óæå ïðîøëî 08 August

1956 : 262 miners trapped by fire


On August 8, 1956, a fire broke out in the coal mine of the Bois du Cazier in Marcinelle, Belgium. Rescue workers could reach the trapped miners only two weeks later. No miner survived. The disaster brought the Belgian and European authorities to improve safety procedures in the mines.

1963 : Attack of the Glasgow-London mail train


On August 8, 1963, a gang of 15 men helped by two informants, led by Bruce Reynolds, attacked the Glasgow-London mail train and stole £2.6 million. Most gang members were arrested but Ronnie Biggs and Bruce Reynolds managed to escape. The money was never found. The attack inspired the screenplay by Gérard Oury, The Brain, with Jean-Paul Belmondo, Bourvil and David Niven.

1974 : Nixon announces his resignation


On August 8, 1974, following the impeachment proceedings of the Congress in the Watergate scandal, U.S. President Nixon announced his resignation in a televised speech.

1988 : 8888 Uprising in Burma


On August 8, 1988 (8888), student protests were joined by other parts of the population in the capital and other major cities in Burma. The demonstrations, which demanded more democracy, were joined by more and more people and end in a bloodbath with the intervention of the military junta on September 18, 1988.

2008 : Opening of Beijing Olympics


On August 8, 2008 at 8pm 8min 8s in the, the opening of the Olympic Games Beijing Summer was officially made. 958 medals were distributed during the next 2 weeks. During these games, the American swimmer Michael Phelps won eight gold medals.

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Richard Nixon
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Artur Bernardes, President of Brazil (1922-1926) (1875)
Emiliano Zapata, Mexican revolutionary (1879)
Ernest Lawrence, American physicist, Nobel Laureate (1901)
Paul Dirac, English physicist, Nobel Laureate (1902)
André Jolivet, French composer (1905)
Dino De Laurentiis, Italian producer (1919)
Esther Williams, American swimmer and actress (1921)
Richard Anderson, American actor (1926)
Donald P. Bellisario, American producer (1935)
Dustin Hoffman, American actor (1937)
Keith Carradine, American actor (1949)
Ken Kutaragi, Founder of PlayStation (1950)
Martine Aubry, French politician (1950)
Nigel Mansell, English racing driver (1953)
David Howell Evans (The Edge), Irish musician (U2) (1961)
Jon Turteltaub, American director (1963)
Patrice Lhotellier, French fencer (1966)
Pascal Duquenne, Belgian actor (1970)
Axel Merckx, Belgian cyclist (1972)
Eric Poujade, French gymnast (1972)
Nicolas Vogondy, French cyclist (1977)
Michael Urie, American actor (1980)
Roger Federer, Swiss tennis player (1981)
Katie Leung, Scottish actress (1987)

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James Tissot, French painter (1902)
Louise Brooks, American actress (1985)
Félix Leclerc, Canadian singer (1988)
James Irwin, American astronaut (1991)
Nevill Francis Mott, English physicist, Nobel Prize (1996)
Fay Wray, American actress (2004)
Barbara Bel Geddes, American actress (2005)
Patricia Neal, American actress (2010)

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Preserve opened jars of jam


To preserve opened jars of jam without mold, they should be kept in the refrigerator, tightly closed and the lid down.

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