Page 6: Historical Events In August - 12

1928  On August - 12 9th Olympic Games close in Amsterdam   

1931  Yangtzee River floods after heavy rain crumbles dikes in China on this day in history.   

1933  Cuban dictator Machado y Morales flees after military coup on this day in history.   

1934  Hendrik P Berlage, architect (Stock exchange Amsterdam), dies at 78 on August - 12.   

1935  Babe Ruth's final game at Fenway Park, 41,766 on hand on August - 12.   

1936  On this day in history 120ø F (49ø C), Seymour, Texas (state record)   

1936  On this day in history diver Marjorie Gestring is youngest Olympic gold medalist (13y 268d)   

1936  On August - 12 120°F (49°C), Seymour, Texas (state record)   

1938  On August - 12 ludwig Borchardt, German egyptologist, dies at 74   

1939  On August - 12 the birth of George Hamilton, American film actor   

1940  On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

1941  French Marshal Henri Petain gave full support to Nazi Germany on August - 12.   

1941  Bobby Peel, cricketer (took 102 wickets for England), dies on August - 12.   

1942  On August - 12 hMS CAIRO (AA), SUNK, Central Mediterranean, north of Bizerta, Tunisia by 1 torpedo from Italian submarine 'Axum'.   

1942  On this day in history british premier Churchill arrives in Moscow, meets Stalin   

1943  Alleged date of the first Philadelphia Experiment test on United States Navy ship USS Eldridge on August - 12.   

1943  On this day in history georges Martin Witkowski, composer, dies at 76   

1944  Churchill & Tito meet in Naples on August - 12.   

1945  Stalin invites General Eisenhower to the National Sports Parade in Red Square, Moscow on August - 12.   

1948  Cleveland Indians get 29 hits in a 9 inning game on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history 16th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Philadelphia 38, All-Stars 0 (93,780)   

1950  NY Giants (NFL) beat Ottawa Roughriders (CFL) 20-6 in Ottawa on August - 12.   

1951  On this day in history babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA World Golf Championship   

1952  Hussain ibn Talal proclaimed King of Jordan on this day in history.   

1953  Ann Davidson, first woman to sail solo across Atlantic, arrives Miami on August - 12.   

1953  In Greece, Kefallinia (Cephalonia) a 7.1 quake killed 455, over 27,000 houses destroyed on Ithaki (Ithaca), Kefallinia (Cephalonia) and Zakinthos (Zante) on August - 12.   

1953  On this day in history soviet Union conducts secret test of its first hydrogen bomb   

1953  Ann Davidson, 1st woman to sail solo across Atlantic, arrives Miami on this day in history.   

1954  Senator Eddie Yost draws his 100th walk for 5th year in a row on August - 12.   

1955  On this day in history pres Eisenhower raises minimum wage from $0.75 to $1 an hour   

1955  22nd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 30, Cleveland 27 (75,000) on August - 12.   

1955  Thomas Mann, German writer (Dr Faustus, Nobel 1929), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1956  William Shatner marries Gloria Rand on this day in history.   

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1503  On August - 12 birth of christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59)   

1566  Isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands was born on August - 12.   

1592  Willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden) was born on August - 12.   

1604  On August - 12 birth of tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651)   

1620  On August - 12 birth of pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer   

1626  Giovanni Legrenzi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1629  Tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676) was born on August - 12.   

1644  Georg Christoph Leuttner, composer was born on August - 12.   

0030  On this day in history death of cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (b. 69 BC)   

0875  On August - 12 louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50   

1158  On this day in history anselmus van Havelberg, Brandenburg bshp of Havelberg (1129-55), dies   

1350  On August - 12 philip VI, king of France, dies   

1424  Death of Yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360) on August - 12.   

1484  Sixtus IV, [Francesco della Rovere], Pope (1471-84), dies on August - 12.   

1546  On this day in history francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies   

1577  On this day in history death of thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513)