Page 2: Historical Events In August - 05

1749  Thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence) on this day in history.   

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

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

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  On this day in history 1st Spanish ship, San Carlos, enters SF Bay   

1778  On August - 05 thomas Linley, composer, dies at 22   

1781  On August - 05 battle at Doggers Bank: Dutch fleet vs English fleet   

1792  On this day in history frederick 7th baron North, English premier (1770-82), dies at 60   

1797  Friedrich August Kummer, composer on August - 05.   

1802  On August - 05 niels H Abel, Norwegian mathematician (Abel's Comparisons)   

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

1813  On this day in history carnot Posey, Confederate brig-general   

1815  Edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica) on August - 05.   

1822  On this day in history johann Georg Herzog, composer   

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

1828  On August - 05 giovanni Rossi, composer   

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

1830  James A Healy, 1st black bishop in America on this day in history.   

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

1834  On August - 05 gijsbert K van Hogendorp, Dutch min of Foreign affairs, dies at 71   

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

1843  James Scott Skinner, composer on this day in history.   

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

1846  Oregon country divided between US & Britain at 49th parallel on this day in history.   

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

1850  Anton Simon, composer on this day in history.   

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

1856  Rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1858  First transatlantic telegraph cable laid on August - 05.   

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

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

1860  On August - 05 joseph Carey Merrick, "Elephant Man"   

1861  US Army abolishes flogging on this day in history.   

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1301  On this day in history 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 August - 05.   

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 this day in history birth of william, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America   

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

1063  On this day in history death of gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd   

1157  Dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies on August - 05.   

1364  On August - 05 death of emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313)   

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  On August - 05 death of alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile   

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