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Daily Calendar for Thursday, August 19, 2021

Died

  • Axel Fredrik Cronstedt (Swedish scientist) –
  • James Geddes (engineer) –
  • Federico GarcΓ­a Lorca (writer) –
  • Groucho Marx (comedian & actor) –
  • Otto Frank (father of Anne Frank) –
  • Sri Swami Satchidananda (founded Yogaville” in Virginia”) –
  • Tony Scott (director) –

Born

  • Orville Wright (aviator) –
  • Coco Chanel (designer) –
  • Ogden Nash (writer) –
  • Malcolm Forbes (publisher) –
  • Gene Roddenberry (author, producer) –
  • Willie Shoemaker (jockey) –
  • Bill Clinton (42nd U.S. president) –
  • Jonathan Frakes (actor) –
  • Peter Gallagher (actor) –
  • John Stamos (actor) –
  • Kyra Sedgwick (actress) –
  • Lee Ann Womack (country musician) –
  • Matthew Perry (actor) –
  • Callum Blue (actor) –
  • Jennifer Morrison (actress) –
  • Erika Christensen (actress) –

Events

  • Five hanged for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts–
  • In a battle off Nova Scotia, the USS Constitution earned the nickname Old Ironsides and sank the British frigate HMS GuerriΓ¨re–
  • Farmer Gail Borden obtained a patent for his process for condensing milk–
  • The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 5, a space menagerie. Two dog passengers, Belka and Strelka, became the first living organisms recovered from orbit–
  • Strong earthquake in Turkey killed over 2,000 people–
  • 72-pound lake trout was caught in Great Bear Lake in the Northwest Territories–
  • Carly Patterson became the first American in 20 years to win the women’s Olympic gymnastics all-around gold medal–
  • A bronze statue of Arthur Fonzie Fonzarelli was unveiled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin–

Weather

  • The thermometer soared to 102.92 degrees F (39.4 degrees C) in Rexton, New Brunswick–
  • Hurricane Diane caused unprecedented flooding of many small rivers in New England, resulting in 184 deaths and $1 billion in damage–
  • Hurricane Bob hit New England–

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