Historical Events In August - 07
Sunday, 28 February 2021
1960 Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) gains independence from France on August - 07.
1960 On this day in history vaino Hannikainen, composer, dies at 60
1961 On this day in history russian Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2
1961 Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2 on this day in history.
1962 On August - 07 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1962 Morris Louis, US painter (post painterly abstraction), dies at 49 on this day in history.
1967 Max Branch, music/radio commentator, dies at 75 on this day in history.
1969 Joseph Kosma, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.
1970 4 killed in courthouse shootout in San Rafael, Calif on August - 07.
1970 First computer chess tournament on this day in history.
1970 ... Haley, US judge, shot dead on August - 07.
1971 Apollo 15 returns to Earth on August - 07.
1972 Joi Lansing, actress (Bob Cummings Show), dies at 44 of cancer on this day in history.
1973 On this day in history jack Gregory, cricketer (scorer of fastest ton Australia 1921), dies
1974 On August - 07 philippe Petit walks tightrope strung between the twin towers of the World Trade Center
1975 Typhoon Nina in China killing 229,000 people on August - 07.
1975 Typhoon Nina—contributed to Banqiao Dam failure in China killing 229,000 people on this day in history.
1976 On this day in history 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 August - 07.
1978 On this day in history 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 August - 07.
1983 On August - 07 675,000 employees strike AT&T
1983 First World Track & Field Championships on this day in history.
1984 On this day in history esther Phillips, US singer (What a Difference a Day Makes), dies at 48
1985 On August - 07 grayson Hall, actor (Dark Shadows), dies of cancer at 58
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 August - 07.
1987 Camille Chamoun, president of Lebanon, dies at 87 on this day in history.
1988 Writers guild end their 6 months strike on August - 07.
1989 On August - 07 mickey Leland, (Rep-D-Tx), & 15 others dies in plane crash in Ethiopia
1990 Saudi Arabia allows US troops on their soil to stop an Iraqi invasion on this day in history.
1990 Eva Sully Block, actress (Kid Millions), dies of heart failure at 88 on this day in history.
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