ISSUE 152 - August 4, 2023 - Stamp News Online Magazine
Famous August Birthdays
Each stamp or First Day of Issue cover shown below depict a famous person or their accomplishment whose birthday is in August. Learn about these famous people born in August from links to smithsonianmag.com, loc.gov (American Treasures of The Library of Congress), ErniePyle.org, Ushmm.org (U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum), Nasa.gov, Lucy-Desi.com and other websites. Famous birthdays for August include: Herman Melville, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Neil Armstrong, Whitney Houston, and Alfred Hitchcock to name a few.
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August 1, 1779 - Francis Scott Key www.biography.com |
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August 1, 1819 - Herman Melville, www.poets.org |
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August 1, 1819 - Herman Melville, https://en.wikipedia.org/ |
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August 1, 1819 - Herman Melville |
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August 2, 1754 - Pierre Charles L'Enfant, www.smithsonianmag.com |
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August 2, 1754 - Pierre Charles L'Enfant |
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August 2, 1924 - James Bladwin, www.pbs.org |
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August 2, 1924 - James Bladwin, www.biography.com |
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August 3, 1900 - Ernie Pyle, www.erniepyle.org |
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August 3, 1900 - Ernie Pyle |
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August 3, 1941 - Martha Stewart, www.usatoday.com, www.marthastewart.com |
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August 4, 1900 - Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, http://en.wikipedia.org |
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August 4, 1900 - Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon |
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August 4, 1912 - Raoul Wallenberg, www.ushmm.org |
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August 4, 1912 - Raoul Wallenberg, www.raoulwallenberg.org |
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August 4, 1961 - Barack Obama, http://en.wikipedia.org, https://www.whitehousehistory.org/bios/barack-obama |
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August 5, 1950 - Neil Armstrong, www.nasa.gov |
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August 5, 1950 - Neil Armstrong, www.nbcnews.com/science |
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August 6, 1881 - Alexander Fleming, www.nobelprize.org |
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August 6, 1881 - Alexander Fleming, http://history1900s.about.com |
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August 6, 1911 - Lucille Ball, www.biography.com |
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August 6, 1911 - Lucille Ball, www.lucy-desi.com |
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August 7, 1904 - Ralph Bunche, www.nobelprize.org |
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August 8, 1937 - Dustin Hoffman, http://en.wikipedia.org, www.cbsnews.com |
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August 8, 1981 - Roger Federer |
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August 8, 1981 - Roger Federer |
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August 9, 1930 - Betty Boop |
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August 9, 1963 - Whitney Houston, www.biography.com |
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August 10, 1874 - Herbert Hoover, www.hoover.archives.gov |
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August 10, 1874 - Herbert Hoover, www.whitehouse.gov |
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August 11, 1950 - Steve Wozniak, www.biography.com |
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August 11, 1950 - Steve Wozniak |
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August 12, 1971 - Pete Sampras (bottom right) |
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August 13, 1860 - Annie Oakley, www.biography.com |
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August 13, 1899 - Alfred Hitchcock |
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August 13, 1899 - Alfred Hitchcock, www.imdb.com |
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August 14, 1966 - Halle Berry |
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August 15, 1769 - Napoleon Bonaparte |
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August 15, 1912 - Julia Child, www.pbs.org/food |
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August 16, 1894 - George Meany, www.aflcio.org |
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August 17, 1786 - Davy Crockett, www.history.com |
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August 17, 1943 - Robert De Niro, www.imdb.com |
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August 18, 1934 - Roberto Clemente, http://en.wikipedia.org |
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August 19, 1871 - Orville Wright (on right), http://airandspace.si.edu |
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August 19, 1871 - Orville Wright (on right) |
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August 19, 1946 - Bill Clinton, www.whitehouse.gov, www.clintonfoundation.org |
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August 20, 1910 - Eero Saarinen, www.nps.gov |
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August 21, 1936 - Wilt Chamberlain, www.biography.com |
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August 22, 1862 - Claude Debussy, www.biography.com |
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August 23, 1978 - Kobe Bryant, http://en.wikipedia.org |
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August 23, 1978 - Kobe Bryant |
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August 24, 1960 - Cal Ripken, http://en.wikipedia.org |
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August 25, 1918 - Leonard Bernstein, www.imdb.com |
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August 25, 1918 - Leonard Bernstein, www.biography.com |
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August 25, 1930 - Sean Connery, www.seanconnery.com |
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August 26, 1910 - Mother Teresa, www.motherteresa.org |
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August 26, 1910 - Mother Teresa, www.goodreads.com |
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August 26, 1910 - Mother Teresa, www.nobelprize.org |
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August 26, 1957 - Rick Hanson |
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August 26, 1957 - Rick Hanson, http://en.wikipedia.org |
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August 27, 1908 - Lyndon B. Johnson, www.whitehouse.gov |
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August 27, 1908 - Lyndon B. Johnson, www.nps.gov |
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August 28, 1965 - Shania Twain, www.biography.com |
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August 29, 1915 - Ingrid Bergman |
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August 29, 1915 - Ingrid Bergman, www.tcm.com |
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August29, 1958 - Michael Jackson, www.imdb.com |
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August 29, 1958 - Michael Jackson, www.michaeljackson.com |
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August 30, 1918 - Ted Williams, http://espn.go.com |
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August 30, 1918 - Ted Williams, http://en.wikipedia.org |
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August 30, 1930 - Warren Buffett (bottom right), www.forbes.com |
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August 31, 1870 - Maria Montessori, www.dailymontessori.com |
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August 31, 1908 - William Saroyan, http://williamsaroyansociety.org |
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August 31, 1908 - William Saroyan, www.imdb.com |
