Historical Events In August - 07

1940  Churchill recognizes De Gaulle govt in exile on August - 07.   

1940  On this day in history marlyn Mason, San Fernando Cal, actress (Making It, Peyton Place)   

1941  On August - 07 551 Jews are shot in Kishnev ghetto in Romania   

1941  Thomas F Hartnett, (Rep-R-SC, 1981-86) on this day in history.   

1941  Radindranath Tagore, Indian philosopher/poet/writer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1942  On August - 07 american marines begin assault on Guadalcanal   

1942  1st American offensive in Pacific in WW2, Guadalcanal, Solomon Is on this day in history.   

1942  Anjanette Comer, Dawson Tx, actress (Baby, Lepke) on August - 07.   

1942  On August - 07 richard Gott, Brit gen/commandant of 8th Army, dies in battle at 43   

1943  On August - 07 red Army recaptures Bogodukov   

1943  Gustav Schmidt, German lt-general, dies in battle on August - 07.   

1944  On August - 07 german counterattacks at Avranches "bottleneck." Allies successfully defend advances and continue to sweep Brittany.   

1944  On August - 07 anton de Kom arrested by Surinam resistance fighter   

1946  On this day in history first coin bearing portrait of Negro authorized   

1946  1st coin bearing portrait of Negro authorized on this day in history.   

1947  Balsa raft Kon Tiki crashes into a Polynesian archipelago reef on this day in history.   

1948  On August - 07 1st Dutch government of Beel resigns   

1949  On August - 07 "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 5,000 men for service with United Nations in Korea on August - 07.   

1950  On this day in history police bar white players-Lou Chirban, Stan Mierko, & Frank Dyle, from playing in Negro League   

1951  Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket reaches 1,992 kph on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history eastern Airlines enters the jet age, uses Electra prop-jet   

1953  On this day in history eastern Airlines enters jet age, uses Electra prop-jet   

1954  On August - 07 "Golden Apple" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 125 performances   

1955  Bar-Ilan University founded in Israel on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history boston Red Sox fine Ted Williams $5,000 for spitting at Boston fans   

1957  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1957  On August - 07 oliver Hardy, comedian of Laurel & Hardy, dies at 65   

1959  On August - 07 explorer 6 transmits first TV photo of Earth from space   

1959  On August - 07 explorer 6 transmits 1st TV photo of Earth from space   

1959  On this day in history armas Emmanuel Launis, composer, dies at 75   

1960  On this day in history ivory Coast gains independence from France   

1960  On August - 07 students stage kneel-in demonstrations in Atlanta churches   

1960  On August - 07 the Ivory Coast gains independence from France   

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1282  Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316) was born on August - 07.   

1533  Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, Basque soldier and poet (d. 1595) was born on August - 07.   

1560  On August - 07 birth of elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614)   

1574  On August - 07 birth of robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick, English writer (d. 1649)   

1598  Georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules) was born on August - 07.   

1726  James Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790) was born on August - 07.   

1742  Nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General was born on August - 07.   

1746  On this day in history birth of daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian   

0461  On this day in history death of majorian, Roman Emperor (assassinated) (b. 420)   

0479  On August - 07 death of emperor YÅ«ryaku of Japan   

1033  Death of Frederick II, duke of Upper Lorraine on this day in history.   

1106  Henry IV, Roman German king/emperor (1056/84-1105), dies at 54 on August - 07.   

1485  On this day in history death of alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince   

1547  Cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies on this day in history.   

1609  On August - 07 eustache du Caurroy, composer, dies at 60   

1613  Death of Thomas Fleming, English judge (b. 1544) on August - 07.