Page 7: Historical Events In August - 14

1962  On August - 14 french and Italian workers break through at Mount Blanc Vehicular Tunnel   

1962  On this day in history nASA civilian test pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 60,000 m   

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

1963  Clifford Odets, US playwright (Golden Boy), dies at 57 on August - 14.   

1965  Beatles tape an appearance for the Ed Sullivan Show on this day in history.   

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

1966  On August - 14 first US lunar orbiter begins orbiting the Moon   

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

1968  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 on August - 14.   

1969  On August - 14 british troops intervenes militarily in Northern Ireland   

1969  On this day in history leonard Sidney Woolf, English publisher/writer, dies at 88   

1970  On August - 14 vano Il'ich Muradeli, composer, dies at 62   

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

1971  On this day in history british begin internment without trial in Northern Ireland   

1971  Georg von Opel, German auto manufacturer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1972  On August - 14 east German Aeroflot Illyushin 62 crashes near Moscow, killing 156   

1972  On this day in history jules Romains, French novelist (Death of Nobody), dies at 86   

1973  On this day in history uS bombs Cambodia   

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  Dorothy Stratten, Playmate, murdered by boyfriend Paul Snider on this day in history.   

1981  On August - 14 dudley Nourse, cricketer (34 Tests for South Africa, 2960 runs), dies   

1982  On August - 14 patrick Magee, Irish actor (Clockwork Orange, King Lear), dies at 58   

1983  French troops deployed in Chad on this day in history.   

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

1984  On August - 14 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 this day in history.   

1991  Douglas Kiker, newscaster (NBC-TV), dies of a heart attack at 61 on August - 14.   

1992  Alexander Rosemeier, Indonesian/Dutch painter, dies at 104 on this day in history.   

1994  On August - 14 bill Cowley, creator (Lyke Wake Walk), dies at 78   

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

1479  Princess Catherine of York (d. 1527) was born on this day in history.   

1552  On this day in history birth of fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher   

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

1586  William Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642) was born on August - 14.   

1599  On August - 14 birth of méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671)   

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

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 August - 14 death of minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (b. 1182)   

1390  Death of John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (b. 1364) on this day in history.   

1433  On this day in history johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76   

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

1587  On August - 14 gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49   

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