Historical Events Happened In August - 07

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

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

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

1941  On this day in history thomas F Hartnett, (Rep-R-SC, 1981-86)  Share it »

1941  Radindranath Tagore, Indian philosopher/poet/writer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1942  1st American offensive in Pacific in WW2, Guadalcanal, Solomon Is on this day in history.  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  On this day in history german counterattacks at Avranches "bottleneck." Allies successfully defend advances and continue to sweep Brittany.  Share it »

1944  Anton de Kom arrested by Surinam resistance fighter on this day in history.  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  On this day in history 1st Dutch government of Beel resigns  Share it »

1949  On this day in history "All after Love" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 121 perfs  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  On this day in history police bar white players-Lou Chirban, Stan Mierko, & Frank Dyle, from playing in Negro League  Share it »

1951  Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket reaches 1,992 kph on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

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

1955  On this day in history bar-Ilan University founded in Israel  Share it »

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

1957  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.  Share it »

1957  Oliver Hardy, comedian of Laurel & Hardy, dies at 65 on this day in history.  Share it »

1959  Explorer 6 transmits first TV photo of Earth from space on this day in history.  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  On this day in history ivory Coast gains independence from France  Share it »

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

1960  On this day in history the Ivory Coast gains independence from France  Share it »

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1282  Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316) was born on this day in history.  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  James Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1746  Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian was born on this day in history.  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  On this day in history death of thomas Fleming, English judge (b. 1544)  Share it »