Historical Events In August - 14

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

1962  NASA civilian test pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 60,000 m on August - 14.  

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

1963  Clifford Odets, US playwright (Golden Boy), dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1965  Beatles tape an appearance for the Ed Sullivan Show on August - 14.  

1965  On August - 14 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  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 on August - 14.  

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

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1969  Leonard Sidney Woolf, English publisher/writer, dies at 88 on August - 14.  

1970  On this day in history vano Il'ich Muradeli, composer, dies at 62  

1971  Bahrain proclaims independence after 110 years of British rule on August - 14.  

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

1971  On August - 14 georg von Opel, German auto manufacturer, dies at 59  

1972  East German Aeroflot Illyushin 62 crashes near Moscow, killing 156 on August - 14.  

1972  On August - 14 jules Romains, French novelist (Death of Nobody), dies at 86  

1973  US bombs Cambodia on this day in history.  

1974  Congress authorizes US citizens to own gold on August - 14.  

1974  On this day in history peace talks in Cyprus break down, and fresh fighting breaks out  

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 August - 14.  

1982  On this day in history patrick Magee, Irish actor (Clockwork Orange, King Lear), dies at 58  

1983  On August - 14 french troops deployed in Chad  

1984  On this day in history iBM releases MS-DOS version 3.0  

1984  John Boynton Priestley, English, stagewriter (Magicians), dies at 89 on August - 14.  

1985  On this day in history gale Sondergaard, actress (Letter), dies of cerebral thrombosis at 86  

1988  On August - 14 enzo Ferrari, Italy, sportscar manufacturer (Ferrari), dies at 90  

1991  Douglas Kiker, newscaster (NBC-TV), dies of a heart attack at 61 on this day in history.  

1992  On this day in history alexander Rosemeier, Indonesian/Dutch painter, dies at 104  

1994  Bill Cowley, creator (Lyke Wake Walk), dies at 78 on August - 14.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1479  On August - 14 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 this day in history birth of william Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642)  

1599  Méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671) was born on August - 14.  

1625  François de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695) was born on August - 14.  

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

1167  On August - 14 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 this day in history 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  Gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49 on August - 14.  

1652  On August - 14 abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60