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 this day in history uS mail truck in Plymouth, Mass robbed of more than $1.5 million   

1963  On this day in history 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  Jan van Nijlen, Flemish poet/writer (Walk at Dawn), dies on August - 14.   

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  On this day in history 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 on August - 14.   

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

1971  On August - 14 british begin internment without trial in Northern Ireland   

1971  On this day in history georg von Opel, German auto manufacturer, dies at 59   

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 this day in history.   

1973  On August - 14 uS bombs Cambodia   

1974  On August - 14 congress authorizes US citizens to own gold   

1974  On August - 14 peace talks in Cyprus break down, and fresh fighting breaks out   

1975  On August - 14 joris Baers, Flemish bibliographer (founder Boekengids), dies at 87   

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

1981  On this day in history 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  On this day in history john Boynton Priestley, English, stagewriter (Magicians), dies at 89   

1985  Gale Sondergaard, actress (Letter), dies of cerebral thrombosis at 86 on August - 14.   

1988  Enzo Ferrari, Italy, sportscar manufacturer (Ferrari), dies at 90 on August - 14.   

1991  On August - 14 douglas Kiker, newscaster (NBC-TV), dies of a heart attack at 61   

1992  Alexander Rosemeier, Indonesian/Dutch painter, dies at 104 on August - 14.   

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

1995  Joseph Fattorini, businessman, dies at 82 on August - 14.   

1996  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1479  Princess Catherine of York (d. 1527) was born on this day in history.   

1552  Fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher was born on August - 14.   

1575  On August - 14 birth of robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629)   

1586  William Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642) was born on August - 14.   

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 August - 14.   

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

1167  On August - 14 raynald van Dassel, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1204  Death of Minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (b. 1182) on August - 14.   

1390  Death of John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (b. 1364) on this day in history.   

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

1573  On this day in history death of saitō Tatsuoki, Japanese warlord (b. 1548)   

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

1652  Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60 on August - 14.