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What happened in history on this day: August 8?
On August 8 in ...
- 1966 - South Arican Broadcasting bans The Beatles (due to John Lennon's anti-Jesus remark).
Births on August 8
- 1900 - Birth of Victor Young in Chicago, Illinois, USA; orchestra leader (Milton Berle Show, In Old California).
- 1907 - Birth of Benny Carter in Harlem, New York, USA; jazz musician: alto saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, bandleader from the 1930s to the 1990s ("Easy Money").
- 1913 - Birth of Axel Stordahl in Staten Island, New York, USA; orchestra leader (Frank Sinatra Show).
- 1921 - Birth of Webb Pierce at West Monroe, Louisiana, USA; country singer (Louisiana Hayride radio show, Grand Ole Opry, "There Stands the Glass" (1953)).
- 1923 - Birth of Jimmy Witherspoon in rural Arkansas, USA; blues singer ("Ain't Nobody's Business" (1949), "No Rollin' Blues", "Big Fine Girl").
- 1926 - Birth of Webb Pierce in West Monroe, Louisiana, USA; country singer (Ozark Jubilee).
- 1929 - Birth of Josef Suk in Prague, Czechoslovakia; violinist (Artist of Merit-1977).
- 1932 - Birth of Mel Tillis, country singer/stutterer ("Who's Julie", "M-M-Mel").
- 1933 - Birth of Joe Tex AKA Joseph Arrington Junior in Baytown, Texas, USA; soul and disco singer-songwriter (Joe Tex Band - "I Gotcha", "Hold What You've Got", "Skinny Legs and All", "Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)".
- 1938 - Birth of Connie Stevens in Brooklyn, new York, USA; singer/actress (Hawaiian Eye, Back to Beach).
- 1939 - Birth of Phil Balsley in Virginia, USA; country singer (The Statler Brothers - "Flowers on the Wall").
- 1949 - Birth of Airrion Love; singer (The Stylistics).
- 1956 - Birth of David Grant; rocker (Heaven Knows).
- 1957 - Birth of Dennis Drew; keyboardist (10,000 Maniacs).
- 1958 - Birth of Harry Crosby in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Friday the 13th), singer.
- 1959 - Birth of Rikki Rockett; rocker (Poison - "Every Rose Has a Thorn").
- 1961 - Birth of The Edge AKA Dave Evans in London, England; rocker (U2 - "I Will Follow").
- 1961 - Birth of Rikki Rockett; drummer (Poison).
- 1967 - Birth of Lorraine Pearson; rocker (5 Star - "Silk and Steel").
- 1975 - Birth of Tom Linton; guitarist (Jimmy Eat World).
- 1976 - Birth of J.C. Chasez; singer ('N Sync).
- 1976 - Birth of Drew Lachey; singer (98 Degrees).
- 1977 - Birth of Marsha Ambrosius; singer (Floetry).
Deaths on August 8
- 2022 - Death Lamont Dozier at age 81 at home near Scottsdale, Arizona, USA; songwriter ("Heatwave" song, "You Can't Hurry Love" song), producer.
- 2022 - Death of Olivia Newton-John at age 73 of cancer at home in California, USA; singer ("Let Me Be There", "Have You Never Been Mellow", "A Little More Love", "I Honestly Love You", "Physical" (1981), "Xanadu" song, "The Best of Me" song (1986), four Grammy Awards), actor (Sandy - Grease movie (1978), Glee TV show (2010), Xanadu movie (1980)), author (Don't Stop Believin' book (2018)).
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