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Historical Events
- American jazz artist Mel Tormé (70), suffers a stroke, ending his 65-year singing career
Famous Birthdays
- A'ja Wilson, American basketball player (Las Vegas Aces), born in Hopkins, South Carolina
Famous Weddings
Hakeem Olajuwon
NBA Rockets star Hakeem Olajuwon (33) weds Dalia Asafi (18) in Houston, Texas
Famous Deaths
- Åke Hermanson, Swedish composer, dies at 73
- Didi Duprat, French guitarist, dies at 69
- George Richard Samways, children's writer, dies at 101
- Herbert Huncke, American writer and poet, dies at 80
- Julian Stryjkowski, Polish journalist and writer known for his radical leftist leanings, dies at 91
- Nevill Francis Mott, British physicist (1977 Nobel Prize for Physics for work on amorphous semiconductors), dies at 90
About August 8, 1996
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 26 years, 9 months and 24 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Leo
Music Charts
#1 Song: Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) - Los Del Rio
#1 Song: Wannabe - Spice Girls
