Apocalypse Now, the acclaimed Vietnam War film directed by
Francis Ford Coppola, opened in theaters around the United
States on August 15, 1979.

The film, inspired in part by Joseph Conrad’s 1899 novella
Heart of Darkness, among other sources, told the story of
an Army captain (played by Martin Sheen) and crew of men
who are sent into the Cambodian jungle to kill a U.S. Special
Forces colonel (Marlon Brando) who has gone AWOL and is
thought to be crazy.

Francis Ford Coppola (86)

Martin Sheen (85)

Robert Duvall (94)

Harrison Ford (83)

Star who was the first African American to win a Best
Actress Oscar, known for roles in "Monster’s Ball"
and "Bullworth."

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2017

Alfred Hitchcock, the British film director of "Psycho," "Rear
Window," "North by Northwest" and "Rebecca”,  is widely
regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history
of cinema with a career spanning six decades.

 
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A Russian nuclear submarine sank to the bottom of the Barents
Sea on August 12, 2000; all 118 crew members are later found
dead. The exact cause of the disaster remains unknown.

Kursk left port on August 10 to take part in war games with the
Russian military. Russian ships, planes and submarines met
up in the Barents Sea, which is above the Arctic Circle, to
practice military maneuvers.

Robin Williams, the prolific Oscar-winning actor and
comedian, died by self-inflicted injury on August 11,
2014. He had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s
disease and other associated factors. Williams
was 63.               
 
       

Mork & Mindy aired on ABC from September 14, 1978, to
May 27, 1982.

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