Mike Seeger (August 15, 1933 – August 7, 2009) was an American folk musician and folklorist. He was a distinctive singer and an accomplishe...

Julia Child (born Julia Carolyn McWilliams August 15, 1912 – August 13, 2004) was an American chef, author and television personality. She...

Lester William Polsfuss , known as Les Paul (June 9, 1915 – August 13, 2009) was a pioneer in the development of the solid-body electric gu...

William Booth (10 April 1829 – 20 August 1912) was a British Methodist preacher who founded The Salvation Army and became its first Gener...