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Movie events on the 4th August

1561

Uesugi marches from Kasuga Castle with an army of 13,000 men destined for Kawanakajima. (Kawanakajima, Japan) (Samurai Banners)

1753

George Washington becomes a Master Mason, the highest basic rank in the secret fraternity of Freemasonry. (Fredericksburg, Virginia) (National Treasure)

1792

British General John Burgoyne dies. (United Kingdom) (The Devil's Disciple)

1866

Ret. Union Major Jeff Clanton is recognized by the proprietor of the Cherokee Springs Trading Post from his wanted poster and is forced to shoot his way out; he flees with the Fowler Detective Agency hot on his trail. (Cherokee Springs, Missouri) (Best of the Badmen)

1935

Rosie gets married. (Richfield, New Jersey) (The Wedding Singer)

1944

Anne Frank captured. (Amsterdam) (The Diary of Anne Frank)

1966

Rikki Coleman is born. (New Orleans, Louisianna) (Runaway Jury)

1969

Deke DaSilva is drafted into the army and volunteers for airborne school. (New York City, New York) (Nighthawks)

1971

The police visit Arthur Leigh Allen in connection with the Zodiac killings. (Zodiac)

1972

Dictator Idi Amin gives Uganda's 50,000 Asians 90 days to leave the country thanks to a dream. (Uganda) (The Last King of Scotland)

1977

Dr. Robert Neville watches Woodstock at a movie theater and shoots a few mutants from "The Family". (Los Angeles, California) (The Omega Man)

James Bond and Anya Amasova escape from Jaws. (The Spy Who Loved Me)

1979

Donna Sheridan spends the night with Bill Anderson, potentially conceiving her daughter, Sophie (Kalokairi) (Mamma Mia!)

1983

Martin Asher meets Matt and plans to kill him later on by pushing him in front of a moving car so that he can take his identity. (St. Jovite, Canada) (Taking Lives)

1985

Julia goes to Robbie's house and Linda answers the door. Robbie doesn't want to be with Linda. Rosie and her husband have their 50th wedding anniversary. Holly tells Robbie that Julia and Glenn are going to Las Vegas to get married. Robbie uses Sammy's credit card to pay for a plane ticket. (Richfield, New Jersey) (The Wedding Singer)

Robbie tells Billy Idol and other first-class passengers what he's doing. Robbie finds out that Julia is on the same plane and sings a song to her. Glenn is pushed into the bathroom. (On a flight from Richfield to Las Vegas) (The Wedding Singer)

The airplane lands. (Las Vegas) (The Wedding Singer)

1997

Skynet goes online. (The Terminator)

2006

James Bond tries to retrieve $150 million, and Vesper Lynd, from a collapsing house in Venice. (Venice) (Casino Royale)

2007

On the day of her wedding to Henry Mills, Kate is crushed by an ice sculpture. (Over Her Dead Body)

2011

Rick speaks to Leigh at the coffee shop. (Providence, Rhode Island) (Hall Pass)

2012

Amy returns home covered in blood and claims that she fought Desi in self defense. (Missouri) (Gone Girl)

2014

A video of a Slender Man sighting is uploaded to the internet (Glyndon, Minnesota) (Slender Man)

2015

Dr. Aaron Connors receives an award. He and Amy get into an argument that deprives him of sleep. (New York City) (Trainwreck)

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