Page 7: Historical Events In August - 14

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

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

1962  US mail truck in Plymouth, Mass robbed of more than $1.5 million on this day in history.   

1963  Clifford Odets, US playwright (Golden Boy), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1965  On August - 14 beatles tape an appearance for the Ed Sullivan Show   

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 this day in history.   

1966  On August - 14 s J "Tip" Snooke, S Afr cricket all-rounder (26 Tests 1905-23), dies   

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 August - 14 british troops intervenes militarily in Northern Ireland   

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

1970  Vano Il'ich Muradeli, composer, dies at 62 on August - 14.   

1971  Bahrain proclaims independence after 110 years of British rule on this day in history.   

1971  On August - 14 british begin internment without trial in Northern Ireland   

1971  On this day in history georg von Opel, German auto manufacturer, dies at 59   

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

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 this day in history.   

1975  On August - 14 joris Baers, Flemish bibliographer (founder Boekengids), dies at 87   

1980  On August - 14 dorothy Stratten, Playmate, murdered by boyfriend Paul Snider   

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

1982  On this day in history patrick Magee, Irish actor (Clockwork Orange, King Lear), dies at 58   

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

1984  IBM releases MS-DOS version 3.0 on this day in history.   

1984  On August - 14 john Boynton Priestley, English, stagewriter (Magicians), dies at 89   

1985  On this day in history gale Sondergaard, actress (Letter), dies of cerebral thrombosis at 86   

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

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

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

1994  On this day in history bill Cowley, creator (Lyke Wake Walk), dies at 78   

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

1996  On August - 14 ian Macfarlane is appointed new head of Australia's Reserve Bank   

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1297  On this day in history 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  Princess Catherine of York (d. 1527) was born on this day in history.   

1552  On August - 14 birth of fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher   

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

1586  On August - 14 birth of william Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642)   

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

1204  Death of Minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (b. 1182) on August - 14.   

1390  On this day in history death of john FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (b. 1364)   

1433  Johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1573  On this day in history 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.