Page 5: Historical Events In August - 02

1923  Warren Harding, 29th Pres (1921-23), dies at Palace Hotel SF at 57.   

1924  Carroll O'Connor born (Archie Bunker in All in the Family).   

1924  James Baldwin, American writer is born.   

1924  Joe Hauser sets record of 14 total bases in a game   

1924  James Baldwin, NY, author (Go Tell it on Mountain, Another Country).   

1925  Alan Wicker, British broadcaster.   

1926  Betsy Bloomingdale, dept store mogul.   

1927  Brian Neill, British Lord Justice of Appeal.   

1928  Mussolini signs peace treaty with Abyssinia (Ethiopia)   

1929  Phillies Don Hurst sets NL record of 6 consecutive games with a HR   

1931  Spanish Catalonia agrees (99+%) for autonomous status.   

1932  Peter O'Toole, British actor is born   

1932  In this year, Charlie Grimm adopts in place of Roger Hornsby as manager of Chic Cubs.   

1932  Gheorghe Cucu, composer, dies at 50.   

1934  Death of Hindenberg. Hitler is recorded as becoming head of state and commander-in-chief of the armed forces. Hitler proclaims himself "Fuehrer" and forces all military personnel to swear allegience to him.   

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

1934  1st airplane train, plane tows 3 mail gliders behind it   

1934  Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Hindenburg, soldier/statesman, dies at 86.   

1937  The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 is passed in America, essentially rendering marijuana and all its by-products illegal   

1938  1st test of a yellow baseball (Dodgers vs Cardinals).   

1938  Bjarni Thorsteinsson, composer, dies at 76.   

1939  Hatch Act prohibits political activity by federal workers.   

1940  Clermont-Ferrand sentences Gen Charles de Gaulle to death.   

1941  Jews are expelled from Hungarian Ruthenia.   

1941  German 11st Army surrounds 20 Russian divisions at Oeman   

1941  Jose Juan Tablada, Mexican poet (La Feria), dies at 70   

1942  250 Dutch Catholic Jews arrested, transported to Amersfoort camp   

1942  Friedrich Aereboe, Dutch landlord, dies at 77.   

1943  PT-109, under command of LTJG John F. Kennedy, cut in half by Japanese cruiser.   

1943  Revolt in Treblinka   

1943  Armed revolt breaks out in Treblinka   

1944  Amsterdam soccer team "The Volewijckers" plays in orange shirts   

1945  Potsdam Conference ended, with Stalin, Truman and Churchill.   

1945  Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek, composer (Donna Diana), dies at 85.   

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1455  Johan cicero: Elect of brandenburg (1486-99)   

1533  Theodor zwinger: Swiss scholar   

1627  Samuel dircksz van hoogstraten: Dutch painter   

1632  Kaspar von stieler: German poet (teutsche wolredner)   

1672  Johann jakob scheuchzer: Swiss scholar   

1674  Philip ii: Duke of orléans, regent of france   

1696  Mahmud i: Sultan of ottoman (turkey) (1730-54)/fought austria & russia   

1703  Lorenzo ricci: Italian jesuit leader   

0257  Stefanus i: Bishop of rome (254-57)/heretic fighter,   

0640  Death of Severinus: Italian pope (640),   

0686  Death of John v: 1st greeks-syrian pope (685-86),   

0924  Ã†lfweard of wessex: Ælfweard of wessex   

1002  Death of Abu amir mohammed ibn abd allah ibn mohammed ibn abi amir:   

1075  John viii xiphilinus: Theologian/patriarch of constantinople,   

1100  Death of William ii: [rufus], king of england, shot in new forest at 44   

1222  Count raymond vi of toulouse: Count raymond vi of toulouse (b. 1156)