* Armstrong Whitworth Atlas, a British military aeroplane manufactured ( 1927 – 1933 )

* Armstrong, A., ( 1967 ), The Cambridge History of Later Greek and Early Medieval Philosophy, Cambridge University Press, pp. 196 – 200.

* 1973 – Matthew John Armstrong, American actor

* 1873 – American Indian Wars: while protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, the United States 7th Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer clashes for the first time with the Sioux near the Tongue River ; only one man on each side is killed.

* 1901 – Louis Armstrong, American trumpeter and singer ( d. 1971 )

* 1917 – R. G. Armstrong, American actor

* 1968 – Duncan Armstrong, Australian swimmer

* John Armstrong ( 1717 – 1795 ), born in Fermanagh, United States Congressman

In science and technology, Columbia alumni include: founder of IBM Herman Hollerith ; inventor of FM radio Edwin Armstrong ; inventor of the nuclear submarine Hyman Rickover ; founder of Google China Kai-Fu Lee ; scientists Stephen Jay Gould, Robert Millikan, Helium – neon laser inventor Ali Javan and Michael Pupin ; chief-engineer of the New York City subway William Barclay Parsons ; philosophers Irwin Edman and Robert Nozick ; and economist Milton Friedman

* 1839 – George Armstrong Custer, American general ( d. 1876 )

* 1953 – Bess Armstrong, American actress

* 1941 – Karan Armstrong, American soprano

Edwin Howard Armstrong ( 18 December 1890 – 31 January 1954 ) was an American electrical engineer and inventor.

* 1975 – Alun Armstrong, English footballer

* 1930 – Garner Ted Armstrong, American evangelist ( d. 2003 )

* 1954 – Edwin Howard Armstrong, American electrical engineer and inventor of the FM radio ( b. 1890 )

* 1935 – Inventor Edwin Armstrong gives the first public demonstration of FM broadcasting in the United States at Alpine, New Jersey.

* 1876 – Battle of the Little Bighorn and the death of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer.

* 1975 – Chris Armstrong, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1968 – Darrell Armstrong, American basketball player

* 1850 – Annie Armstrong, American missionary ( d. 1938 )

* 2005 – Lance Armstrong wins his seventh consecutive Tour de France.

* 1944 – Jim Armstrong, Irish guitarist ( Them )

* 1980 – Brandon Armstrong, American basketball player

For instance, J. Scott Armstrong challenged Al Gore to a climate-related bet in 2007 that focused on year-to-year variation in temperatures but not on betting over longer term changes in global average temperatures.

Director Franny Armstrong has just finished work on her new film about climate change, The Age of Stupid ( formerly known as Crude ).

* 1987 – Shawn Gore, Canadian football player

* 1973 – Karenna Gore Schiff, American journalist, lawyer, and author

* 1948 – Tipper Gore, American author and photographer, co-founded the Parents Music Resource Center

* 1996 – David Gore, American actor

* 1982 – George O. Gore II, American actor

* 2004 – Pauline Gore, mother of Al Gore ( b. 1912 )

* 1907 – Al Gore Sr., American Politician ( d. 1998 )

* 2000 – Al Gore concedes the U. S. presidential election to George W. Bush.

* 1961 – Martin Gore, English singer-songwriter, musician, and composer ( Depeche Mode and VCMG )

In the final October 9, 1996 Vice Presidential Debate against Al Gore ( held as the Dole – Kemp ticket trailed badly in the national polls ), Kemp was soundly beaten, and Al Gore's performance is considered one of the best modern debate performances.

* 1946 – Lesley Gore, American singer

* 1857 – George Gore, American baseball player ( d. 1933 )

* 1964 – Gore Verbinski, American movie director

* 1850 – Spencer Gore, British tennis player and cricketer ( d. 1906 )

* 1948 – Al Gore, American politician, 45th Vice President of the United States and Nobel laureate

* 2000 – Controversial US presidential election that is later resolved in the Bush v. Gore Supreme Court Case.

Following instructions from London to achieve economies, Governor Thomas Gore Brown ( 1851 – 1856 ) further reduced the civil establishment.

* 1758 – Christopher Gore, American politician, 8th Governor of Massachusetts ( d. 1827 )

* 1682 – Bishop Gore School, one of the oldest schools in Wales, is founded.

* 1965 – Chris Gore, American critic and writer

* 1985 – Tipper Gore and other political wives form the Parents Music Resource Center as Frank Zappa and other musicians testify at U. S. Congressional hearings on obscenity in rock music.

* August 14 – August 17 – The Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles nominates U. S. Vice President Al Gore for President and Senator Joe Lieberman for Vice President.