" In an August 24, 1978, Rolling Stone interview, Bruce Springsteen told Dave Marsh, " I play Buddy Holly every night before I go on ; that keeps me honest.

* August 13 – Charles " Buddy " Rogers, American actor and jazz musician ( d. 1999 )

He was first married to Maxine Caroll Lawrence in 1956 at age 18, with whom he had four children: Terry Vance Jennings ( born January 21, 1957 ), Julie Rae Jennings ( born August 12, 1958 ), Buddy Dean Jennings ( born March 21, 1960 ), and Deana Jennings.

He held the title for nine months before being defeated by Buddy Austin on August 5, 1966.

The second of the two shows took place on August 26 and featured a jam session, including Vaughan, with Clapton, Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, and Jimmie Vaughan, who performed " Sweet Home Chicago " as the finale to Clapton's set ; Clapton introduced them as " the best guitar players in the entire world ".

* August 4, 2007 at Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis, Maryland, as part of the Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival with Aretha Franklin, Three Dog Night, Robert Randolph and the Family Band & Buddy Guy

Buddy Hackett ( born Leonard Hacker, August 31, 1924 – June 30, 2003 ) was an American comedian and actor.

His eldest sister was Frances May Baer ( 1905 – 1991 ), his younger sister was Bernice Jeanette Baer ( 1911 – 1987 ), his younger brother was boxer-turned-actor Jacob Henry Baer, better known as Buddy Baer ( 1915 – 1986 ), and his adopted brother was August " Augie " Baer.

On August 19, 2011, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer held a press conference to announce that charges against food sharers arrested in Lake Eola Park, Orlando, were dropped, resulting in a new state of compromise between Buddy Dyer's administration and Orlando Food Not Bombs.

In August of the same year, Buddy Lazier won the inaugural IndyCar Series race.

David Gus " Buddy " Bell ( born August 27, 1951 ) is a former third baseman and manager in Major League Baseball.

Norman Petty ( May 25, 1927 – August 15, 1984 ) was an American musician and record producer who is mostly known for his association with Buddy Holly and the Crickets who recorded in his studio.

You're History, Buddy ," Time ( August 11, 1986 ): 58.

He left PNW on August 16, 1980, when he lost a Loser Leaves Town match to Buddy Rose.

John Hugh " Buddy " Dyer ( born August 7, 1958 ) is the 32nd and current mayor of Orlando, Florida, first elected in 2003.

This novel about a boy and his dog originated as a short story called " Buddy and Waffles " published in the August 1915 issue of Ladies ' Home Journal.

