Page 6: Historical Events In August - 08

1941  20 divisions of Russian 6th/12th Army surrender at Oeman on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history 6 convicted Nazi saboteurs who landed in US executed in Wash DC   

1942  "Monty" appointed commandant of British 8th Army at Alamein on August - 08.   

1943  Common Chiefs of staff meet in Quebec on August - 08.   

1944  On this day in history hMCS Regina (Corvette) torpedoed   

1944  Canada/Polish troops occupy Cramesnil/Secqueville/Cintheaux/St-Aignan on August - 08.   

1944  Erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal, hanged at 62 on this day in history.   

1945  On August - 08 pres Harry S Truman signs UN Charter   

1945  USSR declares war against Japan in WW II on August - 08.   

1945  On August - 08 england & Aust Services draw 4th Victory Test   

1946  On August - 08 india agrees to give Bhutan 32 sq miles   

1949  On August - 08 bhutan, land of the Dragon, became an independent monarchy   

1950  On this day in history ernest F E Douwes Dekker, founder National-India Party, dies   

1953  On this day in history uS & South Korea initial a mutual security pact   

1954  Gino Tagliapietra, composer, dies at 67 on August - 08.   

1955  On August - 08 geneva conference held to discuss peaceful uses of atomic energy   

1956  On August - 08 fire & explosion kill 263 miners at Marcinelle, Belgium   

1960  On August - 08 ivory Coast declares independence   

1960  Militray coup in Laos on this day in history.   

1960  Danton Walker, columnist (Broadway Spotlight), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1961  On August - 08 charlie Gemora, actor (who portrayed King Kong), dies at 58   

1963  On August - 08 great Train Robbery in England, 2.6 million pounds ($7.3 million)   

1963  The Great Train Robbery, in which 2.5 million pounds are stolen on August - 08.   

1963  Sandor Jemnitz, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history shirley Hardie Jackson, US author (Road Through the Wall), dies at 45   

1966  On this day in history south Arican Broadcasting bans Beatles (Lennon's anti-Jesus remark)   

1966  On this day in history pierre Charles, Belgian heavyweight boxer, dies at 63   

1967  On this day in history jaromir Weinberger, Czech/US composer (Czech Rhapsody), dies at 71   

1968  On this day in history race riot in Miami Florida   

1969  On August - 08 sharon Tate, murdered by the Manson family at 26   

1974  Richard Nixon resigns as US President, the first to do so on this day in history.   

1974  Baldur von Schirach, German author/nazi politician, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1975  Julian "Cannonball" Alderly, saxophonist/bandleader, dies of a stroke at 46 on August - 08.   

1976  John Roselli, hired by CIA to kill Castro, found murdered on this day in history.   

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1079  Emperor Horikawa of Japan (d. 1107) was born on this day in history.   

1518  Conrad Lycosthenes, French-born German humanist and encyclopedist (d. 1561) was born on this day in history.   

1571  On this day in history birth of john Ward, composer   

1586  Adolf, earl of Nassau-Siegen was born on August - 08.   

1605  Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, British colonial Governor of Maryland (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1617  Adriaan W "Joris" van Geel, Flemish missionary (Bantu Dictionary) was born on this day in history.   

1646  On August - 08 birth of godfrey Kneller, German-born painter (d. 1723)   

1653  Jacques Basnage, French/Neth historian/vicar was born on this day in history.   

0117  Mark Ulpius Trajanus, adopted son of emperor Nerva/emperor, dies on August - 08.   

0869  On this day in history lotharius II, King of Middle-France (Lotharingen) (855-869), dies   

1445  On August - 08 death of oswald von Wolkenstein, Austrian composer   

1506  On this day in history sesshu Toyo, Zen monk/painter, dies in Yamaguchi Japan at 86   

1553  On August - 08 death of girolamo Fracastoro, Italian physician (b. 1478)   

1555  Death of Oronce Finé, French mathematician (b. 1494) on August - 08.   

1588  On August - 08 death of alonso Sánchez Coello, Spanish painter   

1604  On August - 08 death of horio Tadauji, Japanese warlord (b. 1578)