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August 3, 1934

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Haystacks Calhoun

1934Haystacks Calhoun, American wrestler and actor (died 1989)[†]

William Dee Calhoun was an American professional wrestler, who used the professional name "Haystack" or "Haystacks" Calhoun.

1934Michael Chapman, English bassoon player (died 2005)[†]

Michael Chapman was a British classical bassoonist and reed-maker.

Jonas Savimbi

1934Jonas Savimbi, Angolan general, founded UNITA (died 2002)[†]

Jonas Malheiro Sidónio Sakaita Savimbi was an Angolan revolutionary, politician, and rebel military leader who founded and led the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA). UNITA was one of several groups which waged a guerrilla war against Portuguese colonial rule from 1966 to 1974. Once independence was achieved, it then became an anti-communist group which confronted the ruling People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) during the Angolan Civil War. Savimbi was killed in a clash with government troops in 2002.

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