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• 8 – Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats the Dalmatae on the river Bosna.
• 435 – Deposed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, is exiled by Roman Emperor Theodosius II to a monastery in Egypt.
• 881 – Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu: Louis III of France defeats the Vikings, an event celebrated in the poem Ludwigslied.
• 908 – Battle of Eisenach: An invading Hungarian force defeats an East Frankish army under Duke Burchard of Thuringia.
• 1031 – Olaf II of Norway is canonized as Saint Olaf by Grimketel, the English Bishop of Selsey.
• 1057 – Frederick of Lorraine elected as Pope Stephen IX.
• 1342 – The Siege of Algeciras commences during the Spanish Reconquista.
• 1492 – Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain.
• 1527 – The first known letter from North America is sent by John Rut while at St. John's, Newfoundland.

• 1601 – Long War: Austria captures Transylvania in the Battle of Goroszló.
• 1645 – Thirty Years' War: The Second Battle of Nördlingen sees French forces defeating those of the Holy Roman Empire.
• 1678 – Robert LaSalle builds the Le Griffon, the first known ship built on the Great Lakes.
• 1778 – The theatre La Scala in Milan is inaugurated with the première of Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta.
• 1795 – Treaty of Greenville is signed, ending the Northwest Indian War in the Ohio Country.
• 1811 – First ascent of Jungfrau, third highest summit in the Bernese Alps by brothers Johann Rudolf and Hieronymus Meyer.
• 1829 – The Treaty of Lewistown is signed by the Shawnee and Seneca peoples, exchanging land in Ohio for land west of the Mississippi River.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Treaty_of_Lewistown_(1829)|title=Treaty of Lewistown (1829) |website=Ohio History Central |access-date=2018-11-04}}
• 1852 – Harvard University wins the first Boat Race between Yale University and Harvard. The race is also known as the first ever American intercollegiate athletic event.
• 1859 – The American Dental Association is founded in Niagara Falls, New York.
• 1900 – The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded.

• 1903 – Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaim the Kruševo Republic, which exists for only ten days before Ottoman Turks lay waste to the town.
• 1907 – Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines Standard Oil of Indiana a record $29.4 million for illegal rebating to freight carriers; the conviction and fine are later reversed on appeal.
• 1914 – World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality.
• 1921 – Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis confirms the ban of the eight Chicago Black Sox, the day after they were acquitted by a Chicago court.
• 1936 – Jesse Owens wins the 100 metre dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.
• 1936 – A fire wipes out Kursha-2 in the Meshchera Lowlands, Ryazan Oblast, Russia, killing 1,200 and leaving only 20 survivors.
• 1940 – World War II: Italian forces begin the invasion of British Somaliland.
• 1946 – Santa Claus Land, the world's first themed amusement park, opens in Santa Claus, Indiana, United States.
• 1948 – Whittaker Chambers accuses Alger Hiss of being a communist and a spy for the Soviet Union.
• 1949 – The Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League finalize the merger that would create the National Basketball Association.
• 1958 – The world's first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus, becomes the first vessel to complete a submerged transit of the geographical North Pole.
• 1959 – Portugal's state police force PIDE fires upon striking workers in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea, killing over 50 people.
• 1960 – Niger gains independence from France.
• 1972 – The United States Senate ratifies the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
• 1975 – A privately chartered Boeing 707 strikes a mountain peak and crashes near Agadir, Morocco, killing 188.
• 1977 – Tandy Corporation announces the TRS-80, one of the world's first mass-produced personal computers.
• 1981 – Senegalese opposition parties, under the leadership of Mamadou Dia, launch the Antiimperialist Action Front – Suxxali Reew Mi.
• 1997 – Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre in Algeria: A total of 116 villagers killed, 40 in Oued El-Had and 76 in Mezouara.
• 1997 – The tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere, Sky Tower in downtown Auckland, New Zealand, opens after two-and-a-half years of construction.{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10828091|access-date=2 March 2017|title=Remember Auckland before the Sky Tower?|date=20 August 2012|publisher=The New Zealand Herald }}
• 2004 – The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11 attacks.
• 2005 – President of Mauritania Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya is overthrown in a military coup while attending the funeral of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia.{{Cite web |date=2005-08-03 |title=Coup ousts West-leaning leader of Mauritania |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna8810648 |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=NBC News}}
• 2007 – Former deputy director of the Chilean secret police Raúl Iturriaga is captured after having been on the run following a conviction for kidnapping.
• 2010 – Widespread rioting erupts in Karachi, Pakistan, after the assassination of a local politician, leaving at least 85 dead and at least 17 billion Pakistani rupees (US$200 million) in damage.
• 2014 – A 6.1 magnitude earthquake kills at least 617 people and injures more than 2,400 in Yunnan, China.
• 2014 – The genocide of Yazidis by ISIL begins.{{cite magazine |author=Stout |first=David |date=6 August 2014 |title=Be Captured and Killed, or Risk Dying of Thirst: The Awful Choice Facing the Refugees of Sinjar |url=https://time.com/3085270/iraq-yazidi-mount-sinjar-islamic-state-refugees/ |url-status=live |magazine=Time |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150603153352/http://time.com/3085270/iraq-yazidi-mount-sinjar-islamic-state-refugees/ |archive-date=3 June 2015 |access-date=3 June 2015}}
• 2018 – Two burka-clad men kill 29 people and injure more than 80 in a suicide attack on a Shia mosque in eastern Afghanistan.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-45059701 |title=Afghanistan mosque attack: At least 29 Shia worshippers killed in Gardez|date=2018-08-03|newspaper=BBC News Asia}}
• 2019 – Six hundred protesters, including opposition leader Lyubov Sobol, are arrested in an election protest in Moscow, Russia.{{cite web|website=BBC News |date=August 3, 2019|access-date=August 3, 2019|title=Russia protests: Hundreds detained during unauthorised demonstration|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49218726}}
• 2019 – Twenty-three people are killed and 22 injured in a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas.{{cite web |author=Danner |first=Chas |date=August 3, 2019 |title=Everything We Know About the El Paso Walmart Massacre |url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/08/everything-we-know-about-the-el-paso-walmart-shooting.html |access-date=August 3, 2019 |website=New York, Intelligencer}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/04/26/business/ap-mass-shooting-texas.html|title=El Paso Shooting Victim Dies Months Later, Death Toll Now 23|work=The New York Times|date=April 26, 2020|access-date=April 26, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/texas-man-pleads-guilty-90-federal-hate-crimes-and-firearms-violations-august-2019-mass|title=Texas Man Pleads Guilty to 90 Federal Hate Crimes and Firearms Violations for August 2019 Mass Shooting at Walmart in El Paso, Texas|date=February 8, 2023|website=www.justice.gov}}
