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| August 13th |
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| About August 13th is the 225th day of the year (226th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 140 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. August 13th is International Lefthanders Day. Births 1889 - Alfred Hitchcock, film director (Psycho, The Birds) 1912 - Ben Hogan, professional golfer 1919 - Rex Humbard, television evangelist 1930 - Don Ho, singer, musician 1959 - Danny Bonaduce, media personality, comedian, actor (The Partridge Family) Deaths 1995 - Mickey Mantle, Hall of Fame outfielder 2004 - Julia Child, chef, author 2007 - Phil Rizzuto, Hall of Fame baseball player, announcer 2007 - Brooke Astor, philanthropist, socialite 2008 - Sandy Allen, worlds tallest woman Events 2004 - Punta Gorda, Florida, is struck by Hurricane Charley, a Category 4 hurricane. 2008 - In Beijing, China, Michael Phelps sets the Olympic record for most the gold medals won by an individual in Olympic history when he took first place in the men's 200m butterfly. |
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