Historical Events In August - 03

1905  On August - 03 maggie Kuhn, activist/co-founder (Gray Panthers)  

1906  On August - 03 wash Natl's pitcher Tom Hughes hits HR to win his own game 1-0 in 10th  

1906  Leonard Huizinga, Dutch journalist/writer (Adriaan & Olivier) on this day in history.  

1907  Royal decree in Portugal makes Sunday a day of rest on this day in history.  

1907  Adrienne Ames, Fort Worth TX, actress (Death Kiss, Panama Patrol) on August - 03.  

1907  On this day in history august Saint-Gaudens, Irish/US sculptor (Mrs Henry Adams), dies at 59  

1908  On this day in history dolores del Rio, silent screen actress (Deseada, Bugambilia)  

1910  Nicolas Kinet, Belgian pilot, dies on this day in history.  

1911  On August - 03 karel G Bakker, Dutch actor (Lady Windermere's Fan)  

1912  On this day in history gene Kelly, actor/dancer (Xanadu, 40 Carats, Marjorie Morningstar)  

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1913  On this day in history wheatland Hop Riot  

1914  On August - 03 australian government offers to place the vessels of the Royal Australian Navy under control of the British Admiralty and to raise a force of 20,000 troops in event of war  

1914  On August - 03 first ship passing through the new Panama Canal  

1914  Germany declares war on France in what would later be called World War I on August - 03.  

1914  On this day in history 1st seaworthy ship through Panama Canal  

1914  Rick Slabbinck, Flemish painter on August - 03.  

1915  Sal Santen, Dutch writer on August - 03.  

1916  On this day in history australian Light Horse in battle of Romani, Egypt  

1916  Roger Casement, Irish nationalist (Easter uprising 1916), executed 51 on this day in history.  

1917  On August - 03 jordan Whitfield, PA, actor (Swamp Fox)  

1918  James MacGregor Burns, political writer (The Lion & the Fox) on August - 03.  

1918  Albert P Hahn, Dutch political cartoonist (Het Volk), dies at 41 on this day in history.  

1920  On this day in history the birth of PD James, British Author  

1920  Maria Karnilova, Hartford Ct, actress (Olga-Ivan the Terrible) on August - 03.  

1921  First aerial cropdusting in Troy Ohio to kill caterpillars on this day in history.  

1921  1st aerial cropdusting (Troy Ohio to kill caterpillars) on August - 03.  

1921  Alec Wyton, composer on this day in history.  

1922  On this day in history robert Sumner, American evangelist and author  

1923  Calvin Coolidge is sworn in as the 30th president of the United States, following the death of Warren G. Harding on August - 03.  

1923  Baseball games cancelled following the death of President Harding on August - 03.  

1923  Anne Klein, fashion designer (Anne Klein II) on this day in history.  

1924  Cyclist Piet Moeskops regains world sprint championist on August - 03.  

1924  Leon Uris, Baltimore, novelist (Exodus, QB VII, Battle Cry) on August - 03.  

1924  Joseph Conrad, Polish/British writer (Heart of Darkness), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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1509  Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546) was born on this day in history.  

1645  August Kuhnel, composer was born on August - 03.  

1692  John Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759) was born on August - 03.  

1748  Carl Ludwig Junker, composer was born on August - 03.  

1770  On this day in history birth of frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840)  

1801  Joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace) was born on August - 03.  

1808  Hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893) was born on August - 03.  

1811  Elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator) was born on August - 03.  

0808  P'ang Yun, [Layman P'ang], Exemplary Zen practitioner, dies in China on this day in history.  

1387  On August - 03 olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies  

1460  Death of King James II of Scotland (b. 1430) on this day in history.  

1527  Death of Scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal on August - 03.  

1530  Philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies on this day in history.  

1546  Death of Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484) on August - 03.  

1604  Death of Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander on this day in history.  

1621  On this day in history death of guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556)