• 2023 – Worst floods hit major parts of Slovenia.{{Cite web|url=https://reliefweb.int/disaster/fl-2023-000144-svn|title=Slovenia: Floods - Aug 2023|access-date=October 27, 2023|website=www.reliefweb.int}}

• 1442 – Galeotto I Pico, Duke of Mirandola (died 1499){{cite book|last=Papotti|first=Francesco Ignazio|title=Annali: Memorie storiche della citta e dell'antico ducato della Mirandola|volume=4|location=Mirandola|publisher=Tipografia di Gaetano Cagarelli|year=1877|page=286|oclc=459100829|language=IT}}
• 1486 – Imperia Cognati, Italian courtesan (died 1512)
• 1491 – Maria of Jülich-Berg, German noblewoman (died 1543)
• 1509 – Étienne Dolet, French scholar and translator (died 1546)

• 1622 – Wolfgang Julius, Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein, German field marshal (died 1698)
• 1692 – John Henley, English minister and poet (died 1759){{cite ODNB |last1=Midgley |first1=Graham |title=Henley, John [known as Orator Henley] (1692–1756), dissenting minister and eccentric |date=23 September 2010 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/12928}}
• 1724 – Alvise Foscari, Venetian admiral (died 1790){{DBI | last = Gullino | first = Giuseppe | title = FOSCARI, Alvise | volume = 49 | url = https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/alvise-foscari_res-5c3d91a5-87ed-11dc-8e9d-0016357eee51_%28Dizionario-Biografico%29/}}
• 1766 – Aaron Chorin, Hungarian rabbi and author (died 1844)
• 1770 – Frederick William III of Prussia (died 1840)
• 1803 – Joseph Paxton, English gardener and architect, designed The Crystal Palace (died 1865){{cite ODNB|last1=Kenworthy-Browne |first1=John |title=Paxton, Sir Joseph (1803–1865), landscape gardener and architect |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/21634}}
• 1808 – Hamilton Fish, American lawyer and politician, 26th United States Secretary of State (died 1893){{cite ANB |last1=Simpson |first1=Brooks D. |title=Fish, Hamilton (1808-1893), lawyer and secretary of state |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0400375}}
• 1811 – Elisha Otis, American businessman, founded the Otis Elevator Company (died 1861){{cite ANB |last1=Wepman |first1=Dennis |title=Otis, Elisha Graves (1811-1861), inventor and manufacturer |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1001256}}
• 1817 – Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen (died 1895)
• 1823 – Thomas Francis Meagher, Irish-American revolutionary and military leader, territorial governor of Montana (died 1867){{cite ODNB |last1=Cornish |first1=Rory T. |title=Meagher, Thomas Francis (1823–1867), Irish nationalist and soldier |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/18483}}
• 1832 – Ivan Zajc, Croatian composer, conductor, and director (died 1914){{cite Grove |last1=Županović |first1=Lovro |title=Zajc, Ivan |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.30795}}
• 1837 – Julien Reverchon, French botanist (died 1905){{Cite web |title=Reverchon, Julien |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/reverchon-julien |last=Perez |first=Joan J.|access-date=4 August 2024 |website=Texas State Historical Association}}
• 1840 – John Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey, English jurist and politician (died 1929){{cite ODNB |last1=Mooney |first1=Hugh |title=Bigham, John Charles, first Viscount Mersey (1840–1929), judge |date=4 October 2012 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/31884}}
• 1850 – Reginald Heber Roe, English-Australian swimmer, tennis player, and academic (died 1926){{Cite AuDB |first=E. |last=Clarke |title=Reginald Heber Roe (1850–1926) |volume=11 |year=1988 |id2=roe-reginald-heber-8253 |access-date=2 August 2024}}
• 1856 – Alfred Deakin, Australian lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Australia (died 1919){{Cite AuDB |first=R. |last=Norris |title=

Alfred Deakin (1856–1919) |volume=8 |year=1981 |id2=deakin-alfred-5927 |access-date=2 August 2024}}

• 1860 – William Kennedy Dickson, French-Scottish actor, director, and producer (died 1935)
• 1863 – Géza Gárdonyi, Hungarian author and journalist (died 1922)
• 1867 – Stanley Baldwin, English businessman and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1947){{cite ODNB |last1=Ball |first1=Stuart |title=Baldwin, Stanley, first Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (1867–1947), prime minister |date=20 January 2019 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/30550}}
• 1871 – Vernon Louis Parrington, American historian and scholar (died 1929){{cite ANB |last1=Hall |first1=H. Lark |title=Parrington, V. L. (1871-1929), intellectual historian |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1400464}}
• 1872 – Haakon VII of Norway (died 1957)
• 1886 – Maithili Sharan Gupt, Indian poet and playwright (died 1964)
• 1887 – Rupert Brooke, English poet (died 1915){{cite ODNB|last1=Caesar |first1=Adrian |title=Brooke, Rupert Chawner (1887–1915), poet |date=1 September 2017 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/32093}}
• 1887 – August Wesley, Finnish journalist, trade unionist, and revolutionary (died ?){{citation needed|date=August 2024}}
• 1890 – Konstantin Melnikov, Russian architect, designed the Rusakov Workers' Club (died 1974)
• 1894 – Harry Heilmann, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 1951){{cite ANB|last1=Alexander |first1=Charles C. |title=Heilmann, Harry Edwin (1894-1951), baseball player and announcer |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1900079}}
• 1895 – Allen Bathurst, Lord Apsley, English politician (died 1942)
• 1896 – Ralph Horween, American football player and coach (died 1997)
• 1899 – Louis Chiron, Monegasque race car driver (died 1979)
• 1900 – Ernie Pyle, American soldier and journalist (died 1945){{cite ANB |last1=Gale |first1=Robert L. |title=Pyle, Ernie (1900-1945), newspaper reporter |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1601336}}
• 1900 – John T. Scopes, American educator (died 1970){{cite ANB |last1=Brown |first1=Kathleen S. |title=Scopes, John Thomas (1900-1970), high school science teacher |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0900665}}

• 1901 – John C. Stennis, American lawyer and politician (died 1995){{cite ANB |last1=Scribner |first1=Christopher MacGregor |title=Stennis, John Cornelius (1901-1995), senator |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0700703}}
• 1901 – Stefan Wyszyński, Polish cardinal (died 1981)
• 1902 – Regina Jonas, German rabbi (died 1944)
• 1902 – David Buttolph, American film composer (died 1983){{cite Grove |last1=Sherk |first1=Warren M. |title=Buttolph, (James) David, (Jr.) |date=23 February 2011 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2092895}}
• 1903 – Habib Bourguiba, Tunisian journalist and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Tunisia (died 2000)
• 1904 – Dolores del Río, Mexican actress (died 1983)
• 1904 – Clifford D. Simak, American journalist and author (died 1988){{cite ANB |last1=Wepman |first1=Dennis |title=Simak, Clifford D. (1904-1988), science-fiction writer |date=January 2003 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1603480}}
