Page 6: Historical Events In August - 14

1933  On August - 14 jimmie Foxx hits for cycle & sets AL record with 9 RBIs   

1934  Millionaire brewer John Labatt abducted at gunpoint by three men, who asked for a ransom of $150,000, which the kidnappers never received; released unharmed three days later; first recorded kidnapping for ransom in Canada on this day in history.   

1935  Social Security Act became law on August - 14.   

1935  On August - 14 social Security Act becomes law   

1936  A train and truck collide at Louiseville Quebec, killing 22 on August - 14.   

1936  First Olympic basketball game (Berlin) on August - 14.   

1936  1st Olympic basketball game (Berlin) on August - 14.   

1936  Rainey Bethea, hanged, last US public execution on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history china declares war on Japan   

1937  On August - 14 sapper, British soldier/novelist (Bull-Dog Drummond), dies at 48   

1938  On this day in history bBC's 1st feature film on TV (Student of Prague)   

1938  Hugh Trumble, cricketer (32 Tests for Australia, 141 wickets), dies on this day in history.   

1939  1st night games at Comiskey Park (White Sox 5, Browns 2) on August - 14.   

1940  Dutch Premier De Geer vacations in Switzerland on August - 14.   

1941  US President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill issue the joint declaration that later becomes known as the Atlantic Charter on August - 14.   

1941  Josef Jakobs, German spy, executed in Tower of London on this day in history.   

1942  On August - 14 dwight D Eisenhower named commander for invasion of North Africa   

1943  On this day in history -Aug 24th: Quadrant conference over strike in Pacific Ocean   

1944  British premier Winston Churchill arrives at Corsica on August - 14.   

1945  Japan surrenders unconditionally to the allies on this day in history.   

1945  V-J Day; Japan surrenders unconditionally to end WW II on this day in history.   

1946  On August - 14 the birth of Susan St. James, American film actress   

1946  On August - 14 susan St James, [Susan Jane Miller], LA Calif, actress (Kate & Allie)   

1947  India granted independence within British Commonwealth on this day in history.   

1947  On August - 14 pakistan created by the British   

1947  Pakistan gains independence from Britain on August - 14.   

1948  On August - 14 14th Olympic games in London closes   

1949  Husni al-Barazi, premier of Syria, shot to death on August - 14.   

1951  On this day in history william Randolph Hearst, newspaper publisher, dies in Beverly Hills   

1955  Fiske Kimball, US architect/art historian, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1956  Bertold Brecht, German writer (Mother Courage), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1958  On August - 14 kLM Superconstellation crashes west of Ireland, killing 99   

1958  On this day in history big Bill Broonzy, rocker, dies of cancer at 65   

1961  Clarke Ashton Smith, sci-fi author (Lost Worlds), dies at 68 on August - 14.   

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1297  On August - 14 birth of emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348)   

1473  Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541) was born on this day in history.   

1479  On this day in history birth of princess Catherine of York (d. 1527)   

1552  On this day in history birth of fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher   

1575  Robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629) was born on this day in history.   

1586  On August - 14 birth of william Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642)   

1599  On August - 14 birth of méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671)   

1625  On this day in history birth of françois de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695)   

0582  Death of Tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor on this day in history.   

1167  Raynald van Dassel, archbishop of Cologne, dies on August - 14.   

1204  On this day in history death of minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (b. 1182)   

1390  Death of John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (b. 1364) on this day in history.   

1433  Johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1573  On this day in history death of saitō Tatsuoki, Japanese warlord (b. 1548)   

1587  On this day in history gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49   

1652  On this day in history abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60