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Historical Events Happened In August - 07

Saturday, 25 May 2013

1962 On this day in history morris Louis, US painter (post painterly abstraction), dies at 49

1967 Max Branch, music/radio commentator, dies at 75 on this day in history.

1969 On this day in history joseph Kosma, composer, dies at 63

1970 On this day in history 4 killed in courthouse shootout in San Rafael, Calif

1970 On this day in history first computer chess tournament

1970 On this day in history ... Haley, US judge, shot dead

1971 Apollo 15 returns to Earth on this day in history.

1972 On this day in history joi Lansing, actress (Bob Cummings Show), dies at 44 of cancer

1973 Jack Gregory, cricketer (scorer of fastest ton Australia 1921), dies on this day in history.

1974 On this day in history philippe Petit walks tightrope strung between the twin towers of the World Trade Center

1976 Scientists in Pasadena, Calif, announce Viking I found strongest indications to date of possible life on Mars on this day in history.

1976 On this day in history uS Viking 2 goes into Martian orbit after 11-month flight from Earth

1976 Cecil Weston, actor (Dude Ranch, Huckleberry Finn), dies at 86 on this day in history.

1978 Thousands of mourners file past the body of Pope Paul VI on this day in history.

1978 Franz Alphons Wolpert, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.

1979 On this day in history the first day of trading in British Columbia Resources Investment Corporation (BCRIC) shares, everyone in the province got 5 shares from the government

1983 675,000 employees strike AT&T on this day in history.

1983 On this day in history first World Track & Field Championships

1984 On this day in history esther Phillips, US singer (What a Difference a Day Makes), dies at 48

1985 Grayson Hall, actor (Dark Shadows), dies of cancer at 58 on this day in history.

1987 On this day in history 5 Central American presidents sign peace accord in Guatemala

1987 Lynne Cox swims 4.3 km from US to USSR in 39o F (4o C) Bering Sea on this day in history.

1987 On this day in history camille Chamoun, president of Lebanon, dies at 87

1988 On this day in history writers guild end their 6 months strike

1989 On this day in history mickey Leland, (Rep-D-Tx), & 15 others dies in plane crash in Ethiopia

1990 On this day in history saudi Arabia allows US troops on their soil to stop an Iraqi invasion

1990 On this day in history eva Sully Block, actress (Kid Millions), dies of heart failure at 88

1991 On this day in history billy James, comedian/singer (Women at Play, Lusty Business), dies

1992 On this day in history john Anderson, actor, dies of heart attack at 69

1993 On this day in history kelly Ahrendt, 1st NYer to die of rabies in 40 years, dies at 14

1994 Robert Hutton, [Winne], US actor (Rocket), dies at 74 on this day in history.

1995 Brigid Brophy, novelist/campaigner, dies at 66 on this day in history.

1996 On this day in history anne Kristen, actress (Truth or Dare, Rachel-Dr Finlay), dies at 59

1997 Douglas Gray, archivist, dies at 74 on this day in history.

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Famous Birthdays In August - 07

Famous People Born On This Day In History

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

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

1560 Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614) was born on this day in history.

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

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

1726 James Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790) was born on this day in history.

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

1746 Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian was born on this day in history.

Famous Deaths In August - 07

Famous People Died On This Day In History

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 this day in history.

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

1547 Cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies on this day in history.

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

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

1616 On this day in history vincenzo Scamozzi, Ital architect (Procurazie Nuove, Venice), dies

1635 Death of Friedrich von Spee, German writer (b. 1591) on this day in history.