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In , Flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic (395-423), dies
In , ervius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered
In 1038, Stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies
In 1057, Macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan
In 1118, Alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies
In 1464, Pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian Pope (1458-64), dies at 58
In 1576, Baliny Valentin Bakfark, composer, dies
In 1600, Johann Baptista Serranus, composer, dies at 60
In 1615, Cornelis C Vrancx, Flemish poet/writer (Comfort of Soles), dies
In 1619, Miriam Bella, head of Jewish community of Cracow, dies
In 1666, Johann A Schall von Bell, German missionary/astronomer, dies
In 1725, Gerard Noodt, lawyer, dies at 77
In 1728, Marin Marias, composer, dies at 72
In 1729, Benjamin Neukirch, German poet (Herrn von Hofmannswaldau), dies at 64
In 1758, Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (fotometrie), dies at 60
In 1798, Felice Alessandri, composer, dies at 50
In 1807, Johann N Tetens, German/Danish philosopher/mathematician, dies at 70
In 1848, Timothy Olmstead, composer, dies at 88
In 1852, Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist (discovered yttrium), dies at 92
In 1853, Giovanni Battista Polledro, composer, dies at 72
In 1864, Daniel Phineas Woodbury, US engineer/Union general-major, dies
In 1887, Me‹r Aron Goldschmidt, Danish writer (Ravnen, Hjemlís), dies at 67
In 1901, Karl Weinhold, Germany, sociologist, dies at 77
In 1907, Joseph Joachim, German violinist/composer, dies at 76
In 1914, Anatol K Liadov, Russian composer (Baba yaga), dies at 59 [NS=Aug 28]
In 1915, Albert Siegfried Bettelheim, Jew convicted of murder, lynched
In 1918, Peter Gast, composer, dies at 64
In 1935, Gerard Brucken Fock, composer, dies at 75
In 1935, Wiley Post, aviation pioneer, killed in plane crash in Alaska at 36
In 1935, Will Rogers, humoprist, killed in plane crash in Alaska at 55
In 1936, Grazia Deledda, Sardina/Italian author (Nobel 1926), dies at 64
In 1936, Stanislaw Niewiadomski, composer, dies at 76
In 1951, Artur Schnabel, Austria/US pianist (Reflections on Music), dies at 69
In 1956, Constantine Freiherr von Neurath, German foreign minister, dies at 83
In 1958, William L C "Big Bill" Broonzy, US blues singer/guitarist, dies at 65
In 1963, John Powell, composer, dies at 80
In 1966, Gerhard/Gerhart Pohl, German writer (Battle of Kolbenau), dies at 64
In 1966, Jan Kiepura, actor (Give Us this Night), dies of heart attack at 64
In 1966, Seena Owen, actress/writer (Queen Kelly), dies at 71
In 1967, Ren‚ Magritte, Belgian surrealist painter, dies at 68
In 1968, Edward Kilenyi, composer, dies at 84
In 1969, Stijn Streuvels, [F Lateur], Flemish writer (Vlaschard), dies at 97
In 1970, Karl August Andersen, composer, dies at 66
In 1971, Paul Lukas, actor (Kim, Berlin Express), dies of heart failure at 76
In 1972, Alf Thorbald Hurum, composer, dies at 89
In 1974, Edmund Cobb, actor (Motorcycle Gang), dies at 82
In 1974, Mrs Park Chung Hi, wife of South Korean president, murdered
In 1975, Mujibur Rahiman, Pakistani sheik, killed in a military coup at 53
In 1976, Jean P J C Haesaert, Flemish lawyer/sociologist, dies at 84
In 1978, Harrison Kerr, composer, dies at 80
In 1982, Patrick J G McGee, Irish actor (Barry Lyndon), dies at 60
In 1983, Anthony Costello, actor (Blue), dies at 42
In 1983, Benjamin V Cohen, US author of New Deal-legislation, dies at 88
In 1985, Richard Yardumian, US composer (Creator Spirit), dies at 68
