Who Was Born Today – August 23 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on August 23 | ||
1754 | Louis XVI, King of France during the French Revolution who met his fate at the guillotine. | |
1755 | Jean Baptiste Lislet-Geoffroy, French geographer. | |
1883 | Jonathan Wainwright, U.S. general who fought against the Japanese on Corregidor in the Philippines and was forced to surrender. | |
1898 | Albert Claude, biologist who won the 1974 Nobel for his work on the sub-structure of the cell. He never graduated from high school. | |
1912 | Gene Kelly, dancer, choreographer and actor. | |
1931 | H.O. Smith, molecular biologist credited with helping ‘open the door’ on genetic engineering. | |
1934 | Sonny (Christian) Jurgensen, professional football player and sports announcer. | |
1934 | Barbara Eden, actress (I Dream of Jeannie TV series). | |
1935 | Sir Roy Colin Strong, the youngest director of both Britain’s National Portrait Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London; recipient of Shakespeare Prize. | |
1938 | Roger John Reginald Greenaway, songwriter (“I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing,”), record producer. He and co-writer Roger Cook were first UK team to receive an Ivor Novello Award as Songwriters of the Year in two successive years. | |
1942 | Patricia McBride, ballerina; in 1961 became youngest principal in the New York City Ballet. | |
1946 | Keith Moon, drummer in The Who. | |
1951 | Queen Noor of Jordan (Lisa Najeeb Halaby), queen consort 1978–99. | |
1951 | Akhmad Kadyrov, President of Chechnya (Oct 5, 2003–May 9, 2004). | |
1956 | Andreas Floer, mathematician, creator of the Floer homology. | |
1965 | Roger Avary, screenwriter, director (Killing Zoe); shared Academy Award with co-writer Quentin Tarantino for best original screenplay (Pulp Fiction). |
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