Page 2: Historical Events In August - 05

1749  On this day in history thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence)   

1763  Pontiac's War: Battle of Bushy Run on this day in history.   

1772  Poland loses one-third of her territory and half her population as she is partitioned among Russia, Austria, and Prussia on August - 05.   

1772  1st partition of Poland, between Austria, Prussia & Russia on August - 05.   

1775  On August - 05 first Spanish ship, San Carlos, enters Sab Francisco Bay   

1775  1st Spanish ship, San Carlos, enters SF Bay on this day in history.   

1778  On this day in history thomas Linley, composer, dies at 22   

1781  On this day in history battle at Doggers Bank: Dutch fleet vs English fleet   

1792  Frederick 7th baron North, English premier (1770-82), dies at 60 on August - 05.   

1797  Friedrich August Kummer, composer on this day in history.   

1802  On this day in history niels H Abel, Norwegian mathematician (Abel's Comparisons)   

1812  On this day in history war of 1812: Tecumseh's Native American force ambushes Thomas Van Horne's 200 Americans at Brownstone Creek, causing them to flee and retreat.   

1813  Carnot Posey, Confederate brig-general on August - 05.   

1815  On August - 05 edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica)   

1822  On this day in history johann Georg Herzog, composer   

1827  On August - 05 deodoro da Fonseca, first President of Brazil (d.1892)   

1828  On this day in history giovanni Rossi, composer   

1829  Heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer on this day in history.   

1830  On August - 05 james A Healy, 1st black bishop in America   

1830  On August - 05 karl Friedrich Horn, composer, dies at 68   

1834  Gijsbert K van Hogendorp, Dutch min of Foreign affairs, dies at 71 on August - 05.   

1837  1st ascent of Mt Marcy (5,344') highest in Adirondack, NY on this day in history.   

1843  On this day in history james Scott Skinner, composer   

1845  On August - 05 in Australia's worst shipping disaster, 407 die when the Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island.   

1846  On this day in history oregon country divided between US & Britain at 49th parallel   

1850  Australia Government Act grants representative governments to South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria, which is separated from New South Wales on August - 05.   

1850  On August - 05 anton Simon, composer   

1852  On this day in history frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech slavist/poet, dies at 53   

1856  On this day in history rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61   

1858  First transatlantic telegraph cable laid on this day in history.   

1858  On this day in history cyrus W Field completes 1st transatlantic telegraph cable   

1860  On this day in history carl IV of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim.   

1860  Joseph Carey Merrick, "Elephant Man" on August - 05.   

1861  On August - 05 uS Army abolishes flogging   

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1301  On August - 05 birth of edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330)   

1397  On this day in history birth of guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474)   

1461  Alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506) was born on August - 05.   

1540  Joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating was born on this day in history.   

1604  John Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized was born on August - 05.   

1607  On this day in history birth of philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer   

1623  On August - 05 birth of antonio Cesti, composer   

1624  William, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America was born on August - 05.   

0882  On this day in history death of king Louis III of France (b. 863)   

1063  On August - 05 death of gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd   

1157  On August - 05 dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies   

1364  Death of Emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313) on this day in history.   

1572  Death of Isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534) on this day in history.   

1579  Death of Stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504) on this day in history.   

1610  Death of Alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile on this day in history.   

1644  On August - 05 j Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61