Notable Birthdays for August 22
Published in History & Quotes
Those born on this date include:
- French composer Claude Debussy in 1862
- Charles Jenkins, inventor of airplane brakes and the conical drinking cup, in 1867
- writer-critic Dorothy Parker in 1893
- heart surgeon Dr. Denton Cooley in 1920
- science fiction writer Ray Bradbury in 1920
- actor Honor Blackman in 1925 (age 90)
- French fashion designer Marc Bohan in 1926 (age 87)
- retired U.S. Army Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf in 1934
- writer E. Annie Proulx in 1935 (age 780
- baseball Hall of Fame member Carl Yastrzemski in 1939 (age 75)
- baseball Hall of Fame member Paul Molitor in 1956 (age 59)
- actor Valerie Harper in 1939 (age 75)
- actor Cindy Williams in 1947 (age 68)
- swimming Hall of Fame member Diana Nyad in 1949 (age 66)
- singer/songwriter Tori Amos in 1963 (age 54)
- tennis Hall of Fame member Mats Wilander in 1964 (age 51)
- actor Richard Armitage in 1971 (age 44)
- actor Kristen Wiig in 1973 (age 42).
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