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1828Simon Bolívar proclaimed dictator
1986Pres Reagan criticizes South African state of emergency
1908Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
1993YokoZuna beats Hulk Hogan to become WWF champ
1985"Prizzi's Honor", starring Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, and Anjelica Huston, is released
195353rd US Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 283 at Oakmont CC in Oakmont PA
1957Ted Williams becomes 1st ALer to have 2, 3-HR games in a season
1948Babe Ruth's final farewell at Yankee Stadium, he dies Aug 16th
1937Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive HRs against St Louis Browns
1980UN Security Council calls for South Africa to free Nelson Mandela
1951Mike Weaver, Gatesville Texas, WBA World Heavyweight Champion
1953Tim Allen, Denver Colorado, comedian (Tim-Home Improvement, Jungle2Jungle)
1986Ashley Fuller Olsen, twin actress (Michelle-Full House)
1986Mary Kate Olsen, twin actress (Michelle-Full House)
1897Paavo Johannes Nurmi, Finland, 5K runner (Olympic-gold-1920/24/28)
1892Basil Rathbone, Johannesburg South Africa, actor (Sherlock Holmes)
1525Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for priests and nuns.
1859Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted (37) weds Mary Cleveland
1850Poet laureate Alfred Tennyson (40) weds Emily Sellwood (36)
1625English king Charles I marries French princess Henriette
1861Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, French magician and father of modern magic, dies of pneumonia at 65
2008Tim Russert, American television host, NBC News Meet the Press moderator, dies at 58
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