Double Eagle II, piloted by Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson and Larry Newman, became the first balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean when it landed 17 August 1978 .
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Vasudevan Baskaran born on 17 August 1950 is a former field hockey player from Tamil Nadu, India.
Supriya Pilgaonkar (born 17 August 1967) is an Indian actress who has worked in several Marathi and Hindi films and television series.
Sakshi Malik Indian wrestler, 18 August 2016 summer Olympics, she won the Bronze Medal in the 58 kg category.
Sandeep Patil (born 18 August 1956) is a former Indian cricketer, Indian national age group cricket manager and former Kenya national team coach.
Sampooran Singh Kalra (born 18 August 1934), known professionally as Gulzar, is an Indian poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, and film director.
Brojen Das (9 December 1927 – 1 June 1998) was a Bengali swimmer, who was the first Asian to swim across the English Channel.
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On August 31, 1920, The first Radio news program is broadcast by 8MK in Detroit, Michigan.
William G. Cobb of the General Motors Corporation built and demonstrated his 15-inch long model in Chicago on August 31, 1955.
Amrita Pritam (31 August 1919 – 31 October 2005) was an Indian novelist, and poet, who wrote in Punjabi and Hindi.
Richard Tiffany Gere (born August 31, 1949) is an American actor.
