Historical Events In August - 14

1962  On this day in history 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  US mail truck in Plymouth, Mass robbed of more than $1.5 million on August - 14.   

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

1965  Beatles tape an appearance for the Ed Sullivan Show on this day in history.   

1965  On August - 14 jan van Nijlen, Flemish poet/writer (Walk at Dawn), dies   

1966  On this day in history first US lunar orbiter begins orbiting the Moon   

1966  On this day in history 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  Leonard Sidney Woolf, English publisher/writer, dies at 88 on August - 14.   

1970  On August - 14 vano Il'ich Muradeli, composer, dies at 62   

1971  Bahrain proclaims independence after 110 years of British rule on August - 14.   

1971  British begin internment without trial in Northern Ireland on August - 14.   

1971  On this day in history 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 August - 14.   

1973  On this day in history uS bombs Cambodia   

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

1974  Peace talks in Cyprus break down, and fresh fighting breaks out on August - 14.   

1975  Joris Baers, Flemish bibliographer (founder Boekengids), dies at 87 on August - 14.   

1980  On this day in history dorothy Stratten, Playmate, murdered by boyfriend Paul Snider   

1981  Dudley Nourse, cricketer (34 Tests for South Africa, 2960 runs), dies on August - 14.   

1982  Patrick Magee, Irish actor (Clockwork Orange, King Lear), dies at 58 on August - 14.   

1983  On August - 14 french troops deployed in Chad   

1984  On August - 14 iBM releases MS-DOS version 3.0   

1984  On this day in history john Boynton Priestley, English, stagewriter (Magicians), dies at 89   

1985  On August - 14 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 August - 14 douglas Kiker, newscaster (NBC-TV), dies of a heart attack at 61   

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

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  Ian Macfarlane is appointed new head of Australia's Reserve Bank on this day in history.   

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1297  On this day in history birth of emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348)   

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  On August - 14 birth of fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher   

1575  Robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629) was born on this day in history.   

1586  William Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642) was born on August - 14.   

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

1625  On August - 14 birth of françois de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (d. 1695)   

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  On August - 14 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  On this day in history johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76   

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

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

1652  Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 60 on this day in history.