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 this day in history.   

1944  HMCS Regina (Corvette) torpedoed on August - 08.   

1944  Canada/Polish troops occupy Cramesnil/Secqueville/Cintheaux/St-Aignan on August - 08.   

1944  Erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal, hanged at 62 on August - 08.   

1945  On this day in history pres Harry S Truman signs UN Charter   

1945  USSR declares war against Japan in WW II on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history england & Aust Services draw 4th Victory Test   

1946  India agrees to give Bhutan 32 sq miles on August - 08.   

1949  On this day in history bhutan, land of the Dragon, became an independent monarchy   

1950  On this day in history ernest F E Douwes Dekker, founder National-India Party, dies   

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

1954  Gino Tagliapietra, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

1956  On August - 08 fire & explosion kill 263 miners at Marcinelle, Belgium   

1960  On this day in history ivory Coast declares independence   

1960  Militray coup in Laos on this day in history.   

1960  Danton Walker, columnist (Broadway Spotlight), dies at 61 on August - 08.   

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

1963  On this day in history great Train Robbery in England, 2.6 million pounds ($7.3 million)   

1963  On this day in history the Great Train Robbery, in which 2.5 million pounds are stolen   

1963  Sandor Jemnitz, composer, dies at 72 on August - 08.   

1965  Shirley Hardie Jackson, US author (Road Through the Wall), dies at 45 on August - 08.   

1966  On August - 08 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  On this day in history race riot in Miami Florida   

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  On August - 08 baldur von Schirach, German author/nazi politician, dies at 67   

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 August - 08.   

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1079  Emperor Horikawa of Japan (d. 1107) was born on August - 08.   

1518  On this day in history birth of conrad Lycosthenes, French-born German humanist and encyclopedist (d. 1561)   

1571  On this day in history birth of john Ward, composer   

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

1605  On August - 08 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  Godfrey Kneller, German-born painter (d. 1723) was born on this day in history.   

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

0117  Mark Ulpius Trajanus, adopted son of emperor Nerva/emperor, dies on August - 08.   

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  Sesshu Toyo, Zen monk/painter, dies in Yamaguchi Japan at 86 on this day in history.   

1553  On August - 08 death of girolamo Fracastoro, Italian physician (b. 1478)   

1555  On August - 08 death of oronce Finé, French mathematician (b. 1494)   

1588  Death of Alonso Sánchez Coello, Spanish painter on August - 08.   

1604  On this day in history death of horio Tadauji, Japanese warlord (b. 1578)