Page 5: Historical Events In August - 07

1940  On this day in history churchill recognizes De Gaulle govt in exile   

1940  On this day in history marlyn Mason, San Fernando Cal, actress (Making It, Peyton Place)   

1941  551 Jews are shot in Kishnev ghetto in Romania on August - 07.   

1941  Thomas F Hartnett, (Rep-R-SC, 1981-86) on August - 07.   

1941  On August - 07 radindranath Tagore, Indian philosopher/poet/writer, dies at 80   

1942  American marines begin assault on Guadalcanal on August - 07.   

1942  On August - 07 1st American offensive in Pacific in WW2, Guadalcanal, Solomon Is   

1942  Anjanette Comer, Dawson Tx, actress (Baby, Lepke) on August - 07.   

1942  On this day in history richard Gott, Brit gen/commandant of 8th Army, dies in battle at 43   

1943  Red Army recaptures Bogodukov on this day in history.   

1943  On August - 07 gustav Schmidt, German lt-general, dies in battle   

1944  German counterattacks at Avranches "bottleneck." Allies successfully defend advances and continue to sweep Brittany on this day in history.   

1944  On August - 07 anton de Kom arrested by Surinam resistance fighter   

1946  On this day in history first coin bearing portrait of Negro authorized   

1946  On this day in history 1st coin bearing portrait of Negro authorized   

1947  On this day in history balsa raft Kon Tiki crashes into a Polynesian archipelago reef   

1948  On this day in history 1st Dutch government of Beel resigns   

1949  "All after Love" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 121 perfs on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history cabinet decides to recruit and create a special Canadian armed force of 5,000 men for service with United Nations in Korea.   

1950  On this day in history police bar white players-Lou Chirban, Stan Mierko, & Frank Dyle, from playing in Negro League   

1951  On this day in history douglas D-558-II Skyrocket reaches 1,992 kph   

1953  On August - 07 eastern Airlines enters the jet age, uses Electra prop-jet   

1953  On August - 07 eastern Airlines enters jet age, uses Electra prop-jet   

1954  "Golden Apple" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 125 performances on August - 07.   

1955  Bar-Ilan University founded in Israel on this day in history.   

1956  Boston Red Sox fine Ted Williams $5,000 for spitting at Boston fans on this day in history.   

1957  On August - 07 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1957  On August - 07 oliver Hardy, comedian of Laurel & Hardy, dies at 65   

1959  On this day in history explorer 6 transmits first TV photo of Earth from space   

1959  On August - 07 explorer 6 transmits 1st TV photo of Earth from space   

1959  On August - 07 armas Emmanuel Launis, composer, dies at 75   

1960  Ivory Coast gains independence from France on August - 07.   

1960  On August - 07 students stage kneel-in demonstrations in Atlanta churches   

1960  On August - 07 the Ivory Coast gains independence from France   

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1282  On August - 07 birth of princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316)   

1533  Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, Basque soldier and poet (d. 1595) was born on August - 07.   

1560  On August - 07 birth of elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614)   

1574  On this day in history birth of robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick, English writer (d. 1649)   

1598  Georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules) was born on this day in history.   

1726  James Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790) was born on August - 07.   

1742  Nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General was born on this day in history.   

1746  On this day in history birth of daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian   

0461  Death of Majorian, Roman Emperor (assassinated) (b. 420) on this day in history.   

0479  Death of Emperor YÅ«ryaku of Japan on August - 07.   

1033  Death of Frederick II, duke of Upper Lorraine on this day in history.   

1106  Henry IV, Roman German king/emperor (1056/84-1105), dies at 54 on August - 07.   

1485  Death of Alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince on this day in history.   

1547  On this day in history cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies   

1609  On August - 07 eustache du Caurroy, composer, dies at 60   

1613  On this day in history death of thomas Fleming, English judge (b. 1544)