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  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 August - 14.   

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

1965  On August - 14 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1969  On this day in history leonard Sidney Woolf, English publisher/writer, dies at 88   

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

1971  On August - 14 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 August - 14 east German Aeroflot Illyushin 62 crashes near Moscow, killing 156   

1972  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1974  On August - 14 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 August - 14.   

1981  On August - 14 dudley Nourse, cricketer (34 Tests for South Africa, 2960 runs), dies   

1982  Patrick Magee, Irish actor (Clockwork Orange, King Lear), dies at 58 on August - 14.   

1983  French troops deployed in Chad on August - 14.   

1984  On August - 14 iBM releases MS-DOS version 3.0   

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

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

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

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

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

1996  Ian Macfarlane is appointed new head of Australia's Reserve Bank on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1586  On this day in history birth of william Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642)   

1599  On August - 14 birth of méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671)   

1625  On August - 14 birth of françois de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695)   

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

1167  On this day in history raynald van Dassel, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1204  On August - 14 death of minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (b. 1182)   

1390  On this day in history death of john FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (b. 1364)   

1433  Johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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

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

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