Page 6: Historical Events In August - 18

1954  Asst Sec of Labor James Wilkins became inaugural black to attend cabinet   

1954  James E Wilkins is 1st black to attend a US cabinet meeting   

1955  -19] Hurricane Diane, results in the deaths of 400 in US.   

1956  Cin Reds (8) and Cubs (2) combine to hit 10 HRs in a 9 inning game.   

1957  Amelia Wershoven sets record of female throwing a baseball (252'4«")   

1957  Wawrzyniec Jerzy Zulawski, composer, dies at 41.   

1958  Fidel Castro makes a speech on Cuban pirate radio Rebelde   

1958  Great Britain issues regional stamps (N Ireland, Scotland andWales)   

1958  Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov, published   

1958  TV game show scandal investigation starts   

1961  Construction on Berlin Wall completed.   

1961  Learned Hand, Chief judge of US court of Appeals, dies at 89.   

1962  Peter, Paul and Mary release their inaugural hit "If I Had a Hammer".   

1962  Cleo Ridgely, silent screen actress (I Remember Mama), dies at 68   

1963  Andy Morales was born   

1963  James Meredith became inaugural black graduate from U of Mississippi   

1966  Battle of Long Tan, Vietnam   

1966  inaugural ship-to-shore satellite radio message sent   

1966  The 'Cultural Revolution' in China begins.   

1966  Isaac Keesing, Dutch founder (System Keesing), dies at 80   

1967  Rolling Stones release "We Love You"   

1968  Cy Walter, pianist (3's Company), dies at 52.   

1969  Laci Boldemann, composer, dies at 48   

1972  Police fine Paul and Linda McCartney $800 in Sweden cannabis possession.   

1973  Hank Aaron's record 1378 extra base hit surpasses Stan Musial record   

1976  USSR's Luna 24 soft-lands on Moon   

1978  Memphis, Tenn, settles with striking police officers andfirefighters.   

1980  Norman Cazden, composer, dies at 65.   

1981  Jerry Lewis appears on "Donahue" to defend Telethons.   

1981  Anita Loos, US (stage)author (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), dies at 88   

1982  NYSE tops 100 M share volume figure, 132.69 M shares traded.   

1982  Beverly Bayne, actress (Romeo and Juliet, Passionate Youth), dies at 87   

1983  Hurricane Alicia battered Houston andGalveston, Texas.   

1983  Samantha Druce, age 12y 119d is youngest woman to swim English Channel   

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1414  Jami: Persian poet   

1450  Marko marulic/marulus/splichanin/pechinich: Croatian poet   

1579  Charlotte flandrina van nassau: Daughter of willem i of orange   

1587  Virginia dare: 1st american born of english parents   

1587  1st english child: 1st english child born in new world (virginia dare)   

1596  Jean bolland: Flemish jesuit writer   

1605  Henry hammond: English churchman   

1606  Maria anna of spain: Holy roman empire empress and queen of hungary   

0353  Decentius: Roman usurper   

0849  Death of Walafrid strabo: German monk and theologian   

1227  Genghis khan: Mongol conqueror,   

1236  Death of Theodorus van celles: Monastery founder (kruisheren),   

1258  Theodore ii lascaris: Emperor of the empire of nicaea   

1276  Adrian v: [ottobono fieschi], italian pope (7/11-8/18/1276),   

1318  Death of Clare of montefalco: Italian abbess and religious leader (born c. 1268)   

1430  Death of Thomas de ros: 9th baron de ros, english soldier and politician (drowned) (b. 1406)