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TODAY

DYR Today, August 8

by Molly Tricomi

Published August 8, 2016

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“Born Today”

  • Princess Beatrice of York (27)
  • Katie Leung (28)
  • Peyton List (29)
  • Roger Federer (34)
  • Meagan Good (34)
  • Michael Urie (35)
  • Countess Vaughn (37)
  • Lindsay Sloane (38)
  • JC Chasez (39)
  • Drew Lachey (39)
  • Jeremy Scott (40)
  • Scott Stapp (42)
  • Faye Wong (46)
  • Kool Moe Dee (53)
  • The Edge (54)
  • Rikki Rockett (54)
  • Deborah Norville (57)
  • Cecilia Roth (59)
  • Robin Quivers (63)
  • Keith Carradine (66)
  • Connie Stevens (77)
  • Dustin Hoffman (78)
  • Esther Williams (RIP)

“Died Today”

  • Patricia Neal (Born: January 20, 1926 / Died: August 8, 2010)

“Movies”

Click on the movie title to watch it’s trailer.

  • 1975 – Farewell, My Lovely
  • 1975 – Journey into Fear
  • 1980 – The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
  • 1980 – Xanadu

“Music”

  • 1963 – The Searchers were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Sweets For My Sweet’.

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  • 1983 – The Metallica single “Whiplash” was released.
  • 1987 – U2 scored their second US No.1 single from their Joshua Tree album with ‘I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For’.
  • 1989 – Danny Elfman’s musical score “Batman: Motion Picture Score” was released.
  • 1992 – Madonna went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘This Used To Be My Playground’.

  • 1992 – Snap! started a six-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Rhythm Is A Dancer’.
  • 1998 – The Spice Girls had the UK No.1 single with ‘Viva Forever’.

“TV/Radio”

  • 1956 – WDIQ (now KMCT) TV channel 2 in Dozier, AL (PBS) begins.
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“Other Important Events…”

  • 1966 – Michael DeBakey became the first surgeon to install an artificial heart pump in a patient.
  • 1974 – U.S. President Nixon announced that he would resign the following day.
  • 1978 – The U.S. launched Pioneer Venus II, which carried scientific probes to study the atmosphere of Venus.
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  • 1989 – The space shuttle Columbia took off from Cape Canaveral, FL.
  • 1992 – The “Dream Team” clinched the gold medal at the Barcelona Summer Olympics. The U.S. basketball team beat Croatia 117-85.
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