Historical Events In August - 05

1749  Thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence) on August - 05.   

1763  Pontiac's War: Battle of Bushy Run on this day in history.   

1772  Poland loses one-third of her territory and half her population as she is partitioned among Russia, Austria, and Prussia on this day in history.   

1772  On this day in history 1st partition of Poland, between Austria, Prussia & Russia   

1775  First Spanish ship, San Carlos, enters Sab Francisco Bay on this day in history.   

1775  1st Spanish ship, San Carlos, enters SF Bay on this day in history.   

1778  On this day in history thomas Linley, composer, dies at 22   

1781  Battle at Doggers Bank: Dutch fleet vs English fleet on August - 05.   

1792  On this day in history frederick 7th baron North, English premier (1770-82), dies at 60   

1797  Friedrich August Kummer, composer on August - 05.   

1802  On August - 05 niels H Abel, Norwegian mathematician (Abel's Comparisons)   

1812  War of 1812: Tecumseh's Native American force ambushes Thomas Van Horne's 200 Americans at Brownstone Creek, causing them to flee and retreat on this day in history.   

1813  On August - 05 carnot Posey, Confederate brig-general   

1815  On August - 05 edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica)   

1822  On August - 05 johann Georg Herzog, composer   

1827  On August - 05 deodoro da Fonseca, first President of Brazil (d.1892)   

1828  On August - 05 giovanni Rossi, composer   

1829  Heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer on August - 05.   

1830  James A Healy, 1st black bishop in America on this day in history.   

1830  Karl Friedrich Horn, composer, dies at 68 on August - 05.   

1834  Gijsbert K van Hogendorp, Dutch min of Foreign affairs, dies at 71 on August - 05.   

1837  1st ascent of Mt Marcy (5,344') highest in Adirondack, NY on this day in history.   

1843  James Scott Skinner, composer on this day in history.   

1845  In Australia's worst shipping disaster, 407 die when the Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island on this day in history.   

1846  On August - 05 oregon country divided between US & Britain at 49th parallel   

1850  Australia Government Act grants representative governments to South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria, which is separated from New South Wales on this day in history.   

1850  On August - 05 anton Simon, composer   

1852  Frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech slavist/poet, dies at 53 on August - 05.   

1856  Rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61 on August - 05.   

1858  First transatlantic telegraph cable laid on August - 05.   

1858  On August - 05 cyrus W Field completes 1st transatlantic telegraph cable   

1860  On August - 05 carl IV of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim.   

1860  Joseph Carey Merrick, "Elephant Man" on this day in history.   

1861  US Army abolishes flogging 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  On August - 05 birth of alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506)   

1540  Joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating was born on August - 05.   

1604  John Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized was born on August - 05.   

1607  On this day in history birth of philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer   

1623  Antonio Cesti, composer was born on August - 05.   

1624  William, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America was born on this day in history.   

0882  On this day in history death of king Louis III of France (b. 863)   

1063  On August - 05 death of gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd   

1157  On August - 05 dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies   

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

1572  On this day in history death of isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534)   

1579  Death of Stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504) on this day in history.   

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