Page 4: Historical Events In August - 03

1905  Maggie Kuhn, activist/co-founder (Gray Panthers) on August - 03.   

1906  On this day in history 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  On August - 03 royal decree in Portugal makes Sunday a day of rest   

1907  On August - 03 adrienne Ames, Fort Worth TX, actress (Death Kiss, Panama Patrol)   

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

1908  On August - 03 dolores del Rio, silent screen actress (Deseada, Bugambilia)   

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

1911  Karel G Bakker, Dutch actor (Lady Windermere's Fan) on August - 03.   

1912  Gene Kelly, actor/dancer (Xanadu, 40 Carats, Marjorie Morningstar) on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history wheatland Hop Riot   

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

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

1914  On August - 03 rick Slabbinck, Flemish painter   

1915  Sal Santen, Dutch writer on this day in history.   

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

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

1917  Jordan Whitfield, PA, actor (Swamp Fox) on August - 03.   

1918  On this day in history james MacGregor Burns, political writer (The Lion & the Fox)   

1918  On August - 03 albert P Hahn, Dutch political cartoonist (Het Volk), dies at 41   

1920  The birth of PD James, British Author on this day in history.   

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

1921  First aerial cropdusting in Troy Ohio to kill caterpillars on August - 03.   

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

1921  Alec Wyton, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

1923  On August - 03 baseball games cancelled following the death of President Harding   

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 August - 03 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 August - 03 birth of august Kuhnel, composer   

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

1748  Carl Ludwig Junker, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1801  On August - 03 birth of joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace)   

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

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

0808  P'ang Yun, [Layman P'ang], Exemplary Zen practitioner, dies in China on August - 03.   

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

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

1527  On this day in history death of scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal   

1530  On August - 03 philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies   

1546  On August - 03 death of antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484)   

1604  Death of Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander on August - 03.   

1621  Death of Guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556) on this day in history.