Page 6: Historical Events In August - 12

1928  9th Olympic Games close in Amsterdam on August - 12.   

1931  Yangtzee River floods after heavy rain crumbles dikes in China on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1936  120ø F (49ø C), Seymour, Texas (state record) on this day in history.   

1936  On this day in history diver Marjorie Gestring is youngest Olympic gold medalist (13y 268d)   

1936  120°F (49°C), Seymour, Texas (state record) on this day in history.   

1938  Ludwig Borchardt, German egyptologist, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1939  The birth of George Hamilton, American film actor on August - 12.   

1940  Luftwaffe bombs British radar stations, loses 31 aircrafts on August - 12.   

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  On August - 12 bobby Peel, cricketer (took 102 wickets for England), dies   

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

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

1943  On this day in history alleged date of the first Philadelphia Experiment test on United States Navy ship USS Eldridge.   

1943  Georges Martin Witkowski, composer, dies at 76 on August - 12.   

1944  Churchill & Tito meet in Naples on August - 12.   

1945  Stalin invites General Eisenhower to the National Sports Parade in Red Square, Moscow on this day in history.   

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

1949  16th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Philadelphia 38, All-Stars 0 (93,780) on this day in history.   

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

1951  On this day in history babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA World Golf Championship   

1952  Hussain ibn Talal proclaimed King of Jordan on August - 12.   

1953  On this day in history ann Davidson, first woman to sail solo across Atlantic, arrives Miami   

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 this day in history.   

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

1954  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 22nd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 30, Cleveland 27 (75,000)   

1955  Thomas Mann, German writer (Dr Faustus, Nobel 1929), dies at 80 on August - 12.   

1956  On August - 12 william Shatner marries Gloria Rand   

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1503  On August - 12 birth of christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59)   

1566  Isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands was born on this day in history.   

1592  On this day in history birth of willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden)   

1604  On this day in history birth of tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651)   

1620  On this day in history birth of pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer   

1626  On August - 12 birth of giovanni Legrenzi, composer   

1629  On this day in history birth of tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676)   

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

0030  On this day in history death of cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (b. 69 BC)   

0875  Louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50 on August - 12.   

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

1350  On this day in history philip VI, king of France, dies   

1424  Death of Yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360) on August - 12.   

1484  Sixtus IV, [Francesco della Rovere], Pope (1471-84), dies on August - 12.   

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.