ESPN scrum}}</ref>
*  1964   &ndash; [[Nate McMillan]], American basketball player and coach
*  1964   &ndash; [[Kevin Sumlin]], American football player and coach
*  1964   &ndash; [[Abhisit Vejjajiva]], English-Thai economist and politician, 27th [[Prime Minister of Thailand]]
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Brent Butt]], Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter
*  1966   &ndash; [[Gizz Butt]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*  1966   &ndash; [[Eric Esch]], American wrestler, boxer, and mixed martial artist
*  1966   &ndash; [[Robert Laimer]], Austrian politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Recherchieren: Personen - Robert Laimer |url=https://www.parlament.gv.at/person/2330 |publisher=[[Austrian Parliament]] |access-date=28 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240929152135/https://www.parlament.gv.at/person/2330 |archive-date=29 September 2024 |location=Vienna, Austria |language=de}}</ref>
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Mathieu Kassovitz]], French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
*  1967   &ndash; [[Skin (musician)|Skin]], English singer and guitarist 
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Rod Beck]], American baseball player (d. 2007)
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Doug Overton]], American basketball player and coach
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Stephen Carpenter]], American guitarist and songwriter
*  1970   &ndash; [[Gina G]], Australian singer-songwriter 
*  1970   &ndash; [[Masahiro Sakurai]], Japanese video game designer
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Forbes Johnston]], Scottish footballer (d. 2007)<ref>{{cite news |title=Forbes Johnston |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/forbes-johnston-2469191 |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The Scotsman |date=1 August 2007}}</ref>
*  1971   &ndash; [[DJ Spinderella]], American DJ, rapper, producer, and actress<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Elafros |first1=Athena |title=Salt-N-Pepa |date=3 September 2014 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2267606}}</ref>
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Sandis Ozoliņš]], Latvian ice hockey player and politician
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Jay Cutler (bodybuilder)|Jay Cutler]], American bodybuilder
*  1973   &ndash; [[Nikos Dabizas]], Greek footballer
*  1973   &ndash; [[Michael Ealy]], American actor<ref name=upi0803>{{cite news|title=Famous birthdays for Aug. 3: Tom Brady, Martha Stewart|work=UPI|date=August 3, 2017|access-date=August 3, 2018|url=https://www.upi.com/Famous-birthdays-for-Aug-3-Tom-Brady-Martha-Stewart/5431501557774/}}</ref>
*  1973   &ndash; [[Chris Murphy]], American politician
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Wael Gomaa]], Egyptian footballer
*  1975   &ndash; [[Argyro Strataki]], Greek heptathlete
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Troy Glaus]], American baseball player
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Tom Brady]], American football player 
*  1977   &ndash; [[Justin Lehr]], American baseball player
*  1977   &ndash; [[Óscar Pereiro]], Spanish cyclist and footballer
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Joi Chua]], Singaporean singer-songwriter and actress
*  1978   &ndash; [[Mariusz Jop]], Polish footballer
*  1978   &ndash; [[Jenny Tinmouth]], English motorcycle racer
*  1978   &ndash; [[Dimitrios Zografakis]], Greek footballer
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Evangeline Lilly]], Canadian actress<ref>{{cite web |title=Evangeline Lilly |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bd0fbf6ac |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107145106/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bd0fbf6ac |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 7, 2019 |website=BFI |access-date=8 January 2022}}</ref>
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Nadia Ali (singer)|Nadia Ali]], Libyan-American singer-songwriter 
*  1980   &ndash; [[Dominic Moore]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1980   &ndash; [[Tony Pashos]], American football player
*  1980   &ndash; [[Brandan Schieppati]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*  1980   &ndash; [[Hannah Simone]], Canadian television host and actress
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Fikirte Addis]], Ethiopian fashion designer
*  1981   &ndash; [[Travis Bowyer]], American baseball player
*  1981   &ndash; [[Pablo Ibáñez]], Spanish footballer
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Kaspar Kokk]], Estonian skier
*  1982   &ndash; [[Jesse Lumsden]], Canadian bobsledder and football player
*  1982   &ndash; [[Damien Sandow]], American wrestler
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Ryan Carter]], American ice hockey player
