Historical Events In August - 03
Thursday, 09 May 2024
1925 Last US troops leave Nicaragua (there since 1912) on August - 03.
1925 On August - 03 william Bruce, cricketer (drowns 14 Tests for Australia 1885-95), dies
1926 The birth of Tony Bennett, American singer on this day in history.
1926 Traffic lights installed on Piccadilly Circus on this day in history.
1926 On August - 03 tony Bennett, Queens NY, singer (Left a body part in SF)
1927 Enrique Pinella, composer on this day in history.
1928 Ray Barbuti saves US team from defeat in Amsterdam Olympics track events by winning 400 m (47.8 sec) on this day in history.
1928 Cécile Aubry, French actress on this day in history.
1929 Bethel Leslie, NYC, entertainer (Capt Newman MD, Rabbit Trap) on August - 03.
1930 2nd time in 1930, Chuck Klein of Phillies hits in 26 straight games on August - 03.
1930 James Komack, NYC, writer/director/actor (Courtship of Eddie's Father) on August - 03.
1931 On this day in history alex Cord, [Viespi], NYC, actor (Brotherhood, Fire, Street Asylum)
1932 On August - 03 elsa Martinelli, Grosseto Italy, actress (Indian Fighter)
1933 Yanks are shut out for 1st time after 308 games (since Aug 2, 1931) on this day in history.
1933 On this day in history pat Crawford, cricketer (Australian pace bowler 1956)
1933 Arthur Collins, singer/comedian (Peerless Quartet), dies at 69 on August - 03.
1934 On this day in history three days of anti-Jewish rioting in Constantine, Algeria leave 23 Jews killed and 35 wounded. The pogroms are traced to Radio-Berlin and Radio-Stuttgart Nazi broadcasts.
1934 On August - 03 carl F baron von Langen-Parow, German equestrian (Olympic-gold-1928)
1936 On August - 03 sS Calyx, built at Eems, Germany in 1929 and renamed in 1936, she sank at the entrance to Ipswich dock. Declared a total loss and later broken up at Ipswich.
1936 On August - 03 the U.S. State Department urges Americans living in Spain to leave because of the Spanish civil war.
1938 Alexander Malyschkin, writer, dies on this day in history.
1939 Jean Genets "Ondine," premieres in Paris on this day in history.
1939 Eugust Enna, composer, dies at 80 on August - 03.
1940 Lithuanian is accepted into the USSR on this day in history.
1940 On this day in history the birth of Martin Sheen, American actor
1940 On this day in history german occupiers forbid ritual slaughters & English & French movies
1940 Willard Hershberger, catcher (Cin Reds), commits suicide on August - 03.
1941 On August - 03 benzine sales limited in US
1943 A private in an army hospital in Sicily is slapped by U.S. General George S. Patton, who accused the soldier of cowardice. Patton later apologized for the incident, at the request of General Dwight D. Eisenhower on August - 03.
1943 On August - 03 gen Patton slaps a US GI in the hospital accusing him of cowardice
1944 On this day in history allied troops conquer Myitkyina Burma
1944 Felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), dies in Auschwitz on this day in history.
1946 Belgian govt of Huysmans, forms on August - 03.
1948 Cleveland's Satchel Paige make his 1st start & goes 7 innings on this day in history.
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