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On This Day- Royal History: August 8
Events:
1503: King James IV of Scotland marries Margaret Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII of England.
Born:
1079: Emperor Horikawa of Japan
1824: Maria Alexandrovna. She was the daughter of Grand Duchess Wihelmine of Hesse and the wife of Czar Alexander II of Russia. She was the czarina of Russia from 1855 to 1880.
1988: Princess Beatrice of York. She is the elder daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York. She is sixth and the first female, in the British line of succession.
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