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11 Aug 1925
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Carl Rowan: Gun-toting newspaper columnist (Washington Post)
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11 Aug 1925
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Robert Linn: Composer
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11 Aug 1925
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Floyd Curry, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2006) |
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11 Aug 1925
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Mike Douglas, American singer and talk show host (d. 2006) |
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11 Aug 1925
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Carl Rowan gun-toting newspaper columnist (Wash Post)
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11 Aug 1925
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Mike Douglas Chicago Ill, talk show host (Mike Douglas Show)
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| 75 years anniversary |
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11 Aug 1950
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birth
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Erik Braunn: Boston, Massachusetts -- Rock guitarist (Iron Butterfly)
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11 Aug 1950
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17th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 17, Philadelphia 7 (88,885)
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11 Aug 1950
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Boston Brave Vern Bickford no-hits Brooklyn Dodger, 7-0
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11 Aug 1950
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Hitting just .279, Yank great Joe DiMaggio is benched for 1st time
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11 Aug 1950
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King Boudouin I takes oath as royal Prince of Belgium
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11 Aug 1950
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Elya Baskin, Latvian-American actor |
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11 Aug 1950
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Erik Brann, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Iron Butterfly) (d. 2003) |
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11 Aug 1950
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Gennadiy Nikonov, Russian engineer, designed the AN-94 rifle (d. 2003) |
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11 Aug 1950
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Steve Wozniak, American computer scientist and programmer, co-founded Apple Inc. |
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11 Aug 1950
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birth Erik Braunn, Iron Butterfly, (1968 US No.14 single 'In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida'). He died on 25th July 2003 aged 52.
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11 Aug 1950
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birth
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Erik Brann guitarist (Iron Butterfly)
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11 Aug 1950
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birth
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Steve Wozniak cofounded Apple Computer
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11 Aug 1950
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Boston Brave Vern Bickford no-hits Bkln Dodgers, 7-0
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| 50 years anniversary |
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11 Aug 1975
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birth
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Chris Kelly [Mack Daddy]: Teaneck, New Jersey -- Rapper (Kris Kross-Warm it Up)
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11 Aug 1975
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birth
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Natasha Bell: Miss Michigan USA (1996)
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11 Aug 1975
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death
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Anthony C McAuliffe: US General / Commandant 101st Division, dies at 77
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11 Aug 1975
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death
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Howard Wendell: Actor (Black Dakotas), dies at 81
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11 Aug 1975
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US vetoes proposed admission of North and South Vietnam to UN
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11 Aug 1975
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birth
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Davey von Bohlen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Cap'n Jazz, The Promise Ring, Maritime, and Vermont) |
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11 Aug 1975
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birth
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Chris Cummings, Canadian country music artist |
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11 Aug 1975
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death
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Rachel Katznelson-Shazar, Belarusian wife of Zalman Shazar (b. 1885) |
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11 Aug 1975
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East Timor: Governor Mário Lemos Pires of Portuguese Timor abandons the capital Dili, following a coup by the Timorese Democratic Union (UDT) and the outbreak of civil war between UDT and Fretilin. |
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11 Aug 1975
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event
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Expos' Jose Mangual struck out 5 times in a game
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11 Aug 1975
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US vetoes proposed admission of North & South Vietnam to UN
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| 25 years anniversary |
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11 Aug 2000
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death
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Jean Papineau-Couture, Canadian composer and academic (b. 1916) |
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11 Aug 2000
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music
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Madonna gave birth to a baby boy Rocco Ritchie at The Cedars-Sinai Hospital Beverly Hills.
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| 15 years anniversary |
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11 Aug 2010
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death
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Bruno Schleinstein, German actor (b. 1932) |
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