August 8
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Art and culture
- 1956 - This Is Tomorrow exposition opens in London.
- 1966 - The Beatles landmark album Revolver is released in the United States.
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Births
- 1673 - John Ker, Scottish spy (d. 1726)
- 1848 - Marcellus Emants, Dutch writer (d. 1924)
- 1940 - Just Jaeckin, French filmmaker (d. 2022)
- 1951 - Mamoru Oshii, Japanese film director
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Deaths
- 1897 - Jacob Burckhardt, Swiss art historian (b. 1818)
- 1933 - Adolf Loos, Austrian architect (b. 1870)
- 1965 - Shirley Jackson, American author (b. 1916)
- 1982 - Ferre Grignard, Belgian musician (b. 1932)
- 1985 - Louise Brooks, American actress (b. 1906)
- 2004 - Fay Wray, American actress (b. 1907)
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