1997 – Kylie Jenner the American model was born on the 10th August 1997.
2003 – The highest temperature in the United Kingdom was recorded at 38.5 °C (101.3 °F) on the 10th August 2003, in Kent, England.
2003 – Yuri Malenchenko became the 1st person to marry in space on the 10th August 2003..
2012 ~ Australia won a gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics on the 10th day of August in 2012, making a total of 7 gold medals. Australia’s 470 dinghy sailors Malcolm Page and Mathew Belcher won Australia’s 3rd Olympic Regatta gold medal. See the Herald Sun Olympic news story: Malcolm Page and Mathew Belcher have won the gold medal in the men’s 470 sailing
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1938 – Rod Laver the Australian tennis player was born on the 9th August 1938.
1957 – Melanie Griffith the American actress was born on the 9th August 1957.
1963 – Whitney Houston the American singer, actress, producer and model was born on the 9th August 1963 (died 2012).
1968 – Eric Bana the Australian actor was born on the 9th August 1968.
1978 – Audrey Tautou the French actress on the 9th August 1978.
1995 – The original members of the rock band Kiss reunited during the taping of MTV Unplugged on the 9th August 1995.
2012 ~ Australia won a gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics on the 9th day of August in 2012, making a total of 6 gold medals. Australia’s K4, Men’s Kayak Four team crew of Tate Smith, David Smith, Murray Stewart and Jacob Clear won the 1000m race on the waters of Eton Dorney.
1908 – Wilbur Wright made his first flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, in France on the 8th day of August in 1908. This was the Wright Brothers’ first public flight.
1909 – Mary MacKillop the Australian Roman Catholic nun died on the 8th day of August in 1909 aged 67 (born in 1842). Mary MacKillop is the only Australian to be recognised by the Roman Catholic Church as a saint.
1929 – The Graf Zeppelin, German airship begun a round the world flight on the 8th day of August in 1929.
1929 ~ Ronnie Biggs the British criminal was born on the 8th day of August in 1929 (died 18th December 2013 aged 84).
1935 – John Laws the Australia radio personality was born on the 8th day of August in 1935.
1937 – Dustin Hoffman the American actor was born on the 8th day of August in 1937.
1940 – Dennis Tito the American businessman and space tourist was born on the 8th day of August in 1940.
1944 – John Holmes the American pornographic actor was born on the 8th day of August in 1944 (died in 1988 aged 43) .
1950 – Ken Kutaragi the Japanese creator of PlayStation was born on the 8th day of August in 1950.
1952 – Anton Fig the South African musician was born on the 8th day of August in 1952.
1956 – Chris Foreman the English guitarist from Madness was born on the 8th day of August in 1956.
1961 – The Edge the Irish guitarist from U2 was born on the 8th day of August in 1961.
1961 – Rikki Rockett the American drummer from Poison was born on the 8th day of August in 1961.
1963 – The Great Train Robbery was committed in England on the 8th day of August in 1963. The gang of 15 train robbers stole 2.6 million pounds in bank notes.
2012 ~ Australia won 3 gold medals at the 2012 London Olympics on the 8th day of August in 2012, making a total of 5 gold medals. Sally Pearson won a gold in the Women’s 100m Hurdles, Anna Meares won gold in the Women’s Sprint Cycling, and Nathan Outteridge & Iain Jensen won gold in the 49er skiff race.
1942 – B. J. Thomas the American singer was born on the 7th August 1942.
1944 – IBM dedicated the 1st program-controlled calculator on the 7th August 1944, the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator (known as the Harvard Mark I).
1959 – The Lincoln Memorial design on the U.S. penny went into circulation on the 7th August 1959. It replaced the “sheaves of wheat” design, and was minted until 2008.
1960 – Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) became independent from France on the 7th August 1960.
1960 – David Duchovny the American actor was born on the 7th August 1960.
1964 – John Birmingham the Australian author was born on the 7th August 1964.
1966 – Jimmy Wales the American businessman and co-founder of Wikipedia was born on the 7th August 1966.
1974 – Philippe Petit performed a high wire act between the twin towers of the World Trade Center on the 7th August 1974, at 1,368 feet (417m) above ground level.
1975 – Charlize Theron, South African model and actress was born on the 7th August 1975.
1975 – David Hicks the Australian alleged terrorist was born on the 7th August 1975.
1972 – Geri Halliwell the English singer-songwriter from Spice Girls was born on the 6th August 1972.
1973 ~ David Campbell the Australian singer, stage performer and television presenter was born in South Australia on the 6th August 1973. David Campbell is the son of Jimmy Barnes.
1976 – Melissa George the Australian actress was born on the 6th August 1976.
1928 ~ Jeff Carter the Australian photographer and author was born in Melbourne on the 5th August 1928 (died 25th October 2010 aged 82). Jeff Carter’s official website: www.JeffCarterPhotos.com
1930 ~ Neil Armstrong the American astronaut and first man on the Moon, was born on the 5th day of August in 1930 (died in 2012 aged 82).
1945 – Loni Anderson the American actress was born on the 5th August 1945.
2008 – Roger Voudouris the American singer-songwriter and guitarist died on the 3rd August 2008 aged 48 (born 1954). Roger Voudouris was best known for his 1979 hit Get Used To It (YouTube video)…
Today in History for August 3rd ~ video presented by the Associated Press…
1939 – Wes Craven the American director, producer, and screenwriter was born on the 2nd August 1939.
1944 – Jim Capaldi the English drummer and songwriter from Traffic was born on the 2nd August 1944 (died 2005).
1945 – Alex Jesaulenko the Australian rules footballer was born on the 2nd August 1945.
1950 ~ Graham Hancock the British writer and journalist was born on the 2nd August 1950. Graham Hancock specialises in unconventional theories involving ancient civilizations, stone monuments, megaliths, altered states of consciousness, ancient myths, astronomical and astrological data from the past. The main theme through many of his books is the possible global connection with a mother culture, from which he believes all ancient historical civilizations sprang. Graham Hancock – Why Are We Here?..
1951 – Joe Lynn Turner the American singer-songwriter and guitarist from Deep Purple was born on the 2nd August 1951.
1957 – Butch Vig the American drummer and songwriter from Garbage was born on the 2nd August 1957.
1964 – Mary-Louise Parker the American actress was born on the 2nd August 1964.
1965 ~ Andrew Blackman the Australian actor and theatre director was born in Brisbane on the 2nd August 1965. Andrew Blackman is best known as Taylor Fry’s dad Don Fry in Mortified.