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
Famous Deaths
- Åke Hermanson, Swedish composer, dies at 73
- Didi Duprat, French guitarist, dies at 69
- George Samways, English children's writer (Greyfriars), dies at 101
- Herbert Huncke, American writer and poet, dies at 80
- James Whitman McLamore, American businessman and 1st CEO of Burger King who created The Whopper, dies of lung cancer at 70 [1]
- 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? 28 years and 17 days
Leap Year: Yes
Music Charts
#1 Song: Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) - Los Del Rio
#1 Song: Wannabe - Spice Girls
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