Page 6: Historical Events In August - 12

1928  9th Olympic Games close in Amsterdam on August - 12.   

1931  On August - 12 yangtzee River floods after heavy rain crumbles dikes in China   

1933  On this day in history cuban dictator Machado y Morales flees after military coup   

1934  On August - 12 hendrik P Berlage, architect (Stock exchange Amsterdam), dies at 78   

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

1936  On August - 12 120ø F (49ø C), Seymour, Texas (state record)   

1936  Diver Marjorie Gestring is youngest Olympic gold medalist (13y 268d) on this day in history.   

1936  120°F (49°C), Seymour, Texas (state record) on August - 12.   

1938  Ludwig Borchardt, German egyptologist, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1939  The birth of George Hamilton, American film actor on August - 12.   

1940  Luftwaffe bombs British radar stations, loses 31 aircrafts on August - 12.   

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

1941  On August - 12 french Marshal Henri Petain gave full support to Nazi Germany   

1941  Bobby Peel, cricketer (took 102 wickets for England), dies on August - 12.   

1942  HMS CAIRO (AA), SUNK, Central Mediterranean, north of Bizerta, Tunisia by 1 torpedo from Italian submarine 'Axum' on August - 12.   

1942  On August - 12 british premier Churchill arrives in Moscow, meets Stalin   

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 August - 12.   

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

1945  On this day in history stalin invites General Eisenhower to the National Sports Parade in Red Square, Moscow.   

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

1949  16th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Philadelphia 38, All-Stars 0 (93,780) on August - 12.   

1950  On this day in history 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 August - 12 hussain ibn Talal proclaimed King of Jordan   

1953  On this day in history ann Davidson, first woman to sail solo across Atlantic, arrives Miami   

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

1953  Soviet Union conducts secret test of its first hydrogen bomb on August - 12.   

1953  Ann Davidson, 1st woman to sail solo across Atlantic, arrives Miami on August - 12.   

1954  On this day in history senator Eddie Yost draws his 100th walk for 5th year in a row   

1955  Pres Eisenhower raises minimum wage from $0.75 to $1 an hour on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history 22nd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 30, Cleveland 27 (75,000)   

1955  Thomas Mann, German writer (Dr Faustus, Nobel 1929), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1956  William Shatner marries Gloria Rand on August - 12.   

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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  Pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer was born on this day in history.   

1626  Giovanni Legrenzi, composer was born on August - 12.   

1629  On August - 12 birth of tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676)   

1644  On August - 12 birth of georg Christoph Leuttner, composer   

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

0875  Louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50 on August - 12.   

1158  On this day in history anselmus van Havelberg, Brandenburg bshp of Havelberg (1129-55), dies   

1350  Philip VI, king of France, dies on August - 12.   

1424  On August - 12 death of yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360)   

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 this day in history death of thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513)