Page 5: Historical Events In August - 07

1940  Churchill recognizes De Gaulle govt in exile   

1940  Marlyn Mason, San Fernando Cal, actress (Making It, Peyton Place)   

1941  551 Jews are shot in Kishnev ghetto in Romania.   

1941  Thomas F Hartnett, (Rep-R-SC, 1981-86).   

1941  Radindranath Tagore, Indian philosopher/poet/writer, dies at 80.   

1942  American marines begin assault on Guadalcanal.   

1942  1st American offensive in Pacific in WW2, Guadalcanal, Solomon Is   

1942  Anjanette Comer, Dawson Tx, actress (Baby, Lepke)   

1942  Richard Gott, Brit gen/commandant of 8th Army, dies in battle at 43   

1943  Red Army recaptures Bogodukov.   

1943  Gustav Schmidt, German lt-general, dies in battle   

1944  German counterattacks at Avranches "bottleneck." Allies successfully defend advances and continue to sweep Brittany.   

1944  Anton de Kom arrested by Surinam resistance fighter.   

1946  inaugural coin bearing portrait of Negro authorized.   

1946  1st coin bearing portrait of Negro authorized   

1947  Balsa raft Kon Tiki crashes into a Polynesian archipelago reef.   

1948  1st Dutch government of Beel steps down   

1949  "All after Love" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 121 perfs   

1950  Cabinet decides to recruit and create a special Canadian armed force of 5000 men for service with United Nations in Korea.   

1950  Police bar white players-Lou Chirban, Stan Mierko, and Frank Dyle, from playing in Negro League   

1951  Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket reaches 1992 kph   

1953  Eastern Airlines enters the jet age, uses Electra prop-jet   

1953  Eastern Airlines enters jet age, uses Electra prop-jet   

1954  "Golden Apple" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 125 performances   

1955  Bar-Ilan University founded in Israel   

1956  Boston Red Sox fine Ted Williams $5000 for spitting at Boston fans.   

1957  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1957  Oliver Hardy, comedian of Laurel and Hardy, dies at 65   

1959  Explorer 6 transmits inaugural TV photo of Earth from space.   

1959  Explorer 6 transmits 1st TV photo of Earth from space.   

1959  Armas Emmanuel Launis, composer, dies at 75   

1960  Ivory Coast gains independence from France.   

1960  Students stage kneel-in demonstrations in Atlanta churches   

1960  The Ivory Coast gains independence from France.   

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1282  Princess elizabeth of rhuddlan: Princess elizabeth of rhuddlan (d. 1316)   

1533  Alonso de ercilla y zúñiga: Basque soldier and poet   

1560  Elizabeth báthory: Hungarian countess and serial killer   

1574  Robert dudley: Styled earl of warwick, english writer   

1598  Georg stiernhielm: "father of swedish poetry" (hercules)   

1726  James bowdoin: American revolutionary leader and politician   

1742  Nathanael greene: American revoluntionary war general   

1746  Daniel w wyttenbach: Dutch classical/historian   

0461  Majorian: Roman emperor (assassinated) (b. 420)   

0479  Death of Emperor yūryaku of japan: Emperor yūryaku of japan   

1033  Frederick ii: Duke of upper lorraine   

1106  Henry iv: Roman german king/emperor (1056/84-1105),   

1485  Alexander stewart: 1st duke of albany, scottish prince   

1547  Death of Cajetanus van thiene: Italian saint,   

1609  Eustache du caurroy: Composer,   

1613  Thomas fleming: English judge (b. 1544)