VIP Birthdays - August
August 01: French rapper, songwriter, record producer, actor and film director who has released four studio albums: his debut ''Perdu d'avance'' on 16 February 2009, his second ''Le chant des sirènes'' on 26 September 2011, his third ''La fête est finie'' on 20 October 2017 and his fourth ''Civilisation'' on
August 02: Irish actor whose charismatic appeal appeared on-screen from 1959. A raconteur, he could toss off stories about boozy escapades and acting mishaps with as much style and charm as he used to sweep across the desert in the stunning 1962 classic film, 'Lawrence of Arabia,' (for which he received his
August 03: American actor in more than a dozen box-office hits, memorable films and TV series that included ''Gandhi'' (1982), ''Blind Ambition'' (1979) and ''Apocalypse Now'' (1979). While on the latter, he had a heart attack that was near fatal. He played fictional U.S. president Josiah Bartlet in the
August 04: American member of the British royal family as the wife of Prince Harry. Their son, Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, was born seventh in line to the throne. In 2020, the couple announced their intention to step back as senior members of the royal family. As a former actress she is best known for her
August 05: English singer-songwriter and television personality who founded the band Dead or Alive in 1980, in which he was vocalist and songwriter. Dead or Alive rose to mainstream success with the 1985 single 'You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)'. Burns later rose to further celebrity status in the British
August 06: English pop singer-songwriter, clothes designer, author and actress. Halliwell came to international prominence in the 1990s as Ginger Spice, a member of the successful girl group the Spice Girls; together they sold over 80 million records worldwide, making them one of the best selling girl groups
August 07: South African and American actress, producer, and fashion model. She starred in early films in the late 1990s, such as The Devil's Advocate (1997), Mighty Joe Young (1998) and The Cider House Rules (1999). Theron received critical acclaim for her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster
August 08: Swiss-born professional athlete, a tennis phenomenon who won five consecutive Wimbledon championships, 2003-2007 inclusive, before he was 26 years old. Federer is the younger of two children, the only son born to business professionals from the pharmaceutical industry. Athletic from the time he
August 09: American pop diva with a three octave range, a spectacular video performer and film actress, nicknamed 'the Voice', noted as one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with over 220 million records sold worldwide. A precocious beauty with virtuosity and lyrical authority, Houston began a
August 10: American reality television personality, model, entrepreneur, socialite, and social media personality, best known for co-starring from age nine in the E! reality television series ''Keeping Up with the Kardashians'' (2007-2021), her eponymous brand of cosmetics, and her large social media presence.
August 11: American screen and stage actress, producer, philanthropist and social activist whom ''Time'' magazine named as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012 and 2017. Having won an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Tony Awards, Viola Davis is the first African-American
August 12: American singer and social media personality known for her videos on TikTok. As of November 2022, she had over 57.5 million followers and 3.3 billion likes on TikTok, 24.2 million followers on Instagram, and 7.04 million subscribers and 619.12 million views on YouTube, where she also hosts a talk
August 13: Indian film actress (full name: Sridevi Kapoor) who worked in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She is cited as the first female superstar of Hindi (Bollywood) Cinema. Sridevi won five Filmfare Awards. She started her career as a child artist in M.A. Thirumugham’s devotional
August 14: American comedian and actor whose non-political and vaudevillian self-parody entitled 'Wild and Crazy Guy' put him on Carson's show over 40 times and on Saturday Night Live over a dozen times. Prematurely gray and an ex-philosophy major, he dares to play lunatic, with films that include 'Pennies
August 15: American actress who was spotted by a talent scout in New York City at the age of 14. She soon moved to Los Angeles and began her acting career by playing guest roles in television shows. She achieved wider recognition for playing the mutant Mystique in X-Men: First Class (2011), a role she
August 16: American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and businesswoman, often referred to as the 'Queen of Pop.' Madonna has sold more than 300 million records worldwide and is recognized as the best-selling female recording artist of all time by Guinness World Records, having sold 64.5 million albums.
