428 Historic Events for August 15
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| 1922 |
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Lukas Foss, [Fuchs], Berlin Germany, composer (Prairie)
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| 1923 |
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Eamon de Valera arrested in Irish Free State
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| 1923 |
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Mexico and US reaches accord over oil concession of 1917
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| 1923 |
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Simon Peres, [Persky], premier of Israel
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| 1923 |
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Rose Marie, NYC, actress (Sally Rogers-Dick Van Dyke Show)
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| 1924 |
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Robert Oxton Bolt, playwright (Man for All Seasons, Dr Zhivago)
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| 1924 |
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Phyllis Schlafly, St Louis, right-winger/Eagle Forum president
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| 1925 |
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White Sox Dickie Kerr, 1st appearance since winning 2 world series games in 1919
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| 1925 |
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Norway annexes Spitsbergen
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| 1925 |
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Rose Marie, actress/comedienne (Sally Rogers-Dick Van Dyke Show)
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| 1925 |
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Gertrude Shope, South African head (ANC female section)
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| 1925 |
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Billy Pinkney, Sumter NC, rock bassist/vocalist (Drifters)
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| 1925 |
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Mike Connors, [Krekor Ohanian], Fresno, Calif, actor (Mannix)
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| 1926 |
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Lyutsian Abramovich Prigozhn, composer
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| 1926 |
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Lewis T Preston, banker
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| 1926 |
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Georgiann Johnson, Decorah Iowa, actress (Marge-Mr Peepers)
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| 1927 |
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Eddie Leadbeater, cricketer (England leg-spinner with an avg of 109)
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| 1928 |
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Nicolas Roeg, London England, cinematographer/director (Aria, Eureka)
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| 1931 |
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Janice Rule, Norwood Ohio, actress (Alvarez Kelly, Doctor's Wife)
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| 1931 |
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Mario Kuri-Aldana, composer
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| 1931 |
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Ernest Lassy completes longest canoe journey without port (6,102 mi)
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| 1931 |
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Spakenburg soccer team forms
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| 1931 |
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Roy Wilkins joined NAACP as asst secretary
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| 1932 |
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Robert L[ull] Forward, US, sci-fi author (Dragon's Egg, Starquake)
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| 1933 |
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Lori Nelson, Santa Fe NM, actress (Greta-How to Marry a Millionaire)
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