Birthdays Date 1933 August | History by KabAstro

Sheldon Adelson (1933-2021)

Aug 4 American business magnate (CEO of Las Vegas Sands casino company) and major political donor to the GOP and Israel, born in Boston, Massachusetts [1]

Aug 6 A G Kripal Singh, cricketer (India, 100* on debut v NZ 1959)
Aug 6 Ron Wylie, Scottish soccer forward (Notts County, Aston Villa, Birmingham City) and manager (WBA), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2020)
Aug 7 Jerry Pournelle, American polymath and sci-fi author (Mercenary, Red Dragon), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2017)
Aug 8 Joe Tex [Joseph Arrington, Jr.], American soul musician ("Hold What You've Got"; "I Gotcha"), born in Rogers, Texas (d. 1982)
Aug 9 Albert Quixall, English soccer inside-forward (5 caps; Sheffield Wednesday, Manchester United), born in Sheffield, England (d. 2020)
Aug 9 Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Japanese television personality and children's author, born in Nogisaka, Tokyo
Aug 10 Bill Nieder, American athlete (Olympic gold shot put 1960, silver 1956), born in Hempstead, New York (d. 2022)
Aug 10 David Rowland, British banker (chairman of Lloyd's) (d. 2019)
Aug 10 Doyle Brunson, American poker player (10 x bracelets; World Series of Poker Main Event champion 1976, 77; Poker HOF), born in Longworth, Texas (d. 2023)
Aug 10 Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, English judge (first female Lord Justice of Appeal, chaired inquest into death of Princess Diana), born in Buckinghamshire, England
Aug 10 Keith Duckworth, English mechanical engineer (Cosworth; d. 2005)

Rocky Colavito (90 years old)

Aug 10 American MLB baseball outfielder, 1955-68, 9X All-Star (Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, and 5 other teams), born in The Bronx, New York

Aug 11 Jerry Falwell Sr., American TV evangelist (Moral Majority), born in Lynchburg, Virginia (d. 2007)
Aug 11 Julian Oswald, British Admiral of the Fleet
Aug 11 Justin Connolly [D'Arcy-Dawson], British classical and electro-acoustic composer (Diaphony; The Garden of Forking Paths), and educator, born in London, England (d. 2020)
Aug 11 Tamás Vásáry, Hungarian concert pianist and conductor, born in Debrecen, Hungary
Aug 12 Parnelli Jones, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500, 1963) and team owner (Indy 500 1970, 71; USAC National C'ships 1970, 71, 72), born in Texarkana, Arkansas (d. 2024)
Aug 13 Jocelyn Elders, 15th US Surgeon General (1993-94) 1st African American holder, born in Schaal, Arkansas
Aug 13 Madhur Jaffrey (née Bahadur), Indian stage and screen actress (Shakespeare Wallah), and James Beard award-winning cookbook writer (An Invitation to Indian Cooking), born in Delhi, British India
Aug 14 Bryce Courtenay, Australian novelist (The Power of One), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 2012)
Aug 14 Richard R. Ernst, Swiss physical chemist (Nobel 1991 -techniques for high-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy), born in Winterthur, Switzerland
Aug 15 Bobby Helms, American country music singer (Jingle Bell Rock), born in Bloomington, Indiana (d. 1997)
Aug 15 Floyd Ashton, American singer (The Tams - "Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy"), born in Atlanta, Georgia
Aug 15 Lori Nelson, American actress (Greta-How to Marry a Millionaire), born in Santa Fe, New Mexico (d. 2020)
Aug 16 Gary Clarke [Clarke F. L'Amoreaux], American actor (Hondo -"Captain Richards"; The Virginian -"Steve"), singer ("Tomorrow May Never Come"), and screenwriter (Get Smart), born in Los Angeles, California
Aug 16 Julie Newmar, American actress (Catwoman-Batman, Living Doll), born in Hollywood, California
Aug 16 Reiner Kunze, German writer (The Lovely Years), born in Oelsnitz, Saxony
Aug 16 Stuart Allen Roosa, American naval officer and astronaut (Apollo 14), born in Durango, Colorado (d. 1994)
Aug 17 Boyd Grant, American college basketball coach (PCAA Coach of the Year 1978, 81, 82; Fresno State, Colorado State), born in American Falls, Idaho (d. 2020)
Aug 17 Eugene F. Kranz, American NASA Flight Director (Gemini and Apollo programs)
Aug 17 Glenn Corbett [Glen Edwin Rothenburg], American actor (Route 66; Shenandoah; Chisum), born in El Monte, California (d. 1993)
Aug 17 Kenny Sears, American NBA player (NY Knicks), born in Watsonville, California (d. 2017)
Aug 17 Mark Dinning, American pop singer (Teen Angel), born in Manchester, Oklahoma (d. 1986)
Aug 17 Tom Courtney, American athlete (Olympic gold 800m, 4x400m relay 1956), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2023)
Aug 18 Just Fontaine, French soccer striker (21 caps; USM Casablanca, Nice, Reims) and manager (France 1968–69, Paris Saint-Germain, Toulouse, Morocco), born in Marrakesh, Morocco (d. 2023)

