"Je ne suis d'aucune époque ni d'aucun lieu; en dehors du temps et de l'espace, mon être spirituel vit son éternelle existence."

(Giuseppe Giovanni Battista Vincenzo Pietro Antonio Matteo Franco Balsamo, meglio noto come Alessandro, conte di Cagliostro o più semplicemente Cagliostro, avventuriero, truffatore, alchimista, massone ed esoterista; Palermo, 2 giugno 1743 – San Leo, 26 agosto 1795)

Foto: . Busto di Cagliostro, opera di Jean-Antoine Houdon presso la National Gallery of Art, Washington DC.

Cullen Landis, star del cinema muto (Nashville, 9 luglio 1896 – Bloomfield Hills, 26 agosto 1975)

"The readiness to blame a dead pilot for an accident is nauseating, but it has been the tendency ever since I can remember. What pilot has not been in positions where he was in danger and where perfect judgment would have advised against going? But when a man is caught in such a position he is judged only by his error and seldom given credit for the times he has extricated himself from worse situations. Worst of all, blame is heaped upon him by other pilots, all of whom have been in parallel situations themselves, but without being caught in them. If one took no chances, one would not fly at all. Safety lies in the judgment of the chances one takes. That judgment, in turn, must rest upon one's outlook on life. Any coward can sit in his home and criticize a pilot for flying into a mountain in fog. But I would rather, by far, die on a mountainside than in bed. Why should we look for his errors when a brave man dies? Unless we can learn from his experience, there is no need to look for weakness. Rather, we should admire the courage and spirit in his life. What kind of man would live where there is no daring? And is life so dear that we should blame men for dying in adventure? Is there a better way to die?"

(Charles Augustus Lindbergh, aviatore che effettuò la prima traversata aerea dell'Oceano Atlantico in solitaria e senza scalo; Detroit, 4 febbraio 1902 – Kipahulu, 26 agosto 1974) 

"Everything happened so fast. I was a sad character. I was sad because of myself. I didn't have any self-confidence. I didn't believe I had any talent. I didn't know how to have fun. I was afraid. I don't exactly know of what - of life, I guess."

(Gail Russell, nata Elizabeth L. Russell, attrice; Chicago, 21 settembre 1924 – Los Angeles, 26 agosto 1961)

"Writing is an escape from a world that crowds me. I like being alone in a room. It's almost a form of medication- an investigation of my own life. It has nothing to do with "I've got to get another play."

(Marvin Neil Simon, drammaturgo e sceneggiatore; New York, 4 luglio 1927 – New York, 26 agosto 2018)

"My whole career has been devoted to keeping people from knowing me."

(Lon Chaney, nome d'arte di Leonidas Frank Chaney, attore cinematografico dai mille volti; Colorado Springs, 1º aprile 1883 – Hollywood, 26 agosto 1930)

Ritratto di Jasper Schade, 1645, olio su tavola, 80x67,5 cm., Galleria Nazionale, Praga.

(Frans Hals; Anversa, 1580 – Haarlem, 26 agosto 1666)

"Mostly I've played other roles, but even when I've played other parts people see me differently. In America, when you have an accent, in the mind of the people they associate you with kissing hands and being gallant. I think that has harmed me, just as it has harmed me to be followed and plagued by a line I never said."

(Charles Boyer, latin lover poliglotta nei film di Hollywood; Figeac, 28 agosto 1899 – Phoenix, 26 agosto 1978)

"A dog has kindliness in his heart and dignity in his demeanor. The finest qualities anyone can have."

(Kay Francis, nome d'arte di Katharine Edwina Gibbs, diva di Hollywood negli anni '30 e canara convinta; Oklahoma City, 13 gennaio 1905 – New York, 26 agosto 1968)

"I want to move people the way Edith Piaf did."

(Laura Ann Branigan, cantante; New York, 3 luglio 1952 – Southampton, 26 agosto 2004)