Meir Kahane

Meir David HaKohen Kahane was an American-born Israeli ordained Orthodox rabbi, writer, and ultra-nationalist politician who served one term in Israel's Knesset before being convicted of acts of terrorism. He founded the Israeli political party Kach. A cofounder of the Jewish Defense League (JDL), he espoused strong views against antisemitism.

1 August 1932

Born on the same birth day (1 August): Alan Moore (war artist) • Antonio Cotogni • Emperor Go-Komatsu • Esteban Paredes • Fiona Hyslop • Geoff Pullar • Herman Melville • Jacob Matlala • Mike Wallace (American football) • Otto Toeplitz • Richard Wilson (painter) • Scottie Barnes • T. J. Jemison • Taylor Negron • Todd Bouman

Born in the same month (August 1932): Anatoly Kartashov (cosmonaut) • Andy Bathgate • Anthony Ainley • Banharn Silpa-archa • Charles Wood (playwright) • Cormac Murphy-O'Connor • Fernando Arrabal • Gaudencio Rosales • Jim Lange • Liang Congjie • Robert L. Forward • Sirikit • Tam Dalyell • Vladimir Fedoseyev • Yakir Aharonov