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Today In History Basic Datebook-August 7th

For The Weekday Of: Thursday in 2008, Friday in 2009
Today in History Basic!
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People on August 7th: birthdates

Caroline Aaron: 1954 (is 54 in 2008, 55 in 2009)
Actress
Christopher Andrews: 2003 (is 5 in 2008, 6 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Michele and Real's son
Verna Bloom: 1939 (is 69 in 2008, 70 in 2009)
Actress
Lana Cantrell: 1943 (is 65 in 2008, 66 in 2009)
Singer, Actress, Australian
Kerry Chater: 1945 (is 63 in 2008, 64 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Performer, Bassist, Canadian, of Gary Puckett & the Union Gap
Warren Covington: 1921 (is 87 in 2008, 88 in 2009)
Trombonist, Bandleader, played with Horace Heidt and His Musical Knights
Rodney Crowell: 1950 (is 58 in 2008, 59 in 2009)
Country Singer, Country Guitarist, Music Producer, Songwriter, b. in Houston, TX; Roseanne Cash's ex-hubby
Ian Dech: 1967 (is 41 in 2008, 42 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Guitarist, Songwriter, of EMF
Bruce Dickinson: 1958 (is 50 in 2008, 51 in 2009)
Heavy Metal Singer, British, NN:Paul; lead of Iron Maiden -93
David Duchovny: 1960 (is 48 in 2008, 49 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actor, The X Files' Agent Fox William "Spooky" Mulder; Return To Me, Full Frontal, House of D
Zen Scott Feldman: 2004 (is 4 in 2008, 5 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Susie Sprague and Corey's son
Francesca Ruth Fisher-Eastwood: 1993 (is 15 in 2008, 16 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Frances Fisher & Clint Eastwood's girl
Andy Fraser: 1952 (is 56 in 2008, 57 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Bassist, Keyboardist, Singer, Songwriter, English, of Free
Stan Freberg: 1926 (is 82 in 2008, 83 in 2009)
HALL OF FAMER, Satarist, Producer, Comedy Writer, Cartoon Voicist, Actor, Novelty Singer, b. in Pasadena, CA; Commercial writer; on TV, Radio, & Records; winner of 21 Clios; Time For Beany's Cecil the Seasick Serpent; satirist on endless TV series and original funny commercial concepts; some hits include "St. George And The Dragonet", "Sh-Boom", "Yulenet", "Heartbreak Hotel" and numerous other funny records.
John Glover: 1944 (is 64 in 2008, 65 in 2009)
Actor, Smallville's Lionel Luthor
Edward Hardwicke: 1929 (is 79 in 2008, 80 in 2009)
Actor, Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Dr. Watson; Cedric's son
Kristin Hersh: 1966 (is 42 in 2008, 43 in 2009)
Music Figure, of Throwing Muses
David Hollander: 1969 (is 39 in 2008, 40 in 2009)
Actor, What's Happening's Little Earl, A New Kind of Family, Call to Glory
Morris "Magic Slim" Holt: 1937 (is 71 in 2008, 72 in 2009)
Blues Performer
Harold Hudson: 1949 (is 59 in 2008, 60 in 2009)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of The Commodores
Sam Hurt: 1989 (is 19 in 2008, 20 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Heidi & William's son
Eric Johnson: 1979 (is 29 in 2008, 30 in 2009)
Actor, Smallville's Whitney Fordman
Richard Joswick: 1952 (is 56 in 2008, 57 in 2009)
Rock-Pop Performer, of Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods
Garrison Keillor: 1942 (is 66 in 2008, 67 in 2009)
HALL OF FAMER, Humorist, Author, Producer, Radio Actor, b. in Anoka, MN; creator of A Prarie Home Companion; some say b. Sep 7
