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  US mail truck in Plymouth, Mass robbed of more than $1.5 million on August - 14.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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  British troops intervenes militarily in Northern Ireland on August - 14.   

1969  On August - 14 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  British begin internment without trial in Northern Ireland on August - 14.   

1971  On August - 14 georg von Opel, German auto manufacturer, dies at 59   

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

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

1973  US bombs Cambodia on this day in history.   

1974  Congress authorizes US citizens to own gold on this day in history.   

1974  On August - 14 peace talks in Cyprus break down, and fresh fighting breaks out   

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

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

1981  On this day in history 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  On this day in history french troops deployed in Chad   

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  Gale Sondergaard, actress (Letter), dies of cerebral thrombosis at 86 on August - 14.   

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

1991  On August - 14 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 this day in history ian Macfarlane is appointed new head of Australia's Reserve Bank   

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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  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  On August - 14 birth of robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629)   

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

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

1625  François de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695) was born on August - 14.   

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

1167  On this day in history raynald van Dassel, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

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

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  Death of Saitō Tatsuoki, Japanese warlord (b. 1548) on August - 14.   

1587  Gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1652  Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60 on August - 14.