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Kevin Smith came to prominence with the low-budget comedy film Clerks (1994), which he wrote, directed, co-produced, co-edited, and acted in as the character Silent Bob of stoner duo Jay and Silent Bob.
Famous Birthdays on August 2
1970 — Kevin Smith
American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
August 2 has 250 recorded notable births across history, from 1260 to 2006. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on August 2
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- 1869 Japan's Edo society class system is abolished as part of the Meiji Restoration reforms. Source
- 1776 American Revolution: The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress takes place. Source
- 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait: Iraq invades Kuwait and temporarily establishes the Republic of Kuwait puppet state on the orders of Saddam Hussein, eventually leading to the Gulf War. Source
- 1989 A massacre is carried out by an Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka killing 64 ethnic Tamil civilians. Source
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Shimon Peres was an Israeli politician and statesman who served as the prime minister of Israel from 1984 to 1986 and from 1995 to 1996 and as the president of Israel from 2007 to 2014.
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Skylar Diggins finished her Notre Dame career ranked first in points and steals, second in assists, and as a two-time winner of the Nancy Lieberman Award as the top point guard in the nation.
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Grady Sizemore is an American former professional baseball center fielder, coach and manager who currently serves as the first base coach and the outfield and base running instructor for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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Harry Francis Smith, better known by his ring name Davey Boy Smith Jr.
More major people born on August 2
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1923
Shimon Peres
Polish-Israeli lawyer and politician, 9th President of Israel (died 2016)
Shimon Peres was an Israeli politician and statesman who served as the prime minister of Israel from 1984 to 1986 and from 1995 to 1996 and as the president of Israel from 2007 to 2014.
1990
Skylar Diggins
American basketball player
Skylar Kierra Diggins is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for the Lunar Owls of Unrivaled.
1982
Grady Sizemore
American baseball player
Grady Sizemore is an American former professional baseball center fielder, coach and manager who currently serves as the first base coach and the outfield and base running instructor for the Minnesota Twins of Major…
1985
David Hart Smith
Canadian wrestler
Harry Francis Smith, better known by his ring name Davey Boy Smith Jr., is a Canadian professional wrestler and catch wrestler.
1900
Helen Morgan
American actress and singer (died 1941)
Helen Morgan was an American singer and actress who worked in films and on the stage. A quintessential torch singer, she made a big splash in the Chicago club scene in the 1920s.
1960
Neal Morse
American singer and keyboard player
Neal Morse is an American singer, musician and composer based in Nashville, Tennessee.
1880
Arthur Dove
American painter and educator (died 1946)
Arthur Garfield Dove was an American artist. An early American modernist, he is often considered the first American abstract painter.
1865
Irving Babbitt
American academic and critic (died 1933)
Irving Babbitt was an American academic and literary critic, noted for his founding role in a movement that became known as the New Humanism, a significant influence on literary discussion and conservative thought in…
1941
Jules A. Hoffmann
Luxembourgish-French biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Jules Alphonse Nicolas Hoffmann is a Luxembourgish-French biologist. During his youth, growing up in Luxembourg, he developed a strong interest in insects under the influence of his father, Jos Hoffmann.
1923
Ike Williams
American boxer (died 1994)
Isiah "Ike" Williams was an American professional boxer known as the Trenton Tornado. He was a lightweight world boxing champion.
1902
Mina Rees
American mathematician (died 1997)
Mina Spiegel Rees was an American mathematician. She is known for her assistance to the US Government during WWII, as well as making several breakthroughs for women in science.
1939
John W. Snow
American businessman and politician, 73rd United States Secretary of the Treasury
John William Snow is an American economist, attorney, and businessman who is the former CEO of CSX Corporation and served as the 73rd United States secretary of the treasury under U.S. President George W. Bush.
1916
Alfonso A. Ossorio
Filipino-American painter and sculptor (died 1990)
Alfonso Angel Yangco Ossorio was a Filipino American abstract expressionist artist who was born in Manila in 1916 to wealthy Filipino parents from the province of Negros Occidental.
1924
Carroll O'Connor
American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2001)
John Carroll O'Connor was an American actor whose television career spanned over four decades.
1937
Billy Cannon
American football player and dentist (died 2018)
Billy Abb Cannon Sr. was an American professional football player who was a halfback and tight end in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL).
1740
Jean Baptiste Camille Canclaux
French general (died 1817)
Jean Baptiste Camille de Canclaux was a French army commander during the French Revolution and a Peer of France. He joined a cavalry regiment the French Royal Army in 1756 and fought at Minden in the Seven Years' War.
1696
Mahmud I
Ottoman sultan (died 1754)
Mahmud I, known as Mahmud the Hunchback, was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1730 to 1754. He took over the throne after the quelling of the Patrona Halil rebellion.
1976
Sam Worthington
English-Australian actor and producer
Samuel Henry John Worthington is an Australian actor who has worked in both independent Australian cinema and Hollywood.
1924
James Baldwin
American novelist, poet, and critic (died 1987)
James Arthur Baldwin was an American writer and civil rights activist who garnered acclaim for his essays, novels, plays, and poems.