2 August 1788
230th anniversary of the death of the painter Thomas Gainsborough.
10 August 1793
225th anniversary of the opening of the Musée du Louvre.
16 August 1958
60th anniversary of the birth of Madonna.
16 August 1993
25th anniversary of the death of the actor Stewart Granger.
17 August 1893
125th anniversary of the birth of the actress Mae West.
17 August 1943
75th anniversary of the birth of the actor Robert De Niro.
19 August 1743
275th anniversary of the birth of Madame du Barry.
25 August 1918
100th anniversary of the birth of the composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein.
25 August 1958
60th anniversary of the birth of the film director Tim Burton.
29 August 1958
60th anniversary of the birth of the musician Michael Jackson.
30 August 1748
270th anniversary of the birth of the painter Jacques-Louis David.
