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08/15/1966
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Jan Kiepura, actor (Give Us this Night), dies of heart attack at 64
Type: Death
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08/15/1966
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Gerhard/Gerhart Pohl, German writer (Battle of Kolbenau), dies at 64
Type: Death
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08/15/1966
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Fred Strickland, linebacker (Dallas Cowboys)
Type: Birth
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08/15/1966
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Leo Goeas, guard (Baltimore Ravens)
Type: Birth
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08/15/1967
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Neil Wilkinson, Selkirk, NHL defenseman (Pitts Penguins)
Type: Birth
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08/15/1967
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Moulay Brahim Boutaib, Morocco, 10k runner (Olympic-gold-1988)
Type: Birth
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08/15/1967
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Mike James, Ft Walton FL, pitcher (California Angels)
Type: Birth
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08/15/1967
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Pope Paul VI publishes constitution Regimini Ecclesiae Universae
Type: Event
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08/15/1967
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England's Marine Offense Bill makies pirate radio stations a crime goes into effect, pirate station Radio 355 closes down
Type: Event
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08/15/1967
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Ren‚ Magritte, Belgian surrealist painter, dies at 68
Type: Death
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08/15/1968
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Pirate Radio Free London, begins transmitting
Type: Event
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08/15/1968
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Romanian president Ceausescu visits Prague
Type: Event
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08/15/1968
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Luciana Bemvenuti, Porto Alegre Brazil, golfer (1994 Jamie Farr-36th)
Type: Birth
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08/15/1968
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Vassili Pankov, NHL forward (Team Belarus, Oly-98)
Type: Birth
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08/15/1968
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USSR performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan USSR
Type: Event
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08/15/1968
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Edward Kilenyi, composer, dies at 84
Type: Death
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08/15/1969
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Stijn Streuvels, [F Lateur], Flemish writer (Vlaschard), dies at 97
Type: Death
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08/15/1969
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Woodstock Music and Art Fair opens in NY State (Max Yasgur's Dairy Farm)
Type: Event
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08/15/1969
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Yancey Thigpen, NFL wide receiver (Pitts Steelers)
Type: Birth
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08/15/1969
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Pavel Kamentsev, hockey forward (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998)
Type: Birth
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08/15/1969
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Mark Heese, Toronto Ontario, beach volleyballer (Olympics-bronze-96)
Type: Birth
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08/15/1969
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James Black, Regina, NHL center (Chicago Blackhawks)
Type: Birth
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08/15/1969
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Eric Bieniemy, NFL running back (Cin Bengals)
Type: Birth
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08/15/1970
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Dawn Ponte, Kent RI, dance skater (and Frey-1995 Eastern Jr champ)
Type: Birth
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08/15/1970
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Karl August Andersen, composer, dies at 66
Type: Death
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08/15/1970
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Patricia Palinkas becomes 1st woman pro football player (Orlando)
Type: Event
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08/15/1971
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Priscilla Taylor, Miami FLA, playmate (Mar, 1996)
Type: Birth
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08/15/1971
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Perry Carter, NFL cornerback (KC Chiefs)
Type: Birth
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08/15/1971
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Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Len Immke Buick Golf Open
Type: Event
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08/15/1971
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Pres Nixon announces 90-day freeze on wages, prices and rents
Type: Event
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08/15/1971
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KVRL (now KRIV) TV ch 26 in Shreveport-Texarkana, LA (NBC) begins
Type: Event
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08/15/1971
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Charles Lismont wins Helsinki marathon (2:13:09.0)
Type: Event
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08/15/1971
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Paul Lukas, actor (Kim, Berlin Express), dies of heart failure at 76
Type: Death
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08/15/1971
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Bahrain gains independence from Britain
Type: Event
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08/15/1972
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Mikey Graham, Dublin Ireland, Irish singer (Boyzone)
Type: Birth
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08/15/1972
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Ken Walter, punter (Carolina Panthers)
Type: Birth
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08/15/1972
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Jason Maniecki, defensive tackle (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Type: Birth
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08/15/1972
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Freddie Solomon, NFL wide receiver (Phila Eagles)
Type: Birth
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08/15/1972
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Ben Affleck, actor (Daddy)
Type: Birth
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08/15/1972
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Alf Thorbald Hurum, composer, dies at 89
Type: Death
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08/15/1973
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USSR performs nuclear test
Type: Event
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08/15/1973
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David Storey's "Cromwell," premieres in London
Type: Event
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08/15/1973
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Black September kills 3 wounds 55 Athens
Type: Event
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08/15/1973
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Marcus Jones, defensive tackle (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Type: Birth
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08/15/1974
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South Korean President Park Chung-Hee escapes assassination
Type: Event
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08/15/1974
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Mrs Park Chung Hi, wife of South Korean president, murdered
Type: Death
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08/15/1974
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Edmund Cobb, actor (Motorcycle Gang), dies at 82
Type: Death
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08/15/1974
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Ramon Morel, Villa Gonzalez Dom Rep, pitcher (Pitts Pirates)
Type: Birth
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08/15/1974
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Longest team (6) trampoline bouncing marathon (1,248 hours (52 days))
Type: Event
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08/15/1974
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France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
Type: Event
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