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Davy Crockett and Fess Parker (the actor who play Davy Crockett) birthdays are just a day apart and both are found in August. What are the dates?

1^st-1779, Francis Scott Key, writer of the national anthem, is born.

2^nd-1923, President William Harding dies.

3^rd-1992, millions of South Africans take part in a two day general strike called by the General National Congress.

4^th-1995, UN reaches agreement on the first treaty to ever regulate fishing on the high seas.

5^th-1930, first man on the moon, Neil Armstrong is born.

6^th-1993, Morihiro Hosokawa is nominated candidate for Japanese Prime Minister.

7^th-1903, British scientist Louis Leaky is born.

8^th-1990, Iraq declares that it has formally annexed Kuwait.

9^th-1990, Yosemite National Park is temporarily closed due to wild fires.

10^th-1874, President Herbert Hoover is born.

11^th-1991, Israel releases 21 Arab prisoners.

12^th-1990, fighting break out between to ethnic groups in South Africa.

13^th-1860, women showgirl and legend, Annie Oakley is born.

14^th-1993, George Bush is nominated as Republican Candidate for president.

15^th-1769, French military expert, Napoleon Bonaparte is born. 1945, end of World War II.

16^th-1927, Fess Parker, the actor who play Davy Crockett, is born.

17^th-1786, Davy Crockett is born.

18^th-1991, Pan American Games end in Havana Cuba with US winning 352 medals.

19^th-1871, aviator Orville Wright is born.

20^th-1833, President Benjamin Harrison is born.

21^st-1936, basketball player, Wilt Chamberlain is born.

22^nd-1990, President Bush US military reservist into duty in the Persian Gulf.

23^rd-1993, two Detroit juries find two policeman guilty of second degree murder of black man.

24^th, 25^th, & 26^th -1992, Hurricane Andrew hits the southeast hard.

27^th-1862, the start of the Second Battle of Bull Run.

28^th-1991, five people killed in NYC subway accident.

29^th-1992, millions of Germans protest against racist attacks aimed at refugees and immigrant.

30^th-1995, more than 15,000 women gather outside Bejing, China to talk about women's issues.

31^st-1993, Palestine get control of Gaza Strip by Israel's Cabinet.

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