August 4, 1960 —

Tim Winton

Tim Winton is an Australian author of both adult and children’s novels...

August 4, 1920 — July 20, 2013

Helen Thomas

Helen Thomas was an American journalist, known especially for her...

August 4, 1960 —

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is a Spanish politician, who served as...

August 4, 1859 — February 19, 1952

Knut Hamsun

Knut Hamsun was a Norwegian novelist, dramatist, poet, and winner...

August 4, 1877 — July 8, 1917

Tom Thomson

Tom Thomson was a landscape painter devoted to the Canadian wilderness....

c.1476 — August 4, 1526

Juan Sebastián del Cano

Juan Sebastián del Cano was a Basque navigator who completed the first...

August 4, 1965 —

Fredrik Reinfeldt

Fredrik Reinfeldt is a Swedish politician who was the longest-serving...

August 4, 1839 — July 30, 1894

Walter Pater

Walter Pater was an English critic, essayist, and humanist whose advocacy...