Page 5: Historical Events In August - 05

1924  Comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," by Harold Gray, debuts on August - 05.   

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

1925  Cor Witschge, Dutch actor (Pipo the Clown) on this day in history.   

1926  Houdini stays in a coffin under water for over 1 hour on this day in history.   

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

1926  Betsy Jolas, composer on August - 05.   

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  Tom Groube, cricketer (Test for Australia 1880), dies on August - 05.   

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

1930  On this day in history 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  On this day in history sister Vince Otto, mental health activist   

1932  Israel Querido, writer (Jordan), dies on August - 05.   

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

1934  On August - 05 vern Gosdin, Woodland Al, country singer (Set 'em Up Joe)   

1934  Neville Quinn, cricketer (12 Tests for S Africa), dies at 26 on this day in history.   

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

1936  At Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens wins his 3rd Olympic medal on August - 05.   

1936  On this day in history john Dancy, Jackson Tx, newscaster (Prime Time Sunday)   

1937  Ranger (US) beats Endeavour II (England) in 17th America's Cup on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history 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  On August - 05 irene, Princess of Netherlands   

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

1940  On this day in history frederick A Cook, US, explorer (North Pole), dies at 75   

1941  Leonid Denissovich Kizim, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz T-3, T-10, T-15) on August - 05.   

1942  British govt cancels agreement of Munich on August - 05.   

1942  Rick Huxley, guitarist (Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over) on August - 05.   

1943  On August - 05 sicily: 3 US A-36's bomb British headquarter   

1943  Sammi Smith, singer on August - 05.   

1943  Adam Kuckhoff, writer, dies at 55 on August - 05.   

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

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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  Alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506) was born on this day in history.   

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  Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer was born on August - 05.   

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

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  Death of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd on August - 05.   

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

1364  On this day in history death of emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313)   

1572  On this day in history death of isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534)   

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