6 August
Notable Births
Takhmina Ikromova
b. 2004
Uzbekistani rhythmic gymnast
Nessa Barrett
b. 2002
American singer-songwriter and media personality (born 2002)
Hunter Greene
b. 1999
American baseball player (born 1999)
Rebeka Masarova
b. 1999
Spanish–Swiss tennis player (born 1999)
Rebecca Peterson
b. 1995
Swedish tennis player (born 1995)
Wilmer Flores
b. 1991
Venezuelan baseball player (born 1991)
Leanne Crichton
b. 1987
Scottish footballer
Raphael Pyrasch
b. 1986
Germany international rugby union player
Mickaël Delage
b. 1985
Road bicycle racer (born 1985)
Bafétimbi Gomis
b. 1985
French footballer (born 1985)
Garrett Weber-Gale
b. 1985
American swimmer (born 1985)
Vedad Ibišević
b. 1984
Bosnian footballer (born 1984)
Maja Ognjenović
b. 1984
Serbian volleyball player
Robin van Persie
b. 1983
Dutch football player and coach (born 1983)
Leslie Odom Jr.
b. 1981
American actor, singer and songwriter (born 1981)
Diána Póth
b. 1981
Hungarian figure skater
Francesco Bellotti
b. 1979
Italian cyclist
Jaime Correa (footballer)
b. 1979
Mexican footballer (born 1979)
Travis Reed
b. 1979
American basketball player
Jimmy Nielsen
b. 1977
Danish footballer (born 1977)
Notable Deaths
Billy Bean
d. 2024
American baseball player (1964–2024)
Connie Chiume
d. 2024
South African actress and filmmaker (1952–2024)
James Bjorken
d. 2024
American physicist (1934–2024)
Vern Rumsey
d. 2020
American musician (1973–2020)
Joël Robuchon
d. 2018
French chef and restaurateur
Margaret Heckler
d. 2018
American politician (1931–2018)
Betty Cuthbert
d. 2017
Australian sprinter (1938–2017)
Darren Daulton
d. 2017
American baseball player (1962–2017)
Orna Porat
d. 2015
German-born Israeli theater actress
Ralph Bryans
d. 2014
British motorcycle racer
Ananda W. P. Guruge
d. 2014
Sri Lankan diplomat
John Woodland Hastings
d. 2014
American biologist
Stan Lynde
d. 2013
American journalist
Mava Lee Thomas
d. 2013
American baseball player
Jerry Wolman
d. 2013
American developer (1927–2013)
Richard Cragun
d. 2012
American ballet dancer
Marvin Hamlisch
d. 2012
American composer and conductor (1944–2012)
Robert Hughes (critic)
d. 2012
Australian-born art critic (1938–2012)
Bernard Lovell
d. 2012
English physicist and radio astronomer (1913–2012)
Ruggiero Ricci
d. 2012
American violinist (1918–2012)