Historical Events In August - 08

1896  On this day in history marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Wash DC, writer (Yearling)   

1897  Jacob Burckhardt, Swiss cultural historian, dies at 79 on August - 08.   

1898  Paul Belmondo, French sculptor (Bathing Woman, Orleans) on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history nSW and Victorian Contingent departs Sydney for the Boxer Rebellion in China   

1900  1st Davis Cup tennis competition, named after Dwight Filley Davis, began at Longwood Cricket Club in Mass, & won by US 2 days later on August - 08.   

1900  On this day in history josephine Holt Bay, 1st woman to head a firm on NY stock exchange   

1901  The birth of Ernest Lawrence, US physicist on this day in history.   

1901  Ernest O Lawrence, Canton SC, inventor (Cyclotron-Nobel 1939) on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history 2nd Davis Cup: USA beats British Isles in New York (3-2)   

1902  On August - 08 paul A M Dirac, England, physicist (quantum mechanics, Nobel 1933)   

1902  Jean Y Y Tissot, French painter/illustrator, dies on this day in history.   

1903  3rd Davis Cup: British Isles beats USA in Boston (4-1) on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history august Cool, Belgian union leader/minister of state   

1904  Istvan Szelenyi, composer on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history andre Jolivet, Paris France, composer (L'Eunuque)   

1906  Andre Demedts, Flemish writer (Rainfall of the Days) on August - 08.   

1907  On this day in history benny Carter, NYC, musician/composer (Easy Money, King Carter)   

1908  Arthur J Goldberg, Ill, UN ambassador/Supreme Court justice (1962-65) on August - 08.   

1908  On August - 08 joseph [Maria] Olbrich, architect (Wiener Sezession), dies at 40   

1909  R S Falkiner of Moonbria sheep station in NSW demonstrates first electric sheep-shears on August - 08.   

1909  Bill Voce, cricketer (England left-arm bodyline bowler) on August - 08.   

1910  The US Army installs the first tricycle landing gear on the Army's Wright Flyer on August - 08.   

1910  Francisco Brochado Da Rocha, PM of Brazil (1962) on this day in history.   

1911  The millionth patent is filed in the United States Patent Office by Francis Holton for a tubeless vehicle tire on August - 08.   

1911  On August - 08 rosetta LeNoire, NYC, actor (Grandma Winslow-Family Matters)   

1912  Daniel Mann, Brooklyn, director (Willard, Butterfield 8) on this day in history.   

1913  Richard Corfields "Camel Corps" opens "Mad Mullah" in Burao Somalia on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history axel Stordahl, Staten Island NY, orch leader (Frank Sinatra Show)   

1914  3rd pole expedition Ernest Shackleton "Endurance" on this day in history.   

1914  Arthur Holt, politician on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history battle for Sari Bair   

1916  Battle for Mouquet Farm on this day in history.   

1916  A's set AL record with 19th consecutive loss on road on this day in history.   

1918  On August - 08 battle for Amiens begins   

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1079  On August - 08 birth of emperor Horikawa of Japan (d. 1107)   

1518  On August - 08 birth of conrad Lycosthenes, French-born German humanist and encyclopedist (d. 1561)   

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

1586  On August - 08 birth of adolf, earl of Nassau-Siegen   

1605  Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, British colonial Governor of Maryland (d. 1675) was born on August - 08.   

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  Jacques Basnage, French/Neth historian/vicar was born on this day in history.   

0117  On August - 08 mark Ulpius Trajanus, adopted son of emperor Nerva/emperor, dies   

0869  On August - 08 lotharius II, King of Middle-France (Lotharingen) (855-869), dies   

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

1506  On this day in history sesshu Toyo, Zen monk/painter, dies in Yamaguchi Japan at 86   

1553  On August - 08 death of girolamo Fracastoro, Italian physician (b. 1478)   

1555  On this day in history death of oronce Finé, French mathematician (b. 1494)   

1588  On this day in history death of alonso Sánchez Coello, Spanish painter   

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