Historical Events In August - 14

1962  French and Italian workers break through at Mount Blanc Vehicular Tunnel on August - 14.  

1962  On August - 14 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 August - 14 clifford Odets, US playwright (Golden Boy), dies at 57  

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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history vano Il'ich Muradeli, composer, dies at 62  

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

1972  On August - 14 east German Aeroflot Illyushin 62 crashes near Moscow, killing 156  

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

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

1980  On this day in history dorothy Stratten, Playmate, murdered by boyfriend Paul Snider  

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

1982  On this day in history patrick Magee, Irish actor (Clockwork Orange, King Lear), dies at 58  

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

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

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 August - 14.  

1996  On August - 14 ian Macfarlane is appointed new head of Australia's Reserve Bank  

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1297  On August - 14 birth of emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348)  

1473  Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541) was born on this day in history.  

1479  On August - 14 birth of princess Catherine of York (d. 1527)  

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

1575  Robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629) was born on August - 14.  

1586  On August - 14 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1433  On August - 14 johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76  

1573  Death of Saitō Tatsuoki, Japanese warlord (b. 1548) on August - 14.  

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

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