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Matthijs de Ligt

Dutch international defender known for his spells at Ajax and Juventus

Did you know? In 2018, he became the first defender ever to win the Golden Boy award, given to the best young player in Europe.

Matthijs de Ligt (born 12 August 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Manchester United and the Netherlands national team. He is known for his aggressive tackling, aerial ability, leadership and strength.

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Dream

Clay (born August 12, 1999), better known online as Dream, is an American YouTuber and Internet personality primarily known for creating Minecraft content. Dream has been active online since 2014, but did not gain substantial popularity until 2019, with the release of his Minecraft Manhunt series.

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Ewa Farna

Singer who releases successful albums in both Czech and Polish

Did you know? She was just thirteen years old when she released her first studio album, which quickly became a commercial success in the Czech Republic.

Ewa Chobot (née Farna, born 12 August 1993) is a Polish-Czech pop-rock singer. She released five Polish-language and four Czech-language studio albums, and received platinum and gold certifications for them, both in Poland and the Czech Republic.

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Cara Delevingne

British model and actress known for high-fashion campaigns

Did you know? Her godmother is the actress Joan Collins and she comes from a family with deep roots in the British social establishment.

Cara Jocelyn Delevingne ( KAH-rə DEL-ə-VEEN; born 12 August 1992) is an English model, actress, and musician. Delevingne won Model of the Year at the British Fashion Awards in 2012 and 2014, and has also received three Teen Choice Awards and nominations for a British Independent Film Award and an MTV Movie & TV Award.

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Mario Balotelli

Italian professional footballer known for his goalscoring and eccentric personality

Did you know? During his time at Manchester City, he reportedly once set off fireworks inside his own bathroom, causing a significant fire.

Mario Balotelli Barwuah (Italian pronunciation:; né Barwuah; born 12 August 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for UAE First Division club Al-Ittifaq. Regarded as a highly promising player in his youth, Balotelli is a versatile forward with strength, pace and an eye for goal.

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Tom Cleverley

Former Manchester United midfielder and professional football manager

Did you know? He was part of the Manchester United squad that won the Premier League title in Sir Alex Ferguson's final season.

Thomas William Cleverley (born 12 August 1989) is an English professional football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently the head coach of EFL League One club Plymouth Argyle.

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Klaas-Jan Huntelaar

Dutch striker who played for clubs including Ajax and Real Madrid

Did you know? He is the all-time top scorer for the Netherlands under-21 team and enjoyed a prolific career in the German Bundesliga.

Dirk Jan Klaas Huntelaar (born 12 August 1983), known professionally as Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Dutch pronunciation: ), is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker.

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Meryem Uzerli

German-Turkish actress who became famous across the Middle East and Balkans as Hürrem Sultan in Magnificent Century

Did you know? She did not speak fluent Turkish when she was cast as Hürrem.

Meryem Sarah Uzerli (Turkish pronunciation:; born 12 August 1982) is a German Turkish actress best known for her starring role as Hürrem Sultan in Muhteşem Yüzyıl (2011–2013), Kovan (2018) and RU (2024). She is the recipient of two Golden Butterfly Awards.

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Djibril Cissé

French striker who won the Champions League with Liverpool

Did you know? He is a fashion enthusiast who has worked as a DJ and holds the title of Lord of the Manor of Frodsham.

Djibril Cissé (born 12 August 1981) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward. Cissé started his career at his boyhood club Arles-Avignon in 1989, before playing for the youth teams at Nîmes and Auxerre.

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Casey Affleck

Oscar-winning actor known for Manchester by the Sea

Did you know? He worked for several years as a dedicated animal rights activist and has been a vegan for most of his adult life.

Casey Affleck (born Caleb Casey McGuire Affleck-Boldt; August 12, 1975) is an American actor. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award.

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Pete Sampras

American tennis champion who won fourteen Grand Slam titles

Did you know? He was nicknamed Pistol Pete because of his exceptionally powerful and accurate serve, which helped him dominate the grass courts of Wimbledon.

Pete Sampras (born August 12, 1971) is an American former professional tennis player. One of the most successful tennis players of all time, he was ranked as the world No.

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Txiki Begiristain

Spanish footballer and director of football for Manchester City

Did you know? He was a key member of the Barcelona Dream Team that won the club’s first European Cup in 1992.

Aitor "Txiki" Begiristain Mujika (born 12 August 1964) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left winger or forward. He was best known for his spells at Real Sociedad and Barcelona, winning eight major titles with the latter, including four La Liga championships and the 1992 European Cup.