In 1988, Barry Bingham Sr, US daily newspaper publisher, dies at 82
In 1988, Mohammed Zia ul-Haq, President of Pakistan, killed in plane crash
In 1988, Ray Buchanan, US blues gitarist, dies at about 48
In 1989, F de Jong Edz, Dutch historian/director (IISG), dies
In 1990, Nina Bara, actress (Missile to the Moon), dies of cancer at 66
In 1991, Marietta Tree, ambassador (UN Comm of Human Rights), dies at 74
In 1992, Evelyn Wesler Zemel, US author (American Glass Animals), dies
In 1992, Giorgio Perlasca, Italian anti-fascist (saved 5,200 Jews), dies
In 1992, Marie Paxton, entertainer, dies after brief illness
In 1992, Martha Blackburn, Canada newspaper publisher (London Free Press), dies
In 1992, Osamu Inaba, Japanese min of justice, dies
In 1993, Robert W Kempner, German officer of justice in Prussia, dies at 93
In 1994, Shepherd Mead, London England, dies of stroke at 80
In 1994, Simon R Naoli, Tanzanian marathoner, dies in an accident at 28
In 1994, Wout Wagtmans, cyclist (Rome-Naples-Rome 1957), dies at 64
In 1995, Erbie Bowser, pianist, dies at 77
In 1995, Humphrey Sims Moore, pacifist/journalist, dies at 86
In 1995, Ismay Thomas, teacher, dies at 74
In 1996, Agnes Beatrice Read, medical social worker, dies at 86
In 1996, Ernest Leslie Bouts, motor-racing driver, dies at 93
In 1996, Masao Maruyama, social scientist, dies at 82
Events
In , Battle at Roncevalles: Basques beat Charles the Great
In 1308, Johannieter knights conquer Rhodos on the Greece
In 1457, Earliest dated book, "Mainz Psalter," completed
In 1519, Panama City founded
In 1534, Ignatius of Loyola forms society of Jesus/Jesuits
In 1535, Asunci¢n, Paraguay founded
In 1548, Mary queen of Scotland (6) arrives in France
In 1549, Portuguese missionaries Franciscus Xaverius lands in Kagoshima Japan
In 1620, Mayflower sets sail from Southampton with 102 Pilgrims
In 1635, 1st recorded US hurricane hit the Plymouth Colony
In 1653, -16] Dutch ship "Sperwer" stranded at Tsjedzjoe Korea
In 1658, France/Sweden/Bavarian/Brunswick/Mnster/Hessen-Kassel form Rijnbond
In 1668, Rijnbond disbands
In 1684, Spain & Germany sign cease fire with France
In 1741, French troops attack the Rhine
In 1748, United Lutheran Church of US organized
In 1760, Battle at Leignitz: Prussia beats Austria & Russia
In 1785, French cardinal De Rohan arrested
In 1795, Joseph Haydn leaves England forever
In 1824, Freed American slaves forms country of Liberia
In 1832, Gregory XVI encyclical On liberalism & religious indifferentism
In 1843, National black convention meets (Buffalo NY)
In 1843, Tivoli Park in Copenhagen opens
In 1848, M Waldo Hanchett patents dental chair
In 1858, Regular mail to Pacific coast begins
In 1861, Lincoln directs reinforcements to be sent to MI
In 1863, Submarine "HL Hunley" arrives in Charleston on railroad cars
In 1864, Off New England coast, CSS Tallahassee captures 6 yankee schooners
In 1867, 2nd Reform Bill extends suffrage in England
In 1868, J C Watson discovers asteroid #101 Helena
In 1870, Transcontinental Railway actually completed in Colorado
In 1876, C H F Peters discovers asteroid #166 Rhodope
In 1876, US law removes Indians from Black Hills after gold find
In 1886, Guy Hecker scores 7 runs in 1 game
In 1892, 4th & last British government of Gladstone forms
In 1893, US no longer allowed exclusive rights in Bering Sea
In 1899, Louisville's Henry Dowling struck out 5 times in a game
In 1901, Arch Rock, danger to Bay shipping, blasted with 30 tons of nitro
In 1904, P Gotz & A Kopff discover asteroid #542 Susanna
In 1905, Phila A's Rube Waddell no-hits St Louis Browns, 2-0 in 5 innings
In 1906, 1st freight delivery tunnel system begins, underneath Chicago
