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* August 27-Frank Harris, author and editor ( born 1856 )
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* August 21 – August 22 – Events at Ruby Ridge, Idaho, are sparked by a Federal Marshal surveillance team, resulting in the death of a Marshal, Sam Weaver and his dog and the next day the wounding of Randy Weaver, the death of his wife Vicki and the wounding of Kevin Harris.
** In a special election for the U. S. Senate, Harris Wofford scores an electoral upset against Dick Thornburgh, who had led him by 44 points in an August opinion poll.
* August 14 – Kevin Harris, Canadian skateboarder
The original production of The Front Page, directed by George S. Kaufman and produced by Jed Harris, opened at the Times Square Theatre on August 14, 1928.
Frank Harris ( February 14, 1856 – August 27, 1931 ) was an editor, journalist and publisher, who was friendly with many well-known figures of his day.
Married three times, Harris died in France on August 27, 1931, of a heart attack.
Troy Shawn Harris set the Guinness World Record for consecutive jumping jacks by doing 50, 482 jumping jacks in 12 hours 27 minutes on August 20, 1988 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, USA.
Wynonie Harris ( August 24, 1915 – June 14, 1969 ), born in Omaha, Nebraska, was an American blues shouter and rhythm and blues singer of upbeat songs, featuring humorous, often ribald lyrics.
Harris was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease in August 2002, reportedly after being hospitalised with pneumonia.
| Win || 48 – 5 – 3 || Cimberly Harris || Split decision || 6 || August 1, 2009 || Huntington, West Virginia, USA ||
* August 24-Wynonie Harris, US singer ( d. 1969 )
Dallin Harris Oaks ( born August 12, 1932 ) is an American attorney, jurist, author, professor, public speaker, and religious leader.
* On August 5, 1932, Tommy Bridges of the Detroit Tigers gave up a pinch-hit single to the Washington Senators ' Dave Harris.
In late August, Harris lost another key staffer, Rhyan Metzler, in the wake of a disastrous political rally at Orlando Executive Airport.
On August 31, 2006, Harris was interviewed on Hardball with Chris Matthews, where she responded to the criticisms from her former staffers with " We have their email traffic, we know what was behind all that, we know who's been paid and who isn't.
In August, Katherine Harris touted political endorsements from fellow Republican lawmakers on her campaign web site.
In an interview with the Florida Baptist Witness on August 24, 2006, Harris called for Christians to vote on religious lines.
On August 26, 2006, Harris's campaign released a " Statement of Clarification ", that stated, “ In the interview, Harris was speaking to a Christian audience, addressing a common misperception that people of faith should not be actively involved in government.
* August 10-Joseph Harris ( Gomer ), Welsh poet and journalist ( born 1773 )
Ludwig was ousted in a vote of no confidence in August 2003 and was replaced as President by René Harris.
The RAF section was led by Flight Lieutenant Weaver who was decommissioned in August 2011 and the role has now passed to Flying Officer Harris and Pilot Officer Lambert.
In between Elgin's two trips to China he had visited Japan and signed in August 1858 a Treaty of Amity and Commerce whose negotiation was much eased by the recent Harris Treaty between Japan and the United States.
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Burrhus Frederic " B. F ." Skinner ( March 20, 1904 – August 18, 1990 ) was an American psychologist, behaviorist, author, inventor, and social philosopher.
" Swedish author August Strindberg wrote: " Linnaeus was in reality a poet who happened to become a naturalist ".
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour ( born August 1, 1960 ), better known by his stage name, Chuck D, is an American rapper, author, and producer.
Clark Ashton Smith ( 13 January 1893 – 14 August 1961 ) was a self-educated American poet, sculptor, painter and author of fantasy, horror and science fiction short stories.
Colin Kapp ( 1928 – 3 August 2007 ) was a British science fiction author.
Cordwainer Smith – pronounced CORDwainer – was the pseudonym used by American author Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger ( July 11, 1913 – August 6, 1966 ) for his science fiction works.
Their second son, John Sheldon Doud Eisenhower, was born on August 3, 1922, while they were in Panama ; John served in the United States Army, retired as a brigadier general, became an author and served as U. S. Ambassador to Belgium from 1969 to 1971.
Francis Scott Key ( August 1, 1779 – January 11, 1843 ) was an American lawyer, author, and amateur poet, from Georgetown, who wrote the lyrics to the United States ' national anthem, " The Star-Spangled Banner ".
Freeciv. net is a version of Freeciv playable online in any modern web browser ; it was available from the Chrome Web Store until its author abandoned it in August 2011.
Gary Edward " Garrison " Keillor ( born August 7, 1942 ) is an American author, storyteller, humorist, and radio personality.
Herbert George " H. G ." Wells ( 21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946 ) was an English author, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre.
The term " Cthulhu Mythos " was coined by Lovecraft's correspondent and fellow author, August Derleth, after Lovecraft's death ; Lovecraft jocularly referred to his artificial mythology as " Yog-Sothothery ".
James Tiptree, Jr. ( August 24, 1915 – May 19, 1987 ) was the pen name of American science fiction author Alice Bradley Sheldon, used from 1967 to her death.
Janusz Andrzej Zajdel ( 15 August 1938 in Warsaw – 19 July 1985 in Warsaw ) was a prominent Polish science fiction author, second in popularity in Poland after Stanisław Lem.
John Kingsley (" Joe ") Orton ( 1 January 1933 – 9 August 1967 ), was an English playwright and author.
* 1761 – August von Kotzebue, German dramatist and author ( d. 1819 )
Marvin Lee Minsky ( born August 9, 1927 ) is an American cognitive scientist in the field of artificial intelligence ( AI ), co-founder of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's AI laboratory, and author of several texts on AI and philosophy.
The author, Ursula K. Le Guin, remembers this differently: " In August 2005, Mr Toshio Suzuki of Studio Ghibli came with Mr Hayao Miyazaki to talk with me and my son ( who controls the trust which owns the Earthsea copyrights ).
Smith returned to the theatre stage after some 20 years in August 2006, appearing at the Edinburgh Fringe festival in Allegiance, Irish journalist and author Mary Kenny's play about Churchill's encounter with the Irish nationalist leader Michael Collins in 1921.
Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell ( November 8, 1900 – August 16, 1949 ) was an American author and journalist.
* Peter Pohl, author and university lecturer in numerical analysis, joint recipient of the 1992 August Prize ( Augustpriset )
Sheldon Rampton ( born August 4, 1957 ) was the American editor of PR Watch, and is the author of several books that criticize the public relations industry and what he sees as other forms of corporate and government propaganda.
In the science fiction anthology Far Boundaries ( 1951 ), the editor August Derleth identifies the short story " Missing One's Coach: An Anachronism ", written for the Dublin Literary Magazine by an anonymous author in 1838, as a very early time travel story.
Ernst Wilhelm " Wim " Wenders ( born 14 August 1945 ) is a German film director, playwright, author, photographer and film producer.
* August 1 – Poul Anderson, American author ( b. 1926 )
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