Historical Events In August - 07
Thursday, 08 June 2023
1960 Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) gains independence from France on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1961 On this day in history cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2
1962 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.
1962 Morris Louis, US painter (post painterly abstraction), dies at 49 on August - 07.
1967 Max Branch, music/radio commentator, dies at 75 on August - 07.
1969 On this day in history joseph Kosma, composer, dies at 63
1970 4 killed in courthouse shootout in San Rafael, Calif on August - 07.
1970 On this day in history first computer chess tournament
1970 ... Haley, US judge, shot dead on August - 07.
1971 On this day in history apollo 15 returns to Earth
1972 Joi Lansing, actress (Bob Cummings Show), dies at 44 of cancer on this day in history.
1973 On August - 07 jack Gregory, cricketer (scorer of fastest ton Australia 1921), dies
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 August - 07 typhoon Nina�contributed to Banqiao Dam failure in China killing 229,000 people
1976 On this day in history scientists in Pasadena, Calif, announce Viking I found strongest indications to date of possible life on Mars
1976 On August - 07 uS Viking 2 goes into Martian orbit after 11-month flight from Earth
1976 On this day in history 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 Franz Alphons Wolpert, composer, dies at 60 on August - 07.
1979 On August - 07 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 August - 07 675,000 employees strike AT&T
1983 On this day in history first World Track & Field Championships
1984 Esther Phillips, US singer (What a Difference a Day Makes), dies at 48 on August - 07.
1985 On August - 07 grayson Hall, actor (Dark Shadows), dies of cancer at 58
1987 On August - 07 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 On August - 07 camille Chamoun, president of Lebanon, dies at 87
1988 Writers guild end their 6 months strike on this day in history.
1989 Mickey Leland, (Rep-D-Tx), & 15 others dies in plane crash in Ethiopia on this day in history.
1990 On this day in history saudi Arabia allows US troops on their soil to stop an Iraqi invasion
1990 On August - 07 eva Sully Block, actress (Kid Millions), dies of heart failure at 88
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