Page 6: Historical Events In August - 03

1948  Albert F Pollard, Brit historian (Evolution of parliament), dies at 78 on August - 03.   

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

1949  On August - 03 republic Indonesia proclaims cease fire   

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

1951  William H Jackson, ends term as deputy director of CIA on this day in history.   

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 August - 03.   

1954  On August - 03 colette, [Willy], France, novelist (Vagabonde), dies at 81   

1955  On this day in history automobile Association of America ends support of auto racing   

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

1957  British offensive against imam Galeb Ben Ali of Oman on this day in history.   

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

1958  On this day in history the USS Nautilus (the first nuclear submarine) passes under the North Pole.   

1958  USS Nautilus begins 1st crossing of Arctic Ocean under icecap on this day in history.   

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

1960  On this day in history niger gains independence from France   

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

1963  Allan Sherman releases hit "Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda" on August - 03.   

1963  Beatles final performance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool on this day in history.   

1963  On August - 03 great Train Robbery in Britain   

1964  On August - 03 flannery O'Connor, writer (Good Man is Hard to Find), dies at 39   

1966  On this day in history lenny Bruce, comedian, dies of a morphine overdose at 39   

1968  Constantine Rokossovski, vice-premier of Poland (1952-56), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1970  On August - 03 first submerged launching of Poseidon nuclear missile off Cape Kennedy   

1970  Hurricane "Celia" becomes most expensive Gulf storm in history on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history ariantje "Jeanne" Leg, actress (It Vijgeblaadje/It Hippie), dies at 84   

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1509  On August - 03 birth of Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546)   

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

1692  John Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.   

1748  Carl Ludwig Junker, composer was born on August - 03.   

1770  Frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840) was born on this day in history.   

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

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  P'ang Yun, [Layman P'ang], Exemplary Zen practitioner, dies in China on August - 03.   

1387  On August - 03 olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies   

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

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

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