Page 7: Historical Events In August - 03

1974  Almira Sessions, actress (Okla Annie), dies at 85.   

1975  500 drown when 2 river boats collide and sink in China's West River.   

1975  Louisiana Superdome is dedicated.   

1975  Ruth Lee, actress (Middleton Family at 1939 World's Fair), dies at 79.   

1977  Radio Shack announces TRS-80 computer. Within weeks thousands were ordered.   

1977  Alfred Lunt, actor (Guardsman, Sally of Sawdust), dies at 83.   

1978  Ezzedin Kalak, Palestinian PLO representative in Paris, murdered   

1979  Renato Fasano, composer, dies at 76   

1981  Robert Peci, Italian brother of Red Brigade leader, murdered   

1983  Carolyn Jones, actress (Morticia-Addams Family), dies at 54 of cancer.   

1984  365.7 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange   

1986  Paul [Saul] de Groot, chairman Dutch Communist party, dies at 87   

1989  Lawrence Delisle drives his 4 kids into river   

1990  Radio Kuwait goes off the air, due to the Iraqi invasion   

1990  US announces commitment of Naval forces to Gulf regions.   

1990  Florida Edwards, dies of pneumonia at 79   

1991  Pan Am games open in Havana   

1992  Wang Hongwen, vice-President Chinese Comm Party (1973-76), dies.   

1993  James Donald, actor (In Which We Serve, Way Ahead), dies at 76   

1994  Carel van Dillen, resistance fighter, dies at 77.   

1995  Carl Donnell "Kansas" Fields, drummer, dies at 79.   

1996  Guido Alberti, literary patron/businessman, dies at 87   

2007  A strain of foot and mouth disease is are discovered on a farm at Wanborough, near to Guildford, Surrey. Gordon Brown holds a COBRA meeting by phone on the outbreak. For more information see 2007 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak   

2012  United Nations General Assembly c reproaches The United Nations Security Council over its lack of action in Syria.   

2013  9 children are killed by a suicide bombing in Jalalabad, Afghanistan   

2014  The Israeli Defence Force remove much of its ground forces from the Gaza Strip following the destruction of 32 tunnels built by Hamas and other militants.   

2014  Ludian earthquake in China killing 729 people.   

2017  Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is elected for his second term as President   

2017  Footballer Neymar signs 5-year deal with club Paris Saint-Germain in a $263 million world-record transfer from Barcelona.   

2017  Massachusetts woman Michelle Carter sentenced to 2 1/2 years for urging her boyfriend to commit suicide.   

2017  Rapper Kidd Creole arrested and charged for stabbing to death a homeless man in New York City.   

2019  A mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, United States, leaves 22 people dead and 24 others injured   

2021  Singer Tony Bennett celebrates his 95th birthday with Lady Gaga in the inaugural of 2 "farewell" performances at Radio City Music Hall, NYC   

2021  The oil tanker Asphalt Princess is hijacked off the coast of the United Arab Emirates   

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1509  Ã‰tienne dolet: French scholar   

1645  August kuhnel: Composer   

1692  John henley: English clergyman   

1748  Carl ludwig junker: Composer   

1770  Frederik willem iii: Reactionary king of prussia (1797-1840)   

1801  Joseph paxton: English landscape architect (crystal palace)   

1808  Hamilton fish: American politician   

1811  Elisha graves otis: Inventor (safe elevator)   

0808  P'ang yun: [layman p'ang], exemplary zen practitioner,   

1387  Death of Olaf v haakonsson: King of denmark (1376-87)/norway (1380-87),   

1460  King james ii of scotland: King james ii of scotland (b. 1430)   

1527  Death of Scaramuccia trivulzio: Italian cardinal   

1530  Death of Philibert chalon: Prince of orange/viceroy of naples,   

1546  Death of Antonio da sangallo the younger: Italian architect (b. 1484)   

1604  Death of Bernardino de mendoza: Spanish military commander   

1621  Death of Guillaume du vair: French writer (b. 1556)