Page 5: Historical Events In August - 08

1918  On this day in history cpl. Herman J. Good (13th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Amiens, France   

1918  Prv. John B. Cook (13th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Amiens, France on August - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history gertrude E Durden Rush, US composer/playwright, dies at 38   

1919  Treaty of Rawalpindi, British recognize Afghanistan's independence on this day in history.   

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

1920  On August - 08 tigers beat Yanks 1-0 in shortest AL game, 73 minutes   

1920  On August - 08 don Cook, foreign Correspondent   

1921  Roger Nixon, composer on August - 08.   

1921  On this day in history juhani Aho, Fins journalist/writer (Panu, Tuomio), dies at 59   

1922  On August - 08 italian general strike broken by fascist terror   

1922  On this day in history michael Parkin, journalist   

1923  Esther Williams, Inglewood Cal, actress/swimmer (Dangerous when Wet) on August - 08.   

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  Jack Stoddart, designer/socialist on August - 08.   

1926  On this day in history 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  On August - 08 stjepan Radic, founder/leader (Croatian Boer party), dies   

1929  German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight on August - 08.   

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  Wilbert Robinson, baseball manager (Bkln Dodgers), dies on this day in history.   

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

1937  Bonneville Dam on Columbia River begins producing power on August - 08.   

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

1937  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of conrad Lycosthenes, French-born German humanist and encyclopedist (d. 1561)   

1571  John Ward, composer was born on August - 08.   

1586  Adolf, earl of Nassau-Siegen was born on August - 08.   

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 August - 08.   

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

1653  On August - 08 birth of jacques Basnage, French/Neth historian/vicar   

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

0869  On this day in history lotharius II, King of Middle-France (Lotharingen) (855-869), dies   

1445  On this day in history death of oswald von Wolkenstein, Austrian composer   

1506  Sesshu Toyo, Zen monk/painter, dies in Yamaguchi Japan at 86 on August - 08.   

1553  Death of Girolamo Fracastoro, Italian physician (b. 1478) on this day in history.   

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

1588  Death of Alonso Sánchez Coello, Spanish painter on this day in history.   

1604  Death of Horio Tadauji, Japanese warlord (b. 1578) on August - 08.