Page 5: Historical Events In August - 03

1925  On August - 03 last US troops leave Nicaragua (there since 1912)   

1925  On this day in history william Bruce, cricketer (drowns 14 Tests for Australia 1885-95), dies   

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 August - 03.   

1927  On August - 03 enrique Pinella, composer   

1928  Ray Barbuti saves US team from defeat in Amsterdam Olympics track events by winning 400 m (47.8 sec) on August - 03.   

1928  On this day in history cécile Aubry, French actress   

1929  On August - 03 bethel Leslie, NYC, entertainer (Capt Newman MD, Rabbit Trap)   

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

1930  On August - 03 james Komack, NYC, writer/director/actor (Courtship of Eddie's Father)   

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

1932  On this day in history elsa Martinelli, Grosseto Italy, actress (Indian Fighter)   

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

1933  On this day in history pat Crawford, cricketer (Australian pace bowler 1956)   

1933  Arthur Collins, singer/comedian (Peerless Quartet), dies at 69 on August - 03.   

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 August - 03.   

1936  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 on this day in history.   

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  Alexander Malyschkin, writer, dies on August - 03.   

1939  Jean Genets "Ondine," premieres in Paris on August - 03.   

1939  Eugust Enna, composer, dies at 80 on August - 03.   

1940  Lithuanian is accepted into the USSR on this day in history.   

1940  The birth of Martin Sheen, American actor on this day in history.   

1940  German occupiers forbid ritual slaughters & English & French movies on August - 03.   

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

1941  Benzine sales limited in US on August - 03.   

1943  On this day in history 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.   

1943  Gen Patton slaps a US GI in the hospital accusing him of cowardice on August - 03.   

1944  On this day in history allied troops conquer Myitkyina Burma   

1944  On August - 03 felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), dies in Auschwitz   

1946  Belgian govt of Huysmans, forms on this day in history.   

1948  Cleveland's Satchel Paige make his 1st start & goes 7 innings on August - 03.   

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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  On this day in history birth of john Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759)   

1748  Carl Ludwig Junker, composer was born on August - 03.   

1770  Frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840) was born on this day in history.   

1801  Joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace) was born on August - 03.   

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

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

1460  Death of King James II of Scotland (b. 1430) on this day in history.   

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

1530  Philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies on August - 03.   

1546  On this day in history death of antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484)   

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

1621  Death of Guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556) on August - 03.