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Charli XCX

British singer and songwriter known for pop hits

Did you know? She wrote the chart-topping song I Love It, which became a global success for the Swedish duo Icona Pop.

Charlotte Emma Aitchison ( AYTCH-ih-sən; born 2 August 1992), known professionally as Charli XCX, is a British singer, songwriter, and actress. She began posting songs on Myspace in 2008 before entering the London rave scene.

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Nasta Palazhanka

Nasta Palazhanka (Dashkevich) (Belarusian: Наста Палажанка, romanized: Nasta Pałažanka; born 1990) is an activist in the opposition youth movement in Belarus, which she joined at the age of 14. As of 2011 she is Deputy Chairperson of the Malady Front (Young Front), an NGO in Belarus.

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Nacer Chadli

Belgian international footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur

Did you know? He represented Morocco in a non-competitive friendly match before deciding to commit his international future to Belgium.

Nacer Chadli (Arabic: ناصر الشاذلي; born 2 August 1989) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a winger. Chadli began his career in the Eerste Divisie with AGOVV Apeldoorn, and in 2010, was transferred to top-flight FC Twente, where he won the KNVB Cup in his first season.

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Takahagi Yojiro

Japanese professional midfielder with over ten international caps

Did you know? He became the youngest player to debut for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, making his first appearance while still a teenager.

Yojiro Takahagi (髙萩 洋次郎, Takahagi Yōjiro; born 2 August 1986) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays primarily as an attacking-midfielder for Singapore Premier League club Albirex Niigata (S), whom he vice-captains and the Japan national team.

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JD Vance

Author of the memoir Hillbilly Elegy and former senator for Ohio who became Vice President of the United States in 2025

Did you know? He served in the US Marines as a combat correspondent and later worked as a venture capitalist before entering politics.

James David Vance (born James Donald Bowman; August 2, 1984) is an American politician, author, and venture capitalist serving as the 50th vice president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he represented the state of Ohio in the United States Senate from 2023 to 2025.

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Hélder Postiga

Portuguese striker who played for Porto and the national team

Did you know? He represented Portugal at two World Cups and three European Championships during a professional career that spanned several countries.

Hélder Manuel Marques Postiga (Portuguese pronunciation:; born 2 August 1982) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a striker.

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Hitoshi Sogahata

Japanese goalkeeper who played for Kashima Antlers for two decades

Did you know? He was part of the Japan squad that competed at the 2002 World Cup, which was co-hosted by his home nation.

Hitoshi Sogahata (曽ヶ端 準, Sogahata Hitoshi; born 2 August 1979) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Kashima Antlers and the Japan national team.

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Naoki Sakai

Japanese professional footballer who played as a midfielder

Did you know? He spent almost his entire playing career with Kashiwa Reysol, the club where he first began as a youth player.

Naoki Sakai (酒井 直樹, Sakai Naoki; born August 2, 1975) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

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Kevin Smith

Independent filmmaker behind the cult comedy movie Clerks

Did you know? He funded his first film by selling his extensive comic book collection and using multiple credit cards to cover the costs.

Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American filmmaker, actor, and podcaster. He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy film Clerks (1994), which he wrote, directed, co-produced, co-edited, and acted in as the character Silent Bob.

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Mary-Louise Parker

Award-winning actress known for the television series Weeds

Did you know? She spent much of her childhood living in different countries, including Thailand and Germany, due to her father's career in the military.

Mary-Louise Parker (born August 2, 1964) is an American actress. She is known for her roles on stage and screen and has received various accolades including two Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award and two Tony Awards.

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Isabel Allende

Chilean-American author of novels including The House of the Spirits

Did you know? She fled Chile and lived in exile after her cousin, President Salvador Allende, was deposed in a coup.

Isabel Angélica Allende Llona (Spanish:; born 2 August 1942) is a Chilean-American writer.

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Jules A. Hoffmann

Nobel Prize-winning biologist known for his research into innate immunity

Did you know? His interest in biology was first encouraged by his father, who was an amateur entomologist with a particular expertise in dragonflies.

Jules Alphonse Nicolas Hoffmann (French pronunciation:; born 2 August 1941) is a Luxembourgish-French biologist. During his youth, growing up in Luxembourg, he developed a strong interest in insects under the influence of his father, Jos Hoffmann.

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Wes Craven

Influential horror film director who created the Nightmare on Elm Street series

Did you know? Before finding success in Hollywood, he worked as a humanities professor and briefly experimented with making adult films under a pseudonym.

