| 100 years anniversary |
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03 Aug 1925
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Last US troops leave Nicaragua (there since 1912)
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03 Aug 1925
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birth
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Marv Levy, American-Canadian football player, coach, and manager |
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03 Aug 1925
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death
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William Bruce, Australian cricketer (b. 1864) |
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| 75 years anniversary |
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03 Aug 1950
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birth
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JoMari Payton Noble: Albany, Georgia -- Actress (Harriette-Family Matters)
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03 Aug 1950
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birth
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Waldemar Cierpinski: German DR, marathoner (1976, 80 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
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03 Aug 1950
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birth
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Linda Howard, American author |
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03 Aug 1950
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birth
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John Landis, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter |
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03 Aug 1950
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birth
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Jo Marie Payton, American actress and singer |
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03 Aug 1950
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birth
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Ernesto Samper, Colombian economist and politician, 29th President of Colombia |
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| 50 years anniversary |
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03 Aug 1975
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birth
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Ndukwe Kalu: Defensive end (Philadelphia Eagles)
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03 Aug 1975
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birth
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Trevor Pryce: NFL defensive tackle (Denver Broncos - Super Bowl 32)
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03 Aug 1975
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event
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Louisiana Superdome is dedicated
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03 Aug 1975
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Poland and West germany reach accord about returning ethnic Germans
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03 Aug 1975
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event
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Susie Berning wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open
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03 Aug 1975
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birth
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Wael Gomaa, Egyptian footballer |
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03 Aug 1975
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birth
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Argyro Strataki, Greek heptathlete |
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03 Aug 1975
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death
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Andreas Embirikos, Greek poet and photographer (b. 1901) |
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| 25 years anniversary |
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03 Aug 2000
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birth
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Landry Bender, American actress |
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03 Aug 2000
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death
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Joann Lõssov, Estonian basketball player and coach (b. 1921) |
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03 Aug 2000
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music
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Maurice Kinn died aged 76. The UK publisher launched The New Musical Express in 1953, which instigated the first charts based on record sales (first published on 14 November 1952). and organised the annual NME poll-winners concerts between 1963 and 1966.
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03 Aug 2000
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music
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Pearl Jam played the first date on the North American leg of their Binaural 73-date world tour at the Virginia Beach Amphitheater, Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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| 20 years anniversary |
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03 Aug 2005
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death
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Françoise d'Eaubonne, French author and poet (b. 1920) |
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03 Aug 2005
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President of Mauritania Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya is overthrown in a military coup while attending the funeral of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia. |
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03 Aug 2005
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad becomes President of Iran. |
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| 15 years anniversary |
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03 Aug 2010
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death
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Bobby Hebb, American singer-songwriter (b. 1938) |
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03 Aug 2010
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Widespread rioting erupts in Karachi, Pakistan, after the assassination of a local politician, leaving at least 85 dead and at least 17 billion Pakistani rupees (US$200 million) in damage. |
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