Page 4: Historical Events In August - 05

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

1901  On August - 05 juan Carlos Paz, composer   

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

1904  On August - 05 kenneth Thimann, botanist   

1905  On August - 05 norway cuts diplomatic ties with Sweden   

1906  The birth of John Huston, American film director on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history francis Walder, [Francois Waldburger], Belgian author   

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

1907  Gentil T Antheunis, Flemish poet/music/composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1908  On August - 05 harold Holt, PM of Australia (1966-67); supported US in Vietnam   

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 August - 05.   

1910  Jacquetta Hawker, English archaeologist/author (A Country) on August - 05.   

1910  Wojciech Gawronski, composer, dies at 42 on August - 05.   

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  Nelly Aenders, [Petronella Meyer], Dutch actress (Spanish Fly) on this day in history.   

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  USA declares itself neutral as Germany declares war on the Soviet Union on August - 05.   

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

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

1915  German troops over run Warsaw on August - 05.   

1916  George Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer, dies at 31 on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history british troops attack canal of Ypres in Boesinghe Belgium   

1920  G V [Sonny] Montgomery, (Rep-D-Mississippi, 1967- ) on August - 05.   

1921  First radio baseball broadcast on August - 05.   

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

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

1922  L. Tom Perry, LDS apostle on August - 05.   

1923  On this day in history first American to swim the English Channel (Henry Sullivan)   

1923  1st American to swim English Channel (Henry Sullivan) on August - 05.   

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

1924  On this day in history comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," first shown   

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1301  Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1607  On this day in history birth of philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer   

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

1624  On August - 05 birth of william, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America   

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

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

1572  Death of Isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534) on this day in history.   

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  J Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61 on August - 05.