Famous Birthdays for August 27George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel 1770 Hannibal Hamlin 1809 - 15th Vice President of the United States under President Abraham Lincoln, first Republican Vice President Margaret Hungerford 1850 - Author ("Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder") Charles Dawes 1865 - 30th U.S. Vice President under President Calvin Coolidge. Theodore Dreiser 1871 - Novelist, journalist Charles Rolls 1877 - Motoring and aviation pioneer, co-founder of Rolls-Royce car manufacturing company Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) 1908 - 36th President of the United States Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu 1910 - Known as Mother Theresa Martha Raye (Margaret Teresa Yvonne Reed) 1916 - Comedienne, actress ("McMillan and Wife," "Airport ’79") Carter Stanley 1925 - Musician (Stanley Brothers) Jimmy 'Cajun' Newman 1927 - Singer Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi 1928 - Chief Minister of KwaZulo, South Africa Ira Levin 1929 - Writer ("Rosemary's Baby," "The Stepford Wives") J.D. Crowe (James Dee Crowe) 1937 - Banjo player, bluegrass band leader Tommy Sands 1937 - Singer Daryl Dragon 1942 - Musician (The Captain and Tennille) Tuesday Weld (Susan Kerr) 1943 - Actress Tim Bogert 1944 - Musician (Vanilla Fudge) Marianne Sagebrecht 1945 - Actress ("The War of the Roses") Barbara Bach 1947 - Actress ("Caveman") Jeff Cook 1949 - Musician (Alabama) Buddy Bell (David Gus Bell) 1951 - Baseball player Paul "Pee-wee Herman" Reubens 1952 - Actor ("Pee Wee's Playhouse") Alex Lifeson 1953 - Musician (Rush) Diana Scarwid 1955 - Actress ("Inside Moves") Glen Matlock 1956 - Musician (Sex Pistols) Dean Devlin 1962 - Actor, screenwriter Mike Johnson 1965 - Musician (Dinosaur Jr.) Bobo 1968 - Musician (Cypres Hill) Tony Kanal 1970 - Musician (No Doubt) Sarah Chalke 1976 - Actress ("Roseanne") Jon Siebels 1979 - Musician (Eve 6) |
