Birthdays occurring on August, 7

1867

Emil Nolde was born on August 7, 1867 German expressionist painter, 1867-1956 The art of an artist must be his own art. It is... always a continuous chain of little inventions, little technical discoveries of one's own, in one's relation to the tool, the material and the colors. More quotations from Emil Nolde

1876

Mata Hari was born on August 7, 1876 Dutch dancer and spy for the German secret service during World War I. One of the most famous persons in the history of espionage. 1876-1917 The dance is a poem of which each movement is a world. More quotations from Mata Hari

1885

Billie Burke was born on August 7, 1885 American actress, 1885-1970 Age is something that doesn't matter, unless you are a cheese More quotations from Billie Burke

Deaths occurring on August, 7

1941

Rabindranath Tagore died on August 7, 1941 Indian poet, playwright and essayist, Won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913, 1861-1941 Don't limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time. More quotations from Rabindranath Tagore