Page 6: Historical Events In August - 12

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

1931  Yangtzee River floods after heavy rain crumbles dikes in China on August - 12.   

1933  Cuban dictator Machado y Morales flees after military coup on August - 12.   

1934  Hendrik P Berlage, architect (Stock exchange Amsterdam), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1938  On August - 12 ludwig Borchardt, German egyptologist, dies at 74   

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

1940  On August - 12 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  HMS CAIRO (AA), SUNK, Central Mediterranean, north of Bizerta, Tunisia by 1 torpedo from Italian submarine 'Axum' on August - 12.   

1942  On August - 12 british premier Churchill arrives in Moscow, meets Stalin   

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

1943  Georges Martin Witkowski, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1944  Churchill & Tito meet in Naples on this day in history.   

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

1948  Cleveland Indians get 29 hits in a 9 inning game on August - 12.   

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

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  On August - 12 hussain ibn Talal proclaimed King of Jordan   

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 August - 12.   

1953  On August - 12 soviet Union conducts secret test of its first hydrogen bomb   

1953  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 August - 12.   

1955  On August - 12 thomas Mann, German writer (Dr Faustus, Nobel 1929), dies at 80   

1956  William Shatner marries Gloria Rand on August - 12.   

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

1626  On August - 12 birth of giovanni Legrenzi, composer   

1629  On August - 12 birth of tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676)   

1644  Georg Christoph Leuttner, composer was born on this day in history.   

0030  On August - 12 death of cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (b. 69 BC)   

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 this day in history.   

1424  On August - 12 death of yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360)   

1484  Sixtus IV, [Francesco della Rovere], Pope (1471-84), dies on this day in history.   

1546  Francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies on August - 12.   

1577  On this day in history death of thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513)