August 17: American actor whose original fame was for his marriage to pop star Madonna on 16 August 1985. For 27 months they made news for fighting with the press, the public and each other. They met in February 1985 and they were together from the first as a couple. The wedding was turned into a nightmare
August 18: American actor, director, and environmental activist who received an Academy Award for Best Director for his film 'Ordinary People' in 1980 and appeared in films that include 'All The President's Men,' 1976, 'The Way We Were,' 1973, 'The Sting,' 1973, 'The Great Gatsby,' 1974, 'The Natural,' 1984,
August 19: American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He was sworn into office as U.S. President on 20 January 1993 at 11:59 AM EST in Washington DC, and inaugurated for a second term on 20 January 1997 at 12:05 PM EST in Washington, DC. Prior to the
August 20: British-American actor who began his career on the UK stage and in television productions. He made his feature-film debut in the 2007 ensemble drama ''Lions for Lambs''. Garfield first came to international attention in 2010 with supporting roles in the drama films ''The Social Network'', for which
August 21: American country pop singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has won six Grammy Awards (including Album of the Year in 2019), six Country Music Association Awards, and three Academy of Country Music Awards. Musgraves self-released three solo albums and one more as Texas Two Bits, before
August 22: American filmmaker, political activist, and writer, who has made the news as the daughter of Rudy Giuliani, the former Mayor of New York City. Caroline Giuliani has received national media attention for publicly disagreeing with and criticizing her Republican father's politics and political
August 23: American actor who had an impressive resume of films by the time he reached his 20s. Phoenix was born in a log cabin to hippie parents who named their kids River, Summer, Rain, Leaf and Liberty. In 1973 his folks became missionaries for the religious cult, Children of God, and they moved to
August 24: English comedian, actor, writer, presenter, director, and activist. After a troubled childhood and adolescence, during which he was expelled from two schools and spent three months in prison for credit card fraud, he secured a place at Queens' College, Cambridge, where he studied English
August 25: German model, actress, and fashion designer, based in the United Kingdom, she was considered by some to be the world's prettiest woman in the 1990s. She rose to fame in that decade as one of the world's most successful models, cementing her supermodel status. In her early career, she was compared
August 26: American actress, singer, songwriter, presenter and television personality. Palmer released her debut album, ''So Uncool'', on 18 September 2007 through Atlantic Records. The album failed to chart on the US Billboard 200 but did chart at number 85 on the R&B chart. The album was preceded by the
August 27: German singer-songwriter, currently based in Los Angeles, who released music as an independent artist under her own imprint, BunHead Records between 2016 and 2020, before signing with Amigo and Republic Records in 2021. In 2022, Petras released the single 'Unholy,' alongside Sam Smith, which
August 28: Canadian singer and songwriter. Twain has sold over 100 million records, making her the best-selling female artist in country music history and among the best-selling music artists of all time. Her success garnered her several honorific titles including the 'Queen of Country Pop'. Twain's second
August 29: American singer, dancer and exceptionally talented entertainer. The seventh of nine kids, he performed from age six as one of the Jackson Five, a group promoted by Motown and consisting of Michael, Jermaine, Marion, Tito and Jackie. By the time he was 11 the boys had already sold six Gold
August 30: American actress, producer, writer, and fashion model, named in 2013 as the highest-paid actress over 40 in Hollywood. As of 2018, the U.S. domestic box office grosses of Diaz's films total over US$3 billion, with worldwide grosses surpassing US$7 billion, making her the fifth highest-grossing U.S.
August 31: American stage and screen actor, known for his gentle good looks and his devotion to Tibetan Buddhism and the Dalai Lama since the early ‘70s. He came to prominence with his role in the film ''American Gigolo'' (1980), which established him as a leading man and a sex symbol. At age 50, with wavyTopics in the Astro Shop
Current Planets
28-Apr-2025, 06:57
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| Sun | 8 | 14'41" | 14n15 | ||
| Moon | 15 | 3' 4" | 20n02 | ||
| Mercury | 11 | 57'30" | 2n06 | ||
| Venus | 28 | 43'17" | 0n55 | ||
| Mars | 4 | 21'43" | 21n10 | ||
| Jupiter | 20 | 49'50" | 22n53 | ||
| Saturn | 27 | 34'14" | 2s48 | ||
| Uranus | 26 | 9'53" | 19n05 | ||
| Neptune | 1 | 0'40" | 0s46 | ||
| Pluto | 3 | 48'32" | 22s44 | ||
| TrueNode | 26 | 45'39"r | 1s17 | ||
| Chiron | 23 | 54'53" | 9n59 | ||
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