Page 6: Historical Events In August - 07

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

1960  On August - 07 vaino Hannikainen, composer, dies at 60   

1961  On August - 07 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 this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history morris Louis, US painter (post painterly abstraction), dies at 49   

1967  On August - 07 max Branch, music/radio commentator, dies at 75   

1969  On August - 07 joseph Kosma, composer, dies at 63   

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

1970  First computer chess tournament on August - 07.   

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

1971  Apollo 15 returns to Earth on August - 07.   

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 August - 07.   

1974  Philippe Petit walks tightrope strung between the twin towers of the World Trade Center on this day in history.   

1975  Typhoon Nina in China killing 229,000 people on August - 07.   

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  On this day in history uS Viking 2 goes into Martian orbit after 11-month flight from Earth   

1976  Cecil Weston, actor (Dude Ranch, Huckleberry Finn), dies at 86 on August - 07.   

1978  On August - 07 thousands of mourners file past the body of Pope Paul VI   

1978  On this day in history 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  675,000 employees strike AT&T on this day in history.   

1983  First World Track & Field Championships on August - 07.   

1984  Esther Phillips, US singer (What a Difference a Day Makes), dies at 48 on August - 07.   

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 August - 07.   

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 this day in history.   

1988  Writers guild end their 6 months strike on August - 07.   

1989  On this day in history mickey Leland, (Rep-D-Tx), & 15 others dies in plane crash in Ethiopia   

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

1990  Eva Sully Block, actress (Kid Millions), dies of heart failure at 88 on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

1574  Robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick, English writer (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

1598  Georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules) was born on this day in history.   

1726  James Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790) was born on this day in history.   

1742  On August - 07 birth of nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General   

1746  Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian was born on this day in history.   

0461  On August - 07 death of majorian, Roman Emperor (assassinated) (b. 420)   

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

1033  On this day in history death of frederick II, duke of Upper Lorraine   

1106  Henry IV, Roman German king/emperor (1056/84-1105), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1485  Death of Alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince on August - 07.   

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

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

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