Page 6: Historical Events In August - 14

1935  Social Security Act is recorded as becoming law.   

1936  A train and truck collide at Louiseville Quebec, killing 22.   

1936  inaugural Olympic basketball game (Berlin).   

1936  1st Olympic basketball game (Berlin).   

1936  Rainey Bethea, hanged, last US public execution   

1937  China declares war on Japan   

1937  Sapper, British soldier/novelist (Bull-Dog Drummond), dies at 48.   

1938  BBC's 1st feature film on TV (Student of Prague).   

1938  Hugh Trumble, cricketer (32 Tests for Australia, 141 wickets), dies   

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

1940  Dutch Premier De Geer vacations in Switzerland   

1941  US President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill issue the joint declaration that later is recorded as becoming known as the Atlantic Charter   

1941  Josef Jakobs, German spy, executed in Tower of London   

1942  Dwight D Eisenhower named commander for invasion of North Africa.   

1943  -Aug 24th: Quadrant conference over strike in Pacific Ocean   

1944  British premier Winston Churchill arrives at Corsica   

1945  Japan surrenders unconditionally to the allies.   

1945  V-J Day; Japan surrenders unconditionally to end WW II.   

1946  Susan St. James, American film actress is born   

1946  Susan St James, [Susan Jane Miller], LA Calif, actress (Kate and Allie).   

1947  India granted independence within British Commonwealth.   

1947  Pakistan created by the British   

1947  Pakistan gains independence from Britain.   

1948  14th Olympic games in London closes   

1949  Husni al-Barazi, premier of Syria, shot to death   

1951  William Randolph Hearst, newspaper publisher, dies in Beverly Hills   

1955  Fiske Kimball, US architect/art historian, dies at 66.   

1956  Bertold Brecht, German writer (Mother Courage), dies at 58.   

1958  KLM Superconstellation crashes west of Ireland, killing 99   

1958  Big Bill Broonzy, rocker, dies of cancer at 65.   

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

1962  French and Italian workers break through at Mount Blanc Vehicular Tunnel   

1962  NASA civilian test pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 60000 m.   

1962  US mail truck in Plymouth, Mass robbed of more than $1.5 million.   

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1297  Emperor hanazono: Emperor of japan   

1473  Margaret pole: 8th countess of salisbury, daughter of george, duke of clarence   

1479  Princess catherine of york: Princess catherine of york (d. 1527)   

1552  Fra paolo sarpi: [paulus venetus], expert/philosopher   

1575  Robert hayman: English-born poet   

1586  William hutchinson: Rhode island colonist   

1599  Méric casaubon: English classical scholar   

1625  François de harlay de champvallon: Archbishop of paris   

0582  Tiberius ii constantine: Byzantine emperor   

1167  Raynald van dassel: Archbishop of cologne,   

1204  Minamoto no yoriie: Japanese shogun (b. 1182)   

1390  Death of John fitzalan: 2nd baron arundel, english soldier (b. 1364)   

1433  Johan i: King of portugal (1383-1433),   

1573  Death of Saitō tatsuoki: Japanese warlord (b. 1548)   

1587  Death of Gugliemo gonzaga: Composer,   

1652  Death of Abraham elsevier: Book publisher/publisher,