Page 6: Historical Events In August - 08

1942  "Monty" appointed commandant of British 8th Army at Alamein.   

1943  Common Chiefs of staff meet in Quebec   

1944  HMCS Regina (Corvette) torpedoed.   

1944  Canada/Polish troops occupy Cramesnil/Secqueville/Cintheaux/St-Aignan   

1944  Erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal, hanged at 62   

1945  Pres Harry S Truman signs UN Charter   

1945  USSR declares war against Japan in WW II   

1945  England and Aust Services draw 4th Victory Test.   

1946  India agrees to give Bhutan 32 sq miles   

1949  Bhutan, land of the Dragon, became an independent monarchy.   

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

1953  US and South Korea initial a mutual security pact   

1954  Gino Tagliapietra, composer, dies at 67   

1955  Geneva conference held to discuss peaceful uses of atomic energy   

1956  Fire and explosion kill 263 miners at Marcinelle, Belgium   

1960  Ivory Coast declares independence.   

1960  Militray coup in Laos   

1960  Danton Walker, columnist (Broadway Spotlight), dies at 61.   

1961  Charlie Gemora, actor (who portrayed King Kong), dies at 58   

1963  Great Train Robbery in England, 2.6 million pounds ($7.3 million).   

1963  The Great Train Robbery, in which 2.5 million pounds are stolen   

1963  Sandor Jemnitz, composer, dies at 72   

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

1966  South Arican Broadcasting bans Beatles (Lennon's anti-Jesus remark).   

1966  Pierre Charles, Belgian heavyweight boxer, dies at 63   

1967  Jaromir Weinberger, Czech/US composer (Czech Rhapsody), dies at 71.   

1968  Race riot in Miami Florida.   

1969  Sharon Tate, murdered by the Manson family at 26.   

1974  Richard Nixon steps down as US President, the inaugural to do so   

1974  Baldur von Schirach, German author/nazi politician, dies at 67   

1975  Julian "Cannonball" Alderly, saxophonist/bandleader, dies of a stroke at 46   

1976  John Roselli, hired by CIA to kill Castro, are discovered murdered   

1980  Aga Yahya Khan, Pakistan military/politician, dies at 63   

1981  US announce plans to produce the neutron bomb   

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1079  Emperor horikawa of japan: Emperor horikawa of japan (d. 1107)   

1518  Conrad lycosthenes: French-born german humanist and encyclopedist   

1571  John ward: Composer   

1586  Adolf: Earl of nassau-siegen   

1605  Cecilius calvert: 2nd baron baltimore, british colonial governor of maryland   

1617  Adriaan w "joris" van geel: Flemish missionary (bantu dictionary)   

1646  Godfrey kneller: German-born painter   

1653  Jacques basnage: French/neth historian/vicar   

0117  Mark ulpius trajanus: Adopted son of emperor nerva/emperor,   

0869  Lotharius ii: King of middle-france (lotharingen) (855-869),   

1445  Death of Oswald von wolkenstein: Austrian composer   

1506  Sesshu toyo: Zen monk/painter,   

1553  Death of Girolamo fracastoro: Italian physician (b. 1478)   

1555  Death of Oronce finé: French mathematician (b. 1494)   

1588  Alonso sánchez coello: Spanish painter   

1604  Horio tadauji: Japanese warlord (b. 1578)