Page 2: Historical Events In August - 05

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

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 August - 05.   

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

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

1781  On August - 05 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 August - 05 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 August - 05.   

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 August - 05.   

1828  Giovanni Rossi, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

1830  Karl Friedrich Horn, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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  James Scott Skinner, composer on August - 05.   

1845  In Australia's worst shipping disaster, 407 die when the Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island on this day in history.   

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  Anton Simon, composer on this day in history.   

1852  Frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech slavist/poet, dies at 53 on August - 05.   

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

1858  On August - 05 first transatlantic telegraph cable laid   

1858  On August - 05 cyrus W Field completes 1st transatlantic telegraph cable   

1860  Carl IV of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim on August - 05.   

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

1861  On August - 05 uS Army abolishes flogging   

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1301  Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330) was born on this day in history.   

1397  On August - 05 birth of guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474)   

1461  On August - 05 birth of alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506)   

1540  Joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating was born on August - 05.   

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

0882  On August - 05 death of king Louis III of France (b. 863)   

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

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 August - 05.   

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