Page 7: Historical Events In August - 14

1962  French and Italian workers break through at Mount Blanc Vehicular Tunnel on this day in history.   

1962  On August - 14 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  Beatles tape an appearance for the Ed Sullivan Show on this day in history.   

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  On August - 14 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 on August - 14.   

1969  On this day in history british troops intervenes militarily in Northern Ireland   

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

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

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  Georg von Opel, German auto manufacturer, dies at 59 on August - 14.   

1972  East German Aeroflot Illyushin 62 crashes near Moscow, killing 156 on this day in history.   

1972  Jules Romains, French novelist (Death of Nobody), dies at 86 on August - 14.   

1973  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1975  Joris Baers, Flemish bibliographer (founder Boekengids), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1980  On August - 14 dorothy Stratten, Playmate, murdered by boyfriend Paul Snider   

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

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 August - 14 iBM releases MS-DOS version 3.0   

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

1985  Gale Sondergaard, actress (Letter), dies of cerebral thrombosis at 86 on this day in history.   

1988  Enzo Ferrari, Italy, sportscar manufacturer (Ferrari), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

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

1992  Alexander Rosemeier, Indonesian/Dutch painter, dies at 104 on this day in history.   

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

1995  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1473  On August - 14 birth of margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541)   

1479  Princess Catherine of York (d. 1527) was born on August - 14.   

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 August - 14.   

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  On August - 14 birth of françois de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695)   

0582  On August - 14 death of tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor   

1167  Raynald van Dassel, archbishop of Cologne, dies on August - 14.   

1204  Death of Minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (b. 1182) on this day in history.   

1390  Death of John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (b. 1364) on August - 14.   

1433  On this day in history johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76   

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

1587  Gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49 on August - 14.   

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