August
02 August 1922
Death of Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish born American audiologist and inventor, known for inventing the first practical telephone. 90 years.
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03 August 1887
Birth of Rupert Brooke, British poet best known for his idealistic war sonnets written during the First World War. 125 years.
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05 August 1962
Death of Hollywood heroine Marilyn Monroe in 1962. 50 years.
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06 August 1962
Jamaica gains independence from Great Britain. 50 years.
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07 August 1942
World War II : Battle of Guadalcanal. 70 years.
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12 August 1762
Birth of King George IV of the United Kingdom and Hanover. 250 years.
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19 August 1662
Death of Blaise Pascals, French mathematician, physicist and religious philosopher. 350 years.
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22 August 1862
Birth of the French composer Claude Debussy. 150 years.
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23 August 1912
Birth of Keith Vaughan, British Painter. 100 years.
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