Births on August 1

Leon Thomas III

Born on August 1, 1993

Leon Thomas III, American actor and singer

Leon G. Thomas III (born August 1, 1993) is an American actor, record producer, songwriter and singer. After early roles in Broadway and providing vocals on the animated series The Backyardigans (2006), he played André Harris on the Nickelodeon series Victorious (2010–2013), for which he received a NAACP Image Award nomination.

Thomas signed to Columbia and Rostrum Records, and sought success for his songwriting, and as a member of the production duo the Rascals. His work on Toni Braxton and Babyface's album Love, Marriage & Divorce (2014) and the single "Gold Roses" (2019) earned him nominations for two Grammy Awards, winning for the former in 2015.

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Events on 1993

28 Feb

Waco siege
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents raid the Branch Davidian church in Waco, Texas with a warrant to arrest the group's leader David Koresh. Four ATF agents and six Davidians die in the initial raid, starting a 51-day standoff.
27 Mar

Giulio Andreotti
Italian former minister and Christian Democracy leader Giulio Andreotti is accused of mafia allegiance by the tribunal of Palermo.
8 Apr

United Nations
The Republic of Macedonia joins the United Nations.
23 Apr

Ethiopia
Eritreans vote overwhelmingly for independence from Ethiopia in a United Nations-monitored referendum.
16 Oct

Kent
Anti-Nazism riot breaks out in Welling in Kent, after police stop protesters approaching the British National Party headquarters.

Births on August 1

Leon Thomas III

Born on August 1, 1993

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Waco siege

Giulio Andreotti

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Ethiopia

Kent