Page 3: Historical Events In August - 05

1861  On this day in history uS levies its first Income Tax (3% of incomes over $800)   

1861  On August - 05 enlistment increases from 3 months to 2 years   

1862  Battle of Baton Rouge, LA on this day in history.   

1862  Thomas Williams, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 47 on August - 05.   

1863  On August - 05 adolf Friedrich Hesse, composer, dies at 53   

1864  Spectrum of a comet observed for first time, by Giovanni Donati on August - 05.   

1864  On this day in history battle of Mobile Bay Al-Farragut is given rank of vice-admiral   

1864  On August - 05 resurreccion Maria de Azkue, composer   

1864  On August - 05 griffin A Stedman, Union-brig-gen (Fort Stedman), dies in battle at 26   

1866  Alfred Holy, composer on August - 05.   

1868  On this day in history oskar Merikanto, composer   

1874  Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in England on this day in history.   

1876  On this day in history mary R Beard, Indianapolis, historian (Woman as a Force 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 August - 05 gertrude E Durden Rush, US composer/playwright (Black Girls Burden)   

1882  On August - 05 authorizing of first steel warships, beginning of the modern Navy in US   

1882  Martial law is imposed in Japan on this day in history.   

1882  On August - 05 joe English, Irish/Flemish signaler (WW I)   

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

1886  Oscar Espla, composer on this day in history.   

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 August - 05 conrad P Aiken, US, poet/writer (Ushant/Conversation)   

1889  Willem Ruys J Dz, ship owner, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1890  On August - 05 british & French accord to divide African colonization   

1890  On this day in history erich Kleiber, Vienna Austria, conductor (NBC Symphony 1945-46)   

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

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 August - 05.   

1900  On August - 05 bodi Rapp, [Johanna PAC Goetmakers], Dutch mezzo-soprano/teacher   

1900  On August - 05 james Augustine Healy, black Roman Catholic bishop, dies at 80   

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

1397  On this day in history 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  On August - 05 birth of joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating   

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 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 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 this day in history.   

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