Page 6: Historical Events In August - 07

1960  On this day in history ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) gains independence from France   

1960  On August - 07 vaino Hannikainen, composer, dies at 60   

1961  Russian Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2 on August - 07.   

1961  On this day in history cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2   

1962  On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1962  Morris Louis, US painter (post painterly abstraction), dies at 49 on August - 07.   

1967  Max Branch, music/radio commentator, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history joseph Kosma, composer, dies at 63   

1970  On August - 07 4 killed in courthouse shootout in San Rafael, Calif   

1970  On this day in history first computer chess tournament   

1970  On August - 07 ... Haley, US judge, shot dead   

1971  On this day in history apollo 15 returns to Earth   

1972  Joi Lansing, actress (Bob Cummings Show), dies at 44 of cancer on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history jack Gregory, cricketer (scorer of fastest ton Australia 1921), dies   

1974  Philippe Petit walks tightrope strung between the twin towers of the World Trade Center on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history typhoon Nina in China killing 229,000 people   

1975  On this day in history typhoon Nina—contributed to Banqiao Dam failure in China killing 229,000 people   

1976  Scientists in Pasadena, Calif, announce Viking I found strongest indications to date of possible life on Mars on this day in history.   

1976  US Viking 2 goes into Martian orbit after 11-month flight from Earth on August - 07.   

1976  Cecil Weston, actor (Dude Ranch, Huckleberry Finn), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1978  Thousands of mourners file past the body of Pope Paul VI on August - 07.   

1978  On August - 07 franz Alphons Wolpert, composer, dies at 60   

1979  On August - 07 the first day of trading in British Columbia Resources Investment Corporation (BCRIC) shares, everyone in the province got 5 shares from the government   

1983  675,000 employees strike AT&T on August - 07.   

1983  First World Track & Field Championships on August - 07.   

1984  Esther Phillips, US singer (What a Difference a Day Makes), dies at 48 on August - 07.   

1985  On August - 07 grayson Hall, actor (Dark Shadows), dies of cancer at 58   

1987  5 Central American presidents sign peace accord in Guatemala on this day in history.   

1987  On August - 07 lynne Cox swims 4.3 km from US to USSR in 39o F (4o C) Bering Sea   

1987  On August - 07 camille Chamoun, president of Lebanon, dies at 87   

1988  On August - 07 writers guild end their 6 months strike   

1989  Mickey Leland, (Rep-D-Tx), & 15 others dies in plane crash in Ethiopia on August - 07.   

1990  On August - 07 saudi Arabia allows US troops on their soil to stop an Iraqi invasion   

1990  Eva Sully Block, actress (Kid Millions), dies of heart failure at 88 on August - 07.   

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1282  Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316) was born on August - 07.   

1533  On this day in history birth of alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, Basque soldier and poet (d. 1595)   

1560  Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614) was born on August - 07.   

1574  On this day in history birth of robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick, English writer (d. 1649)   

1598  Georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules) was born on this day in history.   

1726  On August - 07 birth of james Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790)   

1742  Nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General was born on August - 07.   

1746  Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian was born on August - 07.   

0461  Death of Majorian, Roman Emperor (assassinated) (b. 420) on this day in history.   

0479  Death of Emperor YÅ«ryaku of Japan on this day in history.   

1033  Death of Frederick II, duke of Upper Lorraine on this day in history.   

1106  Henry IV, Roman German king/emperor (1056/84-1105), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1485  On August - 07 death of alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince   

1547  Cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies on this day in history.   

1609  Eustache du Caurroy, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1613  Death of Thomas Fleming, English judge (b. 1544) on this day in history.