*  1983   &ndash; [[Mark Reynolds (baseball)|Mark Reynolds]], American baseball player
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Yasin Avcı (footballer born 1984)|Yasin Avcı]], Turkish footballer
*  1984   &ndash; [[Sunil Chhetri]], Indian footballer
*  1984   &ndash; [[Matt Joyce (baseball)|Matt Joyce]], American baseball player
*  1984   &ndash; [[Ryan Lochte]], American swimmer
*  1984   &ndash; [[Chris Maurer]], former bassist of ska band Suburban Legends 
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Georgina Haig]], Australian actress<ref name=rose0803>{{cite news|last=Rose|first=Mike|title=Today's top celebrity birthdays list for August 3, 2018|work=The Plain Dealer|date=August 3, 2018|access-date=August 3, 2018|url=https://www.cleveland.com/expo/life-and-culture/erry-2018/08/0007d42f834581/todays-top-celebrity-birthdays.html}}</ref>
*  1985   &ndash; [[Brent Kutzle]], American bass player and producer 
*  1985   &ndash; [[Ats Purje]], Estonian footballer
*  1985   &ndash; [[Sonny Bill Williams]], New Zealand rugby player and boxer
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Charlotte Casiraghi]], Monégasque journalist, co-founded ''[[Ever Manifesto]]''
*  1986   &ndash; [[Darya Domracheva]], Belarusian biathlete
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Kim Hyung-jun]], South Korean singer and dancer  <!-- "Kim" is family name -->
*  1987   &ndash; [[Chris McQueen]], Australian-English rugby league player
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Denny Cardin]], Italian footballer 
*  1988   &ndash; [[Leigh Tiffin]], American football player
*  1988   &ndash; [[Sven Ulreich]], German footballer
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Jules Bianchi]], French race car driver (d. 2015)
*  1989   &ndash; [[Sam Hutchinson]], English footballer
*  1989   &ndash; [[Tyrod Taylor]], American football player
*  1989   &ndash; [[Nick Viergever]], Dutch footballer
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Jourdan Dunn]], English model
*  1990   &ndash; [[Kang Min-kyung]], South Korean singer
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Gamze Bulut]], Turkish runner
*  1992   &ndash; [[Gesa Felicitas Krause]], German runner
*  1992   &ndash; [[Diāna Marcinkēviča]], Latvian tennis player
*  1992   &ndash; [[Aljon Mariano]], Filipino basketball player
*  1992   &ndash; [[Lum Rexhepi]], Finnish footballer
*  1992   &ndash; [[Karlie Kloss]], American fashion model<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.24smi.org/celebrity/74784-karlie-kloss.html|title=Karlie Kloss|website=en.24smi.org}}</ref>
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Ola Abidogun]], English sprinter
*  1993   &ndash; [[Yurina Kumai]], Japanese singer 
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Kwon Alexander]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Kwon Alexander |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2976541/kwon-alexander |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=2 August 2023}}</ref>
*  1994   &ndash; [[Manaia Cherrington]], New Zealand rugby league player
*  1994   &ndash; [[Esther Earl]], American author, vlogger, and online personality. (d. 2010)<ref>{{cite web |title=Esthers Story |url=https://www.tswgo.org/our-story |website=www.tswgo.org |access-date=4 August 2020}}</ref> Celebrated annually as [[Esther Earl#Esther Day|Esther day]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet Esther Earl |url=https://people.com/celebrity/meet-esther-earl-the-brave-girl-who-inspired-the-fault-in-our-stars/ |website=People |access-date=4 August 2020}}</ref>
*  1994   &ndash; [[Todd Gurley]], American football player
*  1994   &ndash; [[Younghoe Koo]], South Korean-born American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Younghoe Koo Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KooxYo00.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=August 1, 2024}}</ref>
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Zac Gallen]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Zac Gallen Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/galleza01.shtml |website=baseball-reference.com |access-date=20 April 2023}}</ref>
*  1995   &ndash; [[Victoria Kan]], Russian tennis player<ref>{{cite web |title=Victoria Kan |url=https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/victoria-kan_prs377834/person.shtml |website=www.eurosport.com |access-date=4 November 2020}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Alec Bohm]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Alec Bohm |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/alec-bohm-664761 |website=MLB.com |access-date=August 1, 2024}}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash; [[Bokondji Imama]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Bokondji Imama Stats And News |url=https://www.nhl.com/penguins/player/bokondji-imama-8478147 |website=NHL.com |access-date=August 1, 2024}}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash; [[Derwin James]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Derwin James Jr. |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3691739/derwin-james-jr |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=2 August 2023}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Luis Robert Jr.]], Cuban baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Luis Robert Jr. |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/luis-robert-jr-673357 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=2 August 2023}}</ref>
