Earle Page

Sir Earle Christmas Grafton Page was an Australian politician and surgeon who served as the 11th prime minister of Australia from 7 to 26 April 1939, holding office in a caretaker capacity following the death of Joseph Lyons. He was the leader of the Country Party from 1921 to 1939, and was the most influential figure in its later years.

8 August 1880

Born on the same birth day (8 August): Andy Priaulx • Ben G. Davis • Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore • Cornelis Vreeswijk • Emilie Flygare-Carlén • Giuseppe Conte • Ilka Agricola • Nick Holtam • Toby Flood • Willie Hall (drummer) • Yandy Díaz

Born in the same month (August 1880): Alexander Grin • Arthur Dove • Christy Mathewson • George Herriman • Gertrude Rush • Gorch Fock (author) • Guillaume Apollinaire • Hans Moser (actor) • Radclyffe Hall • Robert L. Thornton • Ruth Sawyer • Wilhelmina of the Netherlands