Page 7: Historical Events In August - 14

1963  Clifford Odets, US playwright (Golden Boy), dies at 57.   

1965  Beatles tape an appearance for the Ed Sullivan Show   

1965  Jan van Nijlen, Flemish poet/writer (Walk at Dawn), dies   

1966  inaugural US lunar orbiter begins orbiting the Moon.   

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

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.   

1969  British troops intervenes militarily in Northern Ireland.   

1969  Leonard Sidney Woolf, English publisher/writer, dies at 88.   

1970  Vano Il'ich Muradeli, composer, dies at 62   

1971  Bahrain proclaims independence after 110 years of British rule.   

1971  British begin internment without trial in Northern Ireland   

1971  Georg von Opel, German auto manufacturer, dies at 59.   

1972  East German Aeroflot Illyushin 62 crashes near Moscow, killing 156.   

1972  Jules Romains, French novelist (Death of Nobody), dies at 86.   

1973  US bombs Cambodia   

1974  Congress authorizes US citizens to own gold.   

1974  Peace talks in Cyprus break down, and fresh fighting breaks out   

1975  Joris Baers, Flemish bibliographer (founder Boekengids), dies at 87.   

1980  Dorothy Stratten, Playmate, murdered by boyfriend Paul Snider   

1981  Dudley Nourse, cricketer (34 Tests for South Africa, 2960 runs), dies.   

1982  Patrick Magee, Irish actor (Clockwork Orange, King Lear), dies at 58   

1983  French troops deployed in Chad.   

1984  In this year, IBM releases MS-DOS version 3.0   

1984  John Boynton Priestley, English, stagewriter (Magicians), dies at 89.   

1985  Gale Sondergaard, actress (Letter), dies of cerebral thrombosis at 86   

1988  Enzo Ferrari, Italy, sportscar manufacturer (Ferrari), dies at 90.   

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

1992  Alexander Rosemeier, Indonesian/Dutch painter, dies at 104   

1994  Bill Cowley, creator (Lyke Wake Walk), dies at 78.   

1995  Joseph Fattorini, businessman, dies at 82.   

1996  Ian Macfarlane is appointed new head of Australia's Reserve Bank.   

2005  Helios Airways Flight 522 crashes into a mountain in Greece, killing 121.   

2006  A UN cease fire takes effect in the 2006 Lebanon War   

2007  At least 22 people are killed, and at least 39 missing, as a bridge collapses in the southeastern province of Hunan, China.   

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

1433  Death of 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,