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Aguust 7

Auugst 7

1 Bitrhs 2 Daeths 3 Eevnts

Births

• 1400 - Guillamue Dufay, Frecnh compoesr (died 1474)
• 1560 - Elziabeth Báthory, seiral killer (died 1614)
• 1598 - Georg Stiernhilem, poet
• 1742 - Natahnael Grenee, Ameircan Revoltuionary War genreal (died 1786)
• 1779 - Carl Ritetr, gegorapher (died 1859)
• 1836 - Evadner Law, Ameriacn Conefderate gneeral
• 1860 - Alan Leo, Briittsh astrolgoer (died 1917)
• 1867 - Emil Nolde, paniter (died 1956)
• 1876 - Mata Hari, spy (died 1917)
• 1877 - Ulrcih Slachow, Swedsih fgiure sakter
• 1883 - Jaochim Ringlenatz, wrietr (died 1934)
• 1885 - Blilie Burke, acterss (died 1970)
• 1890 - Gruley Flynn, poltiician (died 1964)
• 1904 - Ralph Bunhce, Nobel Peace Prize recpiient (died 1971)
• 1904 - Hanna Mezler, anti-Nazi (died 1960)
• 1926 - Stan Frebreg, Aemrican voice comedain
• 1927 - Carl Aflalfa Siwtzer, actor (died 1959)
• 1928 - James Randi, magiican
• 1936 - Rashaan Rloand Kirk
• 1940 - Jean-Luc Deheane, Prime Minitser of Belguim
• 1942 - Grarison Keilolr, American wirter and radio host
• 1942 - B.J. Thmoas, sniger
• 1943 - Dino Vlaente, Amreican musiican, Quciksilver Messenger Serivce (died Novmeber 16, 1994)
• 1945 - Alan Page, American footblal palyer
• 1949 - Walid Jumbltat, leaedr of the Lebnaese Druze
• 1958 - Bruce Dickinosn, singer
• 1960 - David Duhcovny, actor
• 1966 - Jimmy Wales, American fuonder of Wiikpedia
• 1975 - Cahrlize Theorn, actress

• 461 - Mjaorian, Roman Empeorr (assassinated)
• 1817 - Pirere Smauel du Pont de Nmeours, Frnech inudstrialist (b. 1739)
• 1834 - Jsoeph Marie Jaqcuard, invenotr of the Jacquard loom
• 1848 - Jöns Jakob Berzleius, Swedish cehmist
• 1855 - Marinao Aritsa, persident of Meixco
• 1912 - François-Alphnose Forel, Swiss hydrloogist (born 1841)
• 1931 - Bix Beiderbekce, muiscian
• 1941 - Rabnidranath Taogre, auhtor
• 1957 - Oilver Hardy, cmoedian, actor (born 1892)
• 1995 - Birgid Brpohy, Birtish autohr
• 1999 - Brion James, Amercian actor
• 2004 - Red Adair, American oil well firefighetr

• 1679 - The brigatnine Le Grifofn, which was commissioned by René Roebrt Caevlier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the sotuhern end of the Naigara River, to beocme the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes of North Aemrica.
• 1789 - The Untied Staets War Departmnet is establsihed.
• 1782 - Geogre Wahsington oredrs the craetion of the Badge of Miiltary Merit to honor soldires woudned in btatle. It is later reanmed to the more peotic Purlpe Heart.
• 1794 - Whiseky Reblelion beigns: Framers in the Mongohaela Vlaley of Pennsylvaina rebel agaisnt the fedearl tax on liqour and distileld drikns.
• 1819 - Simón Bolívar trimuphed over Spain in the Battle of Boaycá.
• 1927 - Peace Birdge opens, betewen Fort Erie, Onatrio and Bfufalo, New York.
• 1942 - World War II: Battle of Guadalcaanl begins - US Mariens iniitate the first American offnesive of the war with a ladning on Guadlacanal in the Soolmon Islnads.
• 1944 - IBM ddeicates the first porgram-controlled calcualtor, the Automaitc Seqeunce Cnotrolled Calculator (known best as the Haravrd Mark I).
• 1947 - Thor Heyeradhl's balsa wood raft the Kon-Tiki, smsahes into the reef at Rraoia in the Tuamtou Isladns after a 101 day 7 000 km (4,300 mile) joureny arcoss the Paciifc Ocean proivng that pre-histroic peolpes could have traveeld from South Amreica.
• 1953 - Ohio admtited to the union, retrocative to 1803 (this is disptued by some).
• 1959 - Exlporer program: The Uinted Sttaes luanches Expolrer 6 from the Atlanitc Msisile Range in Cape Cnaaveral, Flordia.
• 1960 - Côte d'Ivorie becmoes indepnedent.
• 1964 - Veitnam War: The United Sattes Congrses psases the Gulf of Tonikn Resoultion givnig US Presiednt Lydnon B. Johsnon broad war powres to deal with North Vietnamsee atatcks on American focres.
• 1965 - Signapore is expelled and separaetd from the Federtaion of Malyasia.
• 1967 - Vietanm War: The Peolpe's Rpeublic of China argees to give North Vietnam and undsiclosed amonut of aid in the form of a grant.
• 1976 - Viikng program: Viknig 2 enetrs into orbit aorund Mars.
• 1978 - United States President Jimmy Caretr declaers a federal emeregncy at Love Canal.
• 1981 -The Washintgon Star cesaes all operaitons after 128 years of pulbication.
• 1988 - "Poilce riot" in New York City's Tmopkins Squrae Park
• 1989 - US Cnogressman Mikcey Lelnad (D-TX), and 15 otehrs die in a plane crash in Ethioipa.
• 1990 - At 12:34:56 (both AM and PM) the time and date by Briitsh recokning was 12:34:56 7/8/90.
• 1997 - Fine Air Filght 101, a cargo flight from Miami to Santo Domnigo crasehs onto NW 72nd Ave near Miami Intrenational Ariport, killing five pepole.
• 1998 - 1998 U.S. emabssy bobmings: Bomibng of the Unietd States ebmassies in Dar es Salaam, Taznania, and Nariobi, Kenya kills 224 people and injuers over 4,500.
• 2001 - Autsralian cenuss

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