Portal:Biography/Selected anniversaries/August 3
Births
[edit]- 1801 - Joseph Paxton, English gardener (d. 1865)
- 1808 - Hamilton Fish, (pictured) American politician (d. 1893)
- 1867 - Stanley Baldwin, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1947)
- 1872 - King Haakon VII of Norway (d. 1957)
- 1938 - Terry Wogan, Irish radio and television presenter (d. 2016)
- 1940 - Martin Sheen, American actor
- 1963 - James Hetfield, American singer and guitarist (Metallica)
- 1977 - Tom Brady, American football player
- 1979 - Evangeline Lilly, Canadian actress and fashion model
Deaths
[edit]- 1460 - King James II of Scotland (b. 1430)
- 1916 - Sir Roger Casement, Irish rebel (hanged) (b. 1864)
- 1964 - Flannery O'Connor, American writer (b. 1925)
- 1966 - Lenny Bruce, American comedian (b. 1925)
- 1983 - Carolyn Jones, American actress (b. 1930)