Births on August 3

William Kennedy Dickson

Born on August 3, 1860

William Kennedy Dickson, French-Scottish actor, director, and producer (d. 1935)

William Kennedy Laurie Dickson (3 August 1860 – 28 September 1935) was a Scottish inventor who devised an early motion picture camera under the employment of Thomas Edison.

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Events on 1860

27 May

Italian unification
Giuseppe Garibaldi begins his attack on Palermo, Sicily, as part of the Italian unification.
7 Sep

Giuseppe Garibaldi
Italian unification: Giuseppe Garibaldi enters Naples.
20 Sep

Edward VII of the United Kingdom
The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII of the United Kingdom) visits Canada and the United States.
8 Oct

San Francisco
Telegraph line between Los Angeles and San Francisco opens.
26 Oct

Giuseppe Garibaldi
Meeting of Teano. Giuseppe Garibaldi, conqueror of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, gives it to King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy.

Births on August 3

William Kennedy Dickson

Born on August 3, 1860

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Events on 1860

Italian unification

Giuseppe Garibaldi

Edward VII of the United Kingdom

San Francisco

Giuseppe Garibaldi