Daily Calendar for Wednesday, August 1, 2029
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Wednesday, August 1, 2029
Died
- Queen Anne of Great Britain –
- Frances Farmer (actress) –
- Tommy Makem (folk singer) –
- Naomi Sims (first African American model on the cover of Ladies’ Home Journal) –
Born
- William Clark (Lewis and Clark explorer) –
- Francis Scott Key (composer) –
- Maria Mitchell (astronomer) –
- Herman Melville (writer) –
- Helen Battles Sawyer Hogg (American-born Canadian astronomer ) –
- Yves Saint Laurent (fashion designer) –
- Jerry Garcia (singer & songwriter) –
- Coolio (rapper) –
- Adam Duritz (musician) –
- Tempestt Bledsoe (actress) –
- Jason Momoa (actor) –
Events
- The Riot Act went into effect in England –
- King William IV and Queen Adelaide opened the new London Bridge –
- Colorado admitted to the Union as the 38th state –
- Diamonds found in Arkansas –
- John F. Kennedy published his first book, Why England Slept –
- Anne Frank wrote her last diary entry –
- MTV debuted. The first video played was Video Killed The Radio Star” by Buggles” –
Weather
- A 16-inch snow cover remained at 5,550 feet on Mount Rainier, Washington –
- Thunderstorms in Cheyenne, Wyoming, dropped 6.06 inches of rain in three hours, resulting in flash flooding that killed 12 and caused $61.1 million in damages. –
- The Missouri River crested at 49.47 feet in St. Louis, Missouri –