Kiley Elizabeth Kennedy: 1994 (is 14 in 2008, 15 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Katherine "Kiki" & Edward Jr.'s girl; Ted's granddaughter
Wayne Knight: 1955 (is 53 in 2008, 54 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actor, Comedian, JFK, Basic Instinct, of The Edge, Seinfeld's Newman, Jurassic Park, The Second Half's Robert, 3rd Rock's Officer Don
Joshua Grant Kopell: 2002 (is 6 in 2008, 7 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Catrina and Bernie's son
Art Laboe: 1926 (is 82 in 2008, 83 in 2009)
Radio Disc Jock
Charlotte Lewis: 1967 (is 41 in 2008, 42 in 2009)
Actress, English
Sue Lloyd: 1939 (is 69 in 2008, 70 in 2009)
Actress
Cirroc Lofton: 1977 (is 31 in 2008, 32 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actor, Star Trek:Deep Space Nine's Jake Sisko (Benjamin's son)
Michael Mahler: 1961 (is 47 in 2008, 48 in 2009)
Country Musician, of Wild Horses
Raul Malo: 1965 (is 43 in 2008, 44 in 2009)
Country Singer, of The Mavericks
Marlyn Mason: 1940 (is 68 in 2008, 69 in 2009)
Actress, Ben Casey's Sally Welden, Longstreet
Delane Matthews: 1961 (is 47 in 2008, 48 in 2009)
TV Actress, Dave's World's Beth Barry, General Hospital's Janine
Jacqui O'Sullivan: 1960 (is 48 in 2008, 49 in 2009)
Pop Singer, of Bananarama
Sydney Penny: 1971 (is 37 in 2008, 38 in 2009)
TV/Movie/Soap Actress, The Thorn Birds, New Gidget's Danni Collins, Santa Barbara's Troy/B.J. Walker, All My Children's Julia Santos Keefer, Sunset Beach's Meg Cummings, 90210's Josie, Bold & The Beautiful's Samantha Kelly
Harold Perrineau: 1973 (is 35 in 2008, 36 in 2009)
Movie Actor, The Best Man, Lost's Michael Dawson
Michael Peterson: 1959 (is 49 in 2008, 50 in 2009)
Country/Western Performer
Charlie Pope: 1936 (is 72 in 2008, 73 in 2009)
Soul Singer, of The Tams
James Randi: 1928 (is 80 in 2008, 81 in 2009)
Magician/Illusionist, Writer, Canadian, NN:The Amazing Randi; skeptic magacian
David Rasche: 1944 (is 64 in 2008, 65 in 2009)
Actor, Soap Actor, Sledge Hammer's Det. Sledge Hammer, Ryan's Hope's Wes, Nurses' Michael Milkentype, High Society's Peter, All My Children's Rob Gardner; pron: Rah-she
Herb Reed: 1928 (is 80 in 2008, 81 in 2009)
HALL OF FAMER, Singer, of The Platters
Tim Renwick: 1949 (is 59 in 2008, 60 in 2009)
Guitarist, Songwriter, British, sought-after sessionist
Marcus Roberts: 1963 (is 45 in 2008, 46 in 2009)
Jazz Performer
Charlize Theron: 1975 (is 33 in 2008, 34 in 2009)
Actress, Not to be confused with Charlene Tilton; Mighty Joe Young, Devil's Advocate, The Cider House Rules, Reindeer Games, Sweet November, The Italian Job, Monster, In The Valley of Elah, Hancock
B. J. Thomas: 1942 (is 66 in 2008, 67 in 2009)
Country Singer, Gospel Singer, b. in Hugo, OK; RFMN:Billy Joe; "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head", "Hooked On A Feeling" and other hits including the theme for Growing Pains
Maggie Wheeler: 1961 (is 47 in 2008, 48 in 2009)
TV Actress, These Friends of Mine's Anita, Friends' Janice
Sarah Grace White: 1994 (is 14 in 2008, 15 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Katey Sagal & Jack's daughter
Valerie Wildman: yr unknown
Actress, 90210's Christine Pettie 92-94, Days of Our Lives' Fay Walker
Michael William: 1996 (is 12 in 2008, 13 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Susan Olsen and Mitch's son

