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12 Aug 1925
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Dale L Bumpers: (Sen-D Arkansas, 1975- )
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12 Aug 1925
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Earl Coleman: Singer
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12 Aug 1925
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Norris McWhirter: Author (Guinness Book of World Records)
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12 Aug 1925
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Robin Nicholson: Metallurgist
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12 Aug 1925
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Ross McWhirter: Author (Guinness Book of World Records)
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12 Aug 1925
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KMA-AM in Shenandoah IA begins radio transmissions
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12 Aug 1925
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Dale Bumpers, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 38th Governor of Arkansas |
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12 Aug 1925
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Guillermo Cano Isaza, Colombian journalist (d. 1986) |
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12 Aug 1925
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George Wetherill, American physicist and academic (d. 2006) |
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12 Aug 1925
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Dale Bumpers (Sen-D-Ark)
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12 Aug 1925
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Norris McWhirter author (Guinness Book of World Records)
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12 Aug 1925
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birth
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Ross McWhirter author (Guinness Book of World Records)
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12 Aug 1925
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KMA-AM in Shenandoah IA begins radio transmissions
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| 75 years anniversary |
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12 Aug 1950
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New York Giants (NFL) beat Ottawa Roughriders (CFL) 20-6 in Ottawa
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12 Aug 1950
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Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Humani generis
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12 Aug 1950
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Jim Beaver, American actor, director, and screenwriter |
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12 Aug 1950
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Korean War: Bloody Gulch massacre—American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army. |
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12 Aug 1950
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birth Ronald David Mael, Sparks, (1974 UK No.2 single 'This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us').
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12 Aug 1950
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NY Giants (NFL) beat Ottawa Roughriders (CFL) 20-6 in Ottawa
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| 50 years anniversary |
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12 Aug 1975
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birth
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Anders Myrvold: Lorenskog, Norway -- NHL defenseman (Colorado Avalanche)
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12 Aug 1975
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Paul Gaudoin: Australian field hockey halfback (1996 Olympics)
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12 Aug 1975
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Raegan Scott: WNBA forward / center (Utah Starzz)
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12 Aug 1975
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birth
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Regan Upshaw: Defensive end (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
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12 Aug 1975
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Robyn Hancock: Grand Rapids, Ohio -- Miss America - Ohio (1997)
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12 Aug 1975
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Casey Affleck, American actor, director, and screenwriter |
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| 25 years anniversary |
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12 Aug 2000
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death
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Gennady Lyachin, Russian captain (b. 1955) |
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12 Aug 2000
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death
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Loretta Young, American actress and singer (b. 1913) |
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12 Aug 2000
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The Oscar class submarine K-141 Kursk of the Russian Navy explodes and sinks in the Barents Sea during a military exercise. |
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12 Aug 2000
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During an outdoor gig in Mancos, California as 38 Special were mid-set, the wind took hold of an overhead canopy and brought down ten tons of equipment onto the stage. The drum kit was completely crushed, but no one was seriously injured.
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| 20 years anniversary |
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12 Aug 2005
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death
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John Loder, English sound engineer and producer, founded Southern Studios (b. 1946) |
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12 Aug 2005
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death
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Relangi Selvarajah, Sri Lankan actress and journalist (b. 1960) |
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12 Aug 2005
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death
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Giorgos Zographos, Greek singer and actor (b. 1936) |
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12 Aug 2005
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Sri Lanka's foreign minister, Lakshman Kadirgamar, is fatally shot by an LTTE sniper at his home. |
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| 15 years anniversary |
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12 Aug 2010
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death
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Isaac Bonewits, American author and activist, founded Ár nDraíocht Féin (b. 1949) |
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12 Aug 2010
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death
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Guido de Marco, Maltese politician, 6th President of Malta (b. 1931) |
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12 Aug 2010
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death
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André Kim, South Korean fashion designer (b. 1935) |
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