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| August 4th |
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| About August 4th is the 216th day of the year (217th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 149 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. Births 1901 - Louis Armstrong, jazz musician, singer 1915 - Warren Avis, founder Avis Rent A Car 1949 - John Riggins, Hall of Fame running back 1955 - Billy Bob Thornton, actor, director, musician (Sling Blade) 1961 - Barack Obama, 44th U.S. President 1962 - Roger Clemens, professional baseball pitcher 1971 - Jeff Gordon, NASCAR driver Deaths 1741 - Andrew Hamilton, lawyer in Colonial America 1834 - William Johnson, U.S. Supreme Court Justice 1938 - Pearl White, actress (The Perils of Pauline) 1981 - Melvyn Douglas, actor (A Woman's Face) 2001 - Lorenzo Music, actor, writer, musician (Garfield, Rhoda) Events 1735 - John Peter Zenger, publisher of the New York Weekly Journal, is acquitted of libel chargers against Governor William Cosby, setting an important precedent for freedom of the press. 1790 - The U.S. Coast Guard is established by Congress, although originally called the Revenue Cutter Service. 1916 - The U.S. Virgin Island - then known as the Danish West Indies - are purchased by the United States for $25 million. 1936 - Jesse Owens wins the gold medal at the Berlin, Germany Olympics in the long jump competition. 1944 - Acting on a tip from an unknown informant, 15-year-old Jewish diarist Anne Frank and her family are captured by the Nazi Gestapo and sent to death camps. |
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