Historical Events In August - 05

1749  On August - 05 thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence)   

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

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  1st partition of Poland, between Austria, Prussia & Russia on this day in history.   

1775  On this day in history first Spanish ship, San Carlos, enters Sab Francisco Bay   

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 this day in history battle at Doggers Bank: Dutch fleet vs English fleet   

1792  On August - 05 frederick 7th baron North, English premier (1770-82), dies at 60   

1797  Friedrich August Kummer, composer on August - 05.   

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

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

1822  Johann Georg Herzog, composer on August - 05.   

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  On this day in history heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer   

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

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

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  Oregon country divided between US & Britain at 49th parallel on August - 05.   

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history uS Army abolishes flogging   

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1301  Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330) was born on August - 05.   

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  Joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating was born on this day in history.   

1604  On August - 05 birth of john Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized   

1607  Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer was born on August - 05.   

1623  Antonio Cesti, composer was born on this day in history.   

1624  On August - 05 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 this day in history death of emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313)   

1572  On this day in history death of isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534)   

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