Page 6: Historical Events In August - 07

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

1960  Vaino Hannikainen, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1961  Russian Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2 on this day in history.   

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

1962  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.   

1962  Morris Louis, US painter (post painterly abstraction), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history max Branch, music/radio commentator, dies at 75   

1969  Joseph Kosma, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

1970  First computer chess tournament on this day in history.   

1970  ... Haley, US judge, shot dead on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history apollo 15 returns to Earth   

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

1973  On August - 07 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 August - 07.   

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

1975  On August - 07 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 August - 07.   

1976  US Viking 2 goes into Martian orbit after 11-month flight from Earth on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history cecil Weston, actor (Dude Ranch, Huckleberry Finn), dies at 86   

1978  Thousands of mourners file past the body of Pope Paul VI on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1984  Esther Phillips, US singer (What a Difference a Day Makes), dies at 48 on this day in history.   

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  Lynne Cox swims 4.3 km from US to USSR in 39o F (4o C) Bering Sea on August - 07.   

1987  On this day in history camille Chamoun, president of Lebanon, dies at 87   

1988  Writers guild end their 6 months strike on August - 07.   

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

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

1990  On this day in history eva Sully Block, actress (Kid Millions), dies of heart failure at 88   

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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 this day in history.   

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 August - 07.   

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

1742  On this day in history birth of nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General   

1746  On August - 07 birth of daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian   

0461  Death of Majorian, Roman Emperor (assassinated) (b. 420) on August - 07.   

0479  Death of Emperor YÅ«ryaku of Japan on August - 07.   

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

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

1485  Death of Alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince on August - 07.   

1547  On this day in history cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies   

1609  On August - 07 eustache du Caurroy, composer, dies at 60   

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