352 Historic Events for August 7
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| 1946 |
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1st coin bearing portrait of Negro authorized
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| 1947 |
Birth |
Ann Beattie, writer
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| 1947 |
Birth |
Mosibudi Mangena, South African black leader (On Your Own)
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| 1947 |
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Balsa raft Kon Tiki crashes into a Polynesian archipelago reef
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| 1948 |
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1st Dutch government of Beel resigns
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| 1948 |
Birth |
Greg Chappell, cricketer (bro of Ian Elegant Aussie batsman 1970-84)
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| 1948 |
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Delfo Cabrera wins 11th Olympic marathon (2:34:51.6)
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| 1949 |
Birth |
Carlo Novi, rocker
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| 1949 |
Event |
"All after Love" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 121 perfs
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| 1950 |
Birth |
Rodney Crowell, Houston TX, country singer (She's Crazy for Leavin')
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| 1950 |
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Police bar white players-Lou Chirban, Stan Mierko, and Frank Dyle, from playing in Negro League
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| 1950 |
Birth |
David James Wottle, 800m runner (Olympic-gold-1972)
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| 1951 |
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Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket reaches 1,992 kph
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| 1951 |
Birth |
Gary Hall, US swimmer (Olympics-bronze/2 silver-1968, 72)
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| 1951 |
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US viking rocket reaches 210 km height (record)
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| 1952 |
Birth |
Andy Fraser, rock bassist (Free London)
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| 1952 |
Birth |
Richard Joswick, rocker (Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods)
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| 1953 |
Event |
Eastern Airlines enters jet age, uses Electra prop-jet
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| 1954 |
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"Golden Apple" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 125 performances
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| 1954 |
Event |
Charles Mahoney becomes 1st US black to serve as a full UN delegate
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| 1954 |
Birth |
Caroline Aaron, Richmond VA, actress (Crimes and Misdemeanors)
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| 1955 |
Event |
Bar-Ilan University founded in Israel
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| 1955 |
Event |
KSTF TV channel 10 in Scottsbluff-Gering, NB (CBS/NBC) begins
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| 1956 |
Birth |
Kent V Rominger, Del Norte Colo, US Navy /astronaut (STS 73, 80, 85)
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| 1956 |
Event |
Dynamite transport explodes in Colombia; about 1200 die
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