Historical Events In August - 14

1962  On this day in history french and Italian workers break through at Mount Blanc Vehicular Tunnel  

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

1962  US mail truck in Plymouth, Mass robbed of more than $1.5 million on this day in history.  

1963  Clifford Odets, US playwright (Golden Boy), dies at 57 on August - 14.  

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  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 August - 14 british troops intervenes militarily in Northern Ireland  

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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 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 August - 14 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 August - 14.  

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 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  Patrick Magee, Irish actor (Clockwork Orange, King Lear), dies at 58 on August - 14.  

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

1984  On this day in history 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  Enzo Ferrari, Italy, sportscar manufacturer (Ferrari), dies at 90 on this day in history.  

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 August - 14.  

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  On this day in history birth of margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541)  

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 August - 14.  

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 this day in history.  

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

0582  Death of Tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor on August - 14.  

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

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

1587  On August - 14 gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49  

1652  On this day in history abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60