374 Historic Events for August 5
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| 1991 |
Death |
Paul Brown, NFL founder (Cleveland Browns, Cin Bengals), dies at 82
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| 1991 |
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Soichiro Hondo, CEO and founder (Honda), dies of liver cancer at 84
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| 1991 |
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Sergei Bubka of USSR sets pole vault record (20'¬") in Malm” Sweden
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| 1992 |
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Robert Muldoon, premier NZ (1975-84)/President IMF, dies
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| 1992 |
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4 cops in Rodney King beating case indicted on civil rights charge
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| 1992 |
Death |
Jeff Porcaro, drummer (Toto-Africa), dies of cardiac arrest at 38
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| 1994 |
Death |
Clive Robertson Caldwell, British fighter pilot, dies at 84
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| 1994 |
Death |
Audrey Langford, sInging teacher, dies at 82
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| 1994 |
Death |
Amy Sacks, producer (ABC sports, Disney), dies of Lupus at 39
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| 1994 |
Death |
Terry Hibbitt, soccer star, dies at 47
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| 1994 |
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Rocker Billy Idol admitted to the hospital after drug overdose
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| 1994 |
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Antonov-12 crash down at Boda, East-Siberia, 47 killed
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| 1995 |
Death |
Anthony Barber Doncaster, bookseller, dies at 81
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| 1995 |
Death |
Agha Hasan Abedi, banker, dies at 73
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| 1996 |
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Dallas Cowboys play KC Chiefs in Monterrey Mexico
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| 1996 |
Death |
Bruce Howard Lidington, actor (Sword of Valiant, Mosses), dies at 46
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| 1996 |
Death |
Frank Ulrich Marcus, playwright/critic, dies at 68
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| 1996 |
Death |
Abdulrahman Mohamed Babu, politician, dies at 72
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| 1997 |
Death |
Don Steele, LA radio personality (KRTH), dies of cancer at 61
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| 1997 |
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Ramzi Yousef, mastermind of world trade center bombing goes on trial
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| 1997 |
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Korean Air 747 with 331 aboard crashes in Guam, 29 survive
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| 1997 |
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Soyuz TM-26 crew of Anatoly Solovyov and Pavel Vinogradov, launched
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| 2184 |
Birth |
Christine Lauren Chapel, Davenport Heights, Vermont (Star Trek)
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| 2186 |
Birth |
Kevin Thomas Riley, Tasvennir, Tarsus IV (Star Trek)
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