Historical Events In August - 14

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

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

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  On this day in history jan van Nijlen, Flemish poet/writer (Walk at Dawn), dies  

1966  On this day in history first US lunar orbiter begins orbiting the Moon  

1966  S J "Tip" Snooke, S Afr cricket all-rounder (26 Tests 1905-23), dies on this day in history.  

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  British troops intervenes militarily in Northern Ireland on this day in history.  

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 August - 14.  

1971  Bahrain proclaims independence after 110 years of British rule on August - 14.  

1971  On this day in history british begin internment without trial in Northern Ireland  

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 August - 14.  

1972  Jules Romains, French novelist (Death of Nobody), dies at 86 on this day in history.  

1973  US bombs Cambodia on August - 14.  

1974  On this day in history congress authorizes US citizens to own gold  

1974  Peace talks in Cyprus break down, and fresh fighting breaks out on this day in history.  

1975  On this day in history joris Baers, Flemish bibliographer (founder Boekengids), dies at 87  

1980  Dorothy Stratten, Playmate, murdered by boyfriend Paul Snider on this day in history.  

1981  Dudley Nourse, cricketer (34 Tests for South Africa, 2960 runs), dies on August - 14.  

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

1983  On August - 14 french troops deployed in Chad  

1984  IBM releases MS-DOS version 3.0 on August - 14.  

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 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 this day in history.  

1995  On August - 14 joseph Fattorini, businessman, dies at 82  

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  On August - 14 birth of fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher  

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

1586  On August - 14 birth of william Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642)  

1599  Méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671) was born on August - 14.  

1625  On this day in history birth of françois de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695)  

0582  Death of Tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor on this day in history.  

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

1204  On this day in history 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  On this day in history johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76  

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