373 Historic Events for August 3
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| 1904 |
Birth |
Clifford D[onald] Simak, US, sci-fi author (Hugo, Empire, Way Station)
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| 1905 |
Birth |
Dolores Del Rio, Durango Mexico, actress (What Price Glory?)
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| 1905 |
Birth |
Maggie Kuhn, activist/co-founder (Gray Panthers)
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| 1906 |
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Wash Natl's pitcher Tom Hughes hits HR to win his own game 1-0 in 10th
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| 1906 |
Birth |
Alexandre Trauber, Hungarian/French set designer (H“tel du Nord)
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| 1906 |
Birth |
Leonard Huizinga, Dutch journalist/writer (Adriaan and Olivier)
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| 1907 |
Birth |
Irene Tedrow, Denver Colo, actress (Lucy-Dennis the Menace, Mr Novak)
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| 1907 |
Birth |
Adrienne Ames, Fort Worth TX, actress (Death Kiss, Panama Patrol)
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| 1907 |
Birth |
Lawrence Brown, US trombonist (Duke Ellington Orchestra)
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| 1907 |
Birth |
Ernesto Geisel, politician
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| 1907 |
Death |
August Saint-Gaudens, Irish/US sculptor (Mrs Henry Adams), dies at 59
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| 1908 |
Birth |
Dolores del Rio, silent screen actress (Deseada, Bugambilia)
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| 1910 |
Death |
Nicolas Kinet, Belgian pilot, dies
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| 1911 |
Birth |
Karel G Bakker, Dutch actor (Lady Windermere's Fan)
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Gene Kelly, actor/dancer (Xanadu, 40 Carats, Marjorie Morningstar)
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| 1914 |
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Yankee catcher Nunamaker throws out 3 would be stealers in 1 inning
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| 1914 |
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World Alliance for Promoting Intl Friendship through Churches forms
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| 1914 |
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Turkey signs military pact with Germany
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| 1914 |
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Great Britain declares war on Germany
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| 1914 |
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German battle cruiser Goeben leaves Messina
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| 1914 |
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French fleet sails to North-Africa
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| 1914 |
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Belgium rejects demand to allow free crossing for German army
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| 1914 |
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1st seaworthy ship through Panama Canal
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| 1914 |
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Germany invades Belgium and declares war on France in WW I
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| 1914 |
Birth |
Rick Slabbinck, Flemish painter
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