Page 5: Historical Events In August - 05

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

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  On August - 05 cor Witschge, Dutch actor (Pipo the Clown)   

1926  On this day in history houdini stays in a coffin under water for over 1 hour   

1926  On this day in history 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  On August - 05 gunnar Bucht, composer   

1927  Tom Groube, cricketer (Test for Australia 1880), dies on this day in history.   

1930  On August - 05 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  On this day in history det Tiger Tommy Bridges perfect game is broken up with 2 outs in 9th   

1931  Ullrich Haupt, actor (Morocco, Du Barry-Woman of Passion), dies at 43 on August - 05.   

1932  On August - 05 sister Vince Otto, mental health activist   

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

1933  On this day in history 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  Neville Quinn, cricketer (12 Tests for S Africa), dies at 26 on this day in history.   

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

1936  On August - 05 at Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens wins his 3rd Olympic medal   

1936  John Dancy, Jackson Tx, newscaster (Prime Time Sunday) on this day in history.   

1937  On August - 05 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  On August - 05 hayes Wendell Jones, Sturksville Mich, 110m hurdler (Oly-gold-1964)   

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 August - 05.   

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 August - 05.   

1943  Sammi Smith, singer on August - 05.   

1943  Adam Kuckhoff, writer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

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

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1301  On this day in history birth of edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330)   

1397  On August - 05 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 this day in history birth of joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating   

1604  On this day in history birth of john Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized   

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  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  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  J Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61 on this day in history.