People on August 7th: birth anniversaries

Felice Bryant: 1925=d.Apr 22, 2003 (was 77)
Country Singer, Songwriter, of Felice & Boudleaux; RLN:Scaduto; some say b. 1925
Dr. Ralph Johnson Bunche: 1904=d.Dec 9, 1971 (was 67)
Statesman, Diplomat, Political; a founder and diplomat of the U.N. (Nobel 1950)
"Billie" Burke: 1885=d.May 14, 1970 (was 84)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, Comedienne, b. in Washington, D.C.; RN:Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke; The Wizard of Oz's Glinda the Good Witch; Florenz Ziegfeld's wife
John Dryden: 1839=d.Nov 24, 1911 (was 72)
Senator, Businessperson, the founder of the Prudential Insurance Company of America, the first company to issue industrial life insurance in the United States.
Georges Enesco: 1881 O.S.=d.May 4, 1955
Composer, Violinist, Romanian; other style says b. Aug 19, 1881 N.S.
Philipp Forchheimer: 1852=d.Oct 2, 1933 (was 81)
Engineer, Austrian, a top contributor to the study of groundwater hydrology during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Nathanael Greene: 1742=d.Jun 19, 1786 (was 43)
Revolutionary, General, American general in the U.S. War of Independence (1775-83).
Mata Hari: 1876=d.Oct 15, 1917 (was 41)
Dancer, Spy, Dutch, RN:Gertrude Zelle; NN:Agent H1; German spy executed by firing squad in Paris.
Louis Alan Hazeltine: 1886=d.May 24, 1964 (was 77)
Inventor, Engineer, Physicist, invented the neutrodyne circuit, making commercial radio possible.
John Heathcoat: 1783=d.Jan 18, 1861 (was 77)
Inventor, lace-making machinery
Konrad Heiden: 1901=d.????
Historian, German, coined the term NAZI
Ron Holden: 1939=d.Jan 22, 1997 (was 57)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of The Playboys, soloist
Rudolf Ising: 1903=d.Jul 18, 1992 (was 88)
Animator, Producer, Harman-Ising productions, Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies
Germain Henri Jess: 1802=d.Nov 30, 1850 (was 48)
Chemist, Russian, his studies of heat in chemical reactions formed the foundation of thermochemistry.
Patrick Bouvier Kennedy: 1963=d.Aug 10, 1963 (was 0)
Celebrity Son, Jacqueline Kennedy & JFK's son
Rahsaan Roland Kirk: 1936=d.Dec 5, 1977 (was 41)
Tenor-sax, Flutist, Reeds, Composer, Jazz Performer, Multi-instrumentalist
Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey: 1903=d.Oct 1, 1972 (was 69)
Scientist, Anthropologist, Archaeologist, English, his fossil discoveries in East Africa proved that man was far older than had previously been believed and that human evolution was centred in Africa, rather than in Asia, as earlier discoveries had suggested.
Richard Levinson: 1934=d.Mar 12, 1987 (was 52)
HALL OF FAMER, Writer, Actor, TV Producer, Screen/Scriptwriter, Helped create Columbo & Murder She Wrote
Ted Moore: 1914=d.1987
Cinematographer, South African, James Bond films
Romeo Muller: 1928=d.Dec 30, 1992 (was 64)
Children's Author, Here Comes Peter Cottontail, Noel, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, Here Comes Peter Cottontail, Little Drummer Boy, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Nester the Long Eared Donkey, Jack Frost, Frosty's Winter Wonderland, Rudolph's Shiny New Year, after his passing, 12 Days of Xmas & Snow Maiden
Nicholas Ray: 1911=d.Jun 16, 1979 (was 67)
Movie Director, Movie Actor, RN:Raymond N. Kienzle; directed Rebel Without a Cause
Karl Ritter: 1779=d.????
Geographer, Prussian; Modern geography father
Freddie Slack: 1910=d.Aug 10, 1965 (was 55)
Jazz Pianist, Composer/Songwriter, Bandleader, Boogie Woogie Piano
Ruth Stapleton: 1929=d.1983
Evangelist, Jimmy Carter's sis
George Van Eps: 1913=d.Nov 29, 1998 (was 85)
Guitarist, Fred's son

People on August 7th: death anniversaries

"Red" Adair: 2004 (was 89)/b.Jun 18, 1915
Hero, FNL Paul; Oilman; fighting oil fires in Kuwait
Wally Albright: 1999 (was 73)/b.Sep 3, 1925
Movie Actor, Our Gang
John Anderson: 1992 (was 69)/b.Oct 20, 1922
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Backstairs at the White House's Pres FDR, Wyatt Earp's Virgil Earp, Rich Man Poor Man; MacGyver's grandfather
"Bix" Beiderbecke: 1931 (was 28)/b.Mar 10, 1903
Jazz Pianist, Composer, Trumpeter, Cornetist, German, RN:Leon Bismarck; d. 8-6?; some say b. 1901 or d. Aug 6; the first white musician to influence jazz
Jons Jakob Berzelius: 1848 (was 68)/b.Aug 20, 1779
Chemist, Swedish, one of the founders of modern chemistry.; Noted for his determination of atomic weights, the development of modern chemical symbols and others.
Bart J. Bok: 1983 (was 77)/b.Apr 28, 1906
Astronomer, Milky Way expert
Billy Bowman: 1989 (was 60)/b.Oct 30, 1928
Country/Western Performer
Grayson Hall: 1985 (was 61)/b.Sep 18, 1923
Actress, Dark Shadows
Oliver Hardy: 1957 (was 65)/b.Jan 18, 1892
Comedian, Movie Actor, b. in Harlem, GA; MN:Norvell; NN:Babe; of Laurel & Hardy
Henry "Homer" Haynes: 1971 (was 54)/b.Jul 29, 1917
Country Singer/Guitarist, Novelty Singer, Comedian, b. in Knoxville, TN; of Homer & Jethro; some say b. 1918 ot Jul 27 1920
Joseph Marie Jacquard: 1834 (was 82)/b.Jul 7, 1752
Inventor, French, inventor of the Jacquard programmable power loom
Brion James: 1999 (was 54)/b.Feb 20, 1945
Movie Actor, Blade Runner
Peter Jennings: 2005 (was 67)/b.Jul 29, 1938
Newscaster, Journalist, Canadian, b. in Toronto; ABC News, ABC World News Tonight
Anne Kristen: 1996 (was 59)/b.Mar 7, 1937
Actress
Midred F. Lane: 1999 (was 80)/b.yr unknown
Actress, looked inside a ``big fluffy bun'' while another woman asked ``Where's the Beef?''
Joi Lansing: 1972 (was 44)/b.Apr 6, 1928
Actress, Bob Cummings Show's Shirley Swanson
Charles Maxwell: 1993 (was 79)/b.Dec 28, 1913
Actor, Gilligan's Island's radio announcer
Esther Phillips: 1984 (was 48)/b.Dec 23, 1935
Soul Singer, Blues Singer, Jazz Singer, Adult Contempo Singer, Disco Singer, Pianist, RMLN:Mae Jones
Konstantin Stanislavsky: 1938 (was 75)/b.Jan 17, 1863
Stage Producer/Director, Stage Actor, Teacher, Russian, Theorist; RN:Konstantin Sergeyevitch Alekseyev
Ralph Upton: 1935/b.yr unknown
Teacher, high school teacher; invented the phrase "Stop, Look and Listen" used to teach children how to cross streets and railroad tracks.
Cecil Weston: 1976 (was 86)/b.Sep 3, 1889
Actor, South African, Dude Ranch, Huckleberry Finn

