Page 4: Historical Events In August - 03

1905  On August - 03 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 this day in history.   

1906  Leonard Huizinga, Dutch journalist/writer (Adriaan & Olivier) on August - 03.   

1907  On August - 03 royal decree in Portugal makes Sunday a day of rest   

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

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 August - 03.   

1910  On this day in history nicolas Kinet, Belgian pilot, dies   

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

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

1913  On August - 03 wheatland Hop Riot   

1914  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 on August - 03.   

1914  First ship passing through the new Panama Canal on August - 03.   

1914  Germany declares war on France in what would later be called World War I on this day in history.   

1914  1st seaworthy ship through Panama Canal on August - 03.   

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

1915  On August - 03 sal Santen, Dutch writer   

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 August - 03.   

1917  On this day in history jordan Whitfield, PA, actor (Swamp Fox)   

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

1918  Albert P Hahn, Dutch political cartoonist (Het Volk), dies at 41 on August - 03.   

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

1920  Maria Karnilova, Hartford Ct, actress (Olga-Ivan the Terrible) on this day in history.   

1921  On August - 03 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 August - 03.   

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

1923  Baseball games cancelled following the death of President Harding on this day in history.   

1923  Anne Klein, fashion designer (Anne Klein II) on August - 03.   

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

1924  On August - 03 leon Uris, Baltimore, novelist (Exodus, QB VII, Battle Cry)   

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

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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  On August - 03 birth of carl Ludwig Junker, composer   

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 this day in history.   

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

1811  On August - 03 birth of elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator)   

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

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

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

1527  Death of Scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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)