Page 5: Historical Events In August - 05

1924  Comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," by Harold Gray, debuts on this day in history.   

1925  Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language, which is in danger of dying out on August - 05.   

1925  Cor Witschge, Dutch actor (Pipo the Clown) on August - 05.   

1926  On August - 05 houdini stays in a coffin under water for over 1 hour   

1926  On August - 05 1st talkie movie "Don Juan" at Warner Theatre, NY   

1926  On August - 05 betsy Jolas, composer   

1927  On August - 05 phillies Cy Williams hits for cycle in just 4 at bats   

1927  Gunnar Bucht, composer on this day in history.   

1927  On August - 05 tom Groube, cricketer (Test for Australia 1880), dies   

1930  On this day in history the birth of Neil Armstrong, First man on the Moon   

1930  On August - 05 neil Armstrong, Ohio, X-15 pilot, 1st Moonwalker (Gemini 8, Apollo 11)   

1931  Det Tiger Tommy Bridges perfect game is broken up with 2 outs in 9th on this day in history.   

1931  On this day in history ullrich Haupt, actor (Morocco, Du Barry-Woman of Passion), dies at 43   

1932  Sister Vince Otto, mental health activist on August - 05.   

1932  On this day in history israel Querido, writer (Jordan), dies   

1933  Joan Weldon, SF, actress (So This is Love, Them) on August - 05.   

1934  On this day in history vern Gosdin, Woodland Al, country singer (Set 'em Up Joe)   

1934  Neville Quinn, cricketer (12 Tests for S Africa), dies at 26 on August - 05.   

1935  On August - 05 john McCartan, St Paul Minn, ice hockey player (Oly-gold-60)   

1936  On this day in history at Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens wins his 3rd Olympic medal   

1936  John Dancy, Jackson Tx, newscaster (Prime Time Sunday) on August - 05.   

1937  On this day in history ranger (US) beats Endeavour II (England) in 17th America's Cup   

1938  On August - 05 33rd Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Philadelphia (3-2)   

1938  Hayes Wendell Jones, Sturksville Mich, 110m hurdler (Oly-gold-1964) on this day in history.   

1939  Irene, Princess of Netherlands on August - 05.   

1940  "Acquaintance" blows-up Zandvoortse synagouge on August - 05.   

1940  Frederick A Cook, US, explorer (North Pole), dies at 75 on August - 05.   

1941  Leonid Denissovich Kizim, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz T-3, T-10, T-15) on this day in history.   

1942  On August - 05 british govt cancels agreement of Munich   

1942  Rick Huxley, guitarist (Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over) on this day in history.   

1943  Sicily: 3 US A-36's bomb British headquarter on this day in history.   

1943  On August - 05 sammi Smith, singer   

1943  On this day in history adam Kuckhoff, writer, dies at 55   

1944  Mass break out of Japanese prisoners of war from Cowra Camp, NSW on August - 05.   

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1301  On August - 05 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 August - 05.   

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 August - 05.   

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

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

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 August - 05 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 this day in history.   

1579  On this day in history 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 August - 05.