Historical Events In August - 14

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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1297  Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348) was born on this day in history.   

1473  On August - 14 birth of margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541)   

1479  Princess Catherine of York (d. 1527) was born on this day in history.   

1552  Fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1575  Robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629) was born on this day in history.   

1586  William Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642) was born on this day in history.   

1599  Méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671) was born on this day in history.   

1625  François de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695) was born on this day in history.   

0582  Death of Tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor on this day in history.   

1167  Raynald van Dassel, archbishop of Cologne, dies on August - 14.   

1204  On this day in history death of minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (b. 1182)   

1390  Death of John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (b. 1364) on August - 14.   

1433  Johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76 on August - 14.   

1573  Death of Saitō Tatsuoki, Japanese warlord (b. 1548) on August - 14.   

1587  Gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49 on August - 14.   

1652  On this day in history abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60