What happened today, and who was born/died

BIRTHS
12/08/ 65	BC Horace in Rome, poet
12/08/1861	William Durant, founded General Motors Corp.
12/08/1865	Jean Sibelius, major Scandinavian composer.
12/08/1886	Diego Rivera, Mexican muralist
12/08/1894	James Thurber
12/08/1927	Vladimir A. Shatalov, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 4, 8, 10)
EVENTS
12/08/1931	Coaxial cable is patented

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