Wesley Earl Craven (August 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015) was an American filmmaker. Amongst his prolific filmography, Craven worked primarily in the horror genre, particularly slasher films, where he mixed horror cliches with humor.

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Peter O'Toole

British actor widely known for his starring role in Lawrence of Arabia

Did you know? He holds the record for receiving the most Academy Award nominations for acting without ever winning a competitive Oscar.

Peter James O'Toole (2 August 1932 – 14 December 2013) was an English and Irish actor.

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Takashi Takabayashi

Japanese international footballer who played for the national team

Did you know? After his playing career ended, he spent time coaching youth teams and promoting the sport in Japan.

Takashi Takabayashi (高林 隆, Takabayashi Takashi; August 2, 1931 – December 27, 2009) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

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Jorge Rafael Videla

Argentine military officer and dictator who led a 1976 coup

Did you know? He was eventually sentenced to life in prison for crimes against humanity committed during his regime's brutal "Dirty War".

General Jorge Rafael Videla ( vid-EL-ə; Spanish:; 2 August 1925 – 17 May 2013) was an Argentine general, politician and dictator who served as the president of Argentina from 1976 to 1981 during the National Reorganization Process. He came to power in a March 1976 coup d'état that deposed Isabel Perón.

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James Baldwin

Influential American author and leading voice in the civil rights movement

Did you know? He moved to France in his twenties to escape the racial prejudice and discrimination he experienced in the United States.

James Arthur Baldwin (né Jones; August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987) was an American writer and civil rights activist who garnered acclaim for his essays, novels, plays, and poems. His 1953 novel Go Tell It on the Mountain has been ranked by Time magazine as one of the top 100 English-language novels.

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Shimon Peres

Israeli statesman who served as prime minister and president and shared the Nobel Peace Prize for the Oslo Accords

Did you know? In his younger years, he lived on a kibbutz and spent much of his time working as a shepherd while pursuing his political interests.

Shimon Peres ( shee-MOHN PERR-ess, -⁠ez; Hebrew: שמעון פרס; born Szymon Perski, Polish:; 2 August 1923 – 28 September 2016) was an Israeli politician and statesman who served as the prime minister of Israel from 1984 to 1986 and from 1995 to 1996 and as the president of Israel from 2007 to 2014.

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Myrna Loy

American actress famous for The Thin Man film series

Did you know? She was voted the Queen of Hollywood alongside Clark Gable in a massive nationwide poll of cinema fans.

Myrna Loy (born Myrna Adele Williams; August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American film, television, and stage actress. As a performer, she was known for her ability to adapt to her screen partner's acting style.

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Alexander I of Serbia

Former King of Serbia whose reign ended in assassination

Did you know? His decision to marry a widow who was twelve years his senior caused a massive scandal within the royal court.

Alexander I (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Обреновић, romanized: Aleksandar Obrenović; 14 August 1876 – 11 June 1903) reigned as the king of Serbia from 1889 to 1903 when he and his wife, Draga Mašin, were assassinated by a group of Royal Serbian Army officers, led by Captain Dragutin Dimitrijević.

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Constantine I of Greece

King of Greece who reigned during the First World War

Did you know? He was the first Greek monarch born in the country since the restoration of the monarchy in the nineteenth century.

Constantine I (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Αʹ, romanized: Konstantínos I; 2 August 1868 – 11 January 1923) was King of Greece from 18 March 1913 to 11 June 1917 and again from 19 December 1920 to 27 September 1922. The eldest son of George I of Greece, he succeeded to the throne following his father's assassination in 1913.

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Dmitry Merezhkovsky

Russian novelist and philosopher nominated many times for the Nobel Prize

Did you know? He and his wife were central figures in the Russian Symbolist movement and hosted an influential literary salon.

Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky (Russian: Дми́трий Серге́евич Мережко́вский, IPA:; 14 August 1865 – 9 December 1941) was a Russian novelist, poet, religious thinker, and literary critic.

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Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi

French sculptor who designed the iconic Statue of Liberty

Did you know? Before his American project, he proposed a similar colossal lighthouse sculpture for the entrance of the Suez Canal in Egypt.

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi ( bar-T(H)OL-dee, French:; 2 August 1834 – 4 October 1904) was a French sculptor and painter. He is best known for designing Liberty Enlightening the World, commonly known as the Statue of Liberty, in New York City, United States.

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John Tyndall

Irish physicist who discovered why the sky is blue

Did you know? He was the first person to prove the greenhouse effect by showing how certain gases absorb heat in the atmosphere.

John Tyndall (2 August 1820 – 4 December 1893) was an Irish physicist. His scientific fame arose in the 1850s from his study of diamagnetism.

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