August 5, 2012 – Smriti "Simmi" D. Isaac

Updated August 4, 2012, 2:28 pm

On August 5, 1963 the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union signed a treaty in Moscow banning nuclear tests in the atmosphere, outer space and underwater.

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On Aug. 5, 1906, John Huston, the American motion-picture director, was born. Following his death on Aug. 28, 1987, his obituary appeared in The Times.

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On This Date

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1861 The federal government levied an income tax for the first time.

1884 The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty was laid on Bedloe’s Island in New York Harbor.

1924 The comic strip “Little Orphan Annie” by Harold Gray made its debut.

1957 “American Bandstand,” hosted by Dick Clark, made its network TV debut on ABC.

1963 The United States, Britain and the Soviet Union signed a treaty in Moscow banning nuclear tests in the atmosphere, outer space and underwater.

1966 The album “Revolver” by the Beatles was released.

1969 The U.S. space probe Mariner 7 flew by Mars, sending back photographs and scientific data.

1981 The federal government began firing striking air traffic controllers.

2001 Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban jailed eight foreign aid workers, including two Americans, for allegedly preaching Christianity.

2009 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in for a second term as Iran’s president.

2010 The Senate confirmed Elena Kagan as the Supreme Court’s 112th justice and the fourth woman in its history. The vote was 63-37.

2010 Thirty-three workers were trapped in a copper mine in northern Chile after a tunnel caved in. (They were rescued after being entombed for 69 days).

2011 Standard & Poor’s lowered the United States’ AAA credit rating by one notch to AA-plus.

Current Birthdays

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Boston Red Sox outfielder Carl Crawford turns 31 years old today.

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Actress Janet McTeer turns 51 years old today.

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1930 Neil Armstrong, Astronaut, turns 82

1945 Loni Anderson, Actress (“WKRP in Cincinnati”), turns 67

1947 Rick Derringer, Rock singer, turns 65

1956 Maureen McCormick, Actress (“The Brady Bunch”), turns 56

1961 Tawney Kitaen, Actress, turns 51

1962 Patrick Ewing, Basketball Hall of Famer, turns 50

1966 Jonathan Silverman, Actor, turns 46

1968 Terri Clark, Country singer, turns 44

Historic Birthdays

John Huston 8/5/1906 – 8/28/1987 American film director.Go to obituary »

68 Joseph Justus Scaliger 8/5/1540 – 1/21/1609
Dutch philologist and historian

46 Pietro Antonio Cesti 8/5/1623 – 10/14/1669
Italian composer

99 Antonio Franconi 8/5/1737 – 12/6/1836
Italian impresario

84 Ambrose Thomas 8/5/1811 – 2/12/1896
French composer

42 Guy de Maupassant 8/5/1850 – 7/6/1893
French novelist and short-story writer

84 Conrad Aiken 8/5/1889 – 8/17/1973
American poet, novelist and critic

65 Erich Kleiber 8/5/1890 – 1/27/1956
Austrian conductor and composer

92 Wassily Leontief 8/5/1906 – 2/5/1999
Russian-born Nobel Prize-winning American economist (1973)

59 Harold Holdt 8/5/1908 – 12/17/1967
Australian prime minister (1966-67)

1861	The federal government levied an income tax for the first time.
1884	The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty was laid on Bedloe’s Island in New York Harbor.
1924	The comic strip “Little Orphan Annie” by Harold Gray made its debut.
1957	“American Bandstand,” hosted by Dick Clark, made its network TV debut on ABC.
1963	The United States, Britain and the Soviet Union signed a treaty in Moscow banning nuclear tests in the atmosphere, outer space and underwater.
1966	The album “Revolver” by the Beatles was released.
1969	The U.S. space probe Mariner 7 flew by Mars, sending back photographs and scientific data.
1981	The federal government began firing striking air traffic controllers.
2001	Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban jailed eight foreign aid workers, including two Americans, for allegedly preaching Christianity.
2009	Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in for a second term as Iran’s president.
2010	The Senate confirmed Elena Kagan as the Supreme Court’s 112th justice and the fourth woman in its history. The vote was 63-37.
2010	Thirty-three workers were trapped in a copper mine in northern Chile after a tunnel caved in. (They were rescued after being entombed for 69 days).
2011	Standard & Poor’s lowered the United States’ AAA credit rating by one notch to AA-plus.

1930	Neil Armstrong, Astronaut, turns 82
1945	Loni Anderson, Actress (“WKRP in Cincinnati”), turns 67
1947	Rick Derringer, Rock singer, turns 65
1956	Maureen McCormick, Actress (“The Brady Bunch”), turns 56
1961	Tawney Kitaen, Actress, turns 51
1962	Patrick Ewing, Basketball Hall of Famer, turns 50
1966	Jonathan Silverman, Actor, turns 46
1968	Terri Clark, Country singer, turns 44

68	Joseph Justus Scaliger 8/5/1540 – 1/21/1609 Dutch philologist and historian
46	Pietro Antonio Cesti 8/5/1623 – 10/14/1669 Italian composer
99	Antonio Franconi 8/5/1737 – 12/6/1836 Italian impresario
84	Ambrose Thomas 8/5/1811 – 2/12/1896 French composer
42	Guy de Maupassant 8/5/1850 – 7/6/1893 French novelist and short-story writer
84	Conrad Aiken 8/5/1889 – 8/17/1973 American poet, novelist and critic
65	Erich Kleiber 8/5/1890 – 1/27/1956 Austrian conductor and composer
92	Wassily Leontief 8/5/1906 – 2/5/1999 Russian-born Nobel Prize-winning American economist (1973)
59	Harold Holdt 8/5/1908 – 12/17/1967 Australian prime minister (1966-67)