Historical Events In August - 07

1960  On this day in history ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) gains independence from France   

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

1961  Russian Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2 on August - 07.   

1961  On August - 07 cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2   

1962  On August - 07 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1962  On August - 07 morris Louis, US painter (post painterly abstraction), dies at 49   

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

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

1970  4 killed in courthouse shootout in San Rafael, Calif on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history first computer chess tournament   

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

1971  On August - 07 apollo 15 returns to Earth   

1972  On August - 07 joi Lansing, actress (Bob Cummings Show), dies at 44 of cancer   

1973  On August - 07 jack Gregory, cricketer (scorer of fastest ton Australia 1921), dies   

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 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 this day in history.   

1978  Thousands of mourners file past the body of Pope Paul VI on this day in history.   

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

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  675,000 employees strike AT&T on August - 07.   

1983  On August - 07 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  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  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 this day in history 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 August - 07.   

1990  On this day in history eva Sully Block, actress (Kid Millions), dies of heart failure at 88   

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1282  On this day in history birth of princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316)   

1533  On this day in history 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  On August - 07 birth of robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick, English writer (d. 1649)   

1598  On August - 07 birth of georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules)   

1726  On this day in history 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 August - 07 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 this day in history 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 August - 07 cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies   

1609  On this day in history eustache du Caurroy, composer, dies at 60   

1613  On this day in history death of thomas Fleming, English judge (b. 1544)