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 this day in history.   

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

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 August - 07.   

1962  On this day in history morris Louis, US painter (post painterly abstraction), dies at 49   

1967  On this day in history max Branch, music/radio commentator, dies at 75   

1969  On August - 07 joseph Kosma, composer, dies at 63   

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

1970  On this day in history first computer chess tournament   

1970  On this day in history ... Haley, US judge, shot dead   

1971  Apollo 15 returns to Earth on August - 07.   

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 this day in history.   

1975  Typhoon Nina in China killing 229,000 people on August - 07.   

1975  On this day in history typhoon Nina—contributed to Banqiao Dam failure in China killing 229,000 people   

1976  Scientists in Pasadena, Calif, announce Viking I found strongest indications to date of possible life on Mars on this day in history.   

1976  US Viking 2 goes into Martian orbit after 11-month flight from Earth on August - 07.   

1976  On August - 07 cecil Weston, actor (Dude Ranch, Huckleberry Finn), dies at 86   

1978  Thousands of mourners file past the body of Pope Paul VI on this day in history.   

1978  Franz Alphons Wolpert, composer, dies at 60 on August - 07.   

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

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

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

1984  On August - 07 esther Phillips, US singer (What a Difference a Day Makes), dies at 48   

1985  On this day in history grayson Hall, actor (Dark Shadows), dies of cancer at 58   

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

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

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

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

1989  Mickey Leland, (Rep-D-Tx), & 15 others dies in plane crash in Ethiopia on August - 07.   

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

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 August - 07.   

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  On this day in history birth of georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules)   

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  Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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  On this day in history death of alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince   

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 August - 07 death of thomas Fleming, English judge (b. 1544)