Pick a Birthday

So news that the induction will come a week from today, barring the baby coming sooner, got me thinking. We do not have long to go. So, thanks to the good folks at Wikipedia, I made a little list of every remaining day from today to next Friday including famous events, births and holidays. Go ahead, pick a favorite birthday.

July 31

Events:

1961—The first ever All Star Game tie occurs at Fenway Park in Boston when rain stops the game after nine innings

Birthdays:

1143—Emperer Nijo (Japan)
1919—Curt Gowdy
1958—Mark Cuban
1962—Wesley Snipes

Holiday:

Hari Pahlawan, Malaysian Warriors’ Day

August 1

Events:

1774—Oxygen is discovered for the third and final time
1944—Anne Frank makes the final entry in her diary
1981—MTV begins broadcasting in the United States

Birthdays:

10 BC—Claudius (Roman Emperer)
1779—Francis Scott Key
1819—Herman Melville
1942—Jerry Garcia
1963—Coolio

Holiday:

Armed Forces Day, Angola

August 2

Events:

1980—The NFL Hall of Fame Game ended with 5:24 remaining in a 0-0 tie due to lightning

Birthdays:

1533—Theodor Zwinger (Swiss scholar)
1924—Carroll O’Conner
1950—Lance Ito
1966—Tim Wakefield

Holiday:

Day of Azerbaijani Cinema, Azerbaijan

August 3

Events:

1492—Christopher Columbus sets sail from Spain
1936—Jesse Owens wins the 100 meter dash at the Berlin Olympics
1949—National Basketball Association founded

Birthdays:

1509—Etienne Dolet (French scholar)
1925—Marv Levy
1926—Tony Bennett
1940—Martin Sheen
1968—Rod Beck

Holiday:

Independence Day, Niger

August 4

Events:

1977—President Jimmy Carter authorizes creation of the Department of Energy

Birthdays:

1222—Richard de Clare (English soldier)
1821—Louis Vuitton
1901—Louis Armstrong
1949—John Riggins
1955—Billy Bob Thorton
1961—Barack Obama
1971—Jeff Gordon

Holiday:

Saint Sithney, Patron Saint of Mad Dogs

August 5

Events:

1305—William Wallace captured by England
1620—The Mayflower departs England
1861—United States issues first income tax
1957—American Bandstand debuts

Birthdays:

1301—Edmund of Woodstock (English politician)
1930—Neil Armstrong
1937—Herb Brooks
1962—Patrick Ewing

Holiday:

Children’s Day, Chile

August 6

Events:

1923—Henry Sullivan swims the English Channel
1926—Harry Houdini escapes a sealed underwater tank after 91 minutes
1962—Jamaica becomes independent

Birthdays:

1180—Emperer Go-Toba (Japan)
1809—Alfred Lord Tennyson
1911—Lucille Ball
1928—Andy Warhol
1965—David Robinson

Holiday:

H.H. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan’s Accession Day, United Arab Emirates

August 7

Events:

2007—Barry Bonds breaks Hank Aaron’s homerun record

Birthdays:

317—Constantius II (Roman emperer)
1876—Mata Hari
1929—Don Larson
1960—David Duchovny
1975—Edgar Renteria

Holiday:

Emancipation Day, Turks and Caicos Islands

August 8

Events:

1988—The lights are turned on at Wrigley Field, allowing the Cubs to play night games for the first time

Birthdays:

1079—Emperer Horikawa (Japan)
1937—Dustin Hoffman
1961—Bruce Matthews
1967—Marcelo Balboa
1981—Roger Federer

Holiday:

Father’s Day, Taiwan