Michael Willetts
Michael Willetts, GC was one of the first British soldiers to be killed during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, and the recipient of a posthumous George Cross for his heroism in saving lives during the Provisional Irish Republican Army bombing which claimed his own. The Harvey Andrews song "Soldier" commemorates Willetts.
13 August 1943
Born on the same birth date (13 August 1943): Ertha Pascal-Trouillot • Fred Hill (American football)
Born on the same birth day (13 August): Charles "Buddy" Rogers • Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset • Dan Fogelberg • Fred Davis (snooker player) • István Barta • Jerry Hughes • Neil Mallender • Thomas Pogge • Tom Cohen • Tom Niedenfuer • Tom Perrotta
Born in the same month (August 1943): Alain Corneau • Arthur B. McDonald • Billy J. Kramer • Bjørn Wirkola • Bob Kerrey • Béla Bollobás • Chuck Girard • Dale Campbell-Savours • Ertha Pascal-Trouillot • Jean-Claude Killy • Jihad Al-Atrash • Jim Kale • Jimmy Griffin • John Humphrys • Louise Forestier • Michael Mantler • Nelson Briles • Pino Presti • Robert Crumb • Robert Greenwald • Rodney Alcala • Roger Gale • Sammi Smith • Surayud Chulanont • Tom Burgmeier