Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers

Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers was an English nobleman, notable for being the last peer to be hanged, following his conviction for murdering his steward.

18 August 1720

Born on the same birth day (18 August): Edgar Faure • Esteban Cambiasso • Jack Pickford • Kaitlin Olson • Lucienne Boyer • Martin Mull • Robert Hitchcock • Ron Strykert • Walther Funk

Born in the same month (August 1720): Bernard de Bury • Carl Fredrik Pechlin • Samuel Whitbread (1720–1796)