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Born on Thursday August 8, 1935
Died on Thursday August 8, 1935

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 8, 1935 at Delpher


Born on August 8
  • 1932 » Mel Tillis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2017)
  • 1933 » Joe Tex, American soul singer-songwriter († 1982)
  • 1934 » Sarat Pujari, Indian actor, director, and screenwriter († 2014)
  • 1935 » Donald P. Bellisario, American director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1935 » John Laws, Papua New Guinean-Australian singer and radio host
  • 1936 » Frank Howard, American baseball player and manager
  • 1936 » Jan Pieńkowski, Polish-English author and illustrator
  • 1937 » Cornelis Vreeswijk, Dutch-Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor († 1987)
  • 1937 » Dustin Hoffman, American actor and director
  • 1937 » Sheila Varian, American horse breeder († 2016)

Died on August 8

Names that were popular for boys in 1935
  1. Johannes
  2. Jan
  3. Cornelis
  4. Hendrik
  5. Willem
  6. Gerrit
  7. Pieter
  8. Adrianus
  9. Petrus
  10. Jacobus
  11. Wilhelmus
  12. Jacob
  13. Arie
  14. Gerardus
  15. Antonius
  16. Hendrikus
Names that were popular for girls in 1935
  1. Maria
  2. Johanna
  3. Cornelia
  4. Anna
  5. Elisabeth
  6. Wilhelmina
  7. Adriana
  8. Catharina
  9. Hendrika
  10. Petronella
  11. Geertruida
  12. Jacoba
  13. Aaltje
  14. Margaretha
  15. Grietje
  16. Helena

Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1935
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • The Netherlands had about 8.4 million citizens.
  • February 12 » USSMacon, one of the two largest helium-filled airships ever created, crashes into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California and sinks.
  • June 10 » Chaco War ends: A truce is called between Bolivia and Paraguay who had been fighting since 1932.
  • June 12 » A ceasefire is negotiated between Bolivia and Paraguay, ending the Chaco War.
  • September 24 » Earl and Weldon Bascom produce the first rodeo ever held outdoors under electric lights.
  • October 19 » The League of Nations places economic sanctions on Italy for its invasion of Ethiopia.
  • December 5 » Mary McLeod Bethune founds the National Council of Negro Women in New York City.
Weather August 8, 1935

The temperature on August 8, 1935 was between 10.2 °C and 26.2 °C and averaged 19.0 °C. There was 11.4 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.

Source: KNMI