Adrian Brown, Tim Sampson, Jonathon Joss, Charles Button, AIRO, Andrew Vasquez, Annie Humphrey, Apache Spirit, Apryl Allen, Arigon Starr, Arvel Bird, Atsiaktonkie, Bear Fox, Becky Thomas, Bill Miller, Billy Whitefox, Black Eagle, Blackfoot Confederacy, Black Lodge Singers, Black Thunder Singers, Blackfire, Bluedog, Bo Taylor, Bryan Akipa, Brule ', Buddy Red Bow, Buddy Big Mountain, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Buggin Malone, Burning Sky, CC Murdock, Carroll Medicine Crow, Casper Loma-da-wa, Cecil Gray & Red Dawn Blues Band, Charly Lowry, Chase Monchamp, Chase Manhattan, Chief Jim Billie, Cherokee National Children's Choir, Cheryl Bear, Clan / destine, Cody Blackbird, Cozad, Crystal Gayle, Dago Braves, Dark Water Rising, Delphine Tsinajinnie, Derek Miller, Digging Roots, Don Amero, Douglas Blue Feather, Dylan Jenet Collins, Eagle & Hawk, Edmund Bull, Eli Secody, Evren Ozan, Evren Ozan, Eyabay, Fara Palmer, Felipe Rose, Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Frank Waln, Nake Nula Waun, Fredrick Whiteface, Gabriel Ayala, Gary Small, Gathering of Nations, Gilbert Begaye Sr, Golana, Graywolf Blues Band, Hank Williams, Harvey Arden, Indigenous, Indigo Girls, Injunity, Jeff Carpenter, Brad Clonch, JJ Kent, Jack Gladstone, Jana, Janelle Turtle, Janice Marie Johnson, Jan Michael Looking Wolf, Jay Begaye, Jay Nez, Jennifer Kreisberg, Jerry Alfred, Jim Boyd, Jim Pepper, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Lee Young, Jimmy Wolf, Joanne Shenandoah, John Trudell, Joseph FireCrow, Joseph M Marshall III, Josh Halverson, Joy Harjo, Judy Trejo, Kansas Begaye, Keith Bear, Keith Secola, Kelly Parker, Ken Quiet Hawk, Kevin Locke, Kevin Yazzie, Kitty Wells, Koljademo, Lakota Thunder, Laughing Woman & Eagle Wings, Lil Dre, Link Wray, Litefoot, Luis Capcha Vilchez, Marc Brown & The Blues Crew, Marlena Begaye, Mary Louise Defender Wilson, Mary Youngblood, Martha Redbone, Medicine Dream, Micki Free, Michael Bucher, Michael Jacobs, Michael Searching Bear, Midnite Express, Nake Nula Waun, Nakai, Eaton, Cilpman, Native Roots, Native Thunder, Neville Brothers, Nicole, NightShield, Nokie Edwards, Northern Cree, October Soul, Oshkii Giizhik Singers, Pamyua, Pima Express, Pipestone, PM Begay, Primeax & Mike, Pura Fe ', Qua ti Si, Radmilla Cody, RainSong, R. Carlos Nakai, R. Carlos Nakai Quartet, Randy McGinnis, Randy Wood, Red Bull, Red Earth, Red Feather Woman, Red Hawk, Rezawrecktion, Rezhogs, Rhonda Head, Rita Coolidge, Robbie Robertson, Robert Mirabal, Robert Tree Cody, Robert Tree, Tony Redhouse, Rubin Romero, Rollin Fox, Sacred Harmonies, Samantha Crain, Sayani, Segweh, Shadowyze, Shane Yellowbird, Sharon Burch, Shelley Morningsong, Silverbird, Skylar Wolf, Stan Summers, Stephen Butler, Stevie Salas, Stuart Snake & Paul Never Misses A Shot, The Blessed Blend, The Boyz, The Crow Girls, The Story Tellers, Thunderbird Sisters, Thunder Hawk Singers, Tiger Tiger, Tinesha Begaye, Tom Bee, Tommy Allsup, Tommy Wildcat, Tony Redhouse, Tracy Bone, Travis Harden, Tribal Live, Twice As Good, Victoria Blackie, Vince Fontaine, Yarina, Yolanda Martinez, Yvonne St Germaine, Wade Fernandez, Walela, Warfield Moose Jr, Wayquay, Will & Lil Jess, Wind Spirit Drum, Wolfsheart & Big City Indians, Bruce Cockburn, Ed Stasium, Jeff Ball, Jackson Browne, John Densmore, Michael Brant DeMaria, Neil Young, Raymond Boley, Scott August, Stefan Gelfas, Tom Wassinger,

On August 26, 1990, Stevie Ray Vaughan played at the Theatre, with his group, Double Trouble and other blues greats Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, and his brother Jimmie Vaughan.

After Drese's release and Rogers ' suspension, the Rangers ' performance on the mound faltered, and a disastrous 1 – 12 August road trip all but sealed the squad's fate.

* August 10 – Adela Rogers St. Johns, American journalist and screenwriter ( b. 1893 )

* August 15 – Humorist Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post are killed when Post's plane crashes shortly after takeoff near Barrow, Alaska.

In August 1779, Point du Sable was arrested at Trail Creek by the British and imprisoned briefly at Fort Michilimackinac on suspicion of being a spy for the United States who had helped George Rogers Clark in his capture of Vincennes.

Daniel Boone joined General George Rogers Clark's invasion of the Ohio country in 1780, fighting in the Battle of Piqua on August 7.

In August 2006, Rogers was elected to the Board of Directors of Intertechnology, Inc.,

Starting in 1995, Hampshire Police began a series of at least 56 raids, code named ' Operation Washington ', that eventually resulted in the August to November 1997 Portsmouth trial of Green Anarchist editors Booth, Saxon Wood, Noel Molland and Paul Rogers, as well as Animal Liberation Front ( ALF ) Press Officer Robin Webb and Animal Liberation Front Supporters Group ( ALFSG ) newsletter editor Simon Russell.

Conscious that March Field was located in an area of increasing growth, and with the need for bombing and gunnery ranges for his units, base and 1st Wing commander Lieutenant Colonel Henry H. " Hap " Arnold began the process of acquiring land next to the Rogers dry lake for a new bombing range away from population areas in August 1932 ( the last tract was not acquired until 1939 ).

