Page 6: Historical Events In August - 08

1941  20 divisions of Russian 6th/12th Army surrender at Oeman on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history 6 convicted Nazi saboteurs who landed in US executed in Wash DC   

1942  "Monty" appointed commandant of British 8th Army at Alamein on August - 08.   

1943  Common Chiefs of staff meet in Quebec on August - 08.   

1944  HMCS Regina (Corvette) torpedoed on this day in history.   

1944  Canada/Polish troops occupy Cramesnil/Secqueville/Cintheaux/St-Aignan on August - 08.   

1944  Erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal, hanged at 62 on August - 08.   

1945  On August - 08 pres Harry S Truman signs UN Charter   

1945  On this day in history uSSR declares war against Japan in WW II   

1945  On August - 08 england & Aust Services draw 4th Victory Test   

1946  On this day in history india agrees to give Bhutan 32 sq miles   

1949  Bhutan, land of the Dragon, became an independent monarchy on August - 08.   

1950  On August - 08 ernest F E Douwes Dekker, founder National-India Party, dies   

1953  On August - 08 uS & South Korea initial a mutual security pact   

1954  Gino Tagliapietra, composer, dies at 67 on August - 08.   

1955  Geneva conference held to discuss peaceful uses of atomic energy on this day in history.   

1956  On August - 08 fire & explosion kill 263 miners at Marcinelle, Belgium   

1960  Ivory Coast declares independence on this day in history.   

1960  On August - 08 militray coup in Laos   

1960  Danton Walker, columnist (Broadway Spotlight), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history charlie Gemora, actor (who portrayed King Kong), dies at 58   

1963  Great Train Robbery in England, 2.6 million pounds ($7.3 million) on this day in history.   

1963  On August - 08 the Great Train Robbery, in which 2.5 million pounds are stolen   

1963  Sandor Jemnitz, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1965  Shirley Hardie Jackson, US author (Road Through the Wall), dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1966  On August - 08 south Arican Broadcasting bans Beatles (Lennon's anti-Jesus remark)   

1966  On this day in history pierre Charles, Belgian heavyweight boxer, dies at 63   

1967  Jaromir Weinberger, Czech/US composer (Czech Rhapsody), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history race riot in Miami Florida   

1969  Sharon Tate, murdered by the Manson family at 26 on August - 08.   

1974  On August - 08 richard Nixon resigns as US President, the first to do so   

1974  Baldur von Schirach, German author/nazi politician, dies at 67 on August - 08.   

1975  Julian "Cannonball" Alderly, saxophonist/bandleader, dies of a stroke at 46 on this day in history.   

1976  John Roselli, hired by CIA to kill Castro, found murdered on this day in history.   

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1079  Emperor Horikawa of Japan (d. 1107) was born on this day in history.   

1518  Conrad Lycosthenes, French-born German humanist and encyclopedist (d. 1561) was born on this day in history.   

1571  On August - 08 birth of john Ward, composer   

1586  Adolf, earl of Nassau-Siegen was born on August - 08.   

1605  Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, British colonial Governor of Maryland (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1617  On August - 08 birth of adriaan W "Joris" van Geel, Flemish missionary (Bantu Dictionary)   

1646  Godfrey Kneller, German-born painter (d. 1723) was born on this day in history.   

1653  On August - 08 birth of jacques Basnage, French/Neth historian/vicar   

0117  Mark Ulpius Trajanus, adopted son of emperor Nerva/emperor, dies on August - 08.   

0869  On August - 08 lotharius II, King of Middle-France (Lotharingen) (855-869), dies   

1445  Death of Oswald von Wolkenstein, Austrian composer on this day in history.   

1506  Sesshu Toyo, Zen monk/painter, dies in Yamaguchi Japan at 86 on this day in history.   

1553  Death of Girolamo Fracastoro, Italian physician (b. 1478) on this day in history.   

1555  On this day in history death of oronce Finé, French mathematician (b. 1494)   

1588  Death of Alonso Sánchez Coello, Spanish painter on this day in history.   

1604  On August - 08 death of horio Tadauji, Japanese warlord (b. 1578)