Historical Events In August - 03

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

1949  The National Basketball Association was formed on this day in history.  

1949  On August - 03 republic Indonesia proclaims cease fire  

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

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 this day in history.  

1952  15th Olympic games close in Helsinki Finland on this day in history.  

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

1954  First VTOL (Vertical Take-off & Land) airplane flown on this day in history.  

1954  1st VTOL (Vertical Take-off & Land) flown on this day in history.  

1954  Colette, [Willy], France, novelist (Vagabonde), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1955  Automobile Association of America ends support of auto racing on this day in history.  

1955  Hurricane Connie begins pounding US for 11 days on August - 03.  

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

1956  On this day in history willie Williams of US sets 100 meter record at 10.1  

1957  On this day in history british offensive against imam Galeb Ben Ali of Oman  

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

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

1958  On this day in history uSS Nautilus begins 1st crossing of Arctic Ocean under icecap  

1959  On August - 03 27th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-3 at Memorial Coliseum, LA  

1960  On this day in history niger gains independence from France  

1962  On August - 03 29th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 42, All-Stars 20 (65,000)  

1963  Allan Sherman releases hit "Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda" on this day in history.  

1963  Beatles final performance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool on August - 03.  

1963  On this day in history great Train Robbery in Britain  

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

1966  Lenny Bruce, comedian, dies of a morphine overdose at 39 on August - 03.  

1968  On August - 03 constantine Rokossovski, vice-premier of Poland (1952-56), dies at 71  

1970  First submerged launching of Poseidon nuclear missile off Cape Kennedy on August - 03.  

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  Paul McCartney announces the formation of his group Wings on August - 03.  

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

1973  On August - 03 ariantje "Jeanne" Leg, actress (It Vijgeblaadje/It Hippie), dies at 84  

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1509  Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546) was born on this day in history.  

1645  On August - 03 birth of august Kuhnel, composer  

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

1748  On August - 03 birth of carl Ludwig Junker, composer  

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

1801  Joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace) was born on this day in history.  

1808  Hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893) was born on August - 03.  

1811  On August - 03 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  Olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies on August - 03.  

1460  On this day in history death of king James II of Scotland (b. 1430)  

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

1530  On August - 03 philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies  

1546  Death of Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484) on this day in history.  

1604  On this day in history death of bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander  

1621  Death of Guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556) on August - 03.