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Shigetatsu Matsunaga

Japanese international goalkeeper and coach for Yokohama Marinos

Did you know? He was the starting goalkeeper for Japan during their first ever Asian Cup victory in 1992.

Shigetatsu Matsunaga (松永 成立, Shigetatsu Matsunaga; born 12 August 1962) is a Japanese football goalkeeper coach and former football player. He is the goalkeeper coach for J1 League club Yokohama Marinos.

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François Hollande

Socialist politician who served as President of France from 2012 to 2017, a term marked by terror attacks and same-sex marriage

Did you know? He earned the nickname 'Monsieur Normal' due to his desire to appear more down-to-earth than his predecessors.

François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande (French:; born 12 August 1954) is a French politician who served as President of France from 2012 to 2017.

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Mark Knopfler

Scottish-born guitarist and songwriter who led Dire Straits to fame with Sultans of Swing and the album Brothers in Arms

Did you know? Before finding fame in music, he worked as a junior reporter for a regional newspaper based in Leeds.

Mark Freuder Knopfler (born 12 August 1949) is a British musician. He was the lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of the rock band Dire Straits from 1977 to 1995, and he is one of the two members who stayed throughout the band's existence, along with the bassist John Illsley.

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Fernando Collor

Former Brazilian president who was the first to be impeached

Did you know? In his youth he was a competitive martial artist and became a national champion in karate.

Fernando Affonso Collor de Mello (Brazilian Portuguese:; born 12 August 1949) is a Brazilian politician who served as the 32nd president of Brazil from 1990 to 1992, when he resigned in a failed attempt to stop his impeachment trial by the Brazilian Senate.

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Sirikit

Long-serving Queen Mother of Thailand and widow of King Bhumibol

Did you know? She met her future husband in Paris while her father was serving as the Thai ambassador to France.

Sirikit (born Mom Rajawongse Sirikit Kitiyakara; 12 August 1932 – 24 October 2025) was Queen of Thailand from 28 April 1950 to 13 October 2016 as the wife of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), her first cousin once removed. Sirikit met Bhumibol in Paris where her father served as the Thai ambassador to France.

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George Soros

Billionaire investor and philanthropist

Did you know? He is famously known as 'the man who broke the Bank of England' after his 1992 currency trade forced the pound out of the ERM.

George Soros (born Schwartz György; August 12, 1930) is a Hungarian and American investor and philanthropist. As of September 2026, he had a net worth of US$8.6 billion.

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Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq

Military leader and president of Pakistan during the late twentieth century

Did you know? He died in a mysterious plane crash alongside the American ambassador to Pakistan.

Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (12 August 1924 – 17 August 1988) was a Pakistani general who ruled Pakistan from his coup in 1977 until his death in an airplane crash in 1988. He served as the chief martial law administrator from 1977 to 1985, and as the president of Pakistan from 1978 until his death.

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Erwin Schrödinger

Austrian physicist who devised the wave equation of quantum mechanics, won the Nobel Prize and imagined the famous cat paradox

Did you know? He fled his native Austria in the 1930s because of his opposition to Nazism, eventually settling in Dublin for many years.

Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrödinger (12 August 1887 – 4 January 1961), sometimes anglicised as Schroedinger or Schrodinger, was an Austrian theoretical physicist who developed fundamental results in quantum theory.

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Cecil B. DeMille

Influential filmmaker who co-founded the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Did you know? He is often credited with making Hollywood the centre of the global film industry by directing its first ever feature-length movie.

Cecil Blount DeMille (August 12, 1881 – January 21, 1959) was an American filmmaker and actor. Between 1914 and 1958, he created 70 features including silent and sound films.

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Jacinto Benavente

Nobel Prize-winning Spanish playwright and screenwriter

Did you know? He wrote more than one hundred plays during his career and also served as a member of the Spanish parliament.

Jacinto Benavente y Martínez (Spanish pronunciation:; 12 August 1866 – 14 July 1954) was one of the foremost Spanish dramatists of the 20th century. He was awarded the 1922 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the happy manner in which he has continued the illustrious traditions of the Spanish drama".

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Klara Hitler

Mother of the Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler

Did you know? She was a devout Catholic whose family doctor was Jewish and she was later treated by him during her final illness.

Klara Hitler (née Pölzl; 12 August 1860 – 21 December 1907) was the mother of Adolf Hitler, dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. In 1934, Adolf Hitler honoured his mother by naming a street in Passau after her.

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Robert Southey

Romantic poet who served as UK Poet Laureate

Did you know? He is credited with writing the original version of the classic fairy tale Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

Robert Southey (12 August 1774 – 21 March 1843) was an English poet of the Romantic school, and Poet Laureate from 1813 until his death.

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