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ON THIS DAY: Alfred Hitchcock (1899) and Fidel Castro are born (1926)

1899 – Alfred Hitchcock is bornOn 13 August 1899, Alfred Hitchcock, the celebrated English filmmaker known as the “Master of Suspense”, was born in...

ON THIS DAY: The Kenteris–Thanou Olympic scandal (2004)

On 12 August 2004, just hours before the Athens Olympics opening ceremony, Greece’s two biggest athletics stars — Kostas Kenteris and Ekaterini Thanou —...

ON THIS DAY: Tasos Isaak is brutally murdered (1996)

An international protest by motorcyclists against Turkey’s continuing illegal occupation of northern Cyprus was stained with blood when settlers and police of the pseudo-state...

ON THIS DAY: Marilyn Monroe found dead at 36 (1962)

On August 5th, 1962, screen icon Marilyn Monroe was found dead in bed at her Los Angeles home. The 36-year-old actress' body was discovered in...

ON THIS DAY: Anne Frank annex discovered (1944)

On this day in 1944, the secret annex in Amsterdam where Anne Frank, her family, and four others had been hiding for more than...

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