Page 5: Historical Events In August - 08

1918  Cpl. Herman J. Good (13th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Amiens, France on August - 08.   

1918  Prv. John B. Cook (13th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Amiens, France on this day in history.   

1918  Canada/Australian/British breakthrough with 600 tanks at Amiens on August - 08.   

1918  Rory Calhoun, LA Calif, actor (Capitol, Motel Hell, Bill-Texan) on August - 08.   

1918  On August - 08 gertrude E Durden Rush, US composer/playwright, dies at 38   

1919  Treaty of Rawalpindi, British recognize Afghanistan's independence on August - 08.   

1919  On this day in history dino De Laurentiis, Torre Annunziata Italy, producer (King Kong)   

1920  Tigers beat Yanks 1-0 in shortest AL game, 73 minutes on August - 08.   

1920  Don Cook, foreign Correspondent on August - 08.   

1921  Roger Nixon, composer on this day in history.   

1921  Juhani Aho, Fins journalist/writer (Panu, Tuomio), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1922  Italian general strike broken by fascist terror on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history michael Parkin, journalist   

1923  On August - 08 esther Williams, Inglewood Cal, actress/swimmer (Dangerous when Wet)   

1924  British-Russian trade agreement signed on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history thomas Beversdorf, composer   

1925  1st national march of Ku Klux Klan (200,000) in Washington, DC on August - 08.   

1925  On August - 08 jack Stoddart, designer/socialist   

1926  On August - 08 richard Anderson, Long Beach NJ, actor (Oscar Goldman-6 Million $ Man)   

1927  Elis Juliana, Antillian writer/poet (Lady of the Night: A flower) on August - 08.   

1928  Stjepan Radic, founder/leader (Croatian Boer party), dies on this day in history.   

1929  German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history salem Oregon airport dedicated   

1929  On this day in history 1st airship flight around Earth flying eastward begins   

1930  On August - 08 st Louis Cards are 12 games back in NL, & go on to win pennant   

1931  Wash Senator Bob Burke no-hits Boston Red Sox, 5-0 on August - 08.   

1934  On August - 08 wilbert Robinson, baseball manager (Bkln Dodgers), dies   

1937  Berlin 115 demonstrators are arrested. Rev. Martin Niemoller is arrested and charged with having opposed Nazi restrictions on August - 08.   

1937  On August - 08 bonneville Dam on Columbia River begins producing power   

1937  The birth of Dustin Hoffman, American actor on this day in history.   

1937  On August - 08 berlin: 115 demonstrators are arrested. Rev. Martin Niemoller is arrested and charged with having opposed Nazi restrictions.   

1940  Battle of Britain on August - 08.   

1940  On August - 08 battle of Britain began as Germany launches air attacks   

1940  31 German aircrafts shot down over England on August - 08.   

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1079  On this day in history birth of emperor Horikawa of Japan (d. 1107)   

1518  Conrad Lycosthenes, French-born German humanist and encyclopedist (d. 1561) was born on August - 08.   

1571  On this day in history birth of john Ward, composer   

1586  On this day in history birth of adolf, earl of Nassau-Siegen   

1605  On this day in history birth of cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, British colonial Governor of Maryland (d. 1675)   

1617  Adriaan W "Joris" van Geel, Flemish missionary (Bantu Dictionary) was born on this day in history.   

1646  Godfrey Kneller, German-born painter (d. 1723) was born on August - 08.   

1653  On this day in history birth of jacques Basnage, French/Neth historian/vicar   

0117  Mark Ulpius Trajanus, adopted son of emperor Nerva/emperor, dies on August - 08.   

0869  Lotharius II, King of Middle-France (Lotharingen) (855-869), dies on August - 08.   

1445  Death of Oswald von Wolkenstein, Austrian composer on August - 08.   

1506  On August - 08 sesshu Toyo, Zen monk/painter, dies in Yamaguchi Japan at 86   

1553  On this day in history death of girolamo Fracastoro, Italian physician (b. 1478)   

1555  Death of Oronce Finé, French mathematician (b. 1494) on this day in history.   

1588  Death of Alonso Sánchez Coello, Spanish painter on August - 08.   

1604  Death of Horio Tadauji, Japanese warlord (b. 1578) on this day in history.