Page 6: Historical Events In August - 12

1928  9th Olympic Games close in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1931  On August - 12 yangtzee River floods after heavy rain crumbles dikes in China   

1933  On August - 12 cuban dictator Machado y Morales flees after military coup   

1934  On this day in history hendrik P Berlage, architect (Stock exchange Amsterdam), dies at 78   

1935  Babe Ruth's final game at Fenway Park, 41,766 on hand on August - 12.   

1936  On August - 12 120ø F (49ø C), Seymour, Texas (state record)   

1936  Diver Marjorie Gestring is youngest Olympic gold medalist (13y 268d) on this day in history.   

1936  120°F (49°C), Seymour, Texas (state record) on August - 12.   

1938  Ludwig Borchardt, German egyptologist, dies at 74 on August - 12.   

1939  On this day in history the birth of George Hamilton, American film actor   

1940  On this day in history luftwaffe bombs British radar stations, loses 31 aircrafts   

1941  On August - 12 sikorski-Stalin Polish-Russian agreement allows many Polish Jews to be freed for Siberian labor camp.   

1941  On this day in history french Marshal Henri Petain gave full support to Nazi Germany   

1941  Bobby Peel, cricketer (took 102 wickets for England), dies on August - 12.   

1942  On this day in history hMS CAIRO (AA), SUNK, Central Mediterranean, north of Bizerta, Tunisia by 1 torpedo from Italian submarine 'Axum'.   

1942  On this day in history british premier Churchill arrives in Moscow, meets Stalin   

1943  On August - 12 alleged date of the first Philadelphia Experiment test on United States Navy ship USS Eldridge.   

1943  On this day in history georges Martin Witkowski, composer, dies at 76   

1944  On August - 12 churchill & Tito meet in Naples   

1945  On August - 12 stalin invites General Eisenhower to the National Sports Parade in Red Square, Moscow.   

1948  On this day in history cleveland Indians get 29 hits in a 9 inning game   

1949  On August - 12 16th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Philadelphia 38, All-Stars 0 (93,780)   

1950  On this day in history nY Giants (NFL) beat Ottawa Roughriders (CFL) 20-6 in Ottawa   

1951  On August - 12 babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA World Golf Championship   

1952  Hussain ibn Talal proclaimed King of Jordan on this day in history.   

1953  Ann Davidson, first woman to sail solo across Atlantic, arrives Miami on this day in history.   

1953  In Greece, Kefallinia (Cephalonia) a 7.1 quake killed 455, over 27,000 houses destroyed on Ithaki (Ithaca), Kefallinia (Cephalonia) and Zakinthos (Zante) on this day in history.   

1953  Soviet Union conducts secret test of its first hydrogen bomb on August - 12.   

1953  On August - 12 ann Davidson, 1st woman to sail solo across Atlantic, arrives Miami   

1954  On August - 12 senator Eddie Yost draws his 100th walk for 5th year in a row   

1955  On August - 12 pres Eisenhower raises minimum wage from $0.75 to $1 an hour   

1955  22nd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 30, Cleveland 27 (75,000) on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history thomas Mann, German writer (Dr Faustus, Nobel 1929), dies at 80   

1956  On August - 12 william Shatner marries Gloria Rand   

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1503  Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59) was born on August - 12.   

1566  On this day in history birth of isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands   

1592  On August - 12 birth of willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden)   

1604  Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651) was born on August - 12.   

1620  Pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer was born on August - 12.   

1626  Giovanni Legrenzi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1629  Tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676) was born on this day in history.   

1644  On this day in history birth of georg Christoph Leuttner, composer   

0030  Death of Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (b. 69 BC) on this day in history.   

0875  Louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50 on this day in history.   

1158  On this day in history anselmus van Havelberg, Brandenburg bshp of Havelberg (1129-55), dies   

1350  Philip VI, king of France, dies on August - 12.   

1424  Death of Yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360) on this day in history.   

1484  On this day in history sixtus IV, [Francesco della Rovere], Pope (1471-84), dies   

1546  Francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies on this day in history.   

1577  Death of Thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513) on August - 12.