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Zach Wilson]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Zach Wilson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WilsZa00.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=August 1, 2024}}</ref>
*  1999    &ndash; [[Brahim Díaz]], Spanish-Moroccan footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Brahim cumple 25 años|url=https://www.realmadrid.com/es-ES/noticias/futbol/primer-equipo/actualidad/brahim-cumple-25-anos-02-08-2024|website=[[Real Madrid CF]]|access-date=3 August 2024}}</ref>
*  1999    &ndash; [[Yoo Yeon-jung]], South Korean singer<ref>{{cite web|title=우주소녀 유연정, 기희현X청하 생일 축하에 감동‥I.O.I-'프듀' 우정ing|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/112/0003328071|work=헤럴드POP|date=4 August 2020|access-date=16 March 2025|language=ko}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[908]] &ndash; [[Burchard, Duke of Thuringia|Burchard]], duke of Thuringia
*   908   &ndash; [[Egino, Duke of Thuringia|Egino]], duke of Thuringia
*   908   &ndash; [[Rudolf I (bishop of Würzburg)|Rudolf I]], bishop of Würzburg
* [[925]] &ndash; [[Empress Dowager Cao (Li Cunxu's mother)|Cao]], Chinese empress dowager
* [[979]] &ndash; [[Thietmar, Margrave of Meissen|Thietmar]], margrave of Meissen
*[[1003]] &ndash; [[At-Ta'i]], Abbasid caliph (b. 929)
*[[1355]] &ndash; [[Bartholomew de Burghersh, 1st Baron Burghersh]], English nobleman
*[[1460]] &ndash; [[James II of Scotland|James II]], king of Scotland (b. 1430)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Borthwick |first1=Alan R. |title=James II (1430–1460), king of Scots |date=7 January 2010 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/14588}}</ref>
*[[1527]] &ndash; [[Scaramuccia Trivulzio]], Italian cardinal
*[[1530]] &ndash; [[Francesco Ferruccio]], Italian captain (b. 1489)
*[[1546]] &ndash; [[Antonio da Sangallo the Younger]], Italian architect, designed the [[Apostolic Palace]] (b. 1484)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Elam |first1=Caroline |last2=Satzinger |first2=Georg |last3=Giavarina |first3=Adriano Ghisetti |last4=Fusco |first4=Annarosa Cerutti |last5=Crum |first5=Roger J. |last6=Pagliara |first6=Pier Nicola |title=Sangallo, da family |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T075691|isbn=978-1-884446-05-4 }}</ref>
*  1546   &ndash; [[Étienne Dolet]], French scholar and translator (b. 1509)

===1601–1900===
*[[1604]] &ndash; [[Bernardino de Mendoza]], Spanish commander and diplomat (b. 1540)
*[[1621]] &ndash; [[Guillaume du Vair]], French lawyer and author (b. 1556)
*[[1712]] &ndash; [[Joshua Barnes]], English historian and scholar (b. 1654)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Haugen |first1=Kristine L. |title=Barnes, Joshua (1654–1712), Greek scholar and antiquary |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/1470}}</ref>
*[[1720]] &ndash; [[Anthonie Heinsius]], Dutch politician (b. 1641)
*[[1721]] &ndash; [[Grinling Gibbons]], Dutch-English sculptor and woodcarver (b. 1648)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Beard |first1=Geoffrey |title=Gibbons, Grinling |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T032101}}</ref>
*[[1761]] &ndash; [[Johann Matthias Gesner]], German scholar and academic (b. 1691)
*[[1773]] &ndash; [[Stanisław Konarski]], Polish poet and playwright (b. 1700)
*[[1780]] &ndash; [[Étienne Bonnot de Condillac]], French epistemologist and philosopher (b. 1715)
*[[1792]] &ndash; [[Richard Arkwright]], English engineer and businessman (b. 1732)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Mason |first1=J. J. |title=Arkwright, Sir Richard (1732–1792), inventor of cotton-spinning machinery and cotton manufacturer |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/645}}</ref>
*[[1797]] &ndash; [[Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst]], English field marshal and politician, [[List of colonial governors of Virginia|Colonial Governor of Virginia]] (b. 1717)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Anderson |first1=Fred |title=Amherst, Jeffery (1717-1797), British soldier and first baron Amherst |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0100021}}</ref>
