Born:
Sheldon Adelson, born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, property developer, billionaire businessman, investing in gambling and leisure businesses, CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp., Forbes' third riches person in the U.S. in 2008
More Notable Birthdays on August 4:
1965 - Crystal Chappell, born in Silver Spring, Maryland, actress, Carly "Days of our Lives"
1962 - Roger Clemens, born in Dayton, Ohio, pitcher for the Red Sox, Blue Jays, Cy Young, MVP
1955 - Billy Bob Thornton, actor, Sling Blade
1901 - Louis Armstrong, American Musician
1792 - Percy Bysshe Shelley, born in England, romantic poet, Adonais
