^B{^#!16!7 August^N! Feast day of St Donatus of Arezzo, St Victricius, Saints Agapitus, Sixtus II and Felicissimus, St Dogmetius the Persian, St Albert of Trapani, St Claudia, and St Cajetan or Gaetano.
^B{1711^B} The first race meeting was held at Ascot, established by Queen Anne. ^B{1830^B} Louis Philippe was proclaimed 'Citizen King' (Philippe EgalitΘ), for his support of the 1792^B} Revolution. ^B{1840^B} The employment of climbing boys as chimney sweeps was prohibited by an Act of Parliament. ^B{1858^B} Queen Victoria chose Ottawa as the capital of the Dominion of Canada. ^B{1913^B} In Britain's first aviation tragedy, US airman 'Colonel' Samuel Cody was killed when his aircraft crashed at Farnborough. ^B{1926^B} Britain's first automobile racing Grand Prix was held at Brooklands; the winning automobile averaged 71.61 mph. ^B{1942^B} Guadalcanal, in the southern Solomon Islands, was assaulted by the US Marines in one of the most costly campaigns of World War II. ^B{1960^B} The Ivory Coast (C⌠te d'Ivoire) achieved independence from France.
^B{^I{^#!14!Born ^N}Mata Hari (Margaretha Geertruide Zelle), Dutch courtesan, dancer, and probable spy, ^B{1876^B}; Louis Leakey, British archeologist, ^B{1903^B}; Ralph Bunche, US diplomat, ^B{1904^B}; Greg Chappell, Australian cricketer, ^B{1948^B}; Alexei Sayle, British comedian, ^B{1952^B}.
^B{^I{^#!14!Died ^N}Robert Blake, British admiral, ^B{1657^B}; Bix Beiderbecke, US jazz musician and composer, ^B{1931^B}; Konstantin Stanislavsky, Russian theater director, ^B{1938^B}; Rabindranath Tagore, Indian writer, ^B{1941^B}; Oliver Hardy, US film comedian, ^B{1957^B}.
