Albert Facey

Albert Barnett Facey, publishing as A.B. Facey, was an Australian writer and World War I veteran, whose main work was his autobiography, A Fortunate Life, now considered a classic of Australian literature. As of 2020, it has sold over one million copies and was the subject of a television mini-series.

31 August 1894

Born on the same birth day (31 August): Allan Fotheringham • Anita Moen • Bobby Parker (guitarist) • Craig Stapleton (rugby league) • David Ospina • Harald Ertl • Kirstie Allsopp • Ramón Castilla • Roger Dean (artist) • Serge Blanco • Warren Berlinger

Born in the same month (August 1894): Bertha Lutz • Christian Schad • Frank Burge • George Meany • Harry Heilmann • John Auden • Karl Böhm • Ottavio Bottecchia • Sparky Adams • V. V. Giri • William Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes