Notable Birthdays for August 1
Published in History & Quotes
Those born on this date include:
- Roman Emperor Claudius I, born in 10 B.C.
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- explorer William Clark in 1770
- Francis Scott Key, composer of The Star-Spangled Banner, in 1779
- lawyer/writer Richard Henry Dana Jr., author of Two Years Before the Mast, in 1815
- author Herman Melville (Moby-Dick) in 1819
- activist/labor organizer Mary Harris Mother Jones in 1837
- tennis Hall of Fame member Jack Kramer in 1921
- actor Arthur Hill in 1922
- actor Geoffrey Holder in 1930)
- musician Ramblin' Jack Elliott in 1931 (age 84)
- comic actor Dom DeLuise in 1933
- French fashion designer Yves St. Laurent in 1936
- musician Jerry Garcia, co-founder of the Grateful Dead rock group, in 1942
- basketball Hall of Fame member Roy Williams in 1950 (age 65)
- rapper Coolio, born Artis Leon Ivey Jr., in 1963 (age 52)
- British film director Sam Mendes in 1965 (age 50)
- actor Tempestt Bledsoe in 1973 (age 42).
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