Page 6: Historical Events In August - 24

1943  Phila A's drop AL record tying 20th game in a row, win the 2nd game.   

1943  Ernst Ottwalt, writer, dies.   

1944  Gen LeClercs troops open assault on Paris.   

1945  Cleveland ace Bob Feller returns from Navy and strike out 12.   

1948  Jean Michel Jarre, French 'electronic music' musician is born   

1949  North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) established   

1949  North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) comes into force   

1950  Operation Magic Carpet-45000 Yemenite Jews move to Israel.   

1950  1st US Negro delegate to UN appointed-ES Sampson.   

1950  Ernst Wiechert, writer, dies at 63   

1951  Bill Veeck's "Fans Managers' Night," Browns defeat A's 5-3; Browns coaches hold up placards for fans to vote on   

1954  Communist Control Act passed, at height of McCarthyism   

1954  International Amateur Athletic Federation recognizes Red China.   

1954  Getulio D Vargas, pres/dictator Brazil: 1930-45, 51-54, suicide at 71   

1956  The inaugural non-stop transcontinental helicopter flight arrived Wash DC   

1956  1st non-stop transcontinental helicopter flight arrived Wash DC   

1957  Stephen Fry, British writer and comedian is born   

1957  British soccer player Jimmy Greaves' (17) 1st game for Chelsea.   

1957  Albert Edward Sammons, composer, dies at 71   

1958  In this year, Fay Crocker claims LPGA Waterloo Golf Open.   

1958  John G Strijdom, premier of South Africa (1954-58), dies at 65   

1959  Hiram L Fong sworn in as inaugural Chinese-American senator while Daniel K Inouye sworn in as inaugural Japanese-American Rep (Both from Hawaii)   

1959  England complete 5-0 series drubbing of India.   

1960  60 people die when bus plunges off bridge into Turvo River, Brazil   

1960  -127°F (-88°C), Vostok, Antarctica (world record)   

1961  Former nazi leader Johannes Vorster is recorded as becoming South Africa's minister of justice (if the shoe fits...)   

1962  Henry George Ley, composer, dies at 74   

1963  John Pennel is inaugural to pole-vault 17'.   

1964  Maurice Schoemaker, composer, dies at 73   

1966  USSR launches Luna 11 for orbit around Moon.   

1967  Liberian flag designed   

1967  Mobs from China repeatedly attack British positions along 27km Hong Kong border and are driven off with tear gas.   

1967  Amanda Randolph, actress (Danny Thomas, Amos n Andy), dies at 65.   

1968  France became world's 5th thermonuclear power.   

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1113  Geoffrey plantagenet: France, conquered normandy   

1113  Geoffrey of anjou: Count of anjou   

1198  King alexander ii of scotland: King alexander ii of scotland (d. 1249)   

1210  Floris iv: Count of holland   

1358  King john i of castile: King john i of castile (d. 1390)   

1393  Arthur iii: Duke of brittany   

1420  Albrecht van eyb: German humanist/parson (bamberg & eichstattt)   

1531  Ercole bottrigari: Composer   

0079  Pliny the elder: Roman writer and naturalist (b. 23)   

1103  Death of Magnus iii berbein: [blootbeen], king of norway (1093-1103),   

1217  Death of Eustace "the monk": French buccaneer,   

1313  Henry vii: Roman catholic german king/emperor (1308/12-13),   

1371  Eduard: Duke of gelre (1361-71), assasinated   

1540  Death of Girolamo francesco maria mazzola: Italian painter (b. 1503)   

1542  Death of Gasparo contarini: Italian diplomat and cardinal (b. 1483)   

1572  Gaspard de châtillon: Count the coligny, french gen/admiral, beheaded