373 Historic Events for August 3
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| 1926 |
Birth |
Tony Bennett, Queens NY, singer (Left a body part in SF)
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Enrique Pinella, composer
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Gordon Scott, Portland Oregon, actor (Tarzan and the Trappers)
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| 1928 |
Event |
Ray Barbuti saves US team from defeat in Amsterdam Olympics track events by winning 400 m (47.8 sec)
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| 1929 |
Birth |
Bethel Leslie, NYC, entertainer (Capt Newman MD, Rabbit Trap)
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| 1930 |
Event |
2nd time in 1930, Chuck Klein of Phillies hits in 26 straight games
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| 1930 |
Birth |
James Komack, NYC, writer/director/actor (Courtship of Eddie's Father)
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| 1931 |
Birth |
Alex Cord, [Viespi], NYC, actor (Brotherhood, Fire, Street Asylum)
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| 1932 |
Birth |
Elsa Martinelli, Grosseto Italy, actress (Indian Fighter)
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| 1932 |
Birth |
Mario Montes de Oca, Mexican poet
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| 1933 |
Death |
Arthur Collins, singer/comedian (Peerless Quartet), dies at 69
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| 1933 |
Event |
Yanks are shut out for 1st time after 308 games (since Aug 2, 1931)
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| 1933 |
Birth |
The Tjong King, Dutch illustrator of children books (Miep Diekman)
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| 1933 |
Birth |
Pat Crawford, cricketer (Australian pace bowler 1956)
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| 1934 |
Death |
Carl F baron von Langen-Parow, German equestrian (Olympic-gold-1928)
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| 1935 |
Birth |
Georgi Stepanovich Shonin, Odessa USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 6)
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| 1935 |
Birth |
Richard D Lamm, (Gov-D-Colo)
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| 1937 |
Birth |
Duncan Sharpe, cricketer (3 Tests for Pakistan 1959-60)
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| 1938 |
Birth |
Terry "5 Wigs" Wogan, British talk show host (Irish Days)
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| 1938 |
Death |
Alexander Malyschkin, writer, dies
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| 1938 |
Death |
BartholomeĀs "Bart" de Ligt, Dutch anti-militaristic vicar, dies at 55
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| 1938 |
Birth |
George Memmoli, NYC, actor (Earl-Hello Larry)
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| 1939 |
Event |
Jean Genets "Ondine," premieres in Paris
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| 1939 |
Death |
Eugust Enna, composer, dies at 80
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| 1939 |
Birth |
A K Sen Gupta, cricketer (Test India v WI 1959 without distinction)
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