Page 6: Historical Events In August - 03

1948  On August - 03 albert F Pollard, Brit historian (Evolution of parliament), dies at 78   

1949  On August - 03 the National Basketball Association was formed.   

1949  On this day in history republic Indonesia proclaims cease fire   

1950  On August - 03 elements of Marine Corps Observation Squadron, VMO-6, equipped with HO3S helicopters and OY observation planes, began operations in Korea   

1951  On this day in history william H Jackson, ends term as deputy director of CIA   

1951  Neville Tufnell, cricket wicket keeper (Test for England 1910), dies on August - 03.   

1952  On August - 03 15th Olympic games close in Helsinki Finland   

1953  Frank Blair becomes news anchor of Today Show on this day in history.   

1954  First VTOL (Vertical Take-off & Land) airplane flown on August - 03.   

1954  On August - 03 1st VTOL (Vertical Take-off & Land) flown   

1954  On this day in history colette, [Willy], France, novelist (Vagabonde), dies at 81   

1955  On August - 03 automobile Association of America ends support of auto racing   

1955  On this day in history hurricane Connie begins pounding US for 11 days   

1956  Willie Williams of the US sets 100 meter record at 10.1 on this day in history.   

1956  Willie Williams of US sets 100 meter record at 10.1 on August - 03.   

1957  British offensive against imam Galeb Ben Ali of Oman on August - 03.   

1957  "Black Jack" Bouvier, father of Jacqueline Kennedy, dies of cancer on August - 03.   

1958  The USS Nautilus (the first nuclear submarine) passes under the North Pole on August - 03.   

1958  On August - 03 uSS Nautilus begins 1st crossing of Arctic Ocean under icecap   

1959  27th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-3 at Memorial Coliseum, LA on this day in history.   

1960  Niger gains independence from France on August - 03.   

1962  On this day in history 29th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 42, All-Stars 20 (65,000)   

1963  On August - 03 allan Sherman releases hit "Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda"   

1963  On this day in history beatles final performance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool   

1963  On August - 03 great Train Robbery in Britain   

1964  Flannery O'Connor, writer (Good Man is Hard to Find), dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1966  Lenny Bruce, comedian, dies of a morphine overdose at 39 on this day in history.   

1968  Constantine Rokossovski, vice-premier of Poland (1952-56), dies at 71 on August - 03.   

1970  First submerged launching of Poseidon nuclear missile off Cape Kennedy on this day in history.   

1970  Hurricane "Celia" becomes most expensive Gulf storm in history on August - 03.   

1970  On August - 03 mairiam Hargrave of Yorkshire, passes her driving test on 40th try   

1971  On this day in history paul McCartney announces the formation of his group Wings   

1973  On this day in history flash fire kills 51 at amusement park. (Isle of Man, UK)   

1973  Ariantje "Jeanne" Leg, actress (It Vijgeblaadje/It Hippie), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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1509  Ã‰tienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546) was born on August - 03.   

1645  August Kuhnel, composer was born on August - 03.   

1692  John Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759) was born on August - 03.   

1748  Carl Ludwig Junker, composer was born on this day in history.   

1770  Frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840) was born on August - 03.   

1801  On August - 03 birth of joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace)   

1808  On this day in history birth of hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893)   

1811  On this day in history birth of elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator)   

0808  On August - 03 p'ang Yun, [Layman P'ang], Exemplary Zen practitioner, dies in China   

1387  On this day in history olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies   

1460  Death of King James II of Scotland (b. 1430) on this day in history.   

1527  Death of Scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal on August - 03.   

1530  Philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies on this day in history.   

1546  On August - 03 death of antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484)   

1604  Death of Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander on this day in history.   

1621  On August - 03 death of guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556)