Page 6: Historical Events In August - 08

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1944  On this day in history hMCS Regina (Corvette) torpedoed   

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

1944  Erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal, hanged at 62 on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history pres Harry S Truman signs UN Charter   

1945  On August - 08 uSSR declares war against Japan in WW II   

1945  England & Aust Services draw 4th Victory Test on this day in history.   

1946  India agrees to give Bhutan 32 sq miles on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history bhutan, land of the Dragon, became an independent monarchy   

1950  Ernest F E Douwes Dekker, founder National-India Party, dies on August - 08.   

1953  US & South Korea initial a mutual security pact on August - 08.   

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

1955  Geneva conference held to discuss peaceful uses of atomic energy on August - 08.   

1956  Fire & explosion kill 263 miners at Marcinelle, Belgium on August - 08.   

1960  Ivory Coast declares independence on August - 08.   

1960  On this day in history militray coup in Laos   

1960  On August - 08 danton Walker, columnist (Broadway Spotlight), dies at 61   

1961  Charlie Gemora, actor (who portrayed King Kong), dies at 58 on August - 08.   

1963  On this day in history great Train Robbery in England, 2.6 million pounds ($7.3 million)   

1963  On this day in history 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  On August - 08 shirley Hardie Jackson, US author (Road Through the Wall), dies at 45   

1966  On this day in history south Arican Broadcasting bans Beatles (Lennon's anti-Jesus remark)   

1966  Pierre Charles, Belgian heavyweight boxer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

1968  Race riot in Miami Florida on this day in history.   

1969  On August - 08 sharon Tate, murdered by the Manson family at 26   

1974  On this day in history richard Nixon resigns as US President, the first to do so   

1974  On this day in history baldur von Schirach, German author/nazi politician, dies at 67   

1975  On August - 08 julian "Cannonball" Alderly, saxophonist/bandleader, dies of a stroke at 46   

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

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1079  On August - 08 birth of emperor Horikawa of Japan (d. 1107)   

1518  Conrad Lycosthenes, French-born German humanist and encyclopedist (d. 1561) was born on August - 08.   

1571  On this day in history birth of john Ward, composer   

1586  On August - 08 birth of adolf, earl of Nassau-Siegen   

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

1617  On this day in history birth of adriaan W "Joris" van Geel, Flemish missionary (Bantu Dictionary)   

1646  On this day in history birth of godfrey Kneller, German-born painter (d. 1723)   

1653  On this day in history birth of jacques Basnage, French/Neth historian/vicar   

0117  On this day in history mark Ulpius Trajanus, adopted son of emperor Nerva/emperor, dies   

0869  On this day in history lotharius II, King of Middle-France (Lotharingen) (855-869), dies   

1445  Death of Oswald von Wolkenstein, Austrian composer on August - 08.   

1506  On August - 08 sesshu Toyo, Zen monk/painter, dies in Yamaguchi Japan at 86   

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  On this day in history death of alonso Sánchez Coello, Spanish painter   

1604  Death of Horio Tadauji, Japanese warlord (b. 1578) on this day in history.