Page 4: Historical Events In August - 03

1905  On this day in history maggie Kuhn, activist/co-founder (Gray Panthers)   

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

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 August - 03.   

1907  Adrienne Ames, Fort Worth TX, actress (Death Kiss, Panama Patrol) on this day in history.   

1907  On August - 03 august Saint-Gaudens, Irish/US sculptor (Mrs Henry Adams), dies at 59   

1908  Dolores del Rio, silent screen actress (Deseada, Bugambilia) on this day in history.   

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

1911  Karel G Bakker, Dutch actor (Lady Windermere's Fan) on this day in history.   

1912  Gene Kelly, actor/dancer (Xanadu, 40 Carats, Marjorie Morningstar) on August - 03.   

1913  Wheatland Hop Riot on August - 03.   

1914  On this day in history 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  First ship passing through the new Panama Canal on this day in history.   

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

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

1914  Rick Slabbinck, Flemish painter on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history sal Santen, Dutch writer   

1916  On August - 03 australian Light Horse in battle of Romani, Egypt   

1916  On August - 03 roger Casement, Irish nationalist (Easter uprising 1916), executed 51   

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

1918  James MacGregor Burns, political writer (The Lion & the Fox) on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history albert P Hahn, Dutch political cartoonist (Het Volk), dies at 41   

1920  The birth of PD James, British Author on August - 03.   

1920  On August - 03 maria Karnilova, Hartford Ct, actress (Olga-Ivan the Terrible)   

1921  On this day in history first aerial cropdusting in Troy Ohio to kill caterpillars   

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

1921  On August - 03 alec Wyton, composer   

1922  Robert Sumner, American evangelist and author on this day in history.   

1923  Calvin Coolidge is sworn in as the 30th president of the United States, following the death of Warren G. Harding on this day in history.   

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

1923  On this day in history anne Klein, fashion designer (Anne Klein II)   

1924  On August - 03 cyclist Piet Moeskops regains world sprint championist   

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

1924  On this day in history joseph Conrad, Polish/British writer (Heart of Darkness), dies at 66   

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1509  On this day in history birth of Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546)   

1645  On this day in history birth of august Kuhnel, composer   

1692  On August - 03 birth of john Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759)   

1748  On August - 03 birth of carl Ludwig Junker, composer   

1770  Frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840) was born on August - 03.   

1801  Joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace) was born on this day in history.   

1808  On this day in history birth of hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893)   

1811  On this day in history birth of elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator)   

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

1387  On this day in history olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies   

1460  On this day in history death of king James II of Scotland (b. 1430)   

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

1530  On this day in history philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies   

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 August - 03.   

1621  Death of Guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556) on August - 03.