Historical Events In August - 03

1948  On August - 03 albert F Pollard, Brit historian (Evolution of parliament), dies at 78   

1949  On August - 03 the National Basketball Association was formed.   

1949  On this day in history republic Indonesia proclaims cease fire   

1950  On this day in history elements of Marine Corps Observation Squadron, VMO-6, equipped with HO3S helicopters and OY observation planes, began operations in Korea   

1951  On August - 03 william H Jackson, ends term as deputy director of CIA   

1951  Neville Tufnell, cricket wicket keeper (Test for England 1910), dies on August - 03.   

1952  On this day in history 15th Olympic games close in Helsinki Finland   

1953  Frank Blair becomes news anchor of Today Show on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history first VTOL (Vertical Take-off & Land) airplane flown   

1954  On this day in history 1st VTOL (Vertical Take-off & Land) flown   

1954  Colette, [Willy], France, novelist (Vagabonde), dies at 81 on August - 03.   

1955  On August - 03 automobile Association of America ends support of auto racing   

1955  Hurricane Connie begins pounding US for 11 days on this day in history.   

1956  On August - 03 willie Williams of the US sets 100 meter record at 10.1   

1956  Willie Williams of US sets 100 meter record at 10.1 on August - 03.   

1957  On this day in history british offensive against imam Galeb Ben Ali of Oman   

1957  On August - 03 "Black Jack" Bouvier, father of Jacqueline Kennedy, dies of cancer   

1958  On this day in history the USS Nautilus (the first nuclear submarine) passes under the North Pole.   

1958  On August - 03 uSS Nautilus begins 1st crossing of Arctic Ocean under icecap   

1959  On this day in history 27th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-3 at Memorial Coliseum, LA   

1960  Niger gains independence from France on August - 03.   

1962  29th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 42, All-Stars 20 (65,000) on this day in history.   

1963  Allan Sherman releases hit "Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda" on August - 03.   

1963  Beatles final performance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool on August - 03.   

1963  On this day in history great Train Robbery in Britain   

1964  On this day in history flannery O'Connor, writer (Good Man is Hard to Find), dies at 39   

1966  Lenny Bruce, comedian, dies of a morphine overdose at 39 on August - 03.   

1968  On this day in history constantine Rokossovski, vice-premier of Poland (1952-56), dies at 71   

1970  First submerged launching of Poseidon nuclear missile off Cape Kennedy on August - 03.   

1970  Hurricane "Celia" becomes most expensive Gulf storm in history on this day in history.   

1970  Mairiam Hargrave of Yorkshire, passes her driving test on 40th try on August - 03.   

1971  Paul McCartney announces the formation of his group Wings on August - 03.   

1973  Flash fire kills 51 at amusement park. (Isle of Man, UK) on August - 03.   

1973  On August - 03 ariantje "Jeanne" Leg, actress (It Vijgeblaadje/It Hippie), dies at 84   

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1509  On this day in history birth of Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546)   

1645  On this day in history birth of august Kuhnel, composer   

1692  John Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759) was born on August - 03.   

1748  On August - 03 birth of carl Ludwig Junker, composer   

1770  Frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840) was born on August - 03.   

1801  On this day in history birth of joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace)   

1808  Hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893) was born on this day in history.   

1811  Elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator) was born on this day in history.   

0808  P'ang Yun, [Layman P'ang], Exemplary Zen practitioner, dies in China on August - 03.   

1387  Olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies on this day in history.   

1460  Death of King James II of Scotland (b. 1430) on August - 03.   

1527  Death of Scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal on August - 03.   

1530  On this day in history philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies   

1546  On August - 03 death of antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484)   

1604  On August - 03 death of bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander   

1621  Death of Guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556) on August - 03.