Historical Events In August - 07

1960  On August - 07 ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) gains independence from France   

1960  Vaino Hannikainen, composer, dies at 60 on August - 07.   

1961  Russian Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2 on this day in history.   

1961  Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2 on this day in history.   

1962  On August - 07 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR   

1962  Morris Louis, US painter (post painterly abstraction), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1967  On August - 07 max Branch, music/radio commentator, dies at 75   

1969  Joseph Kosma, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1970  4 killed in courthouse shootout in San Rafael, Calif on August - 07.   

1970  On August - 07 first computer chess tournament   

1970  ... Haley, US judge, shot dead on August - 07.   

1971  On this day in history apollo 15 returns to Earth   

1972  Joi Lansing, actress (Bob Cummings Show), dies at 44 of cancer on this day in history.   

1973  Jack Gregory, cricketer (scorer of fastest ton Australia 1921), dies on this day in history.   

1974  On August - 07 philippe Petit walks tightrope strung between the twin towers of the World Trade Center   

1975  On August - 07 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 this day in history 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  On this day in history cecil Weston, actor (Dude Ranch, Huckleberry Finn), dies at 86   

1978  Thousands of mourners file past the body of Pope Paul VI on August - 07.   

1978  Franz Alphons Wolpert, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1979  The first day of trading in British Columbia Resources Investment Corporation (BCRIC) shares, everyone in the province got 5 shares from the government on this day in history.   

1983  675,000 employees strike AT&T on this day in history.   

1983  First World Track & Field Championships on this day in history.   

1984  On August - 07 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  5 Central American presidents sign peace accord in Guatemala on August - 07.   

1987  On August - 07 lynne Cox swims 4.3 km from US to USSR in 39o F (4o C) Bering Sea   

1987  Camille Chamoun, president of Lebanon, dies at 87 on August - 07.   

1988  Writers guild end their 6 months strike on this day in history.   

1989  On this day in history mickey Leland, (Rep-D-Tx), & 15 others dies in plane crash in Ethiopia   

1990  On this day in history saudi Arabia allows US troops on their soil to stop an Iraqi invasion   

1990  Eva Sully Block, actress (Kid Millions), dies of heart failure at 88 on August - 07.   

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

1533  Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, Basque soldier and poet (d. 1595) was born on this day in history.   

1560  Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614) was born on August - 07.   

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

1598  On August - 07 birth of georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules)   

1726  James Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790) was born on August - 07.   

1742  On August - 07 birth of nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General   

1746  On this day in history birth of daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian   

0461  On this day in history death of majorian, Roman Emperor (assassinated) (b. 420)   

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  Henry IV, Roman German king/emperor (1056/84-1105), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1485  On August - 07 death of alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince   

1547  On August - 07 cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies   

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)