Birthdays for August the 1st:
1744 - Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, believed in inheritance of acquired traits
1770 - William Clark, explored Pacific Northwest with Lewis
1779 - Francis Scott Key, wrote 'Star-Spangled Banner'
1815 - Richard Henry Dana, spent 2 years before mast
1818 - Maria Mitchell, America's 1st woman astronomer on Nantucket Island
1819 - Herman Melville, American author (Moby Dick, Billy Budd)
1922 - Arthur Hill, actor (Defenders, Andromeda Strain)
1933 - Dom DeLuise, comedian, actor (End)
1936 - Yves Saint-Laurent, fashion designer
1942 - Karen Black, in Illinois, actress
1944 - Yuri V. Romanenko, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 26, 38)
1973 - Tempestt Bledsoe, (Cosby Show)
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