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In 2012, Oscar Pistorius became the first double-leg amputee to participate in the Olympics

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Earlier Event: August 3
In 1887, Rupert Brooke, English poet who mainly wrote about World War I, is born: "Cities, like cats, will reveal themselves at night."
Later Event: August 5
In 1986, It is revealed that painter Andrew Wyeth had painted his neighbor over a fifteen year period (247 pieces) without either of their spouse's knowledge