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Events in August 2017
- 1914: Germany invades Belgium; Great Britain declares war on Germany
- 1939: Robert Timmis dies
- 1967: Dorothy Conner dies
- 1959: Robert Rankin dies
- 1916: Joseph Marichal is killed in action
- 2011: Ship's telemotor and telegraph recovered from wrecksite.
- 1950: Belle Naish dies.
- 1946: Theodate Pope dies
Approximately 1950, Dwight C. Harris purchased a 350 acre property in Salisbury, Ct where he lived with his wife until 1962. In 1962 he sold the farm to Everett Crosby, brother of Bing Crosby. As a gentleman farmer, he lived on the estate during the summer and remained in New York City during the winter.