Page 6: Historical Events In August - 07
Tuesday, 08 July 2025
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 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 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 August - 07.
1969 Joseph Kosma, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.
1970 4 killed in courthouse shootout in San Rafael, Calif on August - 07.
1970 First computer chess tournament on August - 07.
1970 On August - 07 ... Haley, US judge, shot dead
1971 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1975 Typhoon Nina—contributed to Banqiao Dam failure in China killing 229,000 people on this day in history.
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 August - 07.
1976 On this day in history cecil Weston, actor (Dude Ranch, Huckleberry Finn), dies at 86
1978 On August - 07 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 August - 07 675,000 employees strike AT&T
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 August - 07 grayson Hall, actor (Dark Shadows), dies of cancer at 58
1987 On this day in history 5 Central American presidents sign peace accord in Guatemala
1987 On August - 07 lynne Cox swims 4.3 km from US to USSR in 39o F (4o C) Bering Sea
1987 On August - 07 camille Chamoun, president of Lebanon, dies at 87
1988 Writers guild end their 6 months strike on August - 07.
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 August - 07.
1990 Eva Sully Block, actress (Kid Millions), dies of heart failure at 88 on this day in history.
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