Page 7: Historical Events In August - 14

1962  French and Italian workers break through at Mount Blanc Vehicular Tunnel on August - 14.   

1962  NASA civilian test pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 60,000 m on August - 14.   

1962  On this day in history uS mail truck in Plymouth, Mass robbed of more than $1.5 million   

1963  On this day in history clifford Odets, US playwright (Golden Boy), dies at 57   

1965  Beatles tape an appearance for the Ed Sullivan Show on August - 14.   

1965  Jan van Nijlen, Flemish poet/writer (Walk at Dawn), dies on this day in history.   

1966  First US lunar orbiter begins orbiting the Moon on August - 14.   

1966  S J "Tip" Snooke, S Afr cricket all-rounder (26 Tests 1905-23), dies on this day in history.   

1968  On August - 14 in the Northern Celebesa a 7.4 earthquake caused tsunami waves, reaching up to 300 meters inland,took some 200 lives and destroyed 700 houses. Wave heights were estimated at 8 to 10 meters   

1969  On this day in history british troops intervenes militarily in Northern Ireland   

1969  On August - 14 leonard Sidney Woolf, English publisher/writer, dies at 88   

1970  On this day in history vano Il'ich Muradeli, composer, dies at 62   

1971  On August - 14 bahrain proclaims independence after 110 years of British rule   

1971  British begin internment without trial in Northern Ireland on this day in history.   

1971  Georg von Opel, German auto manufacturer, dies at 59 on August - 14.   

1972  East German Aeroflot Illyushin 62 crashes near Moscow, killing 156 on August - 14.   

1972  On August - 14 jules Romains, French novelist (Death of Nobody), dies at 86   

1973  US bombs Cambodia on August - 14.   

1974  On August - 14 congress authorizes US citizens to own gold   

1974  Peace talks in Cyprus break down, and fresh fighting breaks out on August - 14.   

1975  Joris Baers, Flemish bibliographer (founder Boekengids), dies at 87 on August - 14.   

1980  On this day in history dorothy Stratten, Playmate, murdered by boyfriend Paul Snider   

1981  Dudley Nourse, cricketer (34 Tests for South Africa, 2960 runs), dies on this day in history.   

1982  Patrick Magee, Irish actor (Clockwork Orange, King Lear), dies at 58 on August - 14.   

1983  French troops deployed in Chad on August - 14.   

1984  On this day in history iBM releases MS-DOS version 3.0   

1984  On this day in history john Boynton Priestley, English, stagewriter (Magicians), dies at 89   

1985  Gale Sondergaard, actress (Letter), dies of cerebral thrombosis at 86 on this day in history.   

1988  Enzo Ferrari, Italy, sportscar manufacturer (Ferrari), dies at 90 on August - 14.   

1991  Douglas Kiker, newscaster (NBC-TV), dies of a heart attack at 61 on this day in history.   

1992  On August - 14 alexander Rosemeier, Indonesian/Dutch painter, dies at 104   

1994  Bill Cowley, creator (Lyke Wake Walk), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1995  On this day in history joseph Fattorini, businessman, dies at 82   

1996  Ian Macfarlane is appointed new head of Australia's Reserve Bank on August - 14.   

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1297  Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348) was born on this day in history.   

1473  Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541) was born on August - 14.   

1479  On this day in history birth of princess Catherine of York (d. 1527)   

1552  Fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1575  Robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629) was born on August - 14.   

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

1599  Méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671) was born on August - 14.   

1625  François de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695) was born on this day in history.   

0582  Death of Tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor on this day in history.   

1167  On August - 14 raynald van Dassel, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1204  Death of Minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (b. 1182) on this day in history.   

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

1433  Johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76 on August - 14.   

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

1587  Gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49 on August - 14.   

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