Page 4: Historical Events In August - 05

1901  On August - 05 peter O'Connor of Ireland, sets then long jump record at 24' 11 3/4"   

1901  On August - 05 juan Carlos Paz, composer   

1901  Victoria, Emperor of Germany/Queen of Prussia, dies at 60 on August - 05.   

1904  Kenneth Thimann, botanist on this day in history.   

1905  Norway cuts diplomatic ties with Sweden on August - 05.   

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

1906  Francis Walder, [Francois Waldburger], Belgian author on this day in history.   

1907  On August - 05 ernestine "Tiny" Davis, jazz vocalist/trumpeter   

1907  On August - 05 gentil T Antheunis, Flemish poet/music/composer, dies at 66   

1908  Harold Holt, PM of Australia (1966-67); supported US in Vietnam on August - 05.   

1909  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% on this day in history.   

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

1910  On August - 05 wojciech Gawronski, composer, dies at 42   

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

1912  On this day in history japan's first taxicab service begins in Ginza, Tokyo.   

1913  On this day in history nelly Aenders, [Petronella Meyer], Dutch actress (Spanish Fly)   

1914  On August - 05 first German vessel captured in Australian waters in Port Phillip Bay   

1914  First traffic light installed in Cleveland Ohio on this day in history.   

1914  On August - 05 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  1st traffic light installed (Euclid Ave & E 105th St, Cleveland) on this day in history.   

1914  On August - 05 anita Colby, Wash DC, model/actress (Pepsi Cola Playhouse)   

1915  German troops over run Warsaw on August - 05.   

1916  On this day in history george Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer, dies at 31   

1917  British troops attack canal of Ypres in Boesinghe Belgium on August - 05.   

1920  On this day in history g V [Sonny] Montgomery, (Rep-D-Mississippi, 1967- )   

1921  First radio baseball broadcast on August - 05.   

1921  On this day in history 1st radio baseball broadcast Pirates-8, Phillies-0 (KDKA, Pitts)   

1921  Nazar Mohammad, cricketer (Mudassar's pop, Pakistan's 1st centurion) on August - 05.   

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

1923  On August - 05 first American to swim the English Channel (Henry Sullivan)   

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

1923  Richard Kleindienst, attorney general (1972) on this day in history.   

1924  On August - 05 comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," first shown   

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1301  On August - 05 birth of edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330)   

1397  Guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474) was born on August - 05.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1623  Antonio Cesti, composer was born on August - 05.   

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 this day in history.   

1063  Death of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd on this day in history.   

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

1364  On August - 05 death of emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313)   

1572  Death of Isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534) on August - 05.   

1579  On August - 05 death of stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504)   

1610  Death of Alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile on August - 05.   

1644  On August - 05 j Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61