*[[1805]] &ndash; [[Christopher Anstey]], English author and poet (b. 1724)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Merrett |first1=Robert James |title=Anstey, Christopher (1724–1805), poet |date=21 May 2009 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/579}}</ref>
*[[1835]] &ndash; [[Wenzel Müller]], Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1767)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Branscombe |first1=Peter |title=Müller, Wenzel |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.19332}}</ref>
*[[1839]] &ndash; [[Dorothea von Schlegel]], German author and translator (b. 1763)
*[[1857]] &ndash; [[Eugène Sue]], French author and politician (b. 1804)<ref>{{cite web |title=Eugène Sue {{!}} French author |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Eugene-Sue |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=10 December 2020}}</ref>
*[[1866]] &ndash; [[Gábor Klauzál]], Hungarian politician, [[Minister of Agriculture (Hungary)|Hungarian Minister of Agriculture]] (b. 1804)
*[[1867]] &ndash; [[Philipp August Böckh]], German historian and scholar (b. 1785)
*[[1877]] &ndash; [[William B. Ogden]], American businessman and politician, 1st [[Mayor of Chicago]] (b. 1805)
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Joseph Severn]], English painter (b. 1793)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Powell |first1=Cecilia |title=Severn, Joseph |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T077863}}</ref>
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[George Inness]], American painter (b. 1825)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Staiti |first1=Paul J. |title=Inness, George |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T041356}}</ref>

===1901–present===
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[William Lyne]], Australian politician, 13th [[Premier of New South Wales]] (b. 1844)<ref>{{Cite AuDB |first=Chris |last=Cunneen |title=Sir William John Lyne (1844–1913) |volume=10 |year=1986 |id2=lyne-sir-william-john-7274 |access-date=2 August 2024}}</ref>
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Roger Casement]], Irish poet and activist (b. 1864)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Boyce |first1=D. George |title=Casement, Roger David (1864–1916), diplomatist and Irish rebel |date=6 January 2011 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/32320}}</ref>
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Ferdinand Georg Frobenius]], German mathematician and academic (b. 1849)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Peeter Süda]], Estonian organist and composer (b. 1883)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Lippus |first1=Urve |title=Süda, Peeter |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.42517}}</ref>
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Ture Malmgren]], Swedish journalist and politician (b. 1851)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Joseph Conrad]], British novelist (b. 1857)<ref>{{cite ODNB|last1=Watts |first1=Cedric |title=Conrad, Joseph [formerly Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski] (1857–1924), master mariner and author |date=6 January 2011 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/32533}}</ref>
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[William Bruce (cricketer)|William Bruce]], Australian cricketer (b. 1864)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Emile Berliner]], German-American inventor and businessman, invented the [[phonograph]] (b. 1851)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Cohen |first1=Norm |title=Berliner, Emile (20 May 1851–03 August 1929), inventor |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1300130}}</ref>
*  1929   &ndash; [[Thorstein Veblen]], American economist and sociologist (b. 1857)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Brandis |first1=Royall |title=Veblen, Thorstein Bunde (1857-1929), economist and social critic |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1400661}}</ref>
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Konstantin Konik]], Estonian surgeon and politician, 19th [[Estonian Minister of Education]] (b. 1873)
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Richard Willstätter]], German-Swiss chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1872)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Robinson |first1=Robert |title=Willstätter memorial lecture |journal=J. Chem. Soc. |date=1953 |pages=999–1026 |doi=10.1039/JR9530000999}}</ref>
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Frumka Płotnicka]], Polish resistance fighter during World War II (b. 1914)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wisla.naszemiasto.pl/archiwum/rozmowa-z-dr-aleksandra-namyslo-historykiem-z-oddzialu,1248626,art,t,id,tm.html|title=Rozmowa z dr Aleksandrą Namysło, historykiem z Oddziału Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej w Katowicach – Katowice – NaszeMiasto.pl|website=katowice.naszemiasto.pl|language=pl|access-date=2019-01-10}}</ref>
