Page 7: Historical Events In August - 14

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

1962  On August - 14 nASA civilian test pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 60,000 m   

1962  On this day in history uS mail truck in Plymouth, Mass robbed of more than $1.5 million   

1963  On this day in history 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  Jan van Nijlen, Flemish poet/writer (Walk at Dawn), dies on August - 14.   

1966  On August - 14 first US lunar orbiter begins orbiting the Moon   

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

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  On August - 14 leonard Sidney Woolf, English publisher/writer, dies at 88   

1970  Vano Il'ich Muradeli, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history bahrain proclaims independence after 110 years of British rule   

1971  British begin internment without trial in Northern Ireland on this day in history.   

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

1972  On this day in history east German Aeroflot Illyushin 62 crashes near Moscow, killing 156   

1972  Jules Romains, French novelist (Death of Nobody), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1973  On August - 14 uS bombs Cambodia   

1974  On this day in history congress authorizes US citizens to own gold   

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history french troops deployed in Chad   

1984  IBM releases MS-DOS version 3.0 on August - 14.   

1984  John Boynton Priestley, English, stagewriter (Magicians), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1985  Gale Sondergaard, actress (Letter), dies of cerebral thrombosis at 86 on August - 14.   

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  On August - 14 alexander Rosemeier, Indonesian/Dutch painter, dies at 104   

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

1995  On August - 14 joseph Fattorini, businessman, dies at 82   

1996  On August - 14 ian Macfarlane is appointed new head of Australia's Reserve Bank   

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1297  Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348) was born on August - 14.   

1473  Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541) was born on August - 14.   

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  William Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642) was born on this day in history.   

1599  Méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671) was born on this day in history.   

1625  François de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695) was born on this day in history.   

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 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 August - 14.   

1433  Johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76 on August - 14.   

1573  On August - 14 death of saitō Tatsuoki, Japanese warlord (b. 1548)   

1587  Gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1652  Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60 on this day in history.