August 3rd, 1964
Flannery O Connor, American writer (born in 1925) dies on August 03, 1964. Read about how to open files in Open File Database.
Events around August 03, 1964
| August 4th, 1964 | Event | Vietnam War: United States destroyers USS Maddox and USS C. Turner Joy report coming attack in the Gulf of Tonkin. The destroyers open fire at what they believed were Vietnam People s Army torpedo boats, although subsequent work has raised doubts the targets were real. This engagement became known as the Gulf of Tonkin Incident. |
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