Births on August 8

John Laws

Born on August 8, 1935

John Laws, Papua New Guinean-Australian singer and radio host

Richard John Sinclair Laws CBE (born 8 August 1935) is an Australian radio announcer. For more than 30 years until 2007, he was the host of an Australian morning radio program combining music with interviews, opinion, live advertising readings and listener talkback. His distinctive voice earned him the nickname "the Golden Tonsils". Though officially retired between 2007-2011 he returned in February 2011 to host a morning program on 2SM and the Super Radio Network.

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Events on 1935

26 Feb

Treaty of Versailles
Adolf Hitler orders the Luftwaffe to be re-formed, violating the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles.
16 Mar

Treaty of Versailles
Adolf Hitler orders Germany to rearm herself in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Conscription is reintroduced to form the Wehrmacht.
25 May

Big Ten Conference
Jesse Owens of Ohio State University breaks three world records and ties a fourth at the Big Ten Conference Track and Field Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
25 Jun

Soviet Union
Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Colombia are established.
15 Sep

Swastika
Nazi Germany adopts a new national flag bearing the swastika.

Births on August 8

John Laws

Born on August 8, 1935

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Treaty of Versailles

Treaty of Versailles

Big Ten Conference

Soviet Union

Swastika