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General events on August 7th

In 1807, the first servicable steamboat, the Cleremont, goes on first voyage.

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Government and Politics on August 7th

In 1858, 150 years ago, Ottawa was chosen by Queen Victoria as capital of the Dominion of Canada.

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War, Crime and Disaster events on August 7th

In 626, A.D., Battle at Constantinople: Slavic/Persians/Avarenvloot defeated.

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Royalty and Religious events on August 7th

In 936, A.D., Otto I the Great becomes King of Germany.

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Human Achievement and Science events on August 7th

In 1498, Columbus arrives in Caribbean.

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Arts and Prose events on August 7th

In 1933, 75 years ago, the comic strip "Alley Oop" debut.

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Weird and Other events on August 7th

In 1956, 08 x 07 = 56

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Random Generated Jokes, Quotes, and Other Stuff!

Today's 'Confused-Us' Saying...
"unwritten laws can not be erased."

Random Thought...
"I spoke to Boy George between four and four-thirty sometime today"

Another Random Thought...
"Hand me that solar-powered flashlight"

And Another Random Thought...
"3 things occur when you age.. 1) memory goes 2) uh.. um"

Still Another Random Thought...
"The more you run over a cat, the flatter it gets"

Yet Another Random Thought...
"What do you call a guy who's pretending to have no arms and no legs? Josh"

Murphy's Law of the Day...
"The only perfect science is hind-sight. - Murphy's Technology Laws"

Computer Tagline...
"Equal bytes for women."

Today's Steven Wright Joke...
"If God dropped acid, would he see people?"

Today's 'You Might Be A Redneck If' (tm) Joke...
"your beer can collection is considered a tourist attraction in your home town"

Today's Sniglet(tm)...
"Premblememblemation (prim blum em blum AY shun) - n. Whenever you drop a letter in the mailbox, you always re-check to make sure it's gone down."

Today's Book Hype...
"Life Before Cars: Orson Buggy"

Today's Actual Headline...
"BLIND RIOTERS APPREHENDED IN ZAMBIA "

Today's Signs You Are a Computer Addict...
"You log in to your computer before you have your first coffee in the morning."

Today's Computer Glossary...
"Tutorial - (see Purgatory)"

Today's Daffynition...
"Kissing: Putting your honey where your mouth is."

Today's Einstein Quote...
"An empty stomach is not a good political advisor"

Today's Hannibal Lecter Joke...
"How many Hannibals does it take to screw in a light bulb. One. Hannibal ate up all the other light bulb changers."

Today's They Do It...
"ASTRONOMERS can't do it with the lights on"

Today's Old Never Die...
"OLD CHAUFFEURS never die, they just lose their drive"

Today's Mark Twain Quote...
"We owe a deep debt of gratitude to Adam, the first great benefactor of the human race: he brought death into the world"

Today's Oxymoron...
"Reasonable female"

Today's Confused Us Quote...
"keep your words soft and sweet, in case you have to eat them."

Today's Star Trek(tm) Tag...
""It IS the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, Captain!" - Data"

Today's Star Trek (tm) Quote...
Another war...must it always be so? How many comrades have we lost in this way?... Obedience. Duty. Death, and more death... -- Romulan Commander, "Balance of Terror," stardate 1709.2.

Today's Star Trek TNG (tm) Quote...
We are not qualified to be your judges. We have no law to fit your crime. -- Star Trek. Picard to Kevin, "The Survivors"

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