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08/20/1958
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Lenny Henry, British comedian (3 of a Kind)
Type: Birth
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08/20/1958
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Detroit Tiger Jim Bunning no-hits Boston Red Sox, 3-0
Type: Event
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08/20/1958
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Dale Long becomes 1st major league lefty catcher in 52 years
Type: Event
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08/20/1959
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Belgium shortens conscription to 12 months
Type: Event
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08/20/1959
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Richard DeStasio, horse trainer
Type: Birth
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08/20/1959
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Missie McGeorge, Pueblo CO, LPGA golfer (1994 PING-Cellular One)
Type: Birth
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08/20/1959
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Alfred Kubin, writer, dies at 82
Type: Death
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08/20/1960
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Troy Young, horse trainer
Type: Birth
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08/20/1960
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USSR recovers 2 dogs, 1st living organisms to return from space
Type: Event
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08/20/1960
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Senegal breaks from Mali federation, declaring independence
Type: Event
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08/20/1960
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Rudolf Moser, composer, dies at 68
Type: Death
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08/20/1960
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Elizabeth Alda, daughter of Alan Alda, actress (Beth-Four Seasons)
Type: Birth
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08/20/1960
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Mark Langston, San Diego CA, pitcher (California Angels)
Type: Birth
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08/20/1961
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Rick Rael, heavy metal rocker
Type: Birth
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08/20/1961
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Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer, dies at 82
Type: Death
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08/20/1961
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Linda Mantz, NYC, actress (Frankie-Dorothy)
Type: Birth
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08/20/1961
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East Germany begins erecting 5' high wall along the border with the west to replace the barbed wire put up Aug 13
Type: Event
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08/20/1961
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Phillies set then dubious record of 23 straight loses, beat Braves
Type: Event
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08/20/1962
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Duffy James Joseph Waldorf Jr, LA CA, PGA golfer (1995 LaCantera Tx)
Type: Birth
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08/20/1962
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Loretta Alderete, LA CA, LPGA golfer (1992 Oldsmobile-14th)
Type: Birth
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08/20/1962
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Robert Meyer, Sacramento Cal, Canadian Tour golfer (1994 Morningstar)
Type: Birth
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08/20/1962
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USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
Type: Event
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08/20/1963
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Bruce Hick, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
Type: Birth
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08/20/1964
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Giuseppe Giannini, Rome Italy, soccer player (Rome A Team)
Type: Birth
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08/20/1964
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Rex Sellers bowls 5-1-17-0 v India in only Test Cricket innings
Type: Event
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08/20/1964
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President Johnson signs Economic Opportunity Act
Type: Event
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08/20/1964
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LBJ signs anti-poverty measure totaling nearly $1 billion
Type: Event
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08/20/1964
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Yankee Phil Linz plays harmonica on bus despite Yogi Berra's orders
Type: Event
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08/20/1965
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Rolling Stones release "Satisfaction" (their 1st #1 US hit)
Type: Event
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08/20/1965
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Eddie Mathews and Hank Aaron (1954-65) pass Babe Ruth-Lou Gehrig hitting 772 HRs while playing together on the same team
Type: Event
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08/20/1965
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Joe Durigon, jockey
Type: Birth
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08/20/1966
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Greg Jackson, NFL strong safety (Phila Eagles, SD Chargers)
Type: Birth
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08/20/1966
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Courtney Gibbs, Miss USA (1988)/actress (Baywatch)
Type: Birth
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08/20/1966
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Beatles pelted with rotten fruit during Memphis concert
Type: Event
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08/20/1966
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Steven Finn, Laval, NHL defenseman (LA Kings)
Type: Birth
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08/20/1967
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Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Women's Western Golf Open
Type: Event
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08/20/1967
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Andy Benes, Evansville IN, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
Type: Birth
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08/20/1967
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Michael "Sean" Hall, Williamsburg Va, rower (Olympics-1996)
Type: Birth
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08/20/1967
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Alvin Dark (52-69) is fired, rehired, and fired again as manager of A's
Type: Event
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08/20/1968
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Sandy Brondello, Australian basketball guard (Olympics-bronze-96)
Type: Birth
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08/20/1968
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Earl Sande, US jockey (Kentucky Derby), dies at 69
Type: Death
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08/20/1968
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650,000 Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia
Type: Event
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08/20/1968
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
Type: Event
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08/20/1969
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69 cm rainfall in Nelson Co., Virginia (state record)
Type: Event
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08/20/1969
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Francisco Torres, jockey
Type: Birth
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08/20/1969
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Bart Spark, soccer player (Veendam, SC Heerenveen)
Type: Birth
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08/20/1970
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Els Callens, Antwerp Belgium, tennis star (1996 quarterfinalist Essen)
Type: Birth
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08/20/1970
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-21] Hurricane Dorothy, kills 42 in Martinique
Type: Event
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08/20/1970
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Hildo Krop, modernistic sculptor, dies at 86
Type: Death
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08/20/1970
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Jay McNeil, CFL guard (Calgary Stampeders)
Type: Birth
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