• 1905 – Franz König, Austrian cardinal (died 2004){{cite news |last1=Pick |first1=Hella |title=Cardinal Franz König |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/mar/16/guardianobituaries.religion |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=16 March 2004}}
• 1907 – Lawrence Brown, American trombonist and composer (died 1988){{cite Grove |last1=Lambert |first1=Eddie |last2=Kernfeld |first2=Barry |title=Brown, Lawrence |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J061400}}
• 1907 – Ernesto Geisel, Brazilian general and politician, 29th President of Brazil (died 1996){{cite news |last1=Briley |first1=Harold |title=Obituary: General Ernesto Geisel |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-general-ernesto-geisel-1363238.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The Independent |date=13 September 1996}}
• 1907 – Yang Shangkun, Chinese politician, and 4th President of China (died 1998)
• 1909 – Walter Van Tilburg Clark, American author and educator (died 1971){{cite ANB |last1=Lee |first1=L. L.|title=Clark, Walter Van Tilburg (1909-1971), novelist and teacher |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1601938}}
• 1911 – Alex McCrindle, Scottish actor and producer (died 1990)
• 1912 – Fritz Hellwig, German politician (died 2017)
• 1913 – Mel Tolkin, Ukrainian-American screenwriter and producer (died 2007){{cite news |last1=Fox |first1=Margalit |title=Mel Tolkin, Lead Writer for 'Show of Shows,' Dies at 94 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/27/arts/27tolkin.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=27 November 2007}}
• 1916 – Shakeel Badayuni, Indian poet and songwriter (died 1970)
• 1916 – José Manuel Moreno, Argentinian footballer and manager (died 1978)
• 1917 – Les Elgart, American trumpet player and bandleader (died 1995)
• 1918 – James MacGregor Burns, American historian, political scientist, and author (died 2014){{cite news |last1=Weber |first1=Bruce |title=James MacGregor Burns, Scholar of Presidents and Leadership, Dies at 95 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/16/us/james-m-burns-a-scholar-of-presidents-and-leadership-dies-at-95.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=15 July 2014}}
• 1918 – Sidney Gottlieb, American chemist and theorist (died 1999){{cite news |last1=Hodgson |first1=Godfrey |title=Sidney Gottlieb obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/mar/11/guardianobituaries2 |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=11 March 1999}}
• 1918 – Larry Haines, American actor (died 2008)
• 1918 – Eddie Jefferson, American singer-songwriter (died 1979){{cite Grove |last1=Kernfeld |first1=Barry |title=Jefferson, Eddie |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J227700}}
• 1920 – Norman Dewis, English test driver and engineer (died 2019)
• 1920 – Max Fatchen, Australian journalist and author (died 2012)
• 1920 – P. D. James, English author (died 2014){{cite news |last1=Reynolds |first1=Stanley |title=PD James obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/nov/27/pd-james |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=27 November 2014}}
• 1920 – Charlie Shavers, American trumpet player and composer (died 1971){{cite Grove |last1=Chilton |first1=John |title=Shavers, Charlie |date=13 January 2015 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2276480}}
• 1920 – Elmar Tampõld, Estonian-Canadian architect (died 2013)
• 1921 – Richard Adler, American composer and producer (died 2012){{cite news |last1=Freedland |first1=Michael |title=Richard Adler obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/jun/22/richard-adler |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=22 June 2012}}
• 1921 – Hayden Carruth, American poet and critic (died 2008){{cite news |last1=Woo |first1=Elaine |title=Loner poet wrote of rural people's struggles |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-oct-03-me-carruth3-story.html |access-date=8 August 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=3 October 2008}}
• 1921 – Marilyn Maxwell, American actress (died 1972)
• 1922 – John Eisenhower, American historian, general, and diplomat, 45th United States Ambassador to Belgium (died 2013){{cite news |last1=Goldstein |first1=Richard |title=John Eisenhower, Military Historian and Son of the President, Dies at 91 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/23/us/john-eisenhower-historian-and-son-of-the-president-dies-at-91.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=22 December 2013}}
• 1923 – Jean Hagen, American actress (died 1977){{cite news |title=Jean Hagen |url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/jean-hagen/ |work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=27 June 2020}}
• 1923 – Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria (died 2012){{cite news |last1=Joffe |first1=Lawrence |title=Pope Shenouda III obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/mar/18/pope-shenouda-the-third |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=18 March 2012}}
• 1924 – Connie Converse, American musician and singer-songwriter
• 1924 – Leon Uris, American soldier and author (died 2003){{cite news |last1=Lehmann-Haupt |first1=Christopher |title=Leon Uris, Author of 'Exodus,' Dies at 78 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/24/obituaries/leon-uris-author-of-exodus-dies-at-78.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=24 June 2003}}
• 1925 – Marv Levy, American-Canadian football player, coach, and manager
• 1925 – Lewis Rowland, American neurologist (died 2017){{cite news |last1=Grady |first1=Denise |title=Dr. Lewis Rowland, Leading Neurologist on Nerve and Muscle Diseases, Dies at 91 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/23/science/lewis-rowland-dead-columbia-university-neurologist.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=23 March 2017}}
• 1926 – Rona Anderson, Scottish actress (died 2013){{cite news |last1=Bergan |first1=Ronald |title=Rona Anderson obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/aug/09/rona-anderson |work=The Guardian |access-date=4 November 2020 |date=9 August 2013}}
• 1926 – Tony Bennett, American singer and actor (died 2023){{cite news |last1=Gans |first1=Charles J. |title=Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96|url=https://apnews.com/article/tony-bennett-dies-c3b3a7e2360449fb936a38794c7c3266 |access-date=July 21, 2023 |publisher=Associated Press |date=July 21, 2023}}
• 1926 – Anthony Sampson, English journalist and author (died 2004){{cite news |last1=Thompson |first1=John |title=Anthony Sampson |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/dec/21/pressandpublishing.booksobituaries |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=21 December 2004}}
• 1926 – Gordon Scott, American actor (died 2007){{cite news |last1=Bergan |first1=Ronald |title=Gordon Scott |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/jun/08/guardianobituaries.usa |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=8 June 2007}}
• 1926 – Rushdy Abaza, Egyptian actor (died 1980)
• 1928 – Cécile Aubry, French actress, director, and screenwriter (died 2010){{cite news |last1=Bergan |first1=Ronald |title=Cécile Aubry obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/jul/30/cecile-aubry-obituary |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=30 July 2010}}
• 1928 – Henning Moritzen, Danish actor (died 2012)
• 1930 – James Komack, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1997)
• 1933 – Pat Crawford, Australian cricketer (died 2009)