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Ignotus]], Hungarian poet and author (b. 1869)
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Colette]], French novelist and journalist (b. 1873)
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Peter Collins (racing driver)|Peter Collins]], English race car driver (b. 1931)
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Herb Byrne]], Australian footballer (b. 1887)
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Hilda Rix Nicholas]], Australian artist (b. 1884)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hoorn |first1=Jeanette |title=Nicholas [Rix], (Emily) Hilda Rix |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=9 November 2009 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T2083344}}</ref>
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Flannery O'Connor]], American short story writer and novelist (b. 1925)
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Lenny Bruce]], American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1925) 
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Konstantin Rokossovsky]], [[Marshal of the Soviet Union]] during World War II (b. 1896)
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Alexander Mair]], Australian politician, 26th [[Premier of New South Wales]] (b. 1889)<ref>{{Cite AuDB |first1=Peter |last1=Ewer |first2=Peter |last2=Spearritt |title=Alexander Mair (1889–1969) |volume=10 |year=1986 |id2=mair-alexander-7466 |access-date=2 August 2024}}</ref>
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Giannis Papaioannou]], Turkish-Greek composer (b. 1913)
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Richard Marshall (general)|Richard Marshall]], American general (b. 1895)
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Edgar Johan Kuusik]], Estonian architect and interior designer (b. 1888)
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Andreas Embirikos]], Greek poet and photographer (b. 1901)
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Makarios III]], Cypriot archbishop and politician, 1st [[President of the Republic of Cyprus]] (b. 1913)
*  1977   &ndash; [[Alfred Lunt]], American actor and director (b. 1892)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Coe |first1=Richard L. |title=Alfred Lunt, Leading Actor, Legend in American Theater |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1977/08/04/alfred-lunt-leading-actor-legend-in-american-theater/3a14d019-2703-4b0a-8e93-12291fac58be/ |access-date=2 August 2024 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=20 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Bertil Ohlin]], Swedish economist and politician, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1899)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Steiger |first1=Otto |title=Bertil Ohlin, 1899–1979 |journal=History of Political Economy |date=1 June 1981 |volume=13 |issue=2 |pages=179–188 |doi=10.1215/00182702-13-2-179}}</ref>
*  1979   &ndash; [[Angelos Terzakis]], Greek author and playwright (b. 1907)
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Carolyn Jones]], American actress (b. 1930)
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Wang Hongwen]], Chinese labor activist and politician, member of the [[Gang of Four]] (b. 1935)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Watts |first1=Jonathan |author1-link=Jonathan Watts |title=Last member of China's Gang of Four dies at 74 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/jan/07/china.jonathanwatts |access-date=16 October 2023 |work=[[the Guardian]] |date=7 January 2006}}</ref>
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Ida Lupino]], English-American actress and director (b. 1918)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Flint |first1=Peter B. |title=Ida Lupino, Film Actress and Director, Is Dead at 77 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/05/obituaries/ida-lupino-film-actress-and-director-is-dead-at-77.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=5 August 1995}}</ref>
*  1995   &ndash; [[Edward Whittemore]], American soldier and author (b. 1933)
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Jørgen Garde]], Danish admiral (b. 1939)
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Pietro Rizzuto]], Italian-Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1934)<ref>{{cite news |title=Canadian senator Rizzuto dies - UPI Archives |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1997/08/03/Canadian-senator-Rizzuto-dies/8853870580800/ |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=UPI |date=3 August 1997}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Alfred Schnittke]], Russian composer and journalist (b. 1934)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Moody |first1=Ivan |last2=Ivashkin |first2=Alexander |title=Schnittke [Shnitke], Alfred |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.51128}}</ref>
