Page 6: Historical Events In August - 08

1941  20 divisions of Russian 6th/12th Army surrender at Oeman on August - 08.   

1942  6 convicted Nazi saboteurs who landed in US executed in Wash DC on this day in history.   

1942  On August - 08 "Monty" appointed commandant of British 8th Army at Alamein   

1943  Common Chiefs of staff meet in Quebec on August - 08.   

1944  On this day in history hMCS Regina (Corvette) torpedoed   

1944  On August - 08 canada/Polish troops occupy Cramesnil/Secqueville/Cintheaux/St-Aignan   

1944  On August - 08 erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal, hanged at 62   

1945  Pres Harry S Truman signs UN Charter on this day in history.   

1945  On August - 08 uSSR declares war against Japan in WW II   

1945  England & Aust Services draw 4th Victory Test on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history india agrees to give Bhutan 32 sq miles   

1949  Bhutan, land of the Dragon, became an independent monarchy on August - 08.   

1950  Ernest F E Douwes Dekker, founder National-India Party, dies on this day in history.   

1953  On August - 08 uS & South Korea initial a mutual security pact   

1954  On this day in history gino Tagliapietra, composer, dies at 67   

1955  On this day in history geneva conference held to discuss peaceful uses of atomic energy   

1956  On this day in history fire & explosion kill 263 miners at Marcinelle, Belgium   

1960  On this day in history ivory Coast declares independence   

1960  On this day in history militray coup in Laos   

1960  On August - 08 danton Walker, columnist (Broadway Spotlight), dies at 61   

1961  Charlie Gemora, actor (who portrayed King Kong), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1963  Great Train Robbery in England, 2.6 million pounds ($7.3 million) on August - 08.   

1963  The Great Train Robbery, in which 2.5 million pounds are stolen on August - 08.   

1963  On this day in history sandor Jemnitz, composer, dies at 72   

1965  On August - 08 shirley Hardie Jackson, US author (Road Through the Wall), dies at 45   

1966  On this day in history south Arican Broadcasting bans Beatles (Lennon's anti-Jesus remark)   

1966  On this day in history pierre Charles, Belgian heavyweight boxer, dies at 63   

1967  Jaromir Weinberger, Czech/US composer (Czech Rhapsody), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1968  Race riot in Miami Florida on this day in history.   

1969  Sharon Tate, murdered by the Manson family at 26 on August - 08.   

1974  Richard Nixon resigns as US President, the first to do so on this day in history.   

1974  Baldur von Schirach, German author/nazi politician, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history julian "Cannonball" Alderly, saxophonist/bandleader, dies of a stroke at 46   

1976  John Roselli, hired by CIA to kill Castro, found murdered on this day in history.   

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1079  On August - 08 birth of emperor Horikawa of Japan (d. 1107)   

1518  On August - 08 birth of conrad Lycosthenes, French-born German humanist and encyclopedist (d. 1561)   

1571  John Ward, composer was born on August - 08.   

1586  On August - 08 birth of adolf, earl of Nassau-Siegen   

1605  On this day in history birth of cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, British colonial Governor of Maryland (d. 1675)   

1617  Adriaan W "Joris" van Geel, Flemish missionary (Bantu Dictionary) was born on August - 08.   

1646  On this day in history birth of godfrey Kneller, German-born painter (d. 1723)   

1653  Jacques Basnage, French/Neth historian/vicar was born on August - 08.   

0117  Mark Ulpius Trajanus, adopted son of emperor Nerva/emperor, dies on this day in history.   

0869  Lotharius II, King of Middle-France (Lotharingen) (855-869), dies on this day in history.   

1445  On this day in history death of oswald von Wolkenstein, Austrian composer   

1506  On August - 08 sesshu Toyo, Zen monk/painter, dies in Yamaguchi Japan at 86   

1553  Death of Girolamo Fracastoro, Italian physician (b. 1478) on this day in history.   

1555  On this day in history death of oronce Finé, French mathematician (b. 1494)   

1588  On this day in history death of alonso Sánchez Coello, Spanish painter   

1604  Death of Horio Tadauji, Japanese warlord (b. 1578) on this day in history.