• 1934 – Haystacks Calhoun, American wrestler and actor (died 1989)
• 1934 – Michael Chapman, English bassoon player (died 2005)
• 1934 – Jonas Savimbi, Angolan general, founded UNITA (died 2002){{cite news |last1=Brittain |first1=Victoria |title=Jonas Savimbi |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2002/feb/25/guardianobituaries.victoriabrittain |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=25 February 2002}}
• 1935 – John Erman, American actor, director, and producer (died 2021)
• 1935 – Georgy Shonin, Ukrainian-Russian general, pilot, and cosmonaut (died 1997){{cite book |last1=Burgess |first1=Colin |last2=Hall |first2=Rex |title=The First Soviet Cosmonaut Team: Their Lives, Legacy, and Historical Impact |date=2009 |publisher=Springer |location=Berlin |isbn=9780387848235 |page=65 |lccn=2008935694}}
• 1935 – Vic Vogel, Canadian pianist, composer, and bandleader (died 2019){{cite Grove|last1=Miller |first1=Mark |first2=Barry |last2=Kernfeld |title=Vogel, Vic(tor Stephan) |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J468800}}
• 1936 – Jerry G. Bishop, American radio and television host (died 2013){{cite news |title=Jerry G. Bishop, 1936-2013 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/09/18/jerry-g-bishop-1936-2013/ |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=18 September 2013}}
• 1936 – Edward Petherbridge, English actor
• 1937 – Steven Berkoff, English actor, director, and playwright
• 1937 – Roland Burris, American lawyer and politician, 39th Illinois Attorney General{{CongBio |id=B001266 |name=BURRIS, Roland|inline=YES}}
• 1937 – Duncan Sharpe, Pakistani-Australian cricketer
• 1938 – Terry Wogan, Irish radio and television host (died 2016){{cite news |title=Sir Terry Wogan obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/jan/31/terry-wogan |work=The Guardian |access-date=18 September 2021|date=31 January 2016}}
• 1939 – Jimmie Nicol, English drummer
• 1939 – Apoorva Sengupta, Indian general and cricketer (died 2013)
• 1940 – Lance Alworth, American football player
• 1940 – Martin Sheen, American actor and producer
• 1940 – James Tyler, American guitarist and songwriter (died 2010){{cite Grove |last1=Scott |first1=David |title=Tyler, James |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.28667}}
• 1941 – Beverly Lee, American singer
• 1941 – Martha Stewart, American businesswoman, publisher, and author, founded Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia{{cite web |title=Martha Stewart Fast Facts |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/10/us/martha-stewart-fast-facts/ |website=CNN |access-date=30 July 2020 |date=22 July 2019}}
• 1943 – Béla Bollobás, Hungarian-English mathematician and academic
• 1943 – Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson of Sweden
• 1943 – Steven Millhauser, American novelist and short story writer
• 1944 – Morris Berman, American historian and social critic [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n77019036 LCNAF: Library of Congress Name Authority Files]
• 1944 – Nino Bravo, Spanish singer (died 1973)
• 1945 – Eamon Dunphy, Irish footballer and journalist
• 1946 – Robert Ayling, English businessman
• 1946 – Jack Straw, English lawyer and politician, Shadow Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
• 1946 – John York, American bass player, songwriter, and producer
• 1947 – Ralph Wright, English footballer (died 2020)
• 1948 – Jean-Pierre Raffarin, French lawyer and politician, 166th Prime Minister of France
• 1949 – Philip Casnoff, American actor and director
• 1949 – B. B. Dickerson, American bass player and songwriter (died 2021)
• 1949 – Sue Slipman, English politician
• 1950 – Linda Howard, American author
• 1950 – John Landis, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1950 – Jo Marie Payton, American actress and singer
• 1950 – Ernesto Samper, Colombian economist and politician, 29th President of Colombia
• 1951 – Marcel Dionne, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1951 – Jay North, American actor (died 2025){{Cite news |last=Petri |first=Alexandra E. |last2=Slotnik |first2=Daniel E. |date=April 6, 2025 |title=Jay North, Child Star Who Played ‘Dennis the Menace,’ Dies at 73 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/arts/television/jay-north-dennis-the-menance-dead.html |access-date=April 8, 2025 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
• 1952 – Osvaldo Ardiles, Argentinian footballer and manager
• 1953 – Ian Bairnson, Scottish saxophonist and keyboard player (died 2023)
• 1953 – Marlene Dumas, South African painter
• 1954 – Michael Arthur, English physician and academic
• 1954 – Gary Peters, English footballer and manager
• 1956 – Kirk Brandon, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1956 – Todd Christensen, American football player and sportscaster (died 2013){{cite news |last1=Weber |first1=Bruce |title=Todd Christensen, Record-Setting Tight End, Dies at 57 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/14/sports/football/todd-christensen-record-setting-tight-end-dies-at-57.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=14 November 2013}}
• 1956 – Dave Cloud, American singer-songwriter and actor (died 2015)
• 1956 – Balwinder Sandhu, Indian cricketer and coach
• 1957 – Bodo Rudwaleit, German footballer and manager
• 1957 – Kate Wilkinson, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 11th New Zealand Minister of Conservation
• 1958 – Lindsey Hilsum, English journalist and author
• 1958 – Ana Kokkinos, Australian director and screenwriter
• 1959 – Martin Atkins, English drummer and producer
• 1959 – Mike Gminski, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 1959 – John C. McGinley, American actor and producer
• 1959 – Koichi Tanaka, Japanese chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1960 – Tim Mayotte, American tennis player and coach
• 1960 – Gopal Sharma, Indian cricketer
• 1961 – Molly Hagan, American actress
• 1961 – Nick Harvey, English politician, Minister of State for the Armed Forces
• 1961 – Lee Rocker, American bassist
• 1963 – Tasmin Archer, English pop singer{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tasmin-archer-mn0000014931/biography|title=Tasmin Archer | Biography & History|website=AllMusic}}
• 1963 – Frano Botica, New Zealand rugby player and coach
• 1963 – James Hetfield, American singer-songwriter and guitarist{{cite Grove |last1=Pillsbury |first1=Glenn |title=Metallica |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.49160}}
• 1963 – David Knox, Australian rugby player
• 1963 – Ed Roland, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1963 – Lisa Ann Walter, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
• 1963 – Isaiah Washington, American actor and producer
• 1964 – Lucky Dube, South African singer and keyboard player (died 2007){{cite news |last1=Katz |first1=David |title=Lucky Dube |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/oct/22/guardianobituaries.obituaries1 |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=22 October 2007}}
• 1964 – Ralph Knibbs, British rugby union player{{Cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/player/252243.html|title=Ralph Andrew Knibbs|website=ESPN scrum}}
• 1964 – Nate McMillan, American basketball player and coach
• 1964 – Kevin Sumlin, American football player and coach
• 1964 – Abhisit Vejjajiva, English-Thai economist and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Thailand
