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Who was born in August 1918

4 memorials found

Katherine Johnson

19182020

American mathematician whose critical calculations for NASA enabled the success of early U.S. crewed spaceflights and helped pioneer the use of computers in aerospace

Leonard Bernstein

19181990

American conductor, composer, pianist, and educator whose prolific career earned him international acclaim and numerous awards, shaping classical music for generations

Shankar Dayal Sharma

19181999

Indian lawyer and politician who served as the ninth President of India from 1992 to 1997, and as Vice President from 1987 to 1992

Frederick Sanger

19182013

British biochemist and double Nobel Prize winner renowned for his work on protein and nucleic acid sequencing