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Rod Ansell]], Australian hunter (b. 1953)
*  1999   &ndash; [[Byron Farwell]], American historian and author (b. 1921)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Leepson |first1=Marc |title=Dictionary of Virginia Biography |date=2023 |publisher=Library of Virginia |url=https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/dvb/bio.asp?b=Farwell_Byron |access-date=2 August 2024 |chapter=Byron Edgar Farwell (1921–1999)}}</ref>
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Joann Lõssov]], Estonian basketball player and coach (b. 1921)
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Christopher Hewett]], English actor and director (b. 1922)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gaughan |first1=Gavin |title=Christopher Hewett |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/oct/18/guardianobituaries |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=18 October 2001}}</ref>
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Roger Voudouris]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1954)<ref>{{cite news |title=Obituary: John Roger Voudouris |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-obituary-for-john-rog/81430200/ |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The Sacramento Bee |date=13 August 2003 |page=19 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Henri Cartier-Bresson]], French photographer and painter (b. 1908)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Haworth-Booth |first1=Mark |title=Cartier-Bresson, Henri |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T014482}}</ref>
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Françoise d'Eaubonne]], French author and poet (b. 1920)<ref>{{cite news |title=Françoise dEaubonne |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/francoise-deaubonne-33fp9xwswkp |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=[[The Times]] |date=7 August 2005}}</ref>
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Arthur Lee (musician)|Arthur Lee]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1945)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sweeting |first1=Adam |title=Arthur Lee |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/aug/07/guardianobituaries.usa |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=6 August 2006}}</ref>
*  2006   &ndash; [[Elisabeth Schwarzkopf]], German-English soprano and actress (b. 1915)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tommasini |first1=Anthony |title=Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Opera Singer, Dies at 90 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/03/arts/music/03cnd-schwarz.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=3 August 2006}}</ref>
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[John Gardner (British writer)|John Gardner]], English author (b. 1926)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Peter Thorup]], Danish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1948)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ytzen |first1=Flemming |title=Bluesmusikeren Peter Thorup er død |url=https://politiken.dk/kultur/art5017777/Bluesmusikeren-Peter-Thorup-er-d%C3%B8d |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=Politiken |date=4 August 2007 |language=da-DK}}</ref>
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Skip Caray]], American sportscaster (b. 1939)
*  2008   &ndash; [[Erik Darling]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1933)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Grimes |first1=William |title=Erik Darling Dies at 74; Musician in the Weavers |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/08/arts/music/08darling.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=8 August 2008}}</ref>
*  2008   &ndash; [[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]], Russian novelist, dramatist and historian, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate  (b. 1918)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kaufman |first1=Michael T. |title=Solzhenitsyn, Literary Giant Who Defied Soviets, Dies at 89 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/books/04solzhenitsyn.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=4 August 2008}}</ref>
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Nikolaos Makarezos]], Greek soldier and politician, [[Deputy Prime Minister of Greece]] (b. 1919)<ref>{{cite news |title=Nikolaos Makarezos, Who Helped Run Greek Junta, Is Dead at 90 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/06/world/europe/06makarezos.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |agency=The Associated Press |date=6 August 2009}}</ref>