In 1909, A Kopff discovers asteroid #686 Gersuind
In 1911, Procter & Gamble unveils its Crisco shortening
In 1912, Yankee Guy Zinn sets record by stealing home twice in a game
In 1914, 13th Davis Cup: Australasia beats USA in New York (3-2)
In 1914, Dinant Belgium destroyed by German bombs
In 1914, German assault at Dinant: Lt Charles de Gaulle (24), injured
In 1914, Japan joins side of allies
In 1914, Panama Canal opens (under cost)
In 1915, Journalist Albert Siegfried Bettelheim, convicted of murder in Georgia
In 1917, G Neujmin discovers asteroid #882 Swetlana
In 1918, 1st full length cartoon (Sinking of Lusitania)
In 1918, Russia severs diplomatic ties with US
In 1920, Walter Baade discover asteroid #934 Thuringia
In 1923, Eamon de Valera arrested in Irish Free State
In 1923, Mexico & US reaches accord over oil concession of 1917
In 1923, V Albitzkij discovers asteroid #1002 Olbersia
In 1925, Norway annexes Spitsbergen
In 1925, White Sox Dickie Kerr, 1st appearance since winning 2 world series
In 1925, games in 1919
In 1928, P Shajn discovers asteroids #1112 Polonia & #1113 Katja
In 1931, Ernest Lassy completes longest canoe journey without port (6,102 mi)
In 1931, Roy Wilkins joined NAACP as asst secretary
In 1931, Spakenburg soccer team forms
In 1936, G N Neujmin discovers asteroid #4420
In 1939, "Wizard of Oz" premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood
In 1939, G N Neujmin discovers asteroid #2536 Kozyrev
In 1939, In 1st night game at Comiskey Park, Sox beat Browns 5-2
In 1939, K Reinmuth discovers asteroids #1739 Meyermann, #1818 Brahms & #2306
In 1940, 1st edition of Jewish Weekly newspaper in Amsterdam (under Nazi)
In 1940, Heavy dogfights above England: 75 German aircrafts damaged
In 1941, Kovono Lithuanian Jews are herded into Slobodka ghetto
In 1942, 5 hostages executed by Nazis in St-Michielsgestel
In 1943, Allies land on Kiska Aleutians
In 1944, Allied air raid on train in North Netherlands, 32 killed
In 1944, German field marshal von Kluge vanishes for one day
In 1944, Operation Anvil: Allies land on French Mediterranean sea coast
In 1944, Operation Dragoon: Allied troops land in Provence
In 1944, US 12 Army corp enters Le Mans through Orl‚ans
In 1944, US 7th Armour division reaches Chartres
In 1945, A riot ensued in SF while the city was celebrating the end of WW II
In 1945, Chandler sells World Series radio rights for $150,000 to Gillette,
In 1945, Ford had been World Series sponsor since 1934, pay $100,000 annually
In 1945, South Korea liberated from Japanese rule
In 1945, US wartime rationing of gasoline & fuel oil ends
In 1947, India declares independence from UK, Islamic part becomes Pakistan
In 1947, Pakistan (formerly West Pakistan) declares independence from UK
In 1948, 3rd US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Babe Didrikson-Zaharias
In 1948, Republic of Korea (South Korea) proclaimed (National Day)
In 1949, WOTV TV channel 8 in Grand Rapids, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting
In 1950, 8.6 earthquake in India kills 20,000 to 30,000
In 1950, Ezzard Charles TKOs Freddie Beshore in 14 for heavyweight boxing title
In 1950, Indians make their 1st triple play at Cleveland Stadium
In 1950, Indies Constitution goes into effect
In 1950, Joseph Pholien becomes Belgian premier
In 1950, Pres Sukarno proclaims unity of Indonesia
In 1950, Rotterdam harbor strike begins
In 1952, 19th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Los Angeles 10, All-Stars 7 (88,316)
In 1952, 9" of rain fall creates a 20' wave in Lynmouth, England killing 34
In 1952, P Shajn discovers asteroid #1954 Kukarkin