• 1966 – Brent Butt, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1966 – Gizz Butt, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1966 – Eric Esch, American wrestler, boxer, and mixed martial artist
• 1966 – Robert Laimer, Austrian politician{{cite web |title=Recherchieren: Personen - Robert Laimer |url=https://www.parlament.gv.at/person/2330 |publisher=Austrian Parliament |access-date=28 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240929152135/https://www.parlament.gv.at/person/2330 |archive-date=29 September 2024 |location=Vienna, Austria |language=de}}
• 1967 – Mathieu Kassovitz, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1967 – Skin, English singer and guitarist
• 1968 – Rod Beck, American baseball player (died 2007)
• 1969 – Doug Overton, American basketball player and coach
• 1970 – Stephen Carpenter, American guitarist and songwriter
• 1970 – Gina G, Australian singer-songwriter
• 1970 – Masahiro Sakurai, Japanese video game designer
• 1971 – Forbes Johnston, Scottish footballer (died 2007){{cite news |title=Forbes Johnston |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/forbes-johnston-2469191 |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The Scotsman |date=1 August 2007}}
• 1971 – DJ Spinderella, American DJ, rapper, producer, and actress{{cite Grove |last1=Elafros |first1=Athena |title=Salt-N-Pepa |date=3 September 2014 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2267606}}
• 1972 – Sandis Ozoliņš, Latvian ice hockey player and politician
• 1973 – Jay Cutler, American bodybuilder
• 1973 – Nikos Dabizas, Greek footballer
• 1973 – Michael Ealy, American actor{{cite news|title=Famous birthdays for Aug. 3: Tom Brady, Martha Stewart|work=UPI|date=August 3, 2017|access-date=August 3, 2018|url=https://www.upi.com/Famous-birthdays-for-Aug-3-Tom-Brady-Martha-Stewart/5431501557774/}}
• 1973 – Chris Murphy, American politician
• 1975 – Wael Gomaa, Egyptian footballer
• 1975 – Argyro Strataki, Greek heptathlete
• 1976 – Troy Glaus, American baseball player
• 1977 – Tom Brady, American football player
• 1977 – Justin Lehr, American baseball player
• 1977 – Óscar Pereiro, Spanish cyclist and footballer
• 1978 – Joi Chua, Singaporean singer-songwriter and actress
• 1978 – Mariusz Jop, Polish footballer
• 1978 – Jenny Tinmouth, English motorcycle racer
• 1978 – Dimitrios Zografakis, Greek footballer
• 1979 – Evangeline Lilly, Canadian actress{{cite web |title=Evangeline Lilly |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bd0fbf6ac |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107145106/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bd0fbf6ac |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 7, 2019 |website=BFI |access-date=8 January 2022}}
• 1980 – Nadia Ali, Libyan-American singer-songwriter
• 1980 – Dominic Moore, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1980 – Tony Pashos, American football player
• 1980 – Brandan Schieppati, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1980 – Hannah Simone, Canadian television host and actress
• 1981 – Fikirte Addis, Ethiopian fashion designer
• 1981 – Travis Bowyer, American baseball player
• 1981 – Pablo Ibáñez, Spanish footballer
• 1982 – Kaspar Kokk, Estonian skier
• 1982 – Jesse Lumsden, Canadian bobsledder and football player
• 1982 – Damien Sandow, American wrestler
• 1983 – Ryan Carter, American ice hockey player
• 1983 – Mark Reynolds, American baseball player
• 1984 – Yasin Avcı, Turkish footballer
• 1984 – Sunil Chhetri, Indian footballer
• 1984 – Matt Joyce, American baseball player
• 1984 – Ryan Lochte, American swimmer
• 1984 – Chris Maurer, former bassist of ska band Suburban Legends
• 1985 – Georgina Haig, Australian actress{{cite news|last=Rose|first=Mike|title=Today's top celebrity birthdays list for August 3, 2018|work=The Plain Dealer|date=August 3, 2018|access-date=August 3, 2018|url=https://www.cleveland.com/expo/life-and-culture/erry-2018/08/0007d42f834581/todays-top-celebrity-birthdays.html}}
• 1985 – Brent Kutzle, American bass player and producer
• 1985 – Ats Purje, Estonian footballer
• 1985 – Sonny Bill Williams, New Zealand rugby player and boxer
• 1986 – Charlotte Casiraghi, Monégasque journalist, co-founded Ever Manifesto
• 1986 – Darya Domracheva, Belarusian biathlete
• 1987 – Kim Hyung-jun, South Korean singer and dancer
• 1987 – Chris McQueen, Australian-English rugby league player
• 1988 – Denny Cardin, Italian footballer
• 1988 – Leigh Tiffin, American football player
• 1988 – Sven Ulreich, German footballer
• 1989 – Jules Bianchi, French race car driver (died 2015)
• 1989 – Sam Hutchinson, English footballer
• 1989 – Tyrod Taylor, American football player
• 1989 – Nick Viergever, Dutch footballer
• 1990 – Jourdan Dunn, English model
• 1990 – Kang Min-kyung, South Korean singer
• 1992 – Gamze Bulut, Turkish runner
• 1992 – Gesa Felicitas Krause, German runner
• 1992 – Diāna Marcinkēviča, Latvian tennis player
• 1992 – Aljon Mariano, Filipino basketball player
• 1992 – Lum Rexhepi, Finnish footballer
• 1992 – Karlie Kloss, American fashion model{{Cite web|url=https://en.24smi.org/celebrity/74784-karlie-kloss.html|title=Karlie Kloss|website=en.24smi.org}}
• 1993 – Ola Abidogun, English sprinter
• 1993 – Yurina Kumai, Japanese singer
• 1994 – Kwon Alexander, American football player{{cite web |title=Kwon Alexander |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2976541/kwon-alexander |publisher=ESPN |access-date=2 August 2023}}
• 1994 – Manaia Cherrington, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1994 – Esther Earl, American author, vlogger, and online personality. (died 2010){{cite web |title=Esthers Story |url=https://www.tswgo.org/our-story |website=www.tswgo.org |access-date=4 August 2020}} Celebrated annually as Esther day{{cite web |title=Meet Esther Earl |url=https://people.com/celebrity/meet-esther-earl-the-brave-girl-who-inspired-the-fault-in-our-stars/ |website=People |access-date=4 August 2020}}
• 1994 – Todd Gurley, American football player
• 1994 – Younghoe Koo, South Korean-born American football player{{cite web |title=Younghoe Koo Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KooxYo00.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=August 1, 2024}}
• 1995 – Zac Gallen, American baseball player{{cite web |title=Zac Gallen Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/galleza01.shtml |website=baseball-reference.com |access-date=20 April 2023}}
• 1995 – Victoria Kan, Russian tennis player{{cite web |title=Victoria Kan |url=https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/victoria-kan_prs377834/person.shtml |website=www.eurosport.com |access-date=4 November 2020}}
• 1996 – Alec Bohm, American baseball player{{cite web |title=Alec Bohm |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/alec-bohm-664761 |website=MLB.com |access-date=August 1, 2024}}
• 1996 – Bokondji Imama, Canadian ice hockey player{{cite web |title=Bokondji Imama Stats And News |url=https://www.nhl.com/penguins/player/bokondji-imama-8478147 |website=NHL.com |access-date=August 1, 2024}}
• 1996 – Derwin James, American football player{{cite web |title=Derwin James Jr. |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3691739/derwin-james-jr |publisher=ESPN |access-date=2 August 2023}}
• 1997 – Luis Robert Jr., Cuban baseball player{{cite web |title=Luis Robert Jr. |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/luis-robert-jr-673357 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=2 August 2023}}
• 1999 – Zach Wilson, American football player{{cite web |title=Zach Wilson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WilsZa00.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=August 1, 2024}}
