August Ames
August Ames, Canadian pornographic actress (died 2017)
In context
- When
- Tuesday, August 23 199432 years ago
- Category
- BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Era
- 20th century · 1990s
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- August Ames
Who they were
August Ames, Canadian pornographic actress (died 2017)
Why this date
August Ames appears on our August 23 calendar for 1994 as a birth entry.
August 23 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
Also in 1994
- September 9Space Shuttle programSpace Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-64.
- September 12Frank Eugene CorderFrank Eugene Corder fatally crashes a single-engine Cessna 150 into the White House's south lawn, striking the West Wing. There were no o…
- September 14Major League BaseballThe rest of the Major League Baseball season is canceled because of a strike.
- September 161988–1994 British broadcasting voice restrictionsThe British government lifts the broadcasting ban imposed against members of Sinn Féin and Irish paramilitary groups in 1988.
- June 141994 Vancouver Stanley Cup riotThe 1994 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot occurs after the New York Rangers defeat the Vancouver Canucks to win the Stanley Cup, causing an est…
- January 3Baikal Airlines Flight 130Baikal Airlines Flight 130 crashes near Mamoney, Irkutsk, Russia, resulting in 125 deaths.
- August 14Carlos the JackalIlich Ramírez Sánchez, also known as "Carlos the Jackal", is captured.
- July 5Jeff BezosJeff Bezos founds Amazon.
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When did August Ames happen?
August 23 1994 — 32 years ago, on a Tuesday.
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