Page 7: Historical Events In August - 03

1974  Almira Sessions, actress (Okla Annie), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1975  500 drown when 2 river boats collide & sink in China's West River on this day in history.   

1975  Louisiana Superdome is dedicated on this day in history.   

1975  Ruth Lee, actress (Middleton Family at 1939 World's Fair), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1977  Radio Shack announces TRS-80 computer. Within weeks thousands were ordered on August - 03.   

1977  On this day in history alfred Lunt, actor (Guardsman, Sally of Sawdust), dies at 83   

1978  Ezzedin Kalak, Palestinian PLO representative in Paris, murdered on August - 03.   

1979  On this day in history renato Fasano, composer, dies at 76   

1981  Robert Peci, Italian brother of Red Brigade leader, murdered on this day in history.   

1983  Carolyn Jones, actress (Morticia-Addams Family), dies at 54 of cancer on August - 03.   

1984  365.7 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange on August - 03.   

1986  On August - 03 paul [Saul] de Groot, chairman Dutch Communist party, dies at 87   

1989  On August - 03 lawrence Delisle drives his 4 kids into river   

1990  Radio Kuwait goes off the air, due to the Iraqi invasion on August - 03.   

1990  US announces commitment of Naval forces to Gulf regions on August - 03.   

1990  Florida Edwards, dies of pneumonia at 79 on August - 03.   

1991  Pan Am games open in Havana on this day in history.   

1992  On August - 03 wang Hongwen, vice-President Chinese Comm Party (1973-76), dies   

1993  James Donald, actor (In Which We Serve, Way Ahead), dies at 76 on August - 03.   

1994  On August - 03 carel van Dillen, resistance fighter, dies at 77   

1995  Carl Donnell "Kansas" Fields, drummer, dies at 79 on August - 03.   

1996  On August - 03 guido Alberti, literary patron/businessman, dies at 87   

2007  A strain of foot and mouth disease is found on a farm at Wanborough, near to Guildford, Surrey. Gordon Brown holds a COBRA meeting by phone on the outbreak. For more information see 2007 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak on August - 03.   

2012  On this day in history united Nations General Assembly c reproaches The United Nations Security Council over its lack of action in Syria   

2013  9 children are killed by a suicide bombing in Jalalabad, Afghanistan on this day in history.   

2014  The Israeli Defence Force remove much of its ground forces from the Gaza Strip following the destruction of 32 tunnels built by Hamas and other militants on August - 03.   

2014  On August - 03 ludian earthquake in China killing 729 people   

2017  On August - 03 iranian President Hassan Rouhani is elected for his second term as President   

2017  On this day in history footballer Neymar signs 5-year deal with club Paris Saint-Germain in a $263 million world-record transfer from Barcelona   

2017  On August - 03 massachusetts woman Michelle Carter sentenced to 2 1/2 years for urging her boyfriend to commit suicide   

2017  Rapper Kidd Creole arrested and charged for stabbing to death a homeless man in New York City on this day in history.   

2019  On this day in history a mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, United States, leaves 22 people dead and 24 others injured.   

2021  On this day in history singer Tony Bennett celebrates his 95th birthday with Lady Gaga in the first of 2 "farewell" performances at Radio City Music Hall, NYC   

2021  The oil tanker Asphalt Princess is hijacked off the coast of the United Arab Emirates on August - 03.   

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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  On this day in history birth of john Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759)   

1748  Carl Ludwig Junker, composer was born on August - 03.   

1770  On this day in history birth of frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840)   

1801  On this day in history birth of joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace)   

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

1811  Elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator) was born on this day in history.   

0808  On this day in history p'ang Yun, [Layman P'ang], Exemplary Zen practitioner, dies in China   

1387  On August - 03 olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies   

1460  On August - 03 death of king James II of Scotland (b. 1430)   

1527  On August - 03 death of scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal   

1530  On this day in history philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies   

1546  Death of Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484) on this day in history.   

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

1621  Death of Guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556) on August - 03.