Historical Events In August - 07
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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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