Famous people born on this day include Isabella Barrett. In UK Hips Don't Lie by Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean was in the top 5 hits. Snakes on a Plane, directed by David R. Ellis, was one of the most viewed movies released in 2006. Beach Road by James Patterson, Peter de Jonge was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 2006.

Famous people born on this day include Maximilian Janisch. In UK Breathe by Blu Cantrell featuring Sean Paul was in the top 5 hits. Marci X, directed by Richard Benjamin, was one of the most viewed movies released in 2003. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 2003.

Famous people born on this day include Aubrey Miller. In that special week people in US were listening to Bootylicious by Destiny's Child. Choke, directed by John Sjogren, was one of the most viewed movies released in 2001. Justice by Dominick Dunne was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 2001.

The US president was Bill Clinton (Democratic). Famous people born on this day include Conjoined Twins. In UK 7 Days by Craig David was in the top 5 hits. Sunset Strip, directed by Adam Collis, was one of the most viewed movies released in 2000. Hot Six by Janet Evanovich was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 2000.

Famous people born on this day include Shawn Mendes. In UK No Matter What by Boyzone was in the top 5 hits. Blade, directed by Stephen Norrington, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1998. Summer Sisters by Judy Blume was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1998.

Famous people born on this day include Vince Kowalski. In that special week people in US were listening to Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) by Los Del Rio. The Fan, directed by Tony Scott, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1996. How to Kill a Monster by R.L. Stine was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1996.

Famous people born on this day include Jessie Rogers. In UK Living On My Own by Freddie Mercury was in the top 5 hits. Manhattan Murder Mystery, directed by Woody Allen, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1993. The Client by John Grisham was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1993.

The US president was George H. W. Bush (Republican). Famous people born on this day include Josip Drmić. In UK Rhythm Is A Dancer by Snap! was in the top 5 hits. Husbands and Wives, directed by Woody Allen, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1992. A Brilliant Madness by Patty Duke and Gloria Hochman was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1992.

Famous people born on this day include Joël Matip. In UK (Everything I Do) I Do It For You by Bryan Adams was in the top 5 hits. Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man, directed by Simon Wincer, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1991. Damage by Josephine Hart was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1991.

Famous people born on this day include Shavon Kirksey. In UK Swing The Mood by Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers was in the top 5 hits. Uncle Buck, directed by John Hughes, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1989. Garden Of Lies by Eileen Goudge was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1989.

The US president was Ronald Reagan (Republican). Famous people born on this day include Princess Beatrice of York. In UK The Only Way Is Up by Yazz & The Plastic Population was in the top 5 hits. Crossing Delancey, directed by Joan Micklin Silver, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1988. Thriving On Chaos by Tom Peters was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1988.

Famous people born on this day include Peyton List. In that special week people in US were listening to Glory Of Love (Theme From The Karate Kid Part II) by Peter Cetera. Extremities, directed by Robert M. Young, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1986. Table Money by Jimmy Breslin was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1986.

Famous people born on this day include Julia Dunstall. In that special week people in US were listening to Shout by Tears For Fears. My Beautiful Laundrette, directed by Stephen Frears, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1985. The Dangerous Summer by Ernest Hemingway was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1985.

Famous people born on this day include Kirk Broadfoot. In UK Careless Whisper by George Michael was in the top 5 hits. The Woman in Red, directed by Gene Wilder, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1984. The Gremlins Storybook by Mary Carey was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1984.

Famous people born on this day include Sarah Riani. In UK Give It Up by KC & The Sunshine Band was in the top 5 hits. Easy Money, directed by James Signorelli, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1983. The Name Of The Rose by Umberto Eco was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1983.

Famous people born on this day include Fahadh Faasil. In UK Come On Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners With The Emerald Express was in the top 5 hits. The Beastmaster, directed by Don Coscarelli, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1982. Jane Fonda'S Workout Book by Jane Fonda was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1982.

Famous people born on this day include Roger Federer. In UK Green Door by Shakin' Stevens was in the top 5 hits. Evilspeak, directed by Eric Weston, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1981. The Cardinal Sins by Andrew M. Greeley was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1981.

The US president was Jimmy Carter (Democratic). Famous people born on this day include Mama Natural. In UK The Winner Takes It All by Abba was in the top 5 hits. Battle Creek Brawl, directed by Robert Clouse, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1980. Donahue by Phil Donahue was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1980.

Famous people born on this day include Paris Latsis. In UK I Don't Like Mondays by The Boomtown Rats was in the top 5 hits. Life of Brian, directed by Terry Jones, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1979. The Powers That Be by David Halberstam was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1979.

Famous people born on this day include Daniel Moreira. In that special week people in US were listening to I Just Want To Be Your Everything by Andy Gibb. That Obscure Object of Desire, directed by Luis Buñuel, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1977. Vivien Leigh by Anne Edwards was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1977.

The US president was Gerald Ford (Republican). Famous people born on this day include JC Chasez. In UK Don't Go Breaking My Heart by Elton John & Kiki Dee was in the top 5 hits. Balika Badhu, directed by Tarun Majumdar, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1976. A Stranger In The Mirror by Sidney Sheldon was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1976.

