Historical Events In August - 08
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1980 On August - 08 aga Yahya Khan, Pakistan military/politician, dies at 63
1981 US announce plans to produce the neutron bomb on this day in history.
1982 Ferre Grignard, Belgian pop singer/painter (Crucified Jesus), dies on this day in history.
1983 Jury in KC, Mo, awards Christine Craft $500,000 in sex discrimination suit against KMBC-TV on this day in history.
1983 Militray coup in Guatemala on August - 08.
1984 Richard Deacon, actor (Mel Cooley-Dick Van Dyke Show), dies at 62 on this day in history.
1985 On this day in history japan launches Planet A, a probe to Halley's comet
1985 Louise Brooks, actress (Pandora's Box), dies of a heart attack at 78 on this day in history.
1987 Lynne Cox became first to swim from US to Russia across Bering Strait on this day in history.
1988 On August - 08 discovery of most distant galaxy announced
1988 On August - 08 duchess of York gives birth to baby girl
1988 On August - 08 renovated Central Park Zoo reopens after 4 years
1988 Russian troops begin pull out of Afghanistan after 9 year war on August - 08.
1988 On August - 08 sec of State Shultz narrowly escapes assassin attempt in Bolivia
1988 On this day in history south Africa declares cease-fire in Angola
1988 Temperature hits high of 88 on 8/8/88 in NYC on this day in history.
1988 Alan Napier, actor (Alfred-Batman), dies at 85 on August - 08.
1990 On August - 08 iraq annexes Kuwait
1991 On this day in history brad Davis, actor (Sybil, Midnight Express), dies of AIDS at 41
1992 On this day in history abul Qassim Khoei, Iraqi great-ayatollah/leader of Sjiieten, dies
1993 Harry Bellaver, actor (Blue Collar, Old Man & the Sea), dies at 88 on this day in history.
1994 Henriette Santer, clinical psychologist, dies at 62 on this day in history.
1995 David Begelman, film producer, dies at 73 on August - 08.
1996 Didi Duprat, French guitarist, dies at 69 on August - 08.
1997 Duncan Swift, jazz pianist, dies at 74 on this day in history.
2007 On August - 08 the 21st World Scout Jamboree at Hylands Park, Essex closes.
2007 The Space Shuttle Endeavour is successfully launched on mission STS-118 on this day in history.
2012 China announces that it plans to close 23 rare earth mines and up to 50 smelting companies on August - 08.
2013 On August - 08 28 people are killed by a suicide bombing in Quetta, Pakistan
2014 The West African Ebola outbreak is categorized as an international concern by the WHO on August - 08.
2017 On this day in history south African President Jacob Zuma survives a no-confidence vote in parliament 198-177
2017 Kenyan general election: President Uhuru Kenyatta and Jubilee Party of Kenya re-elected, opposition leader Raila Odinga refuses verdict on this day in history.
2017 On August - 08 the Walt Disney Company announces plans to create its own streaming service, cancelling ties with Netflix
2018 US State Department imposes new sanctions on Russia for nerve attack in Britain on August - 08.
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