In 1954, Alfredo Stroessner names himself president of Paraguay
In 1954, WCHS TV channel 8 in Charleston-Huntington, WV (ABC) begins
In 1955, WXEX TV channel 8 in Richmond-Petersburg, VA (ABC) begins
In 1957, David Simons reaches 30,942 m in Man High 2 balloon
In 1957, USAF Capt Joe B Jordan reaches 31,513 m in F-104 jet fighter
In 1958, 25th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 35, Detroit 19 (70,000)
In 1958, Buddy Holly weds Maria Santiago
In 1958, Marshal Boelganin resigns as director of Staatsbank
In 1958, Soviet Marshal Bulganin resigns as director of State Bank
In 1960, CFL's Calgary Stampeders move into McMahon Stadium
In 1960, Chic Bears beat NY Giants 16-7 in Toronto (NFL expo)
In 1960, Congo (formerly Congo/Brazzaville) declares Independence from France
In 1960, Mil Brave Lew Burdette no-hits Phila Phillies, 1-0
In 1960, UFO is sighted by 3 California patrolmen
In 1961, Building of Berlin Wall begins
In 1962, Netherlands & Indonesia signs accord about New Guinea
In 1962, Shady Grove Baptist Church burned in Leesburg Georgia
In 1963, Fulbert Youlou, resigns as Pres of Congo-Brazzaville
In 1963, K W Kamper discovers asteroid #2104 Toronto
In 1964, Fred Trueman takes 300th Test Cricket wicket (Neil Hawke)
In 1964, Mayor Daley declares "Ernie Banks Day" in Chicago
In 1964, Phillies triple-play NY Mets
In 1964, Race riot in Dixmoor (Chicago suburb) Ill
In 1964, Ralph Boston of US, sets then long jump record at 27' 3¬"
In 1965, 47th PGA Championship: Dave Marr shoots a 280 at Laurel Valley GC PA
In 1965, Beatles play to 55,000 at Shea Stadium
In 1965, Japanese community of SF holds Masanori Murakami Day at Candlestick
In 1965, Mary Mills wins LPGA St Louis Golf Open
In 1965, Park to honor 1st Japanese player to play in major leagues
In 1966, Radio Free Asia (South Korea) begins radio transmission
In 1967, England's Marine Offense Bill makies pirate radio stations a crime
In 1967, Pope Paul VI publishes constitution Regimini Ecclesiae Universae
In 1967, goes into effect, pirate station Radio 355 closes down
In 1968, Pirate Radio Free London, begins transmitting
In 1968, Romanian president Ceausescu visits Prague
In 1968, USSR performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan USSR
In 1969, Woodstock Music & Art Fair opens in NY State (Max Yasgur's Dairy Farm)
In 1970, Patricia Palinkas becomes 1st woman pro football player (Orlando)
In 1971, Bahrain gains independence from Britain
In 1971, Charles Lismont wins Helsinki marathon (2:13:09.0)
In 1971, KVRL (now KRIV) TV ch 26 in Shreveport-Texarkana, LA (NBC) begins
In 1971, Pres Nixon announces 90-day freeze on wages, prices & rents
In 1971, Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Len Immke Buick Golf Open
In 1973, Black September kills 3 wounds 55 Athens
In 1973, David Storey's "Cromwell," premieres in London
In 1973, USSR performs nuclear test
In 1974, France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
In 1974, Hurricane/floods ravage Bangladesh, 4,000 killed
In 1974, Longest team (6) trampoline bouncing marathon (1,248 hours (52 days))
In 1974, South Korean President Park Chung-Hee escapes assassination
In 1975, Bangladesh military coup under Khondakar Moustaque Ahmed
In 1975, Joanne Little acquitted of murder charges
In 1976, Jane Blalock wins LPGA Wheeling Golf Classic
In 1977, England regain cricket Ashes by taking a 3-0 series lead over Aust
In 1977, SS chief Kappler escapes from prison hospital in Rome
In 1978, House of Reps approves (233-169), 39-month extension for ERA
In 1979, Andrew Young resigns as UN ambassador
