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Revision as of 20:31, 3 January 2003 by DW (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining.
Events:
- 1647 - The Battle of Dangan Hill, Irish forces are defeated by British Parliamentary forces
- 1786 - Mont Blanc was climbed for the first time by Dr. Michael-Gabriel Paccard and Jacques Balmat
- 1844 - Brigham Young named head of the Mormon Church
- 1876 - Thomas Edison patents the mimeograph
- 1915 - Battle of Sari Bair
- 1916 - Battle of Mouquet Farm
- 1918 - Battle of Amiens begins
- 1929 - German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight
- 1940 - Battle of Britain begins
- 1945 - The Soviet Union declares war on Japan
- 1949 - Bhutan becomes independent
- 1960 - Ivory Coast declares its independence
- 1963 - Great Train Robbery in England
- 1964 - The first Rolling Stones concert in the Netherlands is ended after only 15 minutes because fans are breaking down the place.
- 1974 - President Richard Nixon announces his resignation (effective August 9)
- 1990 - Iraq annexes Kuwait
Births:
- 1839 - General Nelson Miles, Indian fighter (+ 1925)
- 1866 - Matthew Henson, explorer (North Pole)
- 1879 - Emiliano Zapata, Mexican revolutionary (+ 1919)
- 1896 - Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, author (+ 1953)
- 1902 - Paul Dirac, physicist
- 1907 - Benny Carter, musician, arranger
- 1919 - Dino De Laurentiis, producer
- 1921 - Webb Pierce, country and western singer (+ 1991)
- 1921 - Esther Williams, actress, swimmer
- 1921 - William Asher, film producer
- 1922 - Rudi Gernreich, fashion designer (+ 1985)
- 1922 - Rory Calhoun, actor (+ 1999)
- 1931 - Sir Roger Penrose, mathematical physicist
- 1932 - Mel Tillis, country and western singer
- 1934 - Roberto Clemente, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame (+ 1972)
- 1936 - Donald P. Bellisario, television producer
- 1937 - Dustin Hoffman, actor
- 1938 - Connie Stevens, singer, actress
- 1944 - Peter Weir, film director
- 1949 - Keith Carradine, actor
- 1954 - Nigel Mansell, Formula One racer
- 1961 - The Edge (David Evans), guitarist of U2
- 1958 - Deborah Horville, reporter, television host
- 1976 - J.C. Chasez, singer
- 1976 - Drew Lachey, singer
Deaths:
- 1944 - Chaim Soutine, painter
- 1965 - Shirley Jackson, author
- 1975 - Cannonball Adderley
- 1985 - Louise Brooks, Academy Award winning actress
- 1991 - James Irwin, astronaut
Holidays
- Taiwan: Father's Day. (In Mandarin, Ba Ba means father and 8-8, or August 8).
August 7 - August 9 - July 8 - September 8 - more historical anniversaries
See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December