Roman Polanski (90 years old)

Aug 18 Polish-French film director (Rosemary's Baby, Chinatown, Pirates), born in Paris, France

Aug 19 Debra Paget [Debralee Griffin], American actress (Love Me Tender), born in Denver, Colorado
Aug 20 Don Fuqua, American Democratic politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida), born in Jacksonville, Florida
Aug 20 George J. Mitchell, American lawyer and politician (Senate Majority Leader 1989-95), born in Waterville, Maine
Aug 21 Barry Norman, British film critic (Film Greats), born in London (d. 2017)
Aug 21 Janet Baker, English mezzo-soprano (Owen Wingrave), born in Hatfield, West Riding of Yorkshire
Aug 22 Irmtraud Morgner, German writer, born in Chemnitz, Germany (d. 1990)
Aug 22 Sylva Koscina, Italian actress (Jessica, Hercules), born in Split, Dalmatia, Yugoslavia (d. 1994)
Aug 23 Don Talbot, Australian swimming coach and sport administrator (coach national swim teams - Canada, United States, Australia), born in Barnsley, Australia (d. 2020)
Aug 23 Manfred Donike, German cyclist and chemist drug test pioneer, born in Köttingen, Germany (d. 1995)
Aug 23 Pete Wilson, American politician (36th Governor of California), born in Lake Forest, Illinois
Aug 23 Robert Curl, American chemist (Nobel 1996), born in Alice, Texas
Aug 25 Tom Skerritt, actor (Ryan's Four, Alien, Big Bad Mama), born in Detroit, Michigan
Aug 25 Wayne Shorter, American jazz saxophonist and composer (Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers; Miles Davis; Weather Report), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2023) [1]
Aug 26 Ida Gotkovsky, French pianist, composer (Poème du feu), and teacher, born in Calais, France
Aug 27 Joke Smit, Dutch writer (Het onbehagen bij de vrouw / The Discontent of Women), and feminist leader, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1981)
Aug 29 Arnold Koller, Swiss politician (member of Swiss Federal Councilor), born in St. Gallen, Switzerland
Aug 29 Jehan Sadat (née Safwat Raouf), Egyptian human rights activist, widow of Anwar Sadat and 1st Lady of Egypt (1970-81), born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 2021) [1]
Aug 29 Ramses Shaffy, Dutch singer and cabaret actor (Zaak MP, Liefdesbekentenissen), born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France (d. 2009)
Aug 30 Arne Mellnäs, Swedish contemporary classical composer (Aura; Capricorn Flakes; Rolando furioso), and educator (Royal College of Music, 1963-83), born in Stockholm (d. 2002)