Historical Events In August - 08

1918  On August - 08 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 this day in history.   

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

1918  Gertrude E Durden Rush, US composer/playwright, dies at 38 on August - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

1920  Don Cook, foreign Correspondent on this day in history.   

1921  On August - 08 roger Nixon, composer   

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

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

1922  Michael Parkin, journalist on this day in history.   

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

1924  On August - 08 british-Russian trade agreement signed   

1924  Thomas Beversdorf, composer on this day in history.   

1925  On this day in history 1st national march of Ku Klux Klan (200,000) in Washington, DC   

1925  On August - 08 jack Stoddart, designer/socialist   

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 this day in history.   

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

1929  On August - 08 german airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight   

1929  On this day in history salem Oregon airport dedicated   

1929  On August - 08 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 August - 08.   

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

1937  Bonneville Dam on Columbia River begins producing power on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history the birth of Dustin Hoffman, American actor   

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 this day in history.   

1940  Battle of Britain began as Germany launches air attacks on August - 08.   

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

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1079  Emperor Horikawa of Japan (d. 1107) was born on this day in history.   

1518  On this day in history birth of conrad Lycosthenes, French-born German humanist and encyclopedist (d. 1561)   

1571  On August - 08 birth of john Ward, composer   

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

1605  Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, British colonial Governor of Maryland (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

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

0117  Mark Ulpius Trajanus, adopted son of emperor Nerva/emperor, dies on this day in history.   

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

1445  On August - 08 death of oswald von Wolkenstein, Austrian composer   

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

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

1555  On August - 08 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 August - 08.