Page 7: Historical Events In August - 29

1968  Victor Sutherland, dies at 79   

1970  Black Panthers confront cops in Phila (1 cop killed).   

1970  Mary Clare, dies at 76.   

1971  Hank Aaron is recorded as becoming the inaugural player in baseball's National League to drive in 100+ runs in 11 seasons.   

1972  Lale [Liselotte H] Anderson, Ger night club performer/singer, dies   

1973  Michael Dunn, short actor (Justine, Boom, Madigan), dies at 38   

1975  Star in Cygnus goes nova becoming 4th brightest in sky.   

1975  Eamon de Valera, Irish president (1937..59), dies at 92.   

1976  Anissa Jones, actress (Buffy-Family Affair), ODs at 18   

1977  Lou Brock breaks Ty Cobb's record by stealing the 893rd base of his baseball career.   

1977  Jean Hagen, actress (Dead Ringer, Shaggy Dog, Arena), dies at 54.   

1979  Mary Marquet, actress (Landru, Paris Canaille), dies at 84.   

1981  Lowell Thomas, newscaster (High Adventure), dies in Pawling NY at 89   

1982  Ingrid Bergman, actress (Anastasia, Gaslight), dies on 67th birthday.   

1983  Simon Oakland, actor (Toma, Kolchak, Baa Baa Black Sheep), dies at 61.   

1985  Atlantis moves to launch pad for the 51-J mission   

1985  Alexander Abramsky, composer, dies at 87.   

1986  Ellis Achong, cricketer (West Indies 1933-35, "chinaman"), dies.   

1987  Academy Award-winner Lee Marvin dies in Tucson, AZ, at age 63.   

1987  Lee Marvin, actor (Cat Ballou, Gorky Park), dies in Tucson Ariz at 63.   

1988  USSR launches 3 cosmonauts (Valery Polyakav, 1 Afghan) to station Mir.   

1989  Off the coast of Jalisco, Mexico a 6.7 quake was felt along the coast of Jalisco. Also felt at Guadalajara and in the southern part of the Mexico City area   

1990  C-5 transport plane crashes at Ramstein AFB, Germany, killing 13   

1990  Saddam Hussein declares America can't beat Iraq   

1990  Sandy, dog in the play Annie, dies at 16   

1991  In this year, John F Kennedy Jr claims his inaugural law case   

1991  The Communist Party ends 75 years of power in the USSR   

1991  The Soviet Communist Party was formally suspended as leader of USSR.   

1991  Dallas Adams, British painter/writer/actor (Terror from Within), dies   

1992  Mary Norton, children book author (Borrowers), dies at 88   

1993  Dorian Corey, actor (Paris is Burning), dies of AIDs at 56   

1994  The Windsor and Hantsport Railway commences operation in Nova Scotia   

1994  Arthur Ernest Mourant, haematologist, dies at 90   

1995  Frank Perry, US dir (Diary of Mad Housewife, David and Lisa), dies at 65.   

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1387  Henry v: King of england (1413-22)/france (1416-19)   

1434  Janus pannonius: Hungarian poet/translator   

1476  Kano motonobu: Kyoto japan, co-founder (kano school of painting)   

1561  Bartholomeus pitiscus: German mathematician (trigonometry)   

1609  Sassoferrato: [giovanni b salvi], italian painter (madonna)   

1619  Jean-baptiste colbert: French minister of naval/baron   

1628  John granville: 1st earl of bath, english royalist statesman   

1632  John locke: England, empiricist philosopher; disproved substance   

0029  Death of John the baptist: Beheaded   

0886  Death of Basilius i: The macedonier, byzantine emperor (867-886),   

1093  Hugh i: Duke of burgundy (b. 1057)   

1123  King eystein i of norway: King eystein i of norway (b. ca. 1088)   

1395  Death of Duke albert iii of austria: Duke albert iii of austria (b. 1349)   

1442  John vi: Duke of brittany (b. 1389)   

1523  Ulrich von hutten: German poet/humanist/patriot,   

1526  Louis ii: King of hungary/bohemia,