Historical Events
- 6th Venice Film Festival opens
- Great Trek Centenary Celebrations commence; the Great Trek was a migration involving Boers leaving the Cape Colony and settling in the interior of South Africa
Famous Birthdays
- Connie Stevens [Concetta Ingoglia], American actress (Hawaiian Eye - "Cricket"; Back to the Beach), and singer ("Sixteen Reasons"), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Jacques Hétu, Canadian composer, born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec (d. 2010)
About August 8, 1938
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 84 years, 10 months and 2 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Leo
