Page 6: Historical Events In August - 12

1928  On August - 12 9th Olympic Games close in Amsterdam   

1931  Yangtzee River floods after heavy rain crumbles dikes in China on August - 12.   

1933  Cuban dictator Machado y Morales flees after military coup on August - 12.   

1934  On this day in history hendrik P Berlage, architect (Stock exchange Amsterdam), dies at 78   

1935  On August - 12 babe Ruth's final game at Fenway Park, 41,766 on hand   

1936  120ø F (49ø C), Seymour, Texas (state record) on this day in history.   

1936  On August - 12 diver Marjorie Gestring is youngest Olympic gold medalist (13y 268d)   

1936  120°F (49°C), Seymour, Texas (state record) on this day in history.   

1938  Ludwig Borchardt, German egyptologist, dies at 74 on August - 12.   

1939  The birth of George Hamilton, American film actor on this day in history.   

1940  Luftwaffe bombs British radar stations, loses 31 aircrafts on this day in history.   

1941  Sikorski-Stalin Polish-Russian agreement allows many Polish Jews to be freed for Siberian labor camp on this day in history.   

1941  French Marshal Henri Petain gave full support to Nazi Germany on August - 12.   

1941  On this day in history bobby Peel, cricketer (took 102 wickets for England), dies   

1942  HMS CAIRO (AA), SUNK, Central Mediterranean, north of Bizerta, Tunisia by 1 torpedo from Italian submarine 'Axum' on this day in history.   

1942  British premier Churchill arrives in Moscow, meets Stalin on this day in history.   

1943  On August - 12 alleged date of the first Philadelphia Experiment test on United States Navy ship USS Eldridge.   

1943  Georges Martin Witkowski, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1944  Churchill & Tito meet in Naples on August - 12.   

1945  Stalin invites General Eisenhower to the National Sports Parade in Red Square, Moscow on August - 12.   

1948  On this day in history cleveland Indians get 29 hits in a 9 inning game   

1949  On this day in history 16th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Philadelphia 38, All-Stars 0 (93,780)   

1950  On August - 12 nY Giants (NFL) beat Ottawa Roughriders (CFL) 20-6 in Ottawa   

1951  On August - 12 babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA World Golf Championship   

1952  On this day in history hussain ibn Talal proclaimed King of Jordan   

1953  On August - 12 ann Davidson, first woman to sail solo across Atlantic, arrives Miami   

1953  In Greece, Kefallinia (Cephalonia) a 7.1 quake killed 455, over 27,000 houses destroyed on Ithaki (Ithaca), Kefallinia (Cephalonia) and Zakinthos (Zante) on August - 12.   

1953  On August - 12 soviet Union conducts secret test of its first hydrogen bomb   

1953  On August - 12 ann Davidson, 1st woman to sail solo across Atlantic, arrives Miami   

1954  Senator Eddie Yost draws his 100th walk for 5th year in a row on August - 12.   

1955  On August - 12 pres Eisenhower raises minimum wage from $0.75 to $1 an hour   

1955  On August - 12 22nd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 30, Cleveland 27 (75,000)   

1955  On August - 12 thomas Mann, German writer (Dr Faustus, Nobel 1929), dies at 80   

1956  On this day in history william Shatner marries Gloria Rand   

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1503  On August - 12 birth of christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59)   

1566  Isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands was born on August - 12.   

1592  On August - 12 birth of willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden)   

1604  On August - 12 birth of tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651)   

1620  On this day in history birth of pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer   

1626  On this day in history birth of giovanni Legrenzi, composer   

1629  Tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676) was born on this day in history.   

1644  On this day in history birth of georg Christoph Leuttner, composer   

0030  Death of Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (b. 69 BC) on this day in history.   

0875  On August - 12 louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50   

1158  Anselmus van Havelberg, Brandenburg bshp of Havelberg (1129-55), dies on August - 12.   

1350  On this day in history philip VI, king of France, dies   

1424  Death of Yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360) on this day in history.   

1484  On August - 12 sixtus IV, [Francesco della Rovere], Pope (1471-84), dies   

1546  On August - 12 francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies   

1577  On August - 12 death of thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513)