Article: AUGUST 9

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Date: AUGUST 9

Born today:

Izaak Walton 1593 John Dryden 1631 Jean Piaget 1896 Charles Farrell 1901 Robert Shaw 1927 Bob Cousy 1928 Rod Laver 1938 David Steinberg 1942 Sam Elliott 1944 Ken Norton 1945 Melanie Griffith 1957 Whitney Houston 1963

Died today:

Ruggiero Leoncavallo 1919 Lincoln Steffens 1936 Hermann Hesse 1962 Joe Orton killed 1967 Sharon Tate killed 1969 Dimitry Shostakovich 1975 James Gould Cozzens 1978

Historical events:

A.D. 378-Barbarian horsemen triumph over Roman infantry-40,000 lost at Battle of Adrianople. 1174-Construction begins on the Tower of Pisa in Italy which later becomes the Leaning Tower of... 1592-English explorer John Davis discovers ...

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