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 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  Beatles tape an appearance for the Ed Sullivan Show on August - 14.   

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

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 this day in history 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  British troops intervenes militarily in Northern Ireland on August - 14.   

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

1970  Vano Il'ich Muradeli, composer, dies at 62 on August - 14.   

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  Georg von Opel, German auto manufacturer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1972  On August - 14 east German Aeroflot Illyushin 62 crashes near Moscow, killing 156   

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  Peace talks in Cyprus break down, and fresh fighting breaks out on this day in history.   

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

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

1981  Dudley Nourse, cricketer (34 Tests for South Africa, 2960 runs), dies on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history patrick Magee, Irish actor (Clockwork Orange, King Lear), dies at 58   

1983  On August - 14 french troops deployed in Chad   

1984  IBM releases MS-DOS version 3.0 on this day in history.   

1984  John Boynton Priestley, English, stagewriter (Magicians), dies at 89 on August - 14.   

1985  Gale Sondergaard, actress (Letter), dies of cerebral thrombosis at 86 on August - 14.   

1988  On August - 14 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  Ian Macfarlane is appointed new head of Australia's Reserve Bank on August - 14.   

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

1473  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1552  On August - 14 birth of fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher   

1575  Robert Hayman, English-born poet (d. 1629) was born on August - 14.   

1586  William Hutchinson, Rhode Island colonist (d. 1642) was born on this day in history.   

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  On August - 14 death of tiberius II Constantine, Byzantine Emperor   

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 this day in history.   

1573  On August - 14 death of saitō Tatsuoki, Japanese warlord (b. 1548)   

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

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