Page 6: Historical Events In August - 14

1933  On August - 14 jimmie Foxx hits for cycle & sets AL record with 9 RBIs   

1934  On August - 14 millionaire brewer John Labatt abducted at gunpoint by three men, who asked for a ransom of $150,000, which the kidnappers never received; released unharmed three days later; first recorded kidnapping for ransom in Canada.   

1935  On August - 14 social Security Act became law   

1935  On this day in history social Security Act becomes law   

1936  On August - 14 a train and truck collide at Louiseville Quebec, killing 22.   

1936  First Olympic basketball game (Berlin) on this day in history.   

1936  On this day in history 1st Olympic basketball game (Berlin)   

1936  Rainey Bethea, hanged, last US public execution on this day in history.   

1937  China declares war on Japan on August - 14.   

1937  Sapper, British soldier/novelist (Bull-Dog Drummond), dies at 48 on August - 14.   

1938  BBC's 1st feature film on TV (Student of Prague) on August - 14.   

1938  On this day in history hugh Trumble, cricketer (32 Tests for Australia, 141 wickets), dies   

1939  1st night games at Comiskey Park (White Sox 5, Browns 2) on August - 14.   

1940  On August - 14 dutch Premier De Geer vacations in Switzerland   

1941  On August - 14 uS President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill issue the joint declaration that later becomes known as the Atlantic Charter   

1941  Josef Jakobs, German spy, executed in Tower of London on this day in history.   

1942  On August - 14 dwight D Eisenhower named commander for invasion of North Africa   

1943  -Aug 24th: Quadrant conference over strike in Pacific Ocean on this day in history.   

1944  British premier Winston Churchill arrives at Corsica on this day in history.   

1945  Japan surrenders unconditionally to the allies on August - 14.   

1945  V-J Day; Japan surrenders unconditionally to end WW II on August - 14.   

1946  The birth of Susan St. James, American film actress on this day in history.   

1946  Susan St James, [Susan Jane Miller], LA Calif, actress (Kate & Allie) on August - 14.   

1947  India granted independence within British Commonwealth on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history pakistan created by the British   

1947  On this day in history pakistan gains independence from Britain   

1948  On August - 14 14th Olympic games in London closes   

1949  Husni al-Barazi, premier of Syria, shot to death on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history william Randolph Hearst, newspaper publisher, dies in Beverly Hills   

1955  Fiske Kimball, US architect/art historian, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1956  On August - 14 bertold Brecht, German writer (Mother Courage), dies at 58   

1958  On August - 14 kLM Superconstellation crashes west of Ireland, killing 99   

1958  On August - 14 big Bill Broonzy, rocker, dies of cancer at 65   

1961  Clarke Ashton Smith, sci-fi author (Lost Worlds), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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1297  On August - 14 birth of emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348)   

1473  On this day in history birth of margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541)   

1479  On August - 14 birth of princess Catherine of York (d. 1527)   

1552  Fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher was born on August - 14.   

1575  On this day in history birth of robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629)   

1586  William Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642) was born on this day in history.   

1599  On this day in history birth of méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671)   

1625  On this day in history birth of françois de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695)   

0582  On this day in history death of tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor   

1167  Raynald van Dassel, archbishop of Cologne, dies on August - 14.   

1204  On this day in history death of minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (b. 1182)   

1390  Death of John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (b. 1364) on August - 14.   

1433  On August - 14 johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76   

1573  On August - 14 death of saitō Tatsuoki, Japanese warlord (b. 1548)   

1587  On this day in history gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49   

1652  Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60 on this day in history.