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| August 8th |
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| About August 8th is the 220th day of the year (221st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 145 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. Births 1866 - Matthew Henson, explorer (reached North Pole in 1909) 1937 - Dustin Hoffman, actor (All the President's Men, Rain Man) 1952 - Robin Quivers, radio personality (The Howard Stern Show) 1953 - Donny Most, actor (Happy Days) 1961 - Dave Evans, guitarist, vocalist (U2) 1961 - Bruce Matthews, Hall of Fame offensive lineman 1976 - JC Chasez, singer, songwriter, actor ('N Sync) 1976 - Drew Lachey, singer (98 Degrees, Dancing with the Stars) 1981 - Roger Federer, professional tennis player Deaths 1934 - Wilbert Robinson, Hall of Fame baseball player, manager 1973 - Dean Corll, serial killer (Houston Mass Murders) 2004 - Fay Wray, actress (Doctor X, King Kong) 2005 - John H. Johnson, businessman (Johnson Publishing Company) 2005 - Barbara Bel Geddes, actress (Dallas) Events 1960 - Filming begins for West Side Story. Released the following year, the film would win 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actor and Actress. 1974 - President Richard Nixon makes the announcement that he will resign the following day due to the fallout from the Watergate scandal. 1986 - The final episode of the television show Knight Rider is aired. 1988 - The Chicago Cubs host the first night game in the history of Wrigley Field, 60 years after the first professional baseball night game was held. 2007 - Aboard the space shuttle Endeavor, Barbara Morgan becomes the first teacher to safely reach space. Teacher Christa McAuliffe had died in the 1986 Challenger tragedy. |
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