births
August 3, 1904
Clifford D. Simak, American journalist and author (died 1988)
Clifford D. Simak
Clifford Donald Simak was an American science fiction writer. He won three Hugo Awards and one Nebula Award. The Science Fiction Writers of America made him its third SFWA Grand Master, and the Horror Writers Association made him one of three inaugural winners of the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement. He is associated with the pastoral science fiction subgenre.
August 3
August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 150 days remain until the end of the year.