Historical Events In August - 05

1924  On August - 05 comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," by Harold Gray, debuts   

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 August - 05.   

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  On this day in history betsy Jolas, composer   

1927  Phillies Cy Williams hits for cycle in just 4 at bats on August - 05.   

1927  Gunnar Bucht, composer on August - 05.   

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

1930  On August - 05 the birth of Neil Armstrong, First man on the Moon   

1930  Neil Armstrong, Ohio, X-15 pilot, 1st Moonwalker (Gemini 8, Apollo 11) on this day in history.   

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

1931  On August - 05 ullrich Haupt, actor (Morocco, Du Barry-Woman of Passion), dies at 43   

1932  Sister Vince Otto, mental health activist on this day in history.   

1932  Israel Querido, writer (Jordan), dies on this day in history.   

1933  On August - 05 joan Weldon, SF, actress (So This is Love, Them)   

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

1934  On August - 05 neville Quinn, cricketer (12 Tests for S Africa), dies at 26   

1935  John McCartan, St Paul Minn, ice hockey player (Oly-gold-60) on this day in history.   

1936  At Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens wins his 3rd Olympic medal on this day in history.   

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

1937  Ranger (US) beats Endeavour II (England) in 17th America's Cup on August - 05.   

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

1938  Hayes Wendell Jones, Sturksville Mich, 110m hurdler (Oly-gold-1964) on August - 05.   

1939  Irene, Princess of Netherlands on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history "Acquaintance" blows-up Zandvoortse synagouge   

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

1941  On this day in history leonid Denissovich Kizim, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz T-3, T-10, T-15)   

1942  On this day in history british govt cancels agreement of Munich   

1942  On this day in history rick Huxley, guitarist (Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over)   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1623  On August - 05 birth of antonio Cesti, composer   

1624  On August - 05 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 this day in history death of gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd   

1157  Dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

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

1572  On August - 05 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 August - 05 death of alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile   

1644  On this day in history j Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61