352 Historic Events for August 7
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| 1868 |
Birth |
Granville Bantock, English composer/conductor (Hebridean Symphony)
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| 1870 |
Birth |
19 kittens, born to Tarawood Antigone (4 still born)
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| 1870 |
Birth |
Jozef Brems, Flemish apostole (vicar of Denmark)
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| 1872 |
Birth |
Andries C D de Graeff, governor-general of Neth Indies (1926-31)
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| 1876 |
Birth |
Mata Hari, [Margaretha G Zelle], dancer/courtesan/spy (WW I)
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| 1879 |
Birth |
J J Kotze, South African cricket fast bowler (1902-07)
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| 1880 |
Birth |
Ernst Laqueur, chemist/pharmacology/psychology (sexual hormones)
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| 1882 |
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Hatfields of south WV and McCoys of east Ky feud, 100 wounded or die
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| 1883 |
Birth |
J Ringelnatz, writer
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| 1884 |
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Germany annexes Angra Pequena (Southwest-Africa)
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| 1885 |
Birth |
Billie Burke, Washington DC, actress (Glinda-Wizard of Oz)
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| 1885 |
Birth |
Gordon Harker, London England, actor (Facts of Love, Champagne)
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| 1885 |
Death |
Antony EJ Modderman, Dutch minister of Justice (1879-83), dies at 46
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| 1885 |
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5 German warships anchor at Zanzibar
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| 1886 |
Birth |
Louis Hazeltine, inventor (neutrodyne circuit, making radio possible)
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| 1887 |
Birth |
Luckey Roberts, composer
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| 1887 |
Birth |
Jan HA Eman, Aruban politician
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| 1888 |
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Theophilus Van Kannel of Phila patents revolving door
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| 1893 |
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53rd Congress (1893-95) convenes
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| 1893 |
Death |
Alfredo Catalani, composer, dies at 39
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| 1895 |
Birth |
Edward Gill, baseball player
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| 1896 |
Birth |
Ernesto Lecuona, Havana Cuba, composer (Malague¤a)
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| 1897 |
Birth |
Franz J Weinrich, [Heinrich Lerse], German writer (Himmlisches)
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| 1899 |
Birth |
Ricci Riano, England
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| 1900 |
Birth |
Taylor Caldwell, novelist
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