Historical Events In August - 03

1925  Last US troops leave Nicaragua (there since 1912) on August - 03.   

1925  William Bruce, cricketer (drowns 14 Tests for Australia 1885-95), dies on August - 03.   

1926  On August - 03 the birth of Tony Bennett, American singer   

1926  Traffic lights installed on Piccadilly Circus on this day in history.   

1926  Tony Bennett, Queens NY, singer (Left a body part in SF) on this day in history.   

1927  Enrique Pinella, composer on August - 03.   

1928  Ray Barbuti saves US team from defeat in Amsterdam Olympics track events by winning 400 m (47.8 sec) on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history cécile Aubry, French actress   

1929  On this day in history bethel Leslie, NYC, entertainer (Capt Newman MD, Rabbit Trap)   

1930  2nd time in 1930, Chuck Klein of Phillies hits in 26 straight games on this day in history.   

1930  James Komack, NYC, writer/director/actor (Courtship of Eddie's Father) on August - 03.   

1931  On this day in history alex Cord, [Viespi], NYC, actor (Brotherhood, Fire, Street Asylum)   

1932  Elsa Martinelli, Grosseto Italy, actress (Indian Fighter) on August - 03.   

1933  Yanks are shut out for 1st time after 308 games (since Aug 2, 1931) on August - 03.   

1933  Pat Crawford, cricketer (Australian pace bowler 1956) on August - 03.   

1933  On August - 03 arthur Collins, singer/comedian (Peerless Quartet), dies at 69   

1934  On August - 03 three days of anti-Jewish rioting in Constantine, Algeria leave 23 Jews killed and 35 wounded. The pogroms are traced to Radio-Berlin and Radio-Stuttgart Nazi broadcasts.   

1934  Carl F baron von Langen-Parow, German equestrian (Olympic-gold-1928) on this day in history.   

1936  On this day in history sS Calyx, built at Eems, Germany in 1929 and renamed in 1936, she sank at the entrance to Ipswich dock. Declared a total loss and later broken up at Ipswich.   

1936  The U.S. State Department urges Americans living in Spain to leave because of the Spanish civil war on this day in history.   

1938  On August - 03 alexander Malyschkin, writer, dies   

1939  Jean Genets "Ondine," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history eugust Enna, composer, dies at 80   

1940  On this day in history lithuanian is accepted into the USSR   

1940  On this day in history the birth of Martin Sheen, American actor   

1940  German occupiers forbid ritual slaughters & English & French movies on this day in history.   

1940  On August - 03 willard Hershberger, catcher (Cin Reds), commits suicide   

1941  Benzine sales limited in US on August - 03.   

1943  A private in an army hospital in Sicily is slapped by U.S. General George S. Patton, who accused the soldier of cowardice. Patton later apologized for the incident, at the request of General Dwight D. Eisenhower on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history gen Patton slaps a US GI in the hospital accusing him of cowardice   

1944  Allied troops conquer Myitkyina Burma on this day in history.   

1944  Felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), dies in Auschwitz on this day in history.   

1946  On August - 03 belgian govt of Huysmans, forms   

1948  Cleveland's Satchel Paige make his 1st start & goes 7 innings on this day in history.   

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1509  Ã‰tienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546) was born on this day in history.   

1645  On this day in history birth of august Kuhnel, composer   

1692  On August - 03 birth of john Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759)   

1748  Carl Ludwig Junker, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1801  On this day in history birth of joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace)   

1808  Hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893) was born on this day in history.   

1811  Elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1460  Death of King James II of Scotland (b. 1430) on August - 03.   

1527  On this day in history death of scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal   

1530  On August - 03 philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies   

1546  Death of Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484) on August - 03.   

1604  Death of Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander on this day in history.   

1621  On August - 03 death of guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556)