Page 5: Historical Events In August - 07

1940  On this day in history churchill recognizes De Gaulle govt in exile   

1940  Marlyn Mason, San Fernando Cal, actress (Making It, Peyton Place) on August - 07.   

1941  551 Jews are shot in Kishnev ghetto in Romania on August - 07.   

1941  On August - 07 thomas F Hartnett, (Rep-R-SC, 1981-86)   

1941  On this day in history radindranath Tagore, Indian philosopher/poet/writer, dies at 80   

1942  On August - 07 american marines begin assault on Guadalcanal   

1942  1st American offensive in Pacific in WW2, Guadalcanal, Solomon Is on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history anjanette Comer, Dawson Tx, actress (Baby, Lepke)   

1942  Richard Gott, Brit gen/commandant of 8th Army, dies in battle at 43 on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history red Army recaptures Bogodukov   

1943  On August - 07 gustav Schmidt, German lt-general, dies in battle   

1944  On August - 07 german counterattacks at Avranches "bottleneck." Allies successfully defend advances and continue to sweep Brittany.   

1944  Anton de Kom arrested by Surinam resistance fighter on August - 07.   

1946  On August - 07 first coin bearing portrait of Negro authorized   

1946  On August - 07 1st coin bearing portrait of Negro authorized   

1947  On August - 07 balsa raft Kon Tiki crashes into a Polynesian archipelago reef   

1948  On August - 07 1st Dutch government of Beel resigns   

1949  On August - 07 "All after Love" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 121 perfs   

1950  Cabinet decides to recruit and create a special Canadian armed force of 5,000 men for service with United Nations in Korea on August - 07.   

1950  On this day in history police bar white players-Lou Chirban, Stan Mierko, & Frank Dyle, from playing in Negro League   

1951  Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket reaches 1,992 kph on August - 07.   

1953  Eastern Airlines enters the jet age, uses Electra prop-jet on this day in history.   

1953  On August - 07 eastern Airlines enters jet age, uses Electra prop-jet   

1954  On August - 07 "Golden Apple" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 125 performances   

1955  Bar-Ilan University founded in Israel on this day in history.   

1956  Boston Red Sox fine Ted Williams $5,000 for spitting at Boston fans on this day in history.   

1957  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1957  Oliver Hardy, comedian of Laurel & Hardy, dies at 65 on August - 07.   

1959  On this day in history explorer 6 transmits first TV photo of Earth from space   

1959  On August - 07 explorer 6 transmits 1st TV photo of Earth from space   

1959  Armas Emmanuel Launis, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history ivory Coast gains independence from France   

1960  On August - 07 students stage kneel-in demonstrations in Atlanta churches   

1960  On August - 07 the Ivory Coast gains independence from France   

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1282  On this day in history birth of princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316)   

1533  On this day in history birth of alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, Basque soldier and poet (d. 1595)   

1560  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614)   

1574  On August - 07 birth of robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick, English writer (d. 1649)   

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

1726  On this day in history birth of james Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790)   

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  Death of Majorian, Roman Emperor (assassinated) (b. 420) on this day in history.   

0479  Death of Emperor YÅ«ryaku of Japan on August - 07.   

1033  Death of Frederick II, duke of Upper Lorraine on August - 07.   

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

1485  Death of Alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince on August - 07.   

1547  On August - 07 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 August - 07.