Page 2: Historical Events In August - 05

1749  Thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence) on August - 05.   

1763  On this day in history 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  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 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  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 August - 05.   

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

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

1822  On August - 05 johann Georg Herzog, composer   

1827  On this day in history 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 August - 05.   

1830  James A Healy, 1st black bishop in America on August - 05.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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  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  On this day in history anton Simon, composer   

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

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

1858  On August - 05 first transatlantic telegraph cable laid   

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

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

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

1461  On this day in history birth of alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506)   

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

1604  On this day in history birth of john Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized   

1607  On August - 05 birth of philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer   

1623  On this day in history birth of antonio Cesti, composer   

1624  On this day in history birth of william, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America   

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

1364  Death of Emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313) on August - 05.   

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 this day in history j Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61