Historical Events In August - 07

1960  Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) gains independence from France on August - 07.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1967  On August - 07 max Branch, music/radio commentator, dies at 75   

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

1970  On this day in history 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 August - 07 apollo 15 returns to Earth   

1972  On August - 07 joi Lansing, actress (Bob Cummings Show), dies at 44 of cancer   

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

1974  On this day in history philippe Petit walks tightrope strung between the twin towers of the World Trade Center   

1975  On August - 07 typhoon Nina in China killing 229,000 people   

1975  Typhoon Nina—contributed to Banqiao Dam failure in China killing 229,000 people on August - 07.   

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

1976  On August - 07 uS Viking 2 goes into Martian orbit after 11-month flight from Earth   

1976  On August - 07 cecil Weston, actor (Dude Ranch, Huckleberry Finn), dies at 86   

1978  On August - 07 thousands of mourners file past the body of Pope Paul VI   

1978  Franz Alphons Wolpert, composer, dies at 60 on August - 07.   

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

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

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

1984  On August - 07 esther Phillips, US singer (What a Difference a Day Makes), dies at 48   

1985  On this day in history grayson Hall, actor (Dark Shadows), dies of cancer at 58   

1987  On August - 07 5 Central American presidents sign peace accord in Guatemala   

1987  On this day in history lynne Cox swims 4.3 km from US to USSR in 39o F (4o C) Bering Sea   

1987  Camille Chamoun, president of Lebanon, dies at 87 on August - 07.   

1988  Writers guild end their 6 months strike on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1533  On August - 07 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  Robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick, English writer (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

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

1726  James Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790) was born on August - 07.   

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

1746  Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of frederick II, duke of Upper Lorraine   

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

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

1547  Cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies on August - 07.   

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

1613  On this day in history death of thomas Fleming, English judge (b. 1544)