Page 7: Historical Events In August - 14

1962  On August - 14 french and Italian workers break through at Mount Blanc Vehicular Tunnel   

1962  NASA civilian test pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 60,000 m on this day in history.   

1962  On August - 14 uS mail truck in Plymouth, Mass robbed of more than $1.5 million   

1963  On August - 14 clifford Odets, US playwright (Golden Boy), dies at 57   

1965  On August - 14 beatles tape an appearance for the Ed Sullivan Show   

1965  Jan van Nijlen, Flemish poet/writer (Walk at Dawn), dies on August - 14.   

1966  First US lunar orbiter begins orbiting the Moon on August - 14.   

1966  On August - 14 s J "Tip" Snooke, S Afr cricket all-rounder (26 Tests 1905-23), dies   

1968  In the Northern Celebesa a 7.4 earthquake caused tsunami waves, reaching up to 300 meters inland,took some 200 lives and destroyed 700 houses. Wave heights were estimated at 8 to 10 meters on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history british troops intervenes militarily in Northern Ireland   

1969  On August - 14 leonard Sidney Woolf, English publisher/writer, dies at 88   

1970  On this day in history vano Il'ich Muradeli, composer, dies at 62   

1971  On this day in history bahrain proclaims independence after 110 years of British rule   

1971  On this day in history british begin internment without trial in Northern Ireland   

1971  On August - 14 georg von Opel, German auto manufacturer, dies at 59   

1972  East German Aeroflot Illyushin 62 crashes near Moscow, killing 156 on this day in history.   

1972  Jules Romains, French novelist (Death of Nobody), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1973  On August - 14 uS bombs Cambodia   

1974  Congress authorizes US citizens to own gold on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history peace talks in Cyprus break down, and fresh fighting breaks out   

1975  On this day in history joris Baers, Flemish bibliographer (founder Boekengids), dies at 87   

1980  Dorothy Stratten, Playmate, murdered by boyfriend Paul Snider on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history dudley Nourse, cricketer (34 Tests for South Africa, 2960 runs), dies   

1982  Patrick Magee, Irish actor (Clockwork Orange, King Lear), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history french troops deployed in Chad   

1984  On this day in history iBM releases MS-DOS version 3.0   

1984  On August - 14 john Boynton Priestley, English, stagewriter (Magicians), dies at 89   

1985  On this day in history gale Sondergaard, actress (Letter), dies of cerebral thrombosis at 86   

1988  Enzo Ferrari, Italy, sportscar manufacturer (Ferrari), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history douglas Kiker, newscaster (NBC-TV), dies of a heart attack at 61   

1992  Alexander Rosemeier, Indonesian/Dutch painter, dies at 104 on August - 14.   

1994  Bill Cowley, creator (Lyke Wake Walk), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1995  On this day in history joseph Fattorini, businessman, dies at 82   

1996  On this day in history ian Macfarlane is appointed new head of Australia's Reserve Bank   

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1297  Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348) was born on this day in history.   

1473  Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541) was born on this day in history.   

1479  On this day in history birth of princess Catherine of York (d. 1527)   

1552  Fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher was born on August - 14.   

1575  On August - 14 birth of robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629)   

1586  On this day in history birth of william Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642)   

1599  On August - 14 birth of méric Casaubon, English classical scholar (d. 1671)   

1625  François de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695) was born on this day in history.   

0582  Death of Tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor on this day in history.   

1167  On this day in history raynald van Dassel, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1204  Death of Minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (b. 1182) on August - 14.   

1390  On this day in history death of john FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (b. 1364)   

1433  Johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76 on August - 14.   

1573  On this day in history death of saitō Tatsuoki, Japanese warlord (b. 1548)   

1587  On this day in history gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49   

1652  On this day in history abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60