Page 6: Historical Events In August - 07

1960  On August - 07 ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) gains independence from France   

1960  Vaino Hannikainen, composer, dies at 60 on August - 07.   

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

1961  On this day in history cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2   

1962  On this day in history 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 August - 07 max Branch, music/radio commentator, dies at 75   

1969  Joseph Kosma, composer, dies at 63 on August - 07.   

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

1970  On this day in history first computer chess tournament   

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

1971  Apollo 15 returns to Earth on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history joi Lansing, actress (Bob Cummings Show), dies at 44 of cancer   

1973  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1975  Typhoon Nina—contributed to Banqiao Dam failure in China killing 229,000 people on August - 07.   

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  On this day in history cecil Weston, actor (Dude Ranch, Huckleberry Finn), dies at 86   

1978  Thousands of mourners file past the body of Pope Paul VI on August - 07.   

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 this day in history.   

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 August - 07 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 this day in history.   

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  Saudi Arabia allows US troops on their soil to stop an Iraqi invasion on August - 07.   

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

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1282  Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1485  On August - 07 death of alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince   

1547  Cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies on August - 07.   

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

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