Historical Events In August - 03

1948  Albert F Pollard, Brit historian (Evolution of parliament), dies at 78 on August - 03.   

1949  The National Basketball Association was formed on this day in history.   

1949  On August - 03 republic Indonesia proclaims cease fire   

1950  Elements of Marine Corps Observation Squadron, VMO-6, equipped with HO3S helicopters and OY observation planes, began operations in Korea on August - 03.   

1951  On this day in history william H Jackson, ends term as deputy director of CIA   

1951  Neville Tufnell, cricket wicket keeper (Test for England 1910), dies on this day in history.   

1952  15th Olympic games close in Helsinki Finland on August - 03.   

1953  Frank Blair becomes news anchor of Today Show on August - 03.   

1954  First VTOL (Vertical Take-off & Land) airplane flown on August - 03.   

1954  On this day in history 1st VTOL (Vertical Take-off & Land) flown   

1954  On August - 03 colette, [Willy], France, novelist (Vagabonde), dies at 81   

1955  On August - 03 automobile Association of America ends support of auto racing   

1955  Hurricane Connie begins pounding US for 11 days on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history willie Williams of the US sets 100 meter record at 10.1   

1956  On August - 03 willie Williams of US sets 100 meter record at 10.1   

1957  On this day in history british offensive against imam Galeb Ben Ali of Oman   

1957  "Black Jack" Bouvier, father of Jacqueline Kennedy, dies of cancer on August - 03.   

1958  On this day in history the USS Nautilus (the first nuclear submarine) passes under the North Pole.   

1958  On August - 03 uSS Nautilus begins 1st crossing of Arctic Ocean under icecap   

1959  On this day in history 27th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-3 at Memorial Coliseum, LA   

1960  On this day in history niger gains independence from France   

1962  29th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 42, All-Stars 20 (65,000) on August - 03.   

1963  Allan Sherman releases hit "Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda" on this day in history.   

1963  Beatles final performance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history great Train Robbery in Britain   

1964  Flannery O'Connor, writer (Good Man is Hard to Find), dies at 39 on August - 03.   

1966  Lenny Bruce, comedian, dies of a morphine overdose at 39 on August - 03.   

1968  Constantine Rokossovski, vice-premier of Poland (1952-56), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1970  First submerged launching of Poseidon nuclear missile off Cape Kennedy on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history hurricane "Celia" becomes most expensive Gulf storm in history   

1970  Mairiam Hargrave of Yorkshire, passes her driving test on 40th try on August - 03.   

1971  On this day in history paul McCartney announces the formation of his group Wings   

1973  Flash fire kills 51 at amusement park. (Isle of Man, UK) on this day in history.   

1973  On August - 03 ariantje "Jeanne" Leg, actress (It Vijgeblaadje/It Hippie), dies at 84   

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1509  Ã‰tienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546) was born on August - 03.   

1645  August Kuhnel, composer was born on August - 03.   

1692  On August - 03 birth of john Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759)   

1748  Carl Ludwig Junker, composer was born on this day in history.   

1770  On August - 03 birth of frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840)   

1801  On this day in history birth of joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace)   

1808  On August - 03 birth of hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893)   

1811  Elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator) was born on this day in history.   

0808  On this day in history p'ang Yun, [Layman P'ang], Exemplary Zen practitioner, dies in China   

1387  Olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies on this day in history.   

1460  Death of King James II of Scotland (b. 1430) on this day in history.   

1527  Death of Scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal on this day in history.   

1530  On this day in history philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies   

1546  On this day in history death of antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484)   

1604  Death of Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander on August - 03.   

1621  On August - 03 death of guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556)