Page 7: Historical Events In August - 14

1962  French and Italian workers break through at Mount Blanc Vehicular Tunnel on August - 14.   

1962  On this day in history nASA civilian test pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 60,000 m   

1962  On August - 14 uS mail truck in Plymouth, Mass robbed of more than $1.5 million   

1963  On August - 14 clifford Odets, US playwright (Golden Boy), dies at 57   

1965  On this day in history beatles tape an appearance for the Ed Sullivan Show   

1965  On this day in history jan van Nijlen, Flemish poet/writer (Walk at Dawn), dies   

1966  First US lunar orbiter begins orbiting the Moon on August - 14.   

1966  S J "Tip" Snooke, S Afr cricket all-rounder (26 Tests 1905-23), dies on August - 14.   

1968  On August - 14 in the Northern Celebesa a 7.4 earthquake caused tsunami waves, reaching up to 300 meters inland,took some 200 lives and destroyed 700 houses. Wave heights were estimated at 8 to 10 meters   

1969  On August - 14 british troops intervenes militarily in Northern Ireland   

1969  Leonard Sidney Woolf, English publisher/writer, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1970  Vano Il'ich Muradeli, composer, dies at 62 on August - 14.   

1971  On August - 14 bahrain proclaims independence after 110 years of British rule   

1971  British begin internment without trial in Northern Ireland on August - 14.   

1971  On this day in history georg von Opel, German auto manufacturer, dies at 59   

1972  On August - 14 east German Aeroflot Illyushin 62 crashes near Moscow, killing 156   

1972  On this day in history jules Romains, French novelist (Death of Nobody), dies at 86   

1973  On August - 14 uS bombs Cambodia   

1974  Congress authorizes US citizens to own gold on this day in history.   

1974  Peace talks in Cyprus break down, and fresh fighting breaks out on August - 14.   

1975  Joris Baers, Flemish bibliographer (founder Boekengids), dies at 87 on August - 14.   

1980  Dorothy Stratten, Playmate, murdered by boyfriend Paul Snider on this day in history.   

1981  Dudley Nourse, cricketer (34 Tests for South Africa, 2960 runs), dies on this day in history.   

1982  Patrick Magee, Irish actor (Clockwork Orange, King Lear), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1983  French troops deployed in Chad on this day in history.   

1984  On August - 14 iBM releases MS-DOS version 3.0   

1984  On August - 14 john Boynton Priestley, English, stagewriter (Magicians), dies at 89   

1985  On August - 14 gale Sondergaard, actress (Letter), dies of cerebral thrombosis at 86   

1988  On this day in history enzo Ferrari, Italy, sportscar manufacturer (Ferrari), dies at 90   

1991  Douglas Kiker, newscaster (NBC-TV), dies of a heart attack at 61 on August - 14.   

1992  Alexander Rosemeier, Indonesian/Dutch painter, dies at 104 on August - 14.   

1994  On August - 14 bill Cowley, creator (Lyke Wake Walk), dies at 78   

1995  Joseph Fattorini, businessman, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1996  Ian Macfarlane is appointed new head of Australia's Reserve Bank on August - 14.   

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1297  Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348) was born on this day in history.   

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

1479  On August - 14 birth of princess Catherine of York (d. 1527)   

1552  On August - 14 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 this day in history 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  On August - 14 death of tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor   

1167  On this day in history raynald van Dassel, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1204  On August - 14 death of minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (b. 1182)   

1390  On August - 14 death of john FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (b. 1364)   

1433  On August - 14 johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76   

1573  Death of Saitō Tatsuoki, Japanese warlord (b. 1548) on this day in history.   

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

1652  Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60 on August - 14.