Page 4: Historical Events In August - 03

1905  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   

1906  Leonard Huizinga, Dutch journalist/writer (Adriaan and Olivier).   

1907  Royal decree in Portugal makes Sunday a day of rest   

1907  Adrienne Ames, Fort Worth TX, actress (Death Kiss, Panama Patrol)   

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

1908  Dolores del Rio, silent screen actress (Deseada, Bugambilia)   

1910  Nicolas Kinet, Belgian pilot, dies   

1911  Karel G Bakker, Dutch actor (Lady Windermere's Fan)   

1912  Gene Kelly, actor/dancer (Xanadu, 40 Carats, Marjorie Morningstar)   

1913  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 20000 troops in event of war   

1914  inaugural ship passing through the new Panama Canal   

1914  Germany declares war on France in what would later be called World War I   

1914  1st seaworthy ship through Panama Canal   

1914  Rick Slabbinck, Flemish painter.   

1915  Sal Santen, Dutch writer   

1916  Australian Light Horse in battle of Romani, Egypt.   

1916  Roger Casement, Irish nationalist (Easter uprising 1916), executed 51   

1917  Jordan Whitfield, PA, actor (Swamp Fox)   

1918  James MacGregor Burns, political writer (The Lion and the Fox).   

1918  Albert P Hahn, Dutch political cartoonist (Het Volk), dies at 41   

1920  PD James, British Author is born.   

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

1921  inaugural aerial cropdusting in Troy Ohio to kill caterpillars   

1921  1st aerial cropdusting (Troy Ohio to kill caterpillars).   

1921  Alec Wyton, composer.   

1922  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.   

1923  Baseball games cancelled following the death of President Harding.   

1923  Anne Klein, fashion designer (Anne Klein II).   

1924  Cyclist Piet Moeskops regains world sprint championist.   

1924  Leon Uris, Baltimore, novelist (Exodus, QB VII, Battle Cry)   

1924  Joseph Conrad, Polish/British writer (Heart of Darkness), dies at 66   

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1509  Ã‰tienne dolet: French scholar   

1645  August kuhnel: Composer   

1692  John henley: English clergyman   

1748  Carl ludwig junker: Composer   

1770  Frederik willem iii: Reactionary king of prussia (1797-1840)   

1801  Joseph paxton: English landscape architect (crystal palace)   

1808  Hamilton fish: American politician   

1811  Elisha graves otis: Inventor (safe elevator)   

0808  Death of P'ang yun: [layman p'ang], exemplary zen practitioner,   

1387  Olaf v haakonsson: King of denmark (1376-87)/norway (1380-87),   

1460  King james ii of scotland: King james ii of scotland (b. 1430)   

1527  Death of Scaramuccia trivulzio: Italian cardinal   

1530  Death of Philibert chalon: Prince of orange/viceroy of naples,   

1546  Death of Antonio da sangallo the younger: Italian architect (b. 1484)   

1604  Death of Bernardino de mendoza: Spanish military commander   

1621  Death of Guillaume du vair: French writer (b. 1556)