Page 6: Historical Events In August - 07
Sunday, 04 May 2025
1960 On August - 07 ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) gains independence from France
1960 Vaino Hannikainen, composer, dies at 60 on August - 07.
1961 On this day in history russian Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2
1961 Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2 on August - 07.
1962 On August - 07 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1962 Morris Louis, US painter (post painterly abstraction), dies at 49 on this day in history.
1967 On this day in history max Branch, music/radio commentator, dies at 75
1969 On this day in history joseph Kosma, composer, dies at 63
1970 4 killed in courthouse shootout in San Rafael, Calif on this day in history.
1970 First computer chess tournament on August - 07.
1970 ... Haley, US judge, shot dead on this day in history.
1971 Apollo 15 returns to Earth on this day in history.
1972 On August - 07 joi Lansing, actress (Bob Cummings Show), dies at 44 of cancer
1973 Jack Gregory, cricketer (scorer of fastest ton Australia 1921), dies on this day in history.
1974 On this day in history philippe Petit walks tightrope strung between the twin towers of the World Trade Center
1975 Typhoon Nina in China killing 229,000 people on this day in history.
1975 On August - 07 typhoon Nina—contributed to Banqiao Dam failure in China killing 229,000 people
1976 Scientists in Pasadena, Calif, announce Viking I found strongest indications to date of possible life on Mars on August - 07.
1976 US Viking 2 goes into Martian orbit after 11-month flight from Earth on this day in history.
1976 Cecil Weston, actor (Dude Ranch, Huckleberry Finn), dies at 86 on August - 07.
1978 Thousands of mourners file past the body of Pope Paul VI on August - 07.
1978 Franz Alphons Wolpert, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.
1979 On this day in history the first day of trading in British Columbia Resources Investment Corporation (BCRIC) shares, everyone in the province got 5 shares from the government
1983 On this day in history 675,000 employees strike AT&T
1983 On August - 07 first World Track & Field Championships
1984 On August - 07 esther Phillips, US singer (What a Difference a Day Makes), dies at 48
1985 Grayson Hall, actor (Dark Shadows), dies of cancer at 58 on this day in history.
1987 On this day in history 5 Central American presidents sign peace accord in Guatemala
1987 Lynne Cox swims 4.3 km from US to USSR in 39o F (4o C) Bering Sea on August - 07.
1987 Camille Chamoun, president of Lebanon, dies at 87 on August - 07.
1988 On this day in history writers guild end their 6 months strike
1989 Mickey Leland, (Rep-D-Tx), & 15 others dies in plane crash in Ethiopia on this day in history.
1990 Saudi Arabia allows US troops on their soil to stop an Iraqi invasion on August - 07.
1990 On August - 07 eva Sully Block, actress (Kid Millions), dies of heart failure at 88
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