Updated July 31, 2012, 2:32 pm
On August 1, 1936, 100,000 saluted Adolf Hitler on his entrance at the opening of the Berlin Olympics.
On Aug. 1, 1874, Charles Spaulding, the insurance man who built one of America’s largest black-owned businesses, was born. Following his death on Aug. 1, 1952, his obituary appeared in The Times.
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On This Date
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1790 The first U.S. census was completed, showing a population of nearly 4 million people. 1876 Colorado was admitted to the union as the 38th state. 1914 Germany declared war on Russia at the onset of World War I. 1936 The Olympic games opened in Berlin with a ceremony presided over by Adolf Hitler. 1942 Rock musician Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead was born in San Francisco. 1943 Race-related rioting erupted in New York City’s Harlem section, resulting in several deaths. 1944 An uprising broke out in Warsaw, Poland, against Nazi occupation. 1966 Charles Joseph Whitman shot and killed 14 people at the University of Texas before he was gunned down by police. 1981 The music video cable channel MTV made its debut. 1988 Conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh began broadcasting his nationally syndicated radio program. 1995 Westinghouse Electric Corp. struck a deal to buy CBS for $5.4 billion. 2005 King Fahd of Saudi Arabia died. Crown Prince Abdullah, the king’s half-brother, became the country’s new monarch. 2005 Baltimore Orioles first baseman Rafael Palmeiro was suspended for 10 days following a positive test for steroids. 2009 Former Philippine President Corazon Aquino, the democracy icon who’d swept away a dictator, died in Manila at age 76. Current Birthdays
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Folk singer Ramblin’ Jack Elliott turns 81 years old today.
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Blues guitarist Robert Cray turns 59 years old today.
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1937 Alfonse D’Amato, Former U.S. senator, R-N.Y., turns 75 1950 Roy Williams, College basketball coach, turns 62 1958 Michael Penn, Rock singer, turns 54 1959 Joe Elliott, Rock singer (Def Leppard), turns 53 1960 Chuck D, Rapper (Public Enemy), turns 52 1963 Demian Bichir, Actor, turns 49 1963 Coolio, Rapper, turns 49 1964 Adam Duritz, Rock singer (Counting Crows), turns 48 1965 Sam Mendes, Director, turns 47 1973 Tempestt Bledsoe, Actress (“The Cosby Show”), turns 39
Historic Birthdays
Charles Spaulding 8/1/1874 – 8/1/1952 American pioneering business executive.Go to obituary »
85 Jean-Baptiste Lamarck 8/1/1744 – 12/18/1829
French biologist68 William Clark 8/1/1770 – 9/1/1838
American explorer; partner of Meriwether Lewis63 Francis Scott Key 8/1/1779 – 1/11/1843
American lawyer and composer of U.S. national anthem66 Richard Henry Dana 8/1/1815 – 1/6/1882
American lawyer and author72 Herman Melville 8/1/1819 – 9/28/1891
American novelist, short story writer and poet82 Robert Todd Lincoln 8/1/1843 – 7/26/1926
American son of Abraham Lincoln; served as Secretary of War under Presidents Garfield and Arthur58 Meir Kahane 8/1/1932 – 11/5/1990
American-born Israeli rabbi; founded the Jewish Defense League54 Ron Brown 8/1/1941 – 4/3/1996
American politician and Commerce secretary (1993-96)53 Jerry Garcia 8/1/1942 – 8/9/1995
American rock and roll guitarist and songwriter63 Claudius 8/1/10 BC – 10/13/AD 54
Roman emperor (AD 41-54)