• 1999 – Brahim Díaz, Spanish-Moroccan footballer{{cite web|title=Brahim cumple 25 años|url=https://www.realmadrid.com/es-ES/noticias/futbol/primer-equipo/actualidad/brahim-cumple-25-anos-02-08-2024|website=Real Madrid CF|access-date=3 August 2024}}
• 1999 – Yoo Yeon-jung, South Korean singer{{cite web|title=우주소녀 유연정, 기희현X청하 생일 축하에 감동‥I.O.I-'프듀' 우정ing|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/112/0003328071|work=헤럴드POP|date=4 August 2020|access-date=16 March 2025|language=ko}}

• 908 – Burchard, duke of Thuringia
• 908 – Egino, duke of Thuringia
• 908 – Rudolf I, bishop of Würzburg
• 925 – Cao, Chinese empress dowager
• 979 – Thietmar, margrave of Meissen
• 1003 – At-Ta'i, Abbasid caliph (born 929)
• 1355 – Bartholomew de Burghersh, 1st Baron Burghersh, English nobleman
• 1460 – James II, king of Scotland (born 1430){{cite ODNB |last1=Borthwick |first1=Alan R. |title=James II (1430–1460), king of Scots |date=7 January 2010 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/14588}}
• 1527 – Scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal
• 1530 – Francesco Ferruccio, Italian captain (born 1489)
• 1546 – Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect, designed the Apostolic Palace (born 1484){{cite journal |last1=Elam |first1=Caroline |last2=Satzinger |first2=Georg |last3=Giavarina |first3=Adriano Ghisetti |last4=Fusco |first4=Annarosa Cerutti |last5=Crum |first5=Roger J. |last6=Pagliara |first6=Pier Nicola |title=Sangallo, da family |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T075691|isbn=978-1-884446-05-4 }}
• 1546 – Étienne Dolet, French scholar and translator (born 1509)

• 1604 – Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish commander and diplomat (born 1540)
• 1621 – Guillaume du Vair, French lawyer and author (born 1556)
• 1712 – Joshua Barnes, English historian and scholar (born 1654){{cite ODNB |last1=Haugen |first1=Kristine L. |title=Barnes, Joshua (1654–1712), Greek scholar and antiquary |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/1470}}
• 1720 – Anthonie Heinsius, Dutch politician (born 1641)
• 1721 – Grinling Gibbons, Dutch-English sculptor and woodcarver (born 1648){{cite journal |last1=Beard |first1=Geoffrey |title=Gibbons, Grinling |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T032101}}
• 1761 – Johann Matthias Gesner, German scholar and academic (born 1691)
• 1773 – Stanisław Konarski, Polish poet and playwright (born 1700)
• 1780 – Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, French epistemologist and philosopher (born 1715)
• 1792 – Richard Arkwright, English engineer and businessman (born 1732){{cite ODNB |last1=Mason |first1=J. J. |title=Arkwright, Sir Richard (1732–1792), inventor of cotton-spinning machinery and cotton manufacturer |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/645}}
• 1797 – Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, English field marshal and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (born 1717){{cite ANB |last1=Anderson |first1=Fred |title=Amherst, Jeffery (1717-1797), British soldier and first baron Amherst |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0100021}}
• 1805 – Christopher Anstey, English author and poet (born 1724){{cite ODNB |last1=Merrett |first1=Robert James |title=Anstey, Christopher (1724–1805), poet |date=21 May 2009 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/579}}
• 1835 – Wenzel Müller, Austrian composer and conductor (born 1767){{cite Grove |last1=Branscombe |first1=Peter |title=Müller, Wenzel |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.19332}}
• 1839 – Dorothea von Schlegel, German author and translator (born 1763)
• 1857 – Eugène Sue, French author and politician (born 1804){{cite web |title=Eugène Sue {{!}} French author |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Eugene-Sue |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=10 December 2020}}
• 1866 – Gábor Klauzál, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of Agriculture (born 1804)
• 1867 – Philipp August Böckh, German historian and scholar (born 1785)
• 1877 – William B. Ogden, American businessman and politician, 1st Mayor of Chicago (born 1805)
• 1879 – Joseph Severn, English painter (born 1793){{cite journal |last1=Powell |first1=Cecilia |title=Severn, Joseph |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T077863}}
• 1894 – George Inness, American painter (born 1825){{cite journal |last1=Staiti |first1=Paul J. |title=Inness, George |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T041356}}

• 1913 – William Lyne, Australian politician, 13th Premier of New South Wales (born 1844){{Cite AuDB |first=Chris |last=Cunneen |title=Sir William John Lyne (1844–1913) |volume=10 |year=1986 |id2=lyne-sir-william-john-7274 |access-date=2 August 2024}}
• 1916 – Roger Casement, Irish poet and activist (born 1864){{cite ODNB |last1=Boyce |first1=D. George |title=Casement, Roger David (1864–1916), diplomatist and Irish rebel |date=6 January 2011 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/32320}}
• 1917 – Ferdinand Georg Frobenius, German mathematician and academic (born 1849)
• 1920 – Peeter Süda, Estonian organist and composer (born 1883){{cite Grove |last1=Lippus |first1=Urve |title=Süda, Peeter |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.42517}}
• 1922 – Ture Malmgren, Swedish journalist and politician (born 1851)
• 1924 – Joseph Conrad, British novelist (born 1857){{cite ODNB|last1=Watts |first1=Cedric |title=Conrad, Joseph [formerly Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski] (1857–1924), master mariner and author |date=6 January 2011 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/32533}}
• 1925 – William Bruce, Australian cricketer (born 1864)
• 1929 – Emile Berliner, German-American inventor and businessman, invented the phonograph (born 1851){{cite ANB |last1=Cohen |first1=Norm |title=Berliner, Emile (20 May 1851–03 August 1929), inventor |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1300130}}
• 1929 – Thorstein Veblen, American economist and sociologist (born 1857){{cite ANB |last1=Brandis |first1=Royall |title=Veblen, Thorstein Bunde (1857-1929), economist and social critic |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1400661}}
• 1936 – Konstantin Konik, Estonian surgeon and politician, 19th Estonian Minister of Education (born 1873)
• 1942 – Richard Willstätter, German-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1872){{cite journal |last1=Robinson |first1=Robert |title=Willstätter memorial lecture |journal=J. Chem. Soc. |date=1953 |pages=999–1026 |doi=10.1039/JR9530000999}}
• 1943 – Frumka Płotnicka, Polish resistance fighter during World War II (born 1914){{Cite web|url=http://wisla.naszemiasto.pl/archiwum/rozmowa-z-dr-aleksandra-namyslo-historykiem-z-oddzialu,1248626,art,t,id,tm.html|title=Rozmowa z dr Aleksandrą Namysło, historykiem z Oddziału Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej w Katowicach – Katowice – NaszeMiasto.pl|website=katowice.naszemiasto.pl|language=pl|access-date=2019-01-10}}
• 1949 – Ignotus, Hungarian poet and author (born 1869)
• 1954 – Colette, French novelist and journalist (born 1873)
• 1958 – Peter Collins, English race car driver (born 1931)
• 1959 – Herb Byrne, Australian footballer (born 1887)
• 1961 – Hilda Rix Nicholas, Australian artist (born 1884){{cite journal |last1=Hoorn |first1=Jeanette |title=Nicholas [Rix], (Emily) Hilda Rix |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=9 November 2009 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T2083344}}
