Page 4: Historical Events In August - 03

1905  Maggie Kuhn, activist/co-founder (Gray Panthers) on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history wash Natl's pitcher Tom Hughes hits HR to win his own game 1-0 in 10th   

1906  Leonard Huizinga, Dutch journalist/writer (Adriaan & Olivier) on August - 03.   

1907  On August - 03 royal decree in Portugal makes Sunday a day of rest   

1907  On this day in history adrienne Ames, Fort Worth TX, actress (Death Kiss, Panama Patrol)   

1907  August Saint-Gaudens, Irish/US sculptor (Mrs Henry Adams), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1908  Dolores del Rio, silent screen actress (Deseada, Bugambilia) on August - 03.   

1910  On August - 03 nicolas Kinet, Belgian pilot, dies   

1911  On August - 03 karel G Bakker, Dutch actor (Lady Windermere's Fan)   

1912  Gene Kelly, actor/dancer (Xanadu, 40 Carats, Marjorie Morningstar) on this day in history.   

1913  Wheatland Hop Riot on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history australian government offers to place the vessels of the Royal Australian Navy under control of the British Admiralty and to raise a force of 20,000 troops in event of war   

1914  First ship passing through the new Panama Canal on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history germany declares war on France in what would later be called World War I.   

1914  1st seaworthy ship through Panama Canal on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history rick Slabbinck, Flemish painter   

1915  Sal Santen, Dutch writer on this day in history.   

1916  Australian Light Horse in battle of Romani, Egypt on August - 03.   

1916  On August - 03 roger Casement, Irish nationalist (Easter uprising 1916), executed 51   

1917  Jordan Whitfield, PA, actor (Swamp Fox) on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history james MacGregor Burns, political writer (The Lion & the Fox)   

1918  On August - 03 albert P Hahn, Dutch political cartoonist (Het Volk), dies at 41   

1920  On August - 03 the birth of PD James, British Author   

1920  Maria Karnilova, Hartford Ct, actress (Olga-Ivan the Terrible) on August - 03.   

1921  On this day in history first aerial cropdusting in Troy Ohio to kill caterpillars   

1921  On this day in history 1st aerial cropdusting (Troy Ohio to kill caterpillars)   

1921  Alec Wyton, composer on August - 03.   

1922  On August - 03 robert Sumner, American evangelist and author   

1923  Calvin Coolidge is sworn in as the 30th president of the United States, following the death of Warren G. Harding on August - 03.   

1923  Baseball games cancelled following the death of President Harding on August - 03.   

1923  Anne Klein, fashion designer (Anne Klein II) on August - 03.   

1924  On August - 03 cyclist Piet Moeskops regains world sprint championist   

1924  Leon Uris, Baltimore, novelist (Exodus, QB VII, Battle Cry) on August - 03.   

1924  Joseph Conrad, Polish/British writer (Heart of Darkness), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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1509  On August - 03 birth of Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546)   

1645  On August - 03 birth of august Kuhnel, composer   

1692  John Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759) was born on August - 03.   

1748  On August - 03 birth of carl Ludwig Junker, composer   

1770  Frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840) was born on August - 03.   

1801  Joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace) was born on this day in history.   

1808  On this day in history birth of hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893)   

1811  On August - 03 birth of elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator)   

0808  On August - 03 p'ang Yun, [Layman P'ang], Exemplary Zen practitioner, dies in China   

1387  Olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies on this day in history.   

1460  On August - 03 death of king James II of Scotland (b. 1430)   

1527  Death of Scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal on August - 03.   

1530  On this day in history philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies   

1546  Death of Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484) on this day in history.   

1604  On this day in history death of bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander   

1621  Death of Guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556) on this day in history.