Page 6: Historical Events In August - 12

1934  Hendrik P Berlage, architect (Stock exchange Amsterdam), dies at 78   

1935  Babe Ruth's final game at Fenway Park, 41766 on hand.   

1936  Diver Marjorie Gestring is youngest Olympic gold medalist (13y 268d).   

1936  120°F (49°C), Seymour, Texas (state record)   

1938  Ludwig Borchardt, German egyptologist, dies at 74   

1939  George Hamilton, American film actor is born.   

1940  Luftwaffe bombs British radar stations, loses 31 aircrafts.   

1941  Sikorski-Stalin Polish-Russian agreement allows many Polish Jews to be freed for Siberian labor camp   

1941  French Marshal Henri Petain gave full support to Nazi Germany.   

1941  Bobby Peel, cricketer (took 102 wickets for England), dies   

1942  HMS CAIRO (AA), SUNK, Central Mediterranean, north of Bizerta, Tunisia by 1 torpedo from Italian submarine 'Axum'   

1942  British premier Churchill arrives in Moscow, meets Stalin   

1943  Alleged date of the inaugural Philadelphia Experiment test on United States Navy ship USS Eldridge   

1943  Georges Martin Witkowski, composer, dies at 76   

1944  Churchill and Tito meet in Naples.   

1945  Stalin invites General Eisenhower to the National Sports Parade in Red Square, Moscow.   

1948  Cleveland Indians get 29 hits in a 9 inning game   

1949  16th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Philadelphia 38, All-Stars 0 (93780)   

1950  NY Giants (NFL) beat Ottawa Roughriders (CFL) 20-6 in Ottawa   

1951  In this year, Babe Didrikson-Zaharias claims LPGA World Golf Championship   

1952  Hussain ibn Talal proclaimed King of Jordan   

1953  Ann Davidson, inaugural woman to sail solo across Atlantic, arrives Miami   

1953  In Greece, Kefallinia (Cephalonia) a 7.1 quake killed 455, over 27000 houses destroyed on Ithaki (Ithaca), Kefallinia (Cephalonia) and Zakinthos (Zante)   

1953  Soviet Union conducts secret test of its inaugural hydrogen bomb   

1953  Ann Davidson, 1st woman to sail solo across Atlantic, arrives Miami.   

1954  Senator Eddie Yost draws his 100th walk for 5th year in a row.   

1955  Pres Eisenhower raises minimum wage from $0.75 to $1 an hour.   

1955  22nd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 30, Cleveland 27 (75000).   

1955  Thomas Mann, German writer (Dr Faustus, Nobel 1929), dies at 80.   

1956  William Shatner marries Gloria Rand.   

1956  Canadain actor William Shatner (Star Trek) marries Gloria Brink   

1959  The inaugural ship firing of a Polaris missile, Observation Island.   

1959  1st ship firing of a Polaris missile, Observation Island.   

1960  Echo 1, inaugural communications satellite, is launched.   

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1503  Christian iii: King of denmark/norway (1534-59)   

1566  Isabella ce: Infante of spain/governess of the netherlands   

1592  Willem earl of nassau-siegen: Dutch gov (fort emmerik/heusden)   

1604  Tokugawa iemitsu: Japanese shogun   

1620  Pieter cuypers: S neth lawyer   

1626  Giovanni legrenzi: Composer   

1629  Tsar alexei i of russia: Tsar alexei i of russia (d. 1676)   

1644  Georg christoph leuttner: Composer   

0030  Death of Cleopatra vii thea philopator: Cleopatra vii thea philopator (b. 69 bc)   

0875  Louis ii: King of italy/emperor of france,   

1158  Death of Anselmus van havelberg: Brandenburg bshp of havelberg (1129-55),   

1350  Philip vi: King of france,   

1424  Yongle: Emperor of china (b. 1360)   

1484  Sixtus iv: [francesco della rovere], pope (1471-84),   

1546  Francisco de vitoria: Spanish theology/lawyer,   

1577  Thomas smith: English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513)