Historical Events Happened In August - 07

1940  Churchill recognizes De Gaulle govt in exile on this day in history.  Share it »

1940  Marlyn Mason, San Fernando Cal, actress (Making It, Peyton Place) on this day in history.  Share it »

1941  On this day in history 551 Jews are shot in Kishnev ghetto in Romania  Share it »

1941  Thomas F Hartnett, (Rep-R-SC, 1981-86) on this day in history.  Share it »

1941  On this day in history radindranath Tagore, Indian philosopher/poet/writer, dies at 80  Share it »

1942  American marines begin assault on Guadalcanal on this day in history.  Share it »

1942  On this day in history 1st American offensive in Pacific in WW2, Guadalcanal, Solomon Is  Share it »

1942  On this day in history anjanette Comer, Dawson Tx, actress (Baby, Lepke)  Share it »

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

1943  On this day in history red Army recaptures Bogodukov  Share it »

1943  On this day in history gustav Schmidt, German lt-general, dies in battle  Share it »

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

1944  On this day in history anton de Kom arrested by Surinam resistance fighter  Share it »

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

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

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

1948  1st Dutch government of Beel resigns on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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.  Share it »

1950  Police bar white players-Lou Chirban, Stan Mierko, & Frank Dyle, from playing in Negro League on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1953  Eastern Airlines enters the jet age, uses Electra prop-jet on this day in history.  Share it »

1953  On this day in history eastern Airlines enters jet age, uses Electra prop-jet  Share it »

1954  On this day in history "Golden Apple" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 125 performances  Share it »

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

1956  On this day in history boston Red Sox fine Ted Williams $5,000 for spitting at Boston fans  Share it »

1957  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site  Share it »

1957  On this day in history oliver Hardy, comedian of Laurel & Hardy, dies at 65  Share it »

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

1959  On this day in history explorer 6 transmits 1st TV photo of Earth from space  Share it »

1959  On this day in history armas Emmanuel Launis, composer, dies at 75  Share it »

1960  Ivory Coast gains independence from France on this day in history.  Share it »

1960  Students stage kneel-in demonstrations in Atlanta churches on this day in history.  Share it »

1960  The Ivory Coast gains independence from France on this day in history.  Share it »

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1282  On this day in history birth of princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316)  Share it »

1533  On this day in history birth of alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, Basque soldier and poet (d. 1595)  Share it »

1560  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614)  Share it »

1574  Robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick, English writer (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1598  On this day in history birth of georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules)  Share it »

1726  On this day in history birth of james Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790)  Share it »

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

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

0461  On this day in history death of majorian, Roman Emperor (assassinated) (b. 420)  Share it »

0479  On this day in history death of emperor Yūryaku of Japan  Share it »

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

1106  On this day in history henry IV, Roman German king/emperor (1056/84-1105), dies at 54  Share it »

1485  On this day in history death of alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince  Share it »

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

1609  Eustache du Caurroy, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  Share it »

1613  Death of Thomas Fleming, English judge (b. 1544) on this day in history.  Share it »