* Rogers City Nautical Festival, first complete weekend in August

* Rogers City Salmon Tournament, second weekend in August

* Rogers City Nautical Festival, first complete weekend in August

* Rogers City Salmon Tournament, second weekend in August

Joseph Rogers was born August 21, 1764 near Cook's Town, Ireland, the son of James Rogers and his wife Elizabeth Brown.

On August 1, 1898 the USS Puritan under the command of Captain Frederic W. Rodgers, was sailing by the coastline of the city of Fajardo, when Rogers noticed the " Faro de Las Cabezas de San Juan " ( Cape San Juan lighthouse ) which was supposed to be the landing site for the US Army in Puerto Rico.

Illustration in Foxe's Book of Martyrs of Rogers ' execution at SmithfieldTen days later ( August 16, 1553 ), he was summoned before the council and bidden to keep within his own house.

William Penn Adair " Will " Rogers ( November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935 ) was an American cowboy, vaudeville performer, humorist, social commentator and motion picture actor.

In August 1970, Israel, Jordan, and Egypt agreed to an " in place " ceasefire under the terms proposed by the Rogers Plan.

In August 1950, Evans and Rogers had a daughter, Robin Elizabeth, who had Down Syndrome and died of complications with mumps shortly before her second birthday.

Her last title in women's doubles came on August 21, 2006, at the Tier I Rogers Cup in Montreal, Canada, where she partnered Nadia Petrova.

In August 1932, Arnold began acquisition of portions of Rogers Dry Lake as a bombing and gunnery range for his units, a site that later became Edwards Air Force Base.

William Clark was born in Caroline County, Virginia, on August 1, 1770, the ninth of ten children of John and Ann Rogers Clark.

The agreement was originally slated to run through August 2012, however Rogers signed a long-term affiliation renewal agreement on May 3, 2012, allowing the Pattison stations to carry 90 % of primetime programming and the majority of morning and daytime programming from the programming grid of CKVU-DT ( including simulcasts of the Vancouver edition of Breakfast Television ; however unlike CKVU, the Pattison stations will continue to produce midday and evening local newscasts ).

* 1921 – August Kowalczyk, Polish actor, director, and Holocaust survivor ( d. 2012 )

It was originally believed that a live episode had not been planned for the anniversary, but actor Keith Duffy confirmed on 29 August 2010 that one would be aired focussing on the aftermath of the upcoming tram crash.

Denis Colin Leary ( born August 18, 1957 ) is an American actor, comedian, writer, director and film producer.

Incidentally, the first public performance of the poem was on August 14, 1888, by actor De Wolf Hopper, on Thayer's 25th birthday.

Friedrich Christian Anton " Fritz " Lang ( December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976 ) was an Austrian-American filmmaker, screenwriter, and occasional film producer and actor.

Eugene Curran " Gene " Kelly ( August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996 ) was an American dancer, actor, singer, film director and producer, and choreographer.

They had their second child, Leslie Howard Bogart on August 23, 1952, a girl named after British actor Leslie Howard.

Alexander was the host of the Comedy Central Roast of actor William Shatner on August 13, 2006 ( first airdate: August 20, 2006 ).

Kiyoshi Atsumi ( 渥美 清 Atsumi Kiyoshi ), born Yasuo Tadokoro ( 田所 康雄 Tadokoro Yasuo, 10 March 1928 in Tokyo — 4 August 1996 in Tokyo ), was a Japanese film actor.

Lee Marvin ( February 19, 1924 – August 29, 1987 ) was an American film actor.

Sir Thomas Sean Connery ( born 25 August 1930 ) is a Scottish actor and producer who has won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards ( one of them being a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award ) and three Golden Globes ( including the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award ).

* August 2 – Edward Furlong, American actor

* August 16 – Tamer Hosny, Egyptian singer / actor

* March 4 – Edwin August, American actor and director ( b. 1883 )

* August 6 – Sir Cedric Hardwicke, English actor ( b. 1893 )

* August 22 – Dakota Goyo, Canadian actor

* August 4 – Victor Mature, American actor ( b. 1913 )

* August 15-Quinton Aaron, American actor

* August 19 – Micah Alberti, American model and actor

* August 27 – Josh Duhon, American actor

* August 5 – Richard Burton, Welsh actor ( b. 1925 )

* August 8 – Richard Deacon, American actor ( b. 1921 )

* August 27 – Bernard Youens, English actor ( b. 1914 )

* August 4 – Noel Willman, Irish actor ( d. 1988 )