• 1964 – Flannery O'Connor, American short story writer and novelist (born 1925)
• 1966 – Lenny Bruce, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (born 1925)
• 1968 – Konstantin Rokossovsky, Marshal of the Soviet Union during World War II (born 1896)
• 1969 – Alexander Mair, Australian politician, 26th Premier of New South Wales (born 1889){{Cite AuDB |first1=Peter |last1=Ewer |first2=Peter |last2=Spearritt |title=Alexander Mair (1889–1969) |volume=10 |year=1986 |id2=mair-alexander-7466 |access-date=2 August 2024}}
• 1972 – Giannis Papaioannou, Turkish-Greek composer (born 1913)
• 1973 – Richard Marshall, American general (born 1895)
• 1974 – Edgar Johan Kuusik, Estonian architect and interior designer (born 1888)
• 1975 – Andreas Embirikos, Greek poet and photographer (born 1901)
• 1977 – Makarios III, Cypriot archbishop and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Cyprus (born 1913)
• 1977 – Alfred Lunt, American actor and director (born 1892){{cite news |last1=Coe |first1=Richard L. |title=Alfred Lunt, Leading Actor, Legend in American Theater |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1977/08/04/alfred-lunt-leading-actor-legend-in-american-theater/3a14d019-2703-4b0a-8e93-12291fac58be/ |access-date=2 August 2024 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=20 December 2023}}
• 1979 – Bertil Ohlin, Swedish economist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1899){{cite journal |last1=Steiger |first1=Otto |title=Bertil Ohlin, 1899–1979 |journal=History of Political Economy |date=1 June 1981 |volume=13 |issue=2 |pages=179–188 |doi=10.1215/00182702-13-2-179}}
• 1979 – Angelos Terzakis, Greek author and playwright (born 1907)
• 1983 – Carolyn Jones, American actress (born 1930)
• 1992 – Wang Hongwen, Chinese labor activist and politician, member of the Gang of Four (born 1935){{cite news |last1=Watts |first1=Jonathan |author1-link=Jonathan Watts |title=Last member of China's Gang of Four dies at 74 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/jan/07/china.jonathanwatts |access-date=16 October 2023 |work=the Guardian |date=7 January 2006}}
• 1995 – Ida Lupino, English-American actress and director (born 1918){{cite news |last1=Flint |first1=Peter B. |title=Ida Lupino, Film Actress and Director, Is Dead at 77 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/05/obituaries/ida-lupino-film-actress-and-director-is-dead-at-77.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=5 August 1995}}
• 1995 – Edward Whittemore, American soldier and author (born 1933)
• 1996 – Jørgen Garde, Danish admiral (born 1939)
• 1997 – Pietro Rizzuto, Italian-Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1934){{cite news |title=Canadian senator Rizzuto dies - UPI Archives |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1997/08/03/Canadian-senator-Rizzuto-dies/8853870580800/ |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=UPI |date=3 August 1997}}
• 1998 – Alfred Schnittke, Russian composer and journalist (born 1934){{cite Grove |last1=Moody |first1=Ivan |last2=Ivashkin |first2=Alexander |title=Schnittke [Shnitke], Alfred |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.51128}}
• 1999 – Rod Ansell, Australian hunter (born 1953)
• 1999 – Byron Farwell, American historian and author (born 1921){{cite book |last1=Leepson |first1=Marc |title=Dictionary of Virginia Biography |date=2023 |publisher=Library of Virginia |url=https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/dvb/bio.asp?b=Farwell_Byron |access-date=2 August 2024 |chapter=Byron Edgar Farwell (1921–1999)}}
• 2000 – Joann Lõssov, Estonian basketball player and coach (born 1921)
• 2001 – Christopher Hewett, English actor and director (born 1922){{cite news |last1=Gaughan |first1=Gavin |title=Christopher Hewett |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/oct/18/guardianobituaries |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=18 October 2001}}
• 2003 – Roger Voudouris, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1954){{cite news |title=Obituary: John Roger Voudouris |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-obituary-for-john-rog/81430200/ |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The Sacramento Bee |date=13 August 2003 |page=19 |via=Newspapers.com}}
• 2004 – Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer and painter (born 1908){{cite journal |last1=Haworth-Booth |first1=Mark |title=Cartier-Bresson, Henri |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T014482}}
• 2005 – Françoise d'Eaubonne, French author and poet (born 1920){{cite news |title=Françoise dEaubonne |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/francoise-deaubonne-33fp9xwswkp |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The Times |date=7 August 2005}}
• 2006 – Arthur Lee, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1945){{cite news |last1=Sweeting |first1=Adam |title=Arthur Lee |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/aug/07/guardianobituaries.usa |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=6 August 2006}}
• 2006 – Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, German-English soprano and actress (born 1915){{cite news |last1=Tommasini |first1=Anthony |title=Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Opera Singer, Dies at 90 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/03/arts/music/03cnd-schwarz.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=3 August 2006}}
• 2007 – John Gardner, English author (born 1926)
• 2007 – Peter Thorup, Danish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1948){{cite news |last1=Ytzen |first1=Flemming |title=Bluesmusikeren Peter Thorup er død |url=https://politiken.dk/kultur/art5017777/Bluesmusikeren-Peter-Thorup-er-d%C3%B8d |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=Politiken |date=4 August 2007 |language=da-DK}}
• 2008 – Skip Caray, American sportscaster (born 1939)
• 2008 – Erik Darling, American singer-songwriter (born 1933){{cite news |last1=Grimes |first1=William |title=Erik Darling Dies at 74; Musician in the Weavers |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/08/arts/music/08darling.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=8 August 2008}}
• 2008 – Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russian novelist, dramatist and historian, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1918){{cite news |last1=Kaufman |first1=Michael T. |title=Solzhenitsyn, Literary Giant Who Defied Soviets, Dies at 89 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/books/04solzhenitsyn.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=4 August 2008}}
• 2009 – Nikolaos Makarezos, Greek soldier and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece (born 1919){{cite news |title=Nikolaos Makarezos, Who Helped Run Greek Junta, Is Dead at 90 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/06/world/europe/06makarezos.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |agency=The Associated Press |date=6 August 2009}}
• 2010 – Bobby Hebb, American singer-songwriter (born 1938){{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Richard |title=Bobby Hebb obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/aug/05/bobby-hebb-obituary |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=5 August 2010}}