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Bobby Hebb]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1938)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Richard |title=Bobby Hebb obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/aug/05/bobby-hebb-obituary |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=5 August 2010}}</ref>
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[William Sleator]], American author (b. 1945)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Levy |first1=Michael |title=William Sleator obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/sep/14/william-sleator-obituary |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=14 September 2011}}</ref>
*  2011   &ndash; [[Bubba Smith]], American football player and actor (b. 1945)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carlson |first1=Michael |title=Bubba Smith obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/aug/08/bubba-smith-obituary |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=8 August 2011}}</ref>
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Frank Evans (baseball)|Frank Evans]], American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1921)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Martin Fleischmann]], Czech-English chemist and academic (b. 1927)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Williams |first1=David E. |title=Martin Fleischmann. 29 March 1927—3 August 2012 |journal=Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society |date=April 2023 |volume=74 |pages=161–184 |doi=10.1098/rsbm.2022.0030|doi-access=free }}</ref>
*  2012   &ndash; [[Paul McCracken (economist)|Paul McCracken]], American economist and academic (b. 1915)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chan |first1=Sewell |title=Paul W. McCracken, Adviser to Presidents, Dies at 96 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/04/us/politics/paul-w-mccracken-adviser-to-presidents-dies-at-96.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=4 August 2012}}</ref>
*  2012   &ndash; [[John Pritchard (basketball)|John Pritchard]], American basketball player (b. 1927)
*  2012   &ndash; [[George Shanard]], American politician and agribusinessman (b. 1926)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mueller |first1=Chris |title=Longtime former legislator George Shanard dies |url=https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/longtime-former-legislator-george-shanard-dies |access-date=December 2, 2024 |work=Mitchell Republic |date=August 3, 2012}}</ref>
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[John Coombs]], English-Monegasque race car driver and businessman (b. 1922)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Jack English Hightower]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1926)<ref>{{CongBio |id=H000582 |name=HIGHTOWER, Jack English |inline=YES}}</ref>
*  2013   &ndash; [[Jack Hynes (soccer player)|Jack Hynes]], Scottish-American soccer player and manager (b. 1920)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Miangul Aurangzeb]], Pakistani captain and politician, 19th [[Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]] (b. 1928)<ref>{{cite news |title=Miangul Aurangzeb |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11020005/Miangul-Aurangzeb.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The Telegraph |date=10 August 2014}}</ref>
*  2014   &ndash; [[Edward Clancy (cardinal)|Edward Clancy]], Australian cardinal (b. 1923)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Dorothy Salisbury Davis]], American author (b. 1916)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Woo |first1=Elaine |title=Dorothy Salisbury Davis dies at 98; brought strong women to mysteries |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-dorothy-salisbury-davis-20140810-story.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=9 August 2014}}</ref>
*  2014   &ndash; [[Kenny Drew, Jr.]], American pianist and composer (b. 1958)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Gilbert |first1=Mark |title=Drew, Kenny, Jr. |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J557500}}</ref>
*  2014   &ndash; [[Lydia Yu-Jose]], Filipino political scientist and academic (b. 1944)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Jose |first1=Ricardo T. |title=Lydia N. Yu Jose, 1944–2014 |journal=Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints |date=2015 |volume=63 |issue=1 |pages=153–156 |doi=10.1353/phs.2015.0005}}</ref>
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Robert Conquest]], English-American historian, poet, and academic (b. 1917)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Homberger |first1=Eric |title=Robert Conquest obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/aug/05/robert-conquest |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=5 August 2015}}</ref>
