Page 6: Historical Events In August - 07

1960  Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) gains independence from France on this day in history.   

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

1961  On this day in history russian Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2   

1961  On this day in history cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2   

1962  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.   

1962  On August - 07 morris Louis, US painter (post painterly abstraction), dies at 49   

1967  Max Branch, music/radio commentator, dies at 75 on August - 07.   

1969  On this day in history joseph Kosma, composer, dies at 63   

1970  On this day in history 4 killed in courthouse shootout in San Rafael, Calif   

1970  On August - 07 first computer chess tournament   

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

1971  On August - 07 apollo 15 returns to Earth   

1972  Joi Lansing, actress (Bob Cummings Show), dies at 44 of cancer on August - 07.   

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

1974  Philippe Petit walks tightrope strung between the twin towers of the World Trade Center on August - 07.   

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 August - 07 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  Cecil Weston, actor (Dude Ranch, Huckleberry Finn), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history thousands of mourners file past the body of Pope Paul VI   

1978  On August - 07 franz Alphons Wolpert, composer, dies at 60   

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 August - 07.   

1983  First World Track & Field Championships on August - 07.   

1984  Esther Phillips, US singer (What a Difference a Day Makes), dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1985  On August - 07 grayson Hall, actor (Dark Shadows), dies of cancer at 58   

1987  On August - 07 5 Central American presidents sign peace accord in Guatemala   

1987  Lynne Cox swims 4.3 km from US to USSR in 39o F (4o C) Bering Sea on this day in history.   

1987  On August - 07 camille Chamoun, president of Lebanon, dies at 87   

1988  On August - 07 writers guild end their 6 months strike   

1989  On August - 07 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 this day in history.   

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1282  Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316) was born on this day in history.   

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

1560  Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614) was born on this day in history.   

1574  Robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick, English writer (d. 1649) was born on August - 07.   

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

1726  James Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790) was born on this day in history.   

1742  On August - 07 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 this day in history.   

0479  On August - 07 death of emperor YÅ«ryaku of Japan   

1033  Death of Frederick II, duke of Upper Lorraine on this day in history.   

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  Cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies on August - 07.   

1609  On August - 07 eustache du Caurroy, composer, dies at 60   

1613  Death of Thomas Fleming, English judge (b. 1544) on August - 07.