374 Historic Events for August 5
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| 1935 |
Birth |
John McCartan, St Paul Minn, ice hockey player (Oly-gold-60)
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| 1936 |
Birth |
John Dancy, Jackson Tx, newscaster (Prime Time Sunday)
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| 1936 |
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At Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens wins his 3rd Olympic medal
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| 1937 |
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Ranger (US) beats Endeavour II (England) in 17th America's Cup
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| 1938 |
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33rd Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Philadelphia (3-2)
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| 1938 |
Birth |
Ja'net Dubois, Phila, actress (Willona-Good Times, Beverly Hill 90210)
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| 1938 |
Birth |
Hayes Wendell Jones, Sturksville Mich, 110m hurdler (Oly-gold-1964)
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Irene, Princess of Netherlands
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| 1940 |
Death |
Frederick A Cook, US, explorer (North Pole), dies at 75
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| 1940 |
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"Acquaintance" blows-up Zandvoortse synagouge
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| 1940 |
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St Louis Brown John Whitehead no-hits Detroit Tigers, 4-0 in 6 innings
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| 1941 |
Birth |
Leonid Denissovich Kizim, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz T-3, T-10, T-15)
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Rick Huxley, guitarist (Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over)
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| 1942 |
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German troops cross Kuban River
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| 1942 |
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British govt cancels agreement of Munich
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| 1943 |
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Soviet forces reconquer Orel and Bjelgorod
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Sammi Smith, singer
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| 1943 |
Death |
Adam Kuckhoff, writer, dies at 55
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| 1943 |
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Sicily: 3 US A-36's bomb British headquarter
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| 1944 |
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US troops occupy Vannes Bretagne
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| 1944 |
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US 79th/90th division occupy Laval/Mayenne
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| 1944 |
Death |
Maurice Turnbull, cricketer (England)/rugby (Wales), dies
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| 1944 |
Birth |
Loni Anderson, St Paul Minn, actress (Jennifer-WKRP in Cincinnati)
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| 1945 |
Birth |
Jo Collins, Oregon, Playboy playmate (Dec, 1964)
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| 1945 |
Birth |
Jacob Reitsma, economist/Dutch MP (CDA)
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