Page 3: Historical Events In August - 05

1861  US levies its first Income Tax (3% of incomes over $800) on this day in history.   

1861  Enlistment increases from 3 months to 2 years on August - 05.   

1862  On this day in history battle of Baton Rouge, LA   

1862  On August - 05 thomas Williams, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 47   

1863  Adolf Friedrich Hesse, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1864  On August - 05 spectrum of a comet observed for first time, by Giovanni Donati   

1864  Battle of Mobile Bay Al-Farragut is given rank of vice-admiral on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history resurreccion Maria de Azkue, composer   

1864  On this day in history griffin A Stedman, Union-brig-gen (Fort Stedman), dies in battle at 26   

1866  Alfred Holy, composer on August - 05.   

1868  Oskar Merikanto, composer on this day in history.   

1874  On August - 05 japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in England.   

1876  Mary R Beard, Indianapolis, historian (Woman as a Force in History) on this day in history.   

1877  Henry Morton Stanley's letter in order to aid reaches Boma at Congo on this day in history.   

1879  First game of night football at Melbourne Cricket Ground, under gas-lights on August - 05.   

1880  On this day in history gertrude E Durden Rush, US composer/playwright (Black Girls Burden)   

1882  On this day in history authorizing of first steel warships, beginning of the modern Navy in US   

1882  On August - 05 martial law is imposed in Japan.   

1882  Joe English, Irish/Flemish signaler (WW I) on this day in history.   

1884  Cornerstone for Statue of Liberty laid on Bedloe's Island (NYC) on August - 05.   

1886  On August - 05 oscar Espla, composer   

1887  Reginald Owen, Wheathampstead Engld, actor (Dr Watson-Sherlock Holmes) on this day in history.   

1888  Victor Francen, Belgium, actor (J'Acusse, San Antonio) on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history conrad P Aiken, US, poet/writer (Ushant/Conversation)   

1889  On this day in history willem Ruys J Dz, ship owner, dies at 80   

1890  British & French accord to divide African colonization on this day in history.   

1890  On August - 05 erich Kleiber, Vienna Austria, conductor (NBC Symphony 1945-46)   

1891  1st travelers checks issued (American Express) on August - 05.   

1891  On August - 05 donald Kerr, Eagle Grove IA, actor (Carnival Lady, Devil Bat)   

1891  On this day in history henry Charles Litolff, French pianist/componist, dies at 73   

1895  Friedrich English, German textile manufacturer/marxist, dies on August - 05.   

1899  Conrad Aiken, US, poet/short story writer/critic (Selected Poems) on this day in history.   

1900  Bodi Rapp, [Johanna PAC Goetmakers], Dutch mezzo-soprano/teacher on August - 05.   

1900  James Augustine Healy, black Roman Catholic bishop, dies at 80 on August - 05.   

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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 August - 05.   

1461  Alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506) was born on this day in history.   

1540  On this day in history birth of joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating   

1604  John Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1624  William, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America was born on this day in history.   

0882  Death of King Louis III of France (b. 863) on August - 05.   

1063  On August - 05 death of gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd   

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

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

1610  On August - 05 death of alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile   

1644  On this day in history j Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61