Page 5: Historical Events In August - 23

1926  Motion picture star Rudolph Valentino dies in New York at age 31.   

1926  40th US Womens Tennis: Molla B Mallory beats Elizabeth Ryan (46 64 97).   

1926  Rudolph Valentino, silent movie idol (Sheik), dies in NY at 31   

1927  Anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti are executed in Boston for murdering two men during a 1920 robbery. (They were posthumously exhonerated in 1977.)   

1927  Dick Bruna, Dutch illustrator.   

1927  Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, executed in Mass   

1929  Arabs attack Jews in Israel.   

1929  Charles Van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God on Sea), dies   

1930  44th US Womens Tennis: Betty Nuthall beats Anna McCune Harper (61 64)   

1931  45th US Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Eileen B Whitingstall (64 61).   

1933  1st TV boxing match.   

1933  Adolph Loos, Austrian architect, dies at 62   

1936  17 year old Bob Feller's 1st game, he strikes out 15 St Louis Browns   

1937  Albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel, composer, dies at 68   

1938  England score 7-903 decl v Australia Hutton 364   

1939  Soviet-German pact is signed by Molotov and Ribbentrop.   

1939  USSR and Germany sign a non-agression pact   

1939  John Cobb (Britain) drives 365.85 MPH (593.48 KPH) at Bonneville Flats   

1939  Sidney Coe Howard, playwright (Silver Cord, Pulitzer 1925), dies at 48.   

1940  German bombers begin night time attacks (The Blitz) on London.   

1940  German Luftwaffe begins night bombing on London.   

1941  Jack O'Connor, cricketer (four Tests for Aust 1908-09, 13 wkts), dies.   

1942  1st US flights to land on Guadalcanal.   

1943  Red army recaptures Charkow.   

1943  Johann P Zilcher, German composer, dies at 88   

1944  Romania liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day 1944-1990)   

1944  94.5°F (34.7°C) in De Bilt Netherlands and 101.5°F (38.6°C) in Warnsvelt   

1944  Nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer, dies at 63.   

1946  13th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 16, Los Angeles 0 (97380).   

1947  Pres Truman's daughter, Margaret's inaugural public singing concert.   

1947  Willy Russell, Playwright; 'Educating Rita' and Shirley Valentine' is born   

1947  Pres Truman's daughter, Margaret's 1st public singing concert.   

1948  World Council of Churches formed by 147 churches from 44 countries   

1948  Earl Bernadotte asks aid for fugitives to Palestine   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

0686  Charles martel: Grandfather of charlemagne   

1486  Siegmund freiherr von herberstein: Austrian diplomat   

1524  Francois hotman/hotomanus: French lawyer/diplomat (anti-tribonien)   

1593  Fulvio testi: Italian poet (pianto d'italia)   

1623  StanisÅ‚aw lubieniecki: Polish astronomer   

1724  Abraham yates: American continental congressman   

1727  Friedrich hartmann graf: Composer   

1740  Ivan vi: Emperor of russia 1740-41)   

0093  Death of Gnaeus julius agricola: Roman governor of britain (b. 40)   

0634  Death of Aboe bekr abd allah: [al-siddik], friend/successor of mohammed,   

1106  Magnus: Duke of saxony   

1176  Emperor rokujo of japan: Emperor rokujo of japan (b. 1164)   

1305  William wallace: Scottish patriot, hanged, disemboweled & beheaded   

1328  Nicolaas zannekin: Leader of rebel flemish farmers,   

1387  King olav iv of norway: King olav iv of norway (b. 1370)   

1507  Jean molinet: Burgundy historian (chroniques),