What Happened On 8th August 1947 In History

Famous Birthdays on August 8 in 1947

• » Terangi Adam, Nauruan politician
• » José Cruz, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach
• » Ken Dryden, Canadian ice hockey player and politician
• » Larry Wilcox, American actor

August 8th Famous Deaths for 1947

• » Anton Denikin, Russian general (b. 1872)

August 8th Holidays in History

• » Christian Calendar of saints e.g Feast Day:
• » Cyriacus
• » Saint Dominic or Dominic de Guzman, founder of the Dominican Order.
• » Pope Hormisdas e.g Hormisdas
• » Scribonius Largus called Largus
• » Mary MacKillop
• » Smaragdus (and companions)
• » August 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• » Earliest day on which Melon Day can fall, while August 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Sunday in August. (Turkmenistan)
• » List of holidays by country Tanzania known as Farmer’s Day or 'Nane Nane', Swahili for "8-8". (Tanzania)

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