Page 6: Historical Events In August - 03

1948  On this day in history albert F Pollard, Brit historian (Evolution of parliament), dies at 78   

1949  The National Basketball Association was formed on August - 03.   

1949  Republic Indonesia proclaims cease fire on August - 03.   

1950  On August - 03 elements of Marine Corps Observation Squadron, VMO-6, equipped with HO3S helicopters and OY observation planes, began operations in Korea   

1951  William H Jackson, ends term as deputy director of CIA on August - 03.   

1951  On this day in history neville Tufnell, cricket wicket keeper (Test for England 1910), dies   

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

1953  On this day in history frank Blair becomes news anchor of Today Show   

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

1954  1st VTOL (Vertical Take-off & Land) flown on August - 03.   

1954  On this day in history colette, [Willy], France, novelist (Vagabonde), dies at 81   

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  British offensive against imam Galeb Ben Ali of Oman on August - 03.   

1957  On this day in history "Black Jack" Bouvier, father of Jacqueline Kennedy, dies of cancer   

1958  On August - 03 the USS Nautilus (the first nuclear submarine) passes under the North Pole.   

1958  On this day in history uSS Nautilus begins 1st crossing of Arctic Ocean under icecap   

1959  On August - 03 27th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-3 at Memorial Coliseum, LA   

1960  On this day in history niger gains independence from France   

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

1963  On this day in history allan Sherman releases hit "Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda"   

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

1963  Great Train Robbery in Britain on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1968  Constantine Rokossovski, vice-premier of Poland (1952-56), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history first submerged launching of Poseidon nuclear missile off Cape Kennedy   

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

1970  On this day in history mairiam Hargrave of Yorkshire, passes her driving test on 40th try   

1971  On this day in history paul McCartney announces the formation of his group Wings   

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

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

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1509  Ã‰tienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546) was born on August - 03.   

1645  On August - 03 birth of august Kuhnel, composer   

1692  On this day in history birth of john Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759)   

1748  Carl Ludwig Junker, composer was born on August - 03.   

1770  On August - 03 birth of frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840)   

1801  On August - 03 birth of joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace)   

1808  On this day in history birth of hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893)   

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  On this day in history olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies   

1460  Death of King James II of Scotland (b. 1430) on this day in history.   

1527  On this day in history death of scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal   

1530  Philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies on August - 03.   

1546  Death of Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484) on August - 03.   

1604  Death of Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander on this day in history.   

1621  On August - 03 death of guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556)