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 this day in history "Monty" appointed commandant of British 8th Army at Alamein   

1943  On this day in history common Chiefs of staff meet in Quebec   

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

1944  On this day in history canada/Polish troops occupy Cramesnil/Secqueville/Cintheaux/St-Aignan   

1944  Erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal, hanged at 62 on this day in history.   

1945  Pres Harry S Truman signs UN Charter on August - 08.   

1945  On this day in history uSSR declares war against Japan in WW II   

1945  On August - 08 england & Aust Services draw 4th Victory Test   

1946  On August - 08 india agrees to give Bhutan 32 sq miles   

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

1950  Ernest F E Douwes Dekker, founder National-India Party, dies on August - 08.   

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  Geneva conference held to discuss peaceful uses of atomic energy on August - 08.   

1956  Fire & explosion kill 263 miners at Marcinelle, Belgium on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history ivory Coast declares independence   

1960  On August - 08 militray coup in Laos   

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

1961  Charlie Gemora, actor (who portrayed King Kong), dies at 58 on August - 08.   

1963  On August - 08 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 this day in history.   

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  Pierre Charles, Belgian heavyweight boxer, dies at 63 on August - 08.   

1967  Jaromir Weinberger, Czech/US composer (Czech Rhapsody), dies at 71 on August - 08.   

1968  On this day in history race riot in Miami Florida   

1969  On August - 08 sharon Tate, murdered by the Manson family at 26   

1974  On August - 08 richard Nixon resigns as US President, the first to do so   

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

1975  Julian "Cannonball" Alderly, saxophonist/bandleader, dies of a stroke at 46 on August - 08.   

1976  John Roselli, hired by CIA to kill Castro, found murdered on August - 08.   

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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  Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, British colonial Governor of Maryland (d. 1675) was born on August - 08.   

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

1646  On August - 08 birth of godfrey Kneller, German-born painter (d. 1723)   

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

0117  On August - 08 mark Ulpius Trajanus, adopted son of emperor Nerva/emperor, dies   

0869  Lotharius II, King of Middle-France (Lotharingen) (855-869), dies on August - 08.   

1445  Death of Oswald von Wolkenstein, Austrian composer on this day in history.   

1506  Sesshu Toyo, Zen monk/painter, dies in Yamaguchi Japan at 86 on this day in history.   

1553  On this day in history death of girolamo Fracastoro, Italian physician (b. 1478)   

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

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

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