In 1980, A Mrkos discovers asteroid #7107
In 1981, Botham scores a century in 86 balls v Australia at Old Trafford
In 1981, Robin Leamy of US swims record 7.98 kph for 50 m
In 1982, Beth Daniel wins LPGA WUI Golf Classic
In 1982, Equatorial Guinea adopts constitution
In 1983, Ramones guitarist Joey Ramone, beaten in fight-undergoes brain surgery
In 1985, Anti-apartheid lawyer Bulelani Ngcuka marries in South Africa
In 1985, E Bowell discovers asteroid #4598 Coradini
In 1985, E F Helin & M Barucci discover asteroid #3752
In 1985, Iraqi air raid on Iran oil-island Kharg
In 1986, Pres Reagan decides to support a replacement for Challenger
In 1987, 9th, Ty Griffin HR, Cuba 1st loss in 20 years of Pan Am competition
In 1987, At Pan Am games in Indianapolis, USA & Cuba are tied with 2 outs in
In 1987, US beats Cuba in Pan-Am baseball
In 1988, "Ain't Misbehavin'" opens at Ambassador Theater NYC for 176 perfs
In 1988, At 4PM LILCO consumers used a record 3,813 megawatts
In 1988, C S Shoemaker discovers asteroid #7173
In 1988, M Yanai & K Watanabe discover asteroid #3915 Fukushima
In 1988, NYC begins $70 million program to rebuild 900 Bronx apartments
In 1989, Cancer sufferer/SF Giant pitcher Dave Dravecky breaks arm on mound
In 1989, Frederik de Klerk becomes president of South Africa
In 1989, Giorgio Lamberti swims world record 200m free style (1:46.69)
In 1989, In 2nd start since after cancer treatment, Giants Dave Dravecky breaks
In 1989, US Venus probe Magellan launched from Space shuttle
In 1989, his pitching arm while throwing to Tim Raines
In 1990, 51st PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Gary Player
In 1990, E W Elst discovers asteroid #5033 Mistral
In 1990, Mark McGwire is 1st to hit 30 HRs in each of his 1st 4 seasons
In 1990, Phils Terry Mulholland no-hits Giants 6-0 (8th no hitter of 1990)
In 1991, 750,000 attend Paul Simon's free concert in Central Park
In 1991, A Natori & T Urata discover asteroid #4959 Niinoama
In 1991, E F Helin discovers asteroid #5521 Morpurgo & #7061
In 1991, US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
In 1992, Actress Susan Anton marries actor Jeff Lester
In 1992, Colombo '92 closes in Genoa Italy
In 1993, "Goodbye Girl" closes at Marquis Theater NYC after 188 performances
In 1993, 75th PGA Championship: Paul Azinger shoots a 272 at Inverness Club Oh
In 1993, Cindy Schreyer wins LPGA Sun-Time Challenge Golf Tournament
In 1993, NYC radio (WFAN) personality Don Imus' lung collapes for 2nd time
In 1993, Nolan Ryan, 324th & final victory, Rangers 4, Indians 1
In 1993, Televangelist Robert Tilton announces he is divorcing Marte
In 1994, S African Pres Nelson Mandela receives Anne Frank Penning
In 1994, Terrorist Carlos the Jackal, captured in Khartoum Sudan
In 1995, Keylee Sue Sanders, 18, of Kansas, crowned 13th Miss Teen USA
In 1997, Dan Wilson hits Seattle Mariners 3,000th HR
In 1997, Dow Jones drops 247.37 pts
In 1997, LA Dodgers retire Tommy Lasorda's #2
Holidays
[Bahrain-1971, Chad, Congo-1960, India-1947] Independence Day
[Congo] National Holiday
[Costa Rica] Mother's Day
[Grenada, Liechtenstein, Corsica] National Day
[Hawaii] Admission Day (1959)
[India] Independence Day (1950)
[Laos] Memorial Day
[Liechtenstein] National Holiday
[Mich] Montrose-Blueberry Festival
[Pakistan] Independence Day (1947)
[South Korea] Liberation Day (1945, 1948)
[Yukon] Klondike Gold Day (1896)
Observances
[Ang, Luth] St Mary, virgin, mother of Our Lord
[RC] Mariahemelvaart
[RC] Solemnity of Assumption of Virgin
[RC] St-Napoleon/Neopol, martyr to Alexandria
[RC] Tarsicius, martyr
[Zen] Anniversary of Keizan Jokin (1268-1325), co-founder Soto school