Page 7: Historical Events In August - 01

1926  Israel Zangwill, British zionists writer (Ghetto tragedies), dies   

1927  Earliest date for a film to be considered for the Academy Awards   

1928  Babe Ruth hits HR # 42 and is 4 weeks ahead of his 1927 pace.   

1929  Syd Gregory, cricketer (Australian captain pre-WWI), dies.   

1932  Arnold Fothergill, cricketer (8 wickets in 2 Tests for Eng 1889), dies   

1933  Dom Deluise, American film actor is born.   

1933  Carl Hubbell sets record of consecutive scoreless innings (45 1/3)   

1934  Paul Von Hindenburg dies at 86, Hitler takes over presidency.   

1934  The inaugural airplane train, plane tows 3 mail gliders behind it   

1934  William Franks twirls an indian club overhead 17280 times in 1 hour.   

1934  Piotr Maszynski, composer, dies at 79.   

1936  Adolph Hitler opens Berlin Olympic Games   

1936  Yves Saint-Laurent, Designer is born   

1939  Hatch Act prohibits political activity by federal workers.   

1940  inaugural expulsion of Jews from Cracow   

1940  HMS OSWALD,sunk 10 miles SE of Cape Spartivento, SW Italy in Ionian Sea - rammed by Italian destroyer 'Vivaldi'.   

1941  Jews are expelled from Hungarian Ruthenia.   

1943  PT-109 rammed and sunk, the future Pres. Kennedy suffers a back is injury   

1943  Race riot in Harlem New York city   

1943  Ismar Elbogen, German/US learned/rabbi (Jewish Lexicon), dies at 68   

1944  Poland - Warsaw Revolt Begins   

1944  Manuel Luis Quezón y Molina, pres of Philippines (1935-42), dies at 65   

1946  Pres Truman establishes Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)   

1946  Andrei Vlasov, Russian general (Red Army, Wehrmacht) executed at 45   

1950  King Leopold of Belgium abdicates, Baudouin is recorded as becoming king.   

1950  Territory of Guam created   

1953  Northern Rhodesia is recorded as becoming part of Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland   

1954  Charles-A Cingria, writer, dies   

1957  inaugural commercial building heated by Sun - in Albuquerque New Mexico.   

1957  Glen Gorbous throws a baseball a record 136 m (445'10").   

1957  Harvey Glatmin, 1st bondage-photo victim, executed [or 8/18/59]   

1958  US inaugural class postage up to $0.04 - was $0.03 for 26 years.   

1958  US submarine USS Nautilus submerges under the Arctic ice cap.   

1960  Chubby Checker brings out "The Twist"   

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1313  Emperor kogon of japan: Emperor kogon of japan (d. 1364)   

1322  Peter van herenthals: South netherlands theologist/church historian   

1377  Emperor go-komatsu of japan: Emperor go-komatsu of japan (d. 1433)   

1495  Jan scorel: Dutch painter/architect   

1520  Sigismund ii augustus: King of poland (1548-72)   

1545  Andrew melville: Scottish theologian and religious reformer   

1555  Edward kelley: English spirit medium   

1579  Luís vélez de guevara: Spanish writer   

0527  Death of Justinus i: Byzantine emperor (518-27),   

1137  Louis vi: King of france,   

1190  Floris iii: Count of holland,   

1227  Shimazu tadahisa: Japanese warlord (b. 1179)   

1402  Edmund of langley: 1st duke of york, son of edward iii of england (b. 1341)   

1457  Laurentius valla: Italian philosopher (voluptate),   

1464  Cosimo de' medici: Ruler of florence (b. 1386)   

1541  Death of Simon grynaeus: German theologian (b. 1493)