Page 6: Historical Events In August - 20

1945  A Roda Roda, writer, dies at 73   

1947  Turner Caldwell in D-558-I sets aircraft speed record, 1131 kph.   

1947  Boston Braves hit a million attendance for 1st time   

1947  Franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79.   

1948  US expels Soviet Consul General in New York, Jacob Lomakin.   

1948  15th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Cards 28, All-Stars 0 (101220)   

1948  David John de Lloyd, composer, dies at 65.   

1949  78382 watch the White Sox play the Indians at Cleveland.   

1949  Hungary (Magyar People's Republic) accepts constitution.   

1949  78382 watch White Sox play Indians at Cleveland   

1952  Stalin meets Chou Enlai   

1952  Kurt Schumacher, German politician/chairman (SPD), dies   

1953  Russia publicly acknowledges hydrogen bomb test detonation.   

1953  General Fazlollah Zahedi arrests premier Mossadeq of Persia.   

1955  inaugural airplane to exceed 1800 mph (2897 kph)-HA Hanes, Palmdale Ca   

1955  Hundreds killed in anti-French rioting in Morocco and Algeria   

1955  1st airplane to exceed 1800 mph (2897 kph)-HA Hanes, Palmdale Ca.   

1956  Republicans convene at Cow Palace.   

1957  USAF ballon breaks an altitude record at 102000' (310896 m).   

1959  Marine Helicopter Squadron 261, operating from the amphibious assault ship Thetis Bay, completed a week of relief operations in flood-stricken Taiwan in which it airlifted 1600540 pounds of cargo and 833 passengers on 898 missions.   

1959  Alfred Kubin, writer, dies at 82   

1960  Senegal breaks from the Mali federation; declaring independence   

1960  USSR recovers 2 dogs; inaugural living organisms to return from space   

1960  Rudolf Moser, composer, dies at 68   

1961  Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer, dies at 82.   

1964  President Johnson signs Economic Opportunity Act (totaling nearly $1 billion)   

1965  Rolling Stones release "Satisfaction" (their inaugural #1 US hit).   

1968  650000 Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia   

1968  Russian and Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia.   

1968  Earl Sande, US jockey (Kentucky Derby), dies at 69   

1970  Hildo Krop, modernistic sculptor, dies at 86   

1973  Saskatchewan Rough Rider fullback George Reed sets all time world pro football rushing record, beating the 12312 yards held by the NFL's Jimmy Brown   

1974  Ilona Massey, actress (Love HAppy, Holiday in Mexico), dies at 62   

1975  Il-62 crashes south of Damascus, Syria, killing 126.   

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1517  Antoine perrenot de granvelle: Cardinal/viceroy of naples (1571-75)   

1526  Peter opmeer: Church historian/humanist (historia martyrum)   

1561  Jacopo peri: Composer   

1625  Thomas corneille: French playwright   

1632  Louis bourdaloue: French jesuit preacher   

1637  Cornelis van aerssen: Dutch governor/co-owner of surinam   

1665  Bernardus smijtegelt: Vicar (gekrookte reed)   

1666  Alphonse d' eve: Composer   

0535  Mochta of louth: Disciple of st. patrick   

0984  Death of John xiv: [petrus canepanova], italian pope (983-84),   

1153  Death of Bernard[us] van clairvaux: French saint,   

1384  Geert great: [gerardus magnus], theologist (getijdenboek),   

1538  Death of Aefgen listinck: Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake   

1572  Miguel lópez de legazpi: Spanish conquistador (b. 1502)   

1580  Death of Jeronymo osorio: Portuguese historian (b. 1506)   

1632  Valentin de boulogne: French painter, buried at 38