Page 5: Historical Events In August - 07

1940  On August - 07 churchill recognizes De Gaulle govt in exile   

1940  On this day in history marlyn Mason, San Fernando Cal, actress (Making It, Peyton Place)   

1941  On this day in history 551 Jews are shot in Kishnev ghetto in Romania   

1941  On this day in history thomas F Hartnett, (Rep-R-SC, 1981-86)   

1941  On August - 07 radindranath Tagore, Indian philosopher/poet/writer, dies at 80   

1942  American marines begin assault on Guadalcanal on this day in history.   

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

1942  On August - 07 anjanette Comer, Dawson Tx, actress (Baby, Lepke)   

1942  On this day in history richard Gott, Brit gen/commandant of 8th Army, dies in battle at 43   

1943  On August - 07 red Army recaptures Bogodukov   

1943  Gustav Schmidt, German lt-general, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1944  German counterattacks at Avranches "bottleneck." Allies successfully defend advances and continue to sweep Brittany on this day in history.   

1944  On August - 07 anton de Kom arrested by Surinam resistance fighter   

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

1946  On this day in history 1st coin bearing portrait of Negro authorized   

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

1948  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  "Golden Apple" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 125 performances on this day in history.   

1955  Bar-Ilan University founded in Israel on August - 07.   

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

1957  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1957  Oliver Hardy, comedian of Laurel & Hardy, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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

1959  Explorer 6 transmits 1st TV photo of Earth from space on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history armas Emmanuel Launis, composer, dies at 75   

1960  Ivory Coast gains independence from France on August - 07.   

1960  On this day in history students stage kneel-in demonstrations in Atlanta churches   

1960  The Ivory Coast gains independence from France on this day in history.   

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1282  Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316) was born on August - 07.   

1533  Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, Basque soldier and poet (d. 1595) was born on August - 07.   

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

1574  On this day in history birth of robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick, English writer (d. 1649)   

1598  Georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules) was born on this day in history.   

1726  On August - 07 birth of james Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790)   

1742  On this day in history birth of nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General   

1746  On August - 07 birth of daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian   

0461  Death of Majorian, Roman Emperor (assassinated) (b. 420) on August - 07.   

0479  On this day in history death of emperor YÅ«ryaku of Japan   

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

1106  On this day in history henry IV, Roman German king/emperor (1056/84-1105), dies at 54   

1485  Death of Alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince on this day in history.   

1547  Cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies on this day in history.   

1609  Eustache du Caurroy, composer, dies at 60 on August - 07.   

1613  On this day in history death of thomas Fleming, English judge (b. 1544)