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Famous People Born on August 15
Jennie Eisenhower (1978)
First child of Julie and David Eisenhower, granddaughter of President Richard Nixon
San Clemente, California • Leo • Asc Scorpio
Ben Affleck (1972)
Actor, b. Benjamin Geza Affleck-Boldt, 1998 Oscar for "Good Will Hunting", son of an auto mechanic
Berkeley, California • Leo • Asc Cancer
Bambi Bembenek (1958)
Police officer trainee fired while on probation, marrried Officer Fred Schultz, convicted of murdering his ex wife
Milwaukee, Wisconsin • Leo • Asc Gemini
Princess Anne (1950)
Daughter of Queen Elizabeth II & Prince Philip, married Mark Phillips 1973-92, 1st British monarch to divorce & remarry
London, England • Leo • Asc Libra
Dennis Whitney (1942)
Murderer, shot & killed a victim after each of five holdups in February 1960, captured, received life in prison May 1960
Riverside, California • Leo • Asc Taurus
Phyllis Schlafly (1924)
Ultra conservative, campaigned against Equal Rights Amendment, author
Saint Louis, Missouri • Leo • Asc Gemini
Julia Child (1912)
Chef, TV personality, author, her own TV show began in 1963
Pasadena, California • Leo • Asc Gemini
Lillian Carter (1898)
Mother of President Jimmy Carter
Richland, Georgia • Leo • Asc Sagittarius
Louis de Broglie (1892)
Physicist, Nobel Prize 1929, known for theory of particle-wave duality derived from Albert Einstein's work
Dieppe, France • Leo • Asc Cancer
Louis de Broglie (1892)
Prince, physicist, received Nobel Prize in 1929 for his wave theory, author of more than twenty scientific works
Dieppe, France • Leo • Asc Cancer
Edna Ferber (1885)
Writer, many novels made into films, "So Big" 1924 won Pulitzer Prize, "Showboat" 1926, "Giant" 1952
Kalamazoo, Michigan • Leo • Asc Scorpio
Napolean I (1769)
Military commander, known as Napoleon Bonaparte, founded empire until downfall in 1814, died May 5, 1821
Ajaccio, France • Leo • Asc Scorpio