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Historical Events Happened In August - 07
Saturday, 08 March 2014
1960 On this day in history ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) gains independence from France Share it »
1960 On this day in history vaino Hannikainen, composer, dies at 60 Share it »
1961 Russian Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2 on this day in history. Share it »
1961 On this day in history cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2 Share it »
1962 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history. Share it »
1962 On this day in history morris Louis, US painter (post painterly abstraction), dies at 49 Share it »
1967 On this day in history max Branch, music/radio commentator, dies at 75 Share it »
1969 Joseph Kosma, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history. Share it »
1970 4 killed in courthouse shootout in San Rafael, Calif on this day in history. Share it »
1970 First computer chess tournament on this day in history. Share it »
1970 ... Haley, US judge, shot dead on this day in history. Share it »
1971 Apollo 15 returns to Earth on this day in history. Share it »
1972 On this day in history joi Lansing, actress (Bob Cummings Show), dies at 44 of cancer Share it »
1973 On this day in history jack Gregory, cricketer (scorer of fastest ton Australia 1921), dies Share it »
1974 Philippe Petit walks tightrope strung between the twin towers of the World Trade Center on this day in history. Share it »
1976 Scientists in Pasadena, Calif, announce Viking I found strongest indications to date of possible life on Mars on this day in history. Share it »
1976 US Viking 2 goes into Martian orbit after 11-month flight from Earth on this day in history. Share it »
1976 On this day in history cecil Weston, actor (Dude Ranch, Huckleberry Finn), dies at 86 Share it »
1978 Thousands of mourners file past the body of Pope Paul VI on this day in history. Share it »
1978 On this day in history franz Alphons Wolpert, composer, dies at 60 Share it »
1979 The first day of trading in British Columbia Resources Investment Corporation (BCRIC) shares, everyone in the province got 5 shares from the government on this day in history. Share it »
1983 675,000 employees strike AT&T on this day in history. Share it »
1983 On this day in history first World Track & Field Championships Share it »
1984 Esther Phillips, US singer (What a Difference a Day Makes), dies at 48 on this day in history. Share it »
1985 On this day in history grayson Hall, actor (Dark Shadows), dies of cancer at 58 Share it »
1987 5 Central American presidents sign peace accord in Guatemala on this day in history. Share it »
1987 Lynne Cox swims 4.3 km from US to USSR in 39o F (4o C) Bering Sea on this day in history. Share it »
1987 On this day in history camille Chamoun, president of Lebanon, dies at 87 Share it »
1988 On this day in history writers guild end their 6 months strike Share it »
1989 Mickey Leland, (Rep-D-Tx), & 15 others dies in plane crash in Ethiopia on this day in history. Share it »
1990 Saudi Arabia allows US troops on their soil to stop an Iraqi invasion on this day in history. Share it »
1990 On this day in history eva Sully Block, actress (Kid Millions), dies of heart failure at 88 Share it »
1991 Billy James, comedian/singer (Women at Play, Lusty Business), dies on this day in history. Share it »
1992 John Anderson, actor, dies of heart attack at 69 on this day in history. Share it »
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