Who Was Born Today – August 2 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on August 2 | ||
1754 | Pierre Charles L’Enfant, French engineer who designed the layout of Washington, D.C. | |
1820 | John Tyndall, British physicist and the first scientist to show why the sky is blue. | |
1865 | Irving Babbitt, scholar and founder of the modern humanistic movement. | |
1924 | James Baldwin, writer whose works include Go Tell it on the Mountain and Notes of a Native Son. | |
1932 | Peter O’Toole, Irish actor. | |
1942 | Isabel Allende, author of The House of the Spirits. | |
1949 | James Fallows, writer and editor of U.S. News and World Report. |
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