Historical Events In August - 07

1960  On August - 07 ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) gains independence from France   

1960  Vaino Hannikainen, composer, dies at 60 on August - 07.   

1961  On this day in history russian Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2   

1961  Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2 on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1962  On August - 07 morris Louis, US painter (post painterly abstraction), dies at 49   

1967  On August - 07 max Branch, music/radio commentator, dies at 75   

1969  On August - 07 joseph Kosma, composer, dies at 63   

1970  On August - 07 4 killed in courthouse shootout in San Rafael, Calif   

1970  First computer chess tournament on August - 07.   

1970  ... Haley, US judge, shot dead on August - 07.   

1971  On August - 07 apollo 15 returns to Earth   

1972  Joi Lansing, actress (Bob Cummings Show), dies at 44 of cancer on this day in history.   

1973  On August - 07 jack Gregory, cricketer (scorer of fastest ton Australia 1921), dies   

1974  On August - 07 philippe Petit walks tightrope strung between the twin towers of the World Trade Center   

1975  On this day in history typhoon Nina in China killing 229,000 people   

1975  Typhoon Nina—contributed to Banqiao Dam failure in China killing 229,000 people on this day in history.   

1976  On August - 07 scientists in Pasadena, Calif, announce Viking I found strongest indications to date of possible life on Mars   

1976  On this day in history uS Viking 2 goes into Martian orbit after 11-month flight from Earth   

1976  Cecil Weston, actor (Dude Ranch, Huckleberry Finn), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1978  Thousands of mourners file past the body of Pope Paul VI on August - 07.   

1978  Franz Alphons Wolpert, composer, dies at 60 on August - 07.   

1979  On August - 07 the first day of trading in British Columbia Resources Investment Corporation (BCRIC) shares, everyone in the province got 5 shares from the government   

1983  675,000 employees strike AT&T on August - 07.   

1983  On August - 07 first World Track & Field Championships   

1984  On this day in history esther Phillips, US singer (What a Difference a Day Makes), dies at 48   

1985  On August - 07 grayson Hall, actor (Dark Shadows), dies of cancer at 58   

1987  On this day in history 5 Central American presidents sign peace accord in Guatemala   

1987  Lynne Cox swims 4.3 km from US to USSR in 39o F (4o C) Bering Sea on this day in history.   

1987  Camille Chamoun, president of Lebanon, dies at 87 on August - 07.   

1988  Writers guild end their 6 months strike on August - 07.   

1989  Mickey Leland, (Rep-D-Tx), & 15 others dies in plane crash in Ethiopia on August - 07.   

1990  Saudi Arabia allows US troops on their soil to stop an Iraqi invasion on August - 07.   

1990  Eva Sully Block, actress (Kid Millions), dies of heart failure at 88 on August - 07.   

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1282  Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316) was born on this day in history.   

1533  On August - 07 birth of alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, Basque soldier and poet (d. 1595)   

1560  On August - 07 birth of elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614)   

1574  Robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick, English writer (d. 1649) was born on August - 07.   

1598  Georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules) was born on August - 07.   

1726  James Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790) was born on August - 07.   

1742  Nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General was born on August - 07.   

1746  Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian was born on August - 07.   

0461  On August - 07 death of majorian, Roman Emperor (assassinated) (b. 420)   

0479  Death of Emperor YÅ«ryaku of Japan on this day in history.   

1033  On this day in history death of frederick II, duke of Upper Lorraine   

1106  Henry IV, Roman German king/emperor (1056/84-1105), dies at 54 on August - 07.   

1485  On this day in history death of alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince   

1547  On this day in history cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies   

1609  Eustache du Caurroy, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1613  Death of Thomas Fleming, English judge (b. 1544) on this day in history.