*  2015  &ndash; [[Mel Farr]], American football player and businessman (b. 1944)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Birkett |first1=Dave |title=Former Lions RB Mel Farr dead at 70 |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2015/08/04/mel-farr-obit/31091717/ |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=Detroit Free Press |date=4 August 2015}}</ref>
*  2015  &ndash; [[Coleen Gray]], American actress (b. 1922)<ref>{{cite web |title=Coleen Gray obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/aug/05/coleen-gray |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=10 December 2020 |date=5 August 2015}}</ref>
*  2015  &ndash; [[Margot Loyola]], Chilean singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1918)<ref>{{Cite web |last=24horas |title=A los 96 años muere la destacada folclorista Margot Loyola |url=https://www.24horas.cl/tendencias/espectaculosycultura/a-los-96-anos-muere-la-destacada-folclorista-margot-loyola-1744451 |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=www.24horas.cl |language=es-CL}}</ref>
*  2015  &ndash; [[Johanna Quandt]], German businesswoman (b. 1926)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ewing |first=Jack |date=2015-08-06 |title=Johanna Quandt, Matriarch of Family That Controls BMW, Dies at 89 |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/07/business/international/johanna-quandt-matriarch-of-family-that-controls-bmw-dies-at-89.html |access-date=2023-07-24 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*  2015  &ndash; [[Jef Murray]], American artist and author (b. 1960)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Golden |first1=Nichole |title=Artist Jef Murray, illustrator for The Georgia Bulletin, dies |url=https://georgiabulletin.org/news/2015/08/artist-jef-murray-illustrator-for-the-georgia-bulletin-dies/ |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The Georgia Bulletin |date=20 August 2015}}</ref>
*[[2020]] &ndash; [[John Hume]], Northern Irish politician (b. 1937)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/2020/august|title=Famous People Who Died in August 2020|website=On This Day|date=August 2020 |access-date=2020-08-23}}</ref>
*[[2022]] &ndash; [[Jackie Walorski]], American politician (b. 1963)<ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski dies in a car crash |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/08/03/1115465721/rep-jackie-walorski-dies-car-crash |date=3 August 2022 |work=[[NPR]] | access-date=7 November 2022}}</ref>
*[[2023]] &ndash; [[Mark Margolis]], American actor (b. 1939)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gabbatt |first=Adam |date=2023-08-04 |title=Breaking Bad actor Mark Margolis dies aged 83 |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/aug/04/mark-margolis-dead-breaking-bad-better-caul-saul |access-date=2023-08-04 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
*  2023 &ndash; [[Bram Moolenaar]], Dutch software engineer (b. 1961)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://groups.google.com/g/vim_announce/c/tWahca9zkt4|title=Message from the family of Bram Moolenaar|date=2023-08-05}}</ref>
*  [[2024]] &ndash; [[Yamini Krishnamurthy]], Indian dancer (b. 1940)<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2024-08-03 |title=Bharatanatyam icon and Padma awards winner Yamini Krishnamurthy dies at 84 |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/bharatanatyam-icon-and-padma-awards-winner-yamini-krishnamurthy-dies-at-84-3135787 |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=Deccan Herald}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
* [[Anniversary of the Killing of Pidjiguiti]] ([[Guinea-Bissau]])
* [[Armed Forces Day (Equatorial Guinea)]]
* Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]:
** [[George Freeman Bragg]], [[W. E. B. Du Bois]] ([[Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church)|Episcopal Church]])
** [[Lydia of Thyatira]]
** [[Myrrhbearers]] ([[Calendar of Saints (Lutheran)|Lutheran Church]])
** [[Nicodemus]]
** [[Olaf II of Norway]] (Translation of the relic)
** [[Saint Stephen|Stephen]] (Discovery of the relic)
** [[Waltheof of Melrose]]
** [[August 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
* [[Flag Day (Venezuela)]]
* [[Independence Day (Niger)|Independence Day]], celebrates the independence of [[Niger]] from France in 1960.
**[[Arbor Day#Niger|Arbor Day]] ([[Niger]]) 
* [[National Guard Day (Venezuela)]]

==References== 
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==External links==
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* {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/3 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}}
* {{NYT On this day|month=08|day=03}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/august/3 |title=Historical Events on August 3 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}

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