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This Week’s Birthdays – Week of July 28

July 28, 1941 – Riccardo Muti, Cavaliere di Gran Croce, an Italian conductor and music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Riccardo Muti

July 29, 1946 – Dona Isabel, the heiress presumptive to the throne of the Empire of Brazil, bearing the title of Princess Imperial.

Princess Isabel statue

July 30, 1947 – Arnold Schwarzenegger, an Austrian-born American former professional bodybuilder, actor, businessman, investor, and politician

Arnold Schwarzenegger

July 31, 1962 – Troy Norman Murray, a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre.

Autographed Troy Murray jersey

August 1, 1922 – Maria Hawkins Cole, the widow of singer Nat King Cole and mother of singer Natalie Cole.

Nat King Cole and Maria Cole

August 2, 1939 – Wes Craven, American director, producer, and screenwriter.

Wes Craven's House

August 3, 1951 – John Allen “Hawg” Hannah, a former American football left guard who played for the New England Patriots

John Hannah