The US president was Richard Nixon (Republican). Famous people born on this day include Brian Harvey. In UK When Will I See You Again by The Three Degrees was in the top 5 hits. The Longest Yard, directed by Robert Aldrich, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1974. Times To Remember by Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1974.

Famous people born on this day include Scott Stapp. In that special week people in US were listening to The Morning After by Maureen McGovern. Westworld, directed by Michael Crichton, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1973. The Summer Before The Dark by Doris Lessing was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1973.

Famous people born on this day include Eric Poujade. In UK School's Out by Alice Cooper was in the top 5 hits. Pulp, directed by Mike Hodges, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1972. The Game Of The Foxes by Ladislas Farago was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1972.

Famous people born on this day include Sky Dayton. In that special week people in US were listening to How Can You Mend A Broken Heart by Bee Gees. The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave, directed by Emilio Miraglia, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1971. The Shadow Of The Lynx by Victoria Holt was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1971.

Famous people born on this day include Pascal Duquenne. In that special week people in US were listening to (They Long To Be) Close To You by Carpenters. WUSA, directed by Stuart Rosenberg, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1970. Mary Queen Of Scots by Antonia Fraser was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1970.

Famous people born on this day include Faye Wong. In UK Honky Tonk Women by The Rolling Stones was in the top 5 hits. Take the Money and Run, directed by Woody Allen, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1969. Ada by Vladimir Nabokov was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1969.

The US president was Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic). Famous people born on this day include Jimmy Jean-Louis. In UK Mony Mony by Tommy James & The Shondells was in the top 5 hits. Stolen Kisses, directed by François Truffaut, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1968. The Right People by Stephen Birmingham was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1968.

Famous people born on this day include Patrice Lhotellier. In that special week people in US were listening to Summer In The City by The Lovin' Spoonful. Juan Colorado, directed by Miguel Zacarías, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1966. I, The King by Frances Parkinson Keyes was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1966.

Famous people born on this day include Angus Fraser. In UK Help! by The Beatles was in the top 5 hits. Sergeant Dead Head, directed by Norman Taurog, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1965. Journal Of A Soul by Pope John XXIII was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1965.

Famous people born on this day include Cristina Pavarotti. In UK Do Wah Diddy Diddy by Manfred Mann was in the top 5 hits. The Gorgon, directed by Terence Fisher, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1964. Convention by Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey II was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1964.

The US president was John F. Kennedy (Democratic). Famous people born on this day include Carol Lewis. In that special week people in US were listening to Fingertips - Pt 2 by Little Stevie Wonder. The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze, directed by Norman Maurer, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1963. Grandmother and the Priests by Taylor Caldwell was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1963.

Famous people born on this day include Rodolphe Thomas. In that special week people in US were listening to Breaking Up Is Hard To Do by Neil Sedaka. Two Weeks in Another Town, directed by Vincente Minnelli, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1962. O Ye Jigs & Juleps! by Virginia Cary Hudson was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1962.

Famous people born on this day include The Edge (U2). In UK You Don't Know by Helen Shapiro was in the top 5 hits. Twenty Plus Two, directed by Joseph M. Newman, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1961. The Edge Of Sadness by Edwin O'Connor was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1961.

The US president was Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican). Famous people born on this day include Cheyne Horan. In that special week people in US were listening to Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini by Brian Hyland. G.I. Blues, directed by Norman Taurog, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1960. The Chapman Report by Irving Wallace was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1960.

Famous people born on this day include Caroline Ansink. In that special week people in US were listening to Lonely Boy by Paul Anka. They Came to Cordura, directed by Robert Rossen, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1959. The Light Infantry Ball by Hamilton Basso was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1959.

Famous people born on this day include Francis Lalanne. In UK All I Have To Do Is Dream / Claudette by The Everly Brothers was in the top 5 hits. Imitation General, directed by George Marshall, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1958. A Summer Place by Sloan Wilson was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1958.

Famous people born on this day include Hervé Dubuisson. In UK All Shook Up by Elvis Presley was in the top 5 hits. The Sun Also Rises, directed by Henry King, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1957. Life At Happy Knoll by John P. Marquand was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1957.

Famous people born on this day include Chris Foreman. In UK Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera Sera) by Doris Day was in the top 5 hits. Child in the House, directed by Cy Endfield, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1956. Gift From The Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1956.

Famous people born on this day include Caroline Aiken. In UK Rose Marie by Slim Whitman was in the top 5 hits. To Hell and Back, directed by Jesse Hibbs, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1955. The Living Past Of America by Cornelius Vanderbilt was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1955.

Famous people born on this day include Nigel Mansell. In UK I Believe by Frankie Laine was in the top 5 hits. Roman Holiday, directed by William Wyler, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1953. Call Me Lucky by Bing Crosby was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1953.

The US president was Harry S. Truman (Democratic). Famous people born on this day include Robin Quivers. The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima, directed by John Brahm, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1952. The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened, find out here: 08 August 1952.