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August 22, 1947 Donna Godchaux, rocker (Grateful Dead)
August 23, 1947 Keith Moon, English rock drummer (Who-I'm A Boy)
August 23, 1947 President Truman's daughter, Margaret's 1st public singing concert
August 23, 1947 Rex Allen Jr, Chicago, country singer (Nashville on the Road)
August 23, 1947 Terje Rypdal, composer
August 23, 1947 Willy Russell, author/playwright (Shirley Valentine, Educating Rita)
August 25, 1947 Anne Archer, LA Cal, actress (Fatal Attraction, Patriot Games)
August 25, 1947 Clark Wissler, U.S. cultural anthropologist, dies at 76
August 25, 1947 Marion Carl in D-558-I sets world aircraft speech record, 1,047 kph
August 25, 1947 Wim J van Gelder, Dutch MP (PvdA)
August 26, 1947 1st black baseball pitcher Don Bankhead (Hit a HR on 1st at bat)
August 26, 1947 Candy Moore, Maplewood NJ, actress (Lunch Wagon, Tomboy & Champ)
August 27, 1947 Jacques Arnold, MP (Conservative)
August 27, 1947 Susie McAllister, LPGA golfer
August 28, 1947 Alice Playton, New York City, actress (Who Killed Mary Whats 'er Name)
August 29, 1947 Constantine Tsaldaris follows Maximos as Greece premier
August 30, 1947 Peggy Lipton, Lawrence NY, actress (Julie-Mod Squad, Twin Peaks)
August 31, 1947 Hungarian Communist Party wins election
August 31, 1947 New York Giants set season record for HRs by a club 183 (en route to 221)
September 1, 1947 New York Giants 183-185 HR of year breaks Yankee mark of 182 in 1936