August 8

Events

 * 1876 – Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph.
 * 1991 – The Warsaw radio mast, at one time the tallest construction ever built, collapses.

Births

 * 1693 – Laurent Belissen, French composer (d. 1762)
 * 1857 – Cécile Chaminade, French pianist and composer (d. 1944)
 * 1891 – Adolf Busch, German violinist (d. 1952)
 * 1905 – André Jolivet, French composer (d. 1974)
 * 1907 – Benny Carter, American musician (d. 2003)
 * 1920 – Jimmy Witherspoon, American singer (d. 1997)
 * 1921 – Webb Pierce, American singer (d. 1991)
 * 1932 – Mel Tillis, American singer
 * 1933 – Joe Tex, American singer (d. 1982)
 * 1935 – John Laws, Australia radio personality
 * 1938 – Jacques Hétu, French Canadian composer
 * 1944 – John Renbourn, English musician
 * 1950 – Willie Hall, American drummer
 * 1955 – Diddú, Icelandic soprano and songwriter
 * 1956 – Chris Foreman, English guitarist (Madness)
 * 1961 – The Edge, Irish guitarist (U2)
 * 1961 – Rikki Rockett, American drummer (Poison)
 * 1965 – Aaron Abeyta, American musician
 * 1972 – Lüpüs Thünder, American musician (The Bloodhound Gang)
 * 1973 – Toby Allen, Australian singer (Human Nature)
 * 1973 – Scott Stapp, American singer (Creed)
 * 1974 – Brian Harvey, English singer
 * 1976 – JC Chasez, American singer (*NSYNC)
 * 1979 – Richard Harwood, British cellist
 * 1979 – Sam Totman, English musician (Dragonforce)
 * 1979 – Dan Smith, English musician (Noisettes)
 * 1980 – Mike Hindert, American musician
 * 1981 – Vanessa Amorosi, Australian singer and songwriter
 * 1981 – Bradley McIntosh, British pop singer
 * 1995 – Malin Reitan, Norwegian singer