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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.
Calendar
January
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8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
February
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29
March
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
April
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
May
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
June
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
July
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
August
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
September
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
October
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
November
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
December
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
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