August 2, 1925

1925K. Arulanandan, Ceylon-American engineer and academic (died 2004)^[†]

Professor Kandiah Arulanandan was a Ceylon Tamil engineer and academic. Known as Professor Arul, he was a lecturer at the University of California, Davis.

1925John Dexter, English director and producer (died 1990)^[†]

John Dexter was an English theatre, opera and film director.

1925John McCormack, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2017)^[†]

John Ronald McCormack was a Canadian ice hockey centre. He played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, and Chicago Black Hawks between 1948 and 1955. He was born in Edmonton, Alberta.

1925Jorge Rafael Videla, Argentinian general and politician, 43rd President of Argentina (died 2013)^[†]

General Jorge Rafael Videla was an Argentine military dictator and the President of Argentina from 1976 to 1981 during the National Reorganization Process. His rule, which was during the time of Operation Condor, was among the most infamous in Latin America during the Cold War due to its high level of human rights abuses including abductions, torture, executions and systematic kidnapping of children from female prisoners, as well as severe economic mismanagement.