Page 6: Historical Events In August - 07

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

1533  Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, Basque soldier and poet (d. 1595) was born on August - 07.   

1560  Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614) was born on August - 07.   

1574  Robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick, English writer (d. 1649) was born on August - 07.   

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

1726  James Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790) was born on August - 07.   

1742  Nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General was born on this day in history.   

1746  Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian was born on August - 07.   

0461  Death of Majorian, Roman Emperor (assassinated) (b. 420) on this day in history.   

0479  On this day in history death of emperor YÅ«ryaku of Japan   

1033  On August - 07 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 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  Death of Thomas Fleming, English judge (b. 1544) on this day in history.