Page 2: Historical Events In August - 05

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

1763  On August - 05 pontiac's War: Battle of Bushy Run   

1772  Poland loses one-third of her territory and half her population as she is partitioned among Russia, Austria, and Prussia on this day in history.   

1772  On this day in history 1st partition of Poland, between Austria, Prussia & Russia   

1775  First Spanish ship, San Carlos, enters Sab Francisco Bay on this day in history.   

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

1778  Thomas Linley, composer, dies at 22 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1797  Friedrich August Kummer, composer on August - 05.   

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

1812  On August - 05 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 this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica)   

1822  Johann Georg Herzog, composer on this day in history.   

1827  Deodoro da Fonseca, first President of Brazil (d.1892) on this day in history.   

1828  Giovanni Rossi, composer on this day in history.   

1829  Heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer on August - 05.   

1830  On this day in history james A Healy, 1st black bishop in America   

1830  On this day in history karl Friedrich Horn, composer, dies at 68   

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

1837  On August - 05 1st ascent of Mt Marcy (5,344') highest in Adirondack, NY   

1843  On August - 05 james Scott Skinner, composer   

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

1846  On August - 05 oregon country divided between US & Britain at 49th parallel   

1850  On this day in history australia Government Act grants representative governments to South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria, which is separated from New South Wales.   

1850  On August - 05 anton Simon, composer   

1852  On August - 05 frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech slavist/poet, dies at 53   

1856  On August - 05 rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61   

1858  On August - 05 first transatlantic telegraph cable laid   

1858  Cyrus W Field completes 1st transatlantic telegraph cable on August - 05.   

1860  On August - 05 carl IV of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim.   

1860  Joseph Carey Merrick, "Elephant Man" on this day in history.   

1861  US Army abolishes flogging on this day in history.   

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

1397  Guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474) was born on this day in history.   

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

1540  On August - 05 birth of joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating   

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  Antonio Cesti, composer was born on August - 05.   

1624  On August - 05 birth of william, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America   

0882  Death of King Louis III of France (b. 863) on this day in history.   

1063  Death of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd on August - 05.   

1157  Dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

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 August - 05.   

1610  Death of Alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile on August - 05.   

1644  J Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61 on this day in history.