Page 6: Historical Events In August - 03

1948  On August - 03 albert F Pollard, Brit historian (Evolution of parliament), dies at 78   

1949  On August - 03 the National Basketball Association was formed.   

1949  Republic Indonesia proclaims cease fire on this day in history.   

1950  Elements of Marine Corps Observation Squadron, VMO-6, equipped with HO3S helicopters and OY observation planes, began operations in Korea on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history william H Jackson, ends term as deputy director of CIA   

1951  Neville Tufnell, cricket wicket keeper (Test for England 1910), dies on August - 03.   

1952  On August - 03 15th Olympic games close in Helsinki Finland   

1953  On August - 03 frank Blair becomes news anchor of Today Show   

1954  On this day in history first VTOL (Vertical Take-off & Land) airplane flown   

1954  On August - 03 1st VTOL (Vertical Take-off & Land) flown   

1954  On August - 03 colette, [Willy], France, novelist (Vagabonde), dies at 81   

1955  On August - 03 automobile Association of America ends support of auto racing   

1955  Hurricane Connie begins pounding US for 11 days on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history willie Williams of the US sets 100 meter record at 10.1   

1956  Willie Williams of US sets 100 meter record at 10.1 on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history british offensive against imam Galeb Ben Ali of Oman   

1957  "Black Jack" Bouvier, father of Jacqueline Kennedy, dies of cancer on this day in history.   

1958  The USS Nautilus (the first nuclear submarine) passes under the North Pole on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history uSS Nautilus begins 1st crossing of Arctic Ocean under icecap   

1959  27th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-3 at Memorial Coliseum, LA on August - 03.   

1960  On this day in history niger gains independence from France   

1962  29th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 42, All-Stars 20 (65,000) on this day in history.   

1963  On August - 03 allan Sherman releases hit "Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda"   

1963  On August - 03 beatles final performance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool   

1963  Great Train Robbery in Britain on August - 03.   

1964  Flannery O'Connor, writer (Good Man is Hard to Find), dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1966  On August - 03 lenny Bruce, comedian, dies of a morphine overdose at 39   

1968  Constantine Rokossovski, vice-premier of Poland (1952-56), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1970  On August - 03 first submerged launching of Poseidon nuclear missile off Cape Kennedy   

1970  Hurricane "Celia" becomes most expensive Gulf storm in history on August - 03.   

1970  On August - 03 mairiam Hargrave of Yorkshire, passes her driving test on 40th try   

1971  Paul McCartney announces the formation of his group Wings on August - 03.   

1973  Flash fire kills 51 at amusement park. (Isle of Man, UK) on August - 03.   

1973  On this day in history ariantje "Jeanne" Leg, actress (It Vijgeblaadje/It Hippie), dies at 84   

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1509  Ã‰tienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546) was born on August - 03.   

1645  August Kuhnel, composer was born on this day in history.   

1692  John Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.   

1748  Carl Ludwig Junker, composer was born on this day in history.   

1770  Frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840) was born on this day in history.   

1801  Joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace) was born on August - 03.   

1808  Hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893) was born on this day in history.   

1811  On August - 03 birth of elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator)   

0808  P'ang Yun, [Layman P'ang], Exemplary Zen practitioner, dies in China on August - 03.   

1387  Olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies on this day in history.   

1460  Death of King James II of Scotland (b. 1430) on this day in history.   

1527  Death of Scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal on August - 03.   

1530  Philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies on this day in history.   

1546  On this day in history death of antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484)   

1604  Death of Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander on August - 03.   

1621  On August - 03 death of guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556)