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August 8
What happened on this day
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First ascent of Mont Blanc
240 years ago
Jacques Balmat and Michel-Gabriel Paccard reach the summit in 1786, the climb traditionally counted as the start of mountaineering.
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Roger Federer born
45 years ago
The Swiss player of twenty grand slam titles and 237 straight weeks at world number one is born in Basel in 1981.
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International Cat Day
24 years ago
Created by the International Fund for Animal Welfare in 2002 to celebrate our feline companions.
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Beijing Olympics open
18 years ago
The Games open on 8/8/08 at eight in the evening, a date chosen for the luck the number carries in China.
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