BlogAugust 6, 1911 – Lucille Désirée Ball, was an American comedienne, film, television, stage and radio actress, model, film and television executive, and star of the sitcoms I Love Lucy, The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, The Lucy Show, Here’s Lucy and Life With Lucy.
August 7, 1876 – Mata Hari (stage name of Margaretha Geertruida “Grietje” Zelle), a Dutch exotic dancer, courtesan, and accused spy who, although possibly innocent, was executed by firing squad in France for espionage for Germany during World War I.
August 8, 1694 – Francis Hutcheson, a philosopher born in Ireland to a family of Scottish Presbyterians who became one of the founding fathers of the Scottish Enlightenment.
August 9, 1968 – Eric Bana, an Australian film and television actor.
August 10, 1874 – Herbert Clark Hoover, the 31st President of the United States (1929–1933).
August 11, 1897 – Enid Blyton, English author (d. 1968)
August 12, 1852 – The Venerable Father Michael J. McGivney, a Roman Catholic priest and founder of the Knights of Columbus. He was the son of Irish immigrants.
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