Historical Events In August - 07
Wednesday, 18 May 2022
1960 Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) gains independence from France on August - 07.
1960 Vaino Hannikainen, composer, dies at 60 on August - 07.
1961 On this day in history russian Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2
1961 On August - 07 cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2
1962 On August - 07 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
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 August - 07.
1969 On August - 07 joseph Kosma, composer, dies at 63
1970 4 killed in courthouse shootout in San Rafael, Calif on this day in history.
1970 On August - 07 first computer chess tournament
1970 On August - 07 ... Haley, US judge, shot dead
1971 Apollo 15 returns to Earth on August - 07.
1972 On August - 07 joi Lansing, actress (Bob Cummings Show), dies at 44 of cancer
1973 Jack Gregory, cricketer (scorer of fastest ton Australia 1921), dies on August - 07.
1974 Philippe Petit walks tightrope strung between the twin towers of the World Trade Center on this day in history.
1975 Typhoon Nina in China killing 229,000 people on this day in history.
1975 Typhoon Nina—contributed to Banqiao Dam failure in China killing 229,000 people on this day in history.
1976 On August - 07 scientists in Pasadena, Calif, announce Viking I found strongest indications to date of possible life on Mars
1976 On this day in history uS Viking 2 goes into Martian orbit after 11-month flight from Earth
1976 On this day in history cecil Weston, actor (Dude Ranch, Huckleberry Finn), dies at 86
1978 Thousands of mourners file past the body of Pope Paul VI on this day in history.
1978 On August - 07 franz Alphons Wolpert, composer, dies at 60
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.
1983 On this day in history 675,000 employees strike AT&T
1983 On August - 07 first World Track & Field Championships
1984 On August - 07 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 August - 07.
1987 5 Central American presidents sign peace accord in Guatemala on this day in history.
1987 Lynne Cox swims 4.3 km from US to USSR in 39o F (4o C) Bering Sea on this day in history.
1987 Camille Chamoun, president of Lebanon, dies at 87 on August - 07.
1988 On August - 07 writers guild end their 6 months strike
1989 Mickey Leland, (Rep-D-Tx), & 15 others dies in plane crash in Ethiopia on August - 07.
1990 Saudi Arabia allows US troops on their soil to stop an Iraqi invasion on August - 07.
1990 On this day in history eva Sully Block, actress (Kid Millions), dies of heart failure at 88
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