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Wednesday, 19 August 2026

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★ Born on this day 6 entries

1785
Seth Thomas, pioneer in mass production of clocks.
US Space & Astronomy 241 yrs ago
1871
Orville Wright, famed brother and aviator.
US 155 yrs ago
1931
Willie Shoemaker
US 95 yrs ago
1940
Jill St. John
US 86 yrs ago
1946
Bill Clinton, president from (1992-1996).
US Politics & Government 80 yrs ago
1965
Kyra Sedgwick, actress.
US Arts & Culture 61 yrs ago

► Events on this day 1 entry

1960
Francis Gary Powers convicted of spying by USSR (U-2 incident.) Powers later dies at the controls of the KNBC-TV helicopter in Los Angeles after running out of fuel returning from a fire.
US Media & Broadcasting 66 yrs ago