Historical Events In August - 14
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1962 On August - 14 french and Italian workers break through at Mount Blanc Vehicular Tunnel
1962 On August - 14 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 this day in history.
1963 Clifford Odets, US playwright (Golden Boy), dies at 57 on this day in history.
1965 Beatles tape an appearance for the Ed Sullivan Show on August - 14.
1965 Jan van Nijlen, Flemish poet/writer (Walk at Dawn), dies on August - 14.
1966 On August - 14 first US lunar orbiter begins orbiting the Moon
1966 On this day in history s J "Tip" Snooke, S Afr cricket all-rounder (26 Tests 1905-23), dies
1968 On this day in history 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
1969 On August - 14 british troops intervenes militarily in Northern Ireland
1969 Leonard Sidney Woolf, English publisher/writer, dies at 88 on August - 14.
1970 On August - 14 vano Il'ich Muradeli, composer, dies at 62
1971 On this day in history bahrain proclaims independence after 110 years of British rule
1971 On this day in history british begin internment without trial in Northern Ireland
1971 Georg von Opel, German auto manufacturer, dies at 59 on this day in history.
1972 On August - 14 east German Aeroflot Illyushin 62 crashes near Moscow, killing 156
1972 Jules Romains, French novelist (Death of Nobody), dies at 86 on August - 14.
1973 US bombs Cambodia on this day in history.
1974 On this day in history congress authorizes US citizens to own gold
1974 On this day in history peace talks in Cyprus break down, and fresh fighting breaks out
1975 Joris Baers, Flemish bibliographer (founder Boekengids), dies at 87 on this day in history.
1980 Dorothy Stratten, Playmate, murdered by boyfriend Paul Snider on this day in history.
1981 On August - 14 dudley Nourse, cricketer (34 Tests for South Africa, 2960 runs), dies
1982 Patrick Magee, Irish actor (Clockwork Orange, King Lear), dies at 58 on August - 14.
1983 On this day in history french troops deployed in Chad
1984 On this day in history iBM releases MS-DOS version 3.0
1984 John Boynton Priestley, English, stagewriter (Magicians), dies at 89 on August - 14.
1985 On August - 14 gale Sondergaard, actress (Letter), dies of cerebral thrombosis at 86
1988 Enzo Ferrari, Italy, sportscar manufacturer (Ferrari), dies at 90 on August - 14.
1991 Douglas Kiker, newscaster (NBC-TV), dies of a heart attack at 61 on this day in history.
1992 On this day in history alexander Rosemeier, Indonesian/Dutch painter, dies at 104
1994 On this day in history bill Cowley, creator (Lyke Wake Walk), dies at 78
1995 Joseph Fattorini, businessman, dies at 82 on August - 14.
1996 On August - 14 ian Macfarlane is appointed new head of Australia's Reserve Bank
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