Page 4: Historical Events In August - 05

1901  On this day in history peter O'Connor of Ireland, sets then long jump record at 24' 11 3/4"   

1901  Juan Carlos Paz, composer on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history victoria, Emperor of Germany/Queen of Prussia, dies at 60   

1904  On August - 05 kenneth Thimann, botanist   

1905  On this day in history norway cuts diplomatic ties with Sweden   

1906  On August - 05 the birth of John Huston, American film director   

1906  Francis Walder, [Francois Waldburger], Belgian author on August - 05.   

1907  Ernestine "Tiny" Davis, jazz vocalist/trumpeter on this day in history.   

1907  Gentil T Antheunis, Flemish poet/music/composer, dies at 66 on August - 05.   

1908  Harold Holt, PM of Australia (1966-67); supported US in Vietnam on this day in history.   

1909  On this day in history canadian Pacific completes the Kicking Horse grade relocation on the main line between Hector and Field, B.C. by substituting two spiral tunnels and lengthened line on a grade of 2.2% compensated, for the old "Big Hill" straight grade of 4.5%.   

1910  Jacquetta Hawker, English archaeologist/author (A Country) on this day in history.   

1910  Wojciech Gawronski, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1911  Robert Taylor, Filley Neb, actor (Death Valley Days) on August - 05.   

1912  Japan's first taxicab service begins in Ginza, Tokyo on August - 05.   

1913  On August - 05 nelly Aenders, [Petronella Meyer], Dutch actress (Spanish Fly)   

1914  On this day in history first German vessel captured in Australian waters in Port Phillip Bay   

1914  On August - 05 first traffic light installed in Cleveland Ohio   

1914  On this day in history uS, Nicaragua sign treaty granting canal rights to US   

1914  On August - 05 uSA declares itself neutral as Germany declares war on the Soviet Union   

1914  On August - 05 1st traffic light installed (Euclid Ave & E 105th St, Cleveland)   

1914  Anita Colby, Wash DC, model/actress (Pepsi Cola Playhouse) on August - 05.   

1915  German troops over run Warsaw on this day in history.   

1916  George Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer, dies at 31 on August - 05.   

1917  British troops attack canal of Ypres in Boesinghe Belgium on this day in history.   

1920  On August - 05 g V [Sonny] Montgomery, (Rep-D-Mississippi, 1967- )   

1921  First radio baseball broadcast on August - 05.   

1921  1st radio baseball broadcast Pirates-8, Phillies-0 (KDKA, Pitts) on August - 05.   

1921  Nazar Mohammad, cricketer (Mudassar's pop, Pakistan's 1st centurion) on this day in history.   

1922  On August - 05 l. Tom Perry, LDS apostle   

1923  First American to swim the English Channel (Henry Sullivan) on this day in history.   

1923  1st American to swim English Channel (Henry Sullivan) on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history richard Kleindienst, attorney general (1972)   

1924  Comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," first shown 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 this day in history birth of guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474)   

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

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

1623  On August - 05 birth of antonio Cesti, composer   

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

0882  On August - 05 death of king Louis III of France (b. 863)   

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

1157  Dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies on August - 05.   

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 August - 05 death of stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504)   

1610  On this day in history death of alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile   

1644  J Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61 on this day in history.