Page 7: Historical Events In August - 14

1962  French and Italian workers break through at Mount Blanc Vehicular Tunnel on this day in history.   

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

1962  On this day in history uS mail truck in Plymouth, Mass robbed of more than $1.5 million   

1963  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1966  First US lunar orbiter begins orbiting the Moon on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history s J "Tip" Snooke, S Afr cricket all-rounder (26 Tests 1905-23), dies   

1968  On August - 14 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   

1969  On August - 14 british troops intervenes militarily in Northern Ireland   

1969  Leonard Sidney Woolf, English publisher/writer, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1970  Vano Il'ich Muradeli, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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

1971  British begin internment without trial in Northern Ireland on this day in history.   

1971  Georg von Opel, German auto manufacturer, dies at 59 on August - 14.   

1972  East German Aeroflot Illyushin 62 crashes near Moscow, killing 156 on August - 14.   

1972  Jules Romains, French novelist (Death of Nobody), dies at 86 on August - 14.   

1973  On August - 14 uS bombs Cambodia   

1974  On August - 14 congress authorizes US citizens to own gold   

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  On this day in history patrick Magee, Irish actor (Clockwork Orange, King Lear), dies at 58   

1983  French troops deployed in Chad on August - 14.   

1984  IBM releases MS-DOS version 3.0 on August - 14.   

1984  John Boynton Priestley, English, stagewriter (Magicians), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1985  Gale Sondergaard, actress (Letter), dies of cerebral thrombosis at 86 on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history enzo Ferrari, Italy, sportscar manufacturer (Ferrari), dies at 90   

1991  Douglas Kiker, newscaster (NBC-TV), dies of a heart attack at 61 on August - 14.   

1992  Alexander Rosemeier, Indonesian/Dutch painter, dies at 104 on this day in history.   

1994  On August - 14 bill Cowley, creator (Lyke Wake Walk), dies at 78   

1995  On August - 14 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  On this day in history birth of emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348)   

1473  On August - 14 birth of margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (d. 1541)   

1479  Princess Catherine of York (d. 1527) was born on August - 14.   

1552  Fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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 August - 14.   

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

1204  On this day in history death of minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (b. 1182)   

1390  Death of John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel, English soldier (b. 1364) on this day in history.   

1433  Johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1573  Death of Saitō Tatsuoki, Japanese warlord (b. 1548) on August - 14.   

1587  On August - 14 gugliemo Gonzaga, composer, dies at 49   

1652  On August - 14 abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60