Page 2: Historical Events In August - 05

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

1763  On this day in history pontiac's War: Battle of Bushy Run   

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

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

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

1775  1st Spanish ship, San Carlos, enters SF Bay on August - 05.   

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

1781  On this day in history 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  On August - 05 friedrich August Kummer, composer   

1802  Niels H Abel, Norwegian mathematician (Abel's Comparisons) on August - 05.   

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

1815  Edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica) on this day in history.   

1822  On August - 05 johann Georg Herzog, composer   

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

1828  Giovanni Rossi, composer on August - 05.   

1829  On August - 05 heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history 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  Anton Simon, composer on August - 05.   

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

1856  Rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61 on August - 05.   

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

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

1861  US Army abolishes flogging on August - 05.   

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1301  On this day in history birth of edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330)   

1397  On August - 05 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 August - 05.   

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

1607  Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  Death of King Louis III of France (b. 863) on August - 05.   

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

1157  On this day in history dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies   

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

1572  On August - 05 death of isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534)   

1579  On this day in history death of stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504)   

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

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