Page 6: Historical Events In August - 07

1960  Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) gains independence from France on this day in history.   

1960  Vaino Hannikainen, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR on August - 07.   

1962  Morris Louis, US painter (post painterly abstraction), dies at 49 on August - 07.   

1967  Max Branch, music/radio commentator, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1969  Joseph Kosma, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1970  On August - 07 4 killed in courthouse shootout in San Rafael, Calif   

1970  First computer chess tournament on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history ... Haley, US judge, shot dead   

1971  On this day in history apollo 15 returns to Earth   

1972  On this day in history 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  Philippe Petit walks tightrope strung between the twin towers of the World Trade Center on August - 07.   

1975  Typhoon Nina in China killing 229,000 people on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history typhoon Nina—contributed to Banqiao Dam failure in China killing 229,000 people   

1976  On August - 07 scientists in Pasadena, Calif, announce Viking I found strongest indications to date of possible life on Mars   

1976  US Viking 2 goes into Martian orbit after 11-month flight from Earth on this day in history.   

1976  On August - 07 cecil Weston, actor (Dude Ranch, Huckleberry Finn), dies at 86   

1978  On this day in history thousands of mourners file past the body of Pope Paul VI   

1978  On August - 07 franz Alphons Wolpert, composer, dies at 60   

1979  The first day of trading in British Columbia Resources Investment Corporation (BCRIC) shares, everyone in the province got 5 shares from the government on August - 07.   

1983  On this day in history 675,000 employees strike AT&T   

1983  On this day in history first World Track & Field Championships   

1984  On this day in history esther Phillips, US singer (What a Difference a Day Makes), dies at 48   

1985  On this day in history grayson Hall, actor (Dark Shadows), dies of cancer at 58   

1987  5 Central American presidents sign peace accord in Guatemala on this day in history.   

1987  On this day in history lynne Cox swims 4.3 km from US to USSR in 39o F (4o C) Bering Sea   

1987  Camille Chamoun, president of Lebanon, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history writers guild end their 6 months strike   

1989  On August - 07 mickey Leland, (Rep-D-Tx), & 15 others dies in plane crash in Ethiopia   

1990  Saudi Arabia allows US troops on their soil to stop an Iraqi invasion on this day in history.   

1990  Eva Sully Block, actress (Kid Millions), dies of heart failure at 88 on August - 07.   

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1282  On August - 07 birth of princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316)   

1533  On August - 07 birth of alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, Basque soldier and poet (d. 1595)   

1560  Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614) was born on August - 07.   

1574  Robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick, English writer (d. 1649) was born on August - 07.   

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

1726  On August - 07 birth of james Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790)   

1742  Nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General was born on this day in history.   

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

0461  Death of Majorian, Roman Emperor (assassinated) (b. 420) on August - 07.   

0479  Death of Emperor YÅ«ryaku of Japan on this day in history.   

1033  On August - 07 death of frederick II, duke of Upper Lorraine   

1106  On August - 07 henry IV, Roman German king/emperor (1056/84-1105), dies at 54   

1485  Death of Alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince on this day in history.   

1547  On this day in history cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies   

1609  Eustache du Caurroy, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1613  On August - 07 death of thomas Fleming, English judge (b. 1544)