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Historical events & facts — August 8
What happened on August 8?
On August 8, 1967, five Southeast Asian countries — Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand — founded ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Created during the Cold War as a bloc for economic and political cooperation, it has become one of the most influential regional organisations in the world.
On August 8, 1974, Richard Nixon announced on television that he would resign as President of the United States the following day, becoming the only president in the country's history to resign from office. The decision came after the Watergate scandal, which proved that Nixon had ordered the surveillance of his political rivals.
On August 8, 1976, the Soviet Union launched the Luna 24 probe, the last mission in history to bring lunar soil samples back to Earth. The capsule landed in Siberia with 170 grams of lunar rock collected from two metres below the surface. There would be no other lunar sample return mission until China's Chang'e 5 in 2020.
Notable birthdays — August 8
Famous people born on August 8
Emiliano Zapata
Emiliano Zapata Salazar was a Mexican revolutionary and guerrilla leader. He was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution of 1910–1920, the main leader of the people's revolution in the Mexican state of Morelos, and the inspiration of the agrarian movement called Zapatismo.
Esther Williams
Esther Jane Williams was an American competitive swimmer and actress. She set regional and national records in her late teens on the Los Angeles Athletic Club swim team. Unable to compete in the 1940 Summer Olympics because of the outbreak of World War II, she joined Billy Rose's Aquacade, where she took on the role vacated by Eleanor Holm after the show's move from New York City to San Francisco.
Jan Pieńkowski
Jan Michał Pieńkowski was a Polish-born British author of children's books—as illustrator, as writer, and as designer of movable books. He is best known for illustrating the Meg and Mog picture book series. He also did stage design for the theatre.
Ken Kutaragi
Ken Kutaragi is a Japanese engineering technologist and businessman, currently president and CEO of Cyber AI Entertainment.
Sudhakar Rao
Ramchandra Sudhakar Rao is a former Indian cricketer. He played domestic cricket for Karnataka and played one One Day International for India against New Zealand in 1976.
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