• 2011 – William Sleator, American author (born 1945){{cite news |last1=Levy |first1=Michael |title=William Sleator obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/sep/14/william-sleator-obituary |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=14 September 2011}}
• 2011 – Bubba Smith, American football player and actor (born 1945){{cite news |last1=Carlson |first1=Michael |title=Bubba Smith obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/aug/08/bubba-smith-obituary |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=8 August 2011}}
• 2012 – Frank Evans, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1921)
• 2012 – Martin Fleischmann, Czech-English chemist and academic (born 1927){{cite journal |last1=Williams |first1=David E. |title=Martin Fleischmann. 29 March 1927—3 August 2012 |journal=Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society |date=April 2023 |volume=74 |pages=161–184 |doi=10.1098/rsbm.2022.0030|doi-access=free }}
• 2012 – Paul McCracken, American economist and academic (born 1915){{cite news |last1=Chan |first1=Sewell |title=Paul W. McCracken, Adviser to Presidents, Dies at 96 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/04/us/politics/paul-w-mccracken-adviser-to-presidents-dies-at-96.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=4 August 2012}}
• 2012 – John Pritchard, American basketball player (born 1927)
• 2012 – George Shanard, American politician and agribusinessman (born 1926){{cite news |last1=Mueller |first1=Chris |title=Longtime former legislator George Shanard dies |url=https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/longtime-former-legislator-george-shanard-dies |access-date=December 2, 2024 |work=Mitchell Republic |date=August 3, 2012}}
• 2013 – John Coombs, English-Monegasque race car driver and businessman (born 1922)
• 2013 – Jack English Hightower, American lawyer and politician (born 1926){{CongBio |id=H000582 |name=HIGHTOWER, Jack English |inline=YES}}
• 2013 – Jack Hynes, Scottish-American soccer player and manager (born 1920)
• 2014 – Miangul Aurangzeb, Pakistani captain and politician, 19th Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (born 1928){{cite news |title=Miangul Aurangzeb |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11020005/Miangul-Aurangzeb.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The Telegraph |date=10 August 2014}}
• 2014 – Edward Clancy, Australian cardinal (born 1923)
• 2014 – Dorothy Salisbury Davis, American author (born 1916){{cite news |last1=Woo |first1=Elaine |title=Dorothy Salisbury Davis dies at 98; brought strong women to mysteries |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-dorothy-salisbury-davis-20140810-story.html |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=9 August 2014}}
• 2014 – Kenny Drew, Jr., American pianist and composer (born 1958){{cite Grove |last1=Gilbert |first1=Mark |title=Drew, Kenny, Jr. |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J557500}}
• 2014 – Lydia Yu-Jose, Filipino political scientist and academic (born 1944){{cite journal |last1=Jose |first1=Ricardo T. |title=Lydia N. Yu Jose, 1944–2014 |journal=Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints |date=2015 |volume=63 |issue=1 |pages=153–156 |doi=10.1353/phs.2015.0005}}
• 2015 – Robert Conquest, English-American historian, poet, and academic (born 1917){{cite news |last1=Homberger |first1=Eric |title=Robert Conquest obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/aug/05/robert-conquest |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=5 August 2015}}
• 2015 – Mel Farr, American football player and businessman (born 1944){{cite news |last1=Birkett |first1=Dave |title=Former Lions RB Mel Farr dead at 70 |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2015/08/04/mel-farr-obit/31091717/ |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=Detroit Free Press |date=4 August 2015}}
• 2015 – Coleen Gray, American actress (born 1922){{cite web |title=Coleen Gray obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/aug/05/coleen-gray |website=The Guardian |access-date=10 December 2020 |date=5 August 2015}}
• 2015 – Margot Loyola, Chilean singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1918){{Cite web |last=24horas |title=A los 96 años muere la destacada folclorista Margot Loyola |url=https://www.24horas.cl/tendencias/espectaculosycultura/a-los-96-anos-muere-la-destacada-folclorista-margot-loyola-1744451 |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=www.24horas.cl |language=es-CL}}
• 2015 – Johanna Quandt, German businesswoman (born 1926){{Cite news |last=Ewing |first=Jack |date=2015-08-06 |title=Johanna Quandt, Matriarch of Family That Controls BMW, Dies at 89 |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/07/business/international/johanna-quandt-matriarch-of-family-that-controls-bmw-dies-at-89.html |access-date=2023-07-24 |issn=0362-4331}}
• 2015 – Jef Murray, American artist and author (born 1960){{cite news |last1=Golden |first1=Nichole |title=Artist Jef Murray, illustrator for The Georgia Bulletin, dies |url=https://georgiabulletin.org/news/2015/08/artist-jef-murray-illustrator-for-the-georgia-bulletin-dies/ |access-date=2 August 2024 |work=The Georgia Bulletin |date=20 August 2015}}
• 2020 – John Hume, Northern Irish politician (born 1937){{cite web|url=https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/date/2020/august|title=Famous People Who Died in August 2020|website=On This Day|date=August 2020 |access-date=2020-08-23}}
• 2022 – Jackie Walorski, American politician (born 1963){{cite web |title=U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski dies in a car crash |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/08/03/1115465721/rep-jackie-walorski-dies-car-crash |date=3 August 2022 |work=NPR | access-date=7 November 2022}}
• 2023 – Mark Margolis, American actor (born 1939){{Cite news |last=Gabbatt |first=Adam |date=2023-08-04 |title=Breaking Bad actor Mark Margolis dies aged 83 |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/aug/04/mark-margolis-dead-breaking-bad-better-caul-saul |access-date=2023-08-04 |issn=0261-3077}}
• 2023 – Bram Moolenaar, Dutch software engineer (born 1961){{cite web|url=https://groups.google.com/g/vim_announce/c/tWahca9zkt4|title=Message from the family of Bram Moolenaar|date=2023-08-05}}
• 2024 – Yamini Krishnamurthy, Indian dancer (born 1940){{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2024-08-03 |title=Bharatanatyam icon and Padma awards winner Yamini Krishnamurthy dies at 84 |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/bharatanatyam-icon-and-padma-awards-winner-yamini-krishnamurthy-dies-at-84-3135787 |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=Deccan Herald}}

• Anniversary of the Killing of Pidjiguiti (Guinea-Bissau)
• Armed Forces Day (Equatorial Guinea)
• Christian feast day:
• George Freeman Bragg, W. E. B. Du Bois (Episcopal Church)
• Lydia of Thyatira
• Myrrhbearers (Lutheran Church)
• Nicodemus
• Olaf II of Norway (Translation of the relic)
• Stephen (Discovery of the relic)
• Waltheof of Melrose
• August 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Flag Day (Venezuela)
• Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Niger from France in 1960.
• Arbor Day (Niger)
• National Guard Day (Venezuela)

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• {{NYT On this day|month=08|day=03}}
• {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/august/3 |title=Historical Events on August 3 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}

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