This is the month when we discover how Julia Roberts deals with Italy, India and bali in Eat, Pray, Love. This is also the month when some of Indian cinema's biggest stars like Sridevi, Chiranjeevi and Kajol celebrate their birthday. And for those who love their slice of history, August is the month that gave us our most-loved films ever: Sholay released amid very little fanfare on Independence Day, 1975.
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MTV makes its debut in 1981.
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In 1984, Charles Schulz’ award-winning comic strip Peanuts was picked up by the Daily Times in Portsmouth
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The Beatles make their final appearance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, England, in 1963, before they toured worldwide and found fame.
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Fans of legendary singer Kishore Kumar observe his 81st birth anniversay
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They're both known for lighting up the screens with their vivacity. Kajol and Genelia D'Souza turn a year older.
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Bollywood release: Aisha Hollywood releases: The Other Guys, Step Up 3D
Timothy Dalton becomes the fourth actor to be named James Bond in 1986.
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In 1975, The Rolling Stones received a gold album for Made in the Shade
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Academy Award-winning actor Dustin Hoffman, star of classics like Rain Man, Kramer vs. Kramer and The Graduate, is born in 1937.
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Telugu heartthrob Mahesh Babu celebrates his birthday.
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Madonna's Like a Virgin becomes the first solo album by a female artist to be certified for sales of five million copies in 1985.
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Action hero Sunil Shetty celebrates his birthday.
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Fleetwood Mac make their stage debut at the National Blues and Jazz Festival in Great Britain in 1967
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Bollywood releases: And Once Again, Help, Peepli [Live] Hollywood releases: Eat, Pray Love, The Expendables
Sridevi and Vyjayanthimala, celebrate their birthdays. Both were southern superstars before they conquered Bollywood
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The BBC recording of the Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana is number one on the album charts in Britain in 1981
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One of Indian cinema's biggest blockbusters, Sholay, releases in 1975
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Saif Ali Khan, turns a year older. Joining him in blowing out birthday candle are Manisha Koirala, Madonna and Rumer Willis.
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In 1903, the first Pulitzer Prize was awarded, as Joseph Pulitzer made a million-dollar donation to Columbia University.
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The Oscar-winning lyricist, Gulzar, celebrates his birthday. Aruna Irani, Preeti Jhangiani and Christian Slater also get their birthday bumps today.
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In 1981, Charlie’s Angels, starring Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith, was seen for the last time on ABC-TV.
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Bollywood release: Lafangey Parindey Hollywood releases: Lottery Ticket, Nanny McPhee Returns
Randeep Hooda turns a year older. Across the ocean, Disney girls Demi Lovatos and Amy Adams throw their birthday bashes.
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In 1984, Clint Eastwood gave a hand print and the words, “You made my day,” to the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Chiranjeevi turns a year older
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Yesteryear actress Saira Banoo celebrates yet another birthday. As does the sensuous Malaika Arora Khan.
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Rupert Grint, a.k.a. Ron Weasley from the Harry Potter series, celebrates his birthday with his pals.
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Gossip Girl Blake Lively has a reason to celebrate on sets - it’s her birthday. She shares the special day with Rachel Bilson
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Chris Pine gets to savour a slice of birthday cake.
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Bollywood releases: Aashayein, Antardwand, Hello Darling, Life Express Hollywood releases: Flipped, Takers
In 1912, Tarzan was born. Writer Edgar Rice Burroughs published Tarzan of the Apes.
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In 1984, The Jacksons’ Victory Tour broke the record for concert ticket sales - $1.1 million in two months
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Irrfan Khan can stop glowering for a day. After all, birthdays come only once a year.
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In 1974, The Brady Bunch (the popular American family sitcom) ended.
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The month ends on a sombre note. In 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales, was killed in a car crash in Paris, France. Also killed was her companion, Harrods’ heir, Dodi Fayed.
