Historical Events In August - 03

1925  Last US troops leave Nicaragua (there since 1912) on August - 03.  

1925  William Bruce, cricketer (drowns 14 Tests for Australia 1885-95), dies on this day in history.  

1926  On this day in history the birth of Tony Bennett, American singer  

1926  On this day in history traffic lights installed on Piccadilly Circus  

1926  On this day in history tony Bennett, Queens NY, singer (Left a body part in SF)  

1927  On August - 03 enrique Pinella, composer  

1928  Ray Barbuti saves US team from defeat in Amsterdam Olympics track events by winning 400 m (47.8 sec) on August - 03.  

1928  Cécile Aubry, French actress on August - 03.  

1929  Bethel Leslie, NYC, entertainer (Capt Newman MD, Rabbit Trap) on this day in history.  

1930  2nd time in 1930, Chuck Klein of Phillies hits in 26 straight games on August - 03.  

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1930  On this day in history james Komack, NYC, writer/director/actor (Courtship of Eddie's Father)  

1931  On August - 03 alex Cord, [Viespi], NYC, actor (Brotherhood, Fire, Street Asylum)  

1932  Elsa Martinelli, Grosseto Italy, actress (Indian Fighter) on this day in history.  

1933  On this day in history yanks are shut out for 1st time after 308 games (since Aug 2, 1931)  

1933  On August - 03 pat Crawford, cricketer (Australian pace bowler 1956)  

1933  On August - 03 arthur Collins, singer/comedian (Peerless Quartet), dies at 69  

1934  Three days of anti-Jewish rioting in Constantine, Algeria leave 23 Jews killed and 35 wounded. The pogroms are traced to Radio-Berlin and Radio-Stuttgart Nazi broadcasts on August - 03.  

1934  On August - 03 carl F baron von Langen-Parow, German equestrian (Olympic-gold-1928)  

1936  SS Calyx, built at Eems, Germany in 1929 and renamed in 1936, she sank at the entrance to Ipswich dock. Declared a total loss and later broken up at Ipswich on August - 03.  

1936  The U.S. State Department urges Americans living in Spain to leave because of the Spanish civil war on this day in history.  

1938  Alexander Malyschkin, writer, dies on this day in history.  

1939  Jean Genets "Ondine," premieres in Paris on August - 03.  

1939  On this day in history eugust Enna, composer, dies at 80  

1940  On August - 03 lithuanian is accepted into the USSR  

1940  The birth of Martin Sheen, American actor on August - 03.  

1940  On August - 03 german occupiers forbid ritual slaughters & English & French movies  

1940  Willard Hershberger, catcher (Cin Reds), commits suicide on August - 03.  

1941  On this day in history benzine sales limited in US  

1943  On this day in history a private in an army hospital in Sicily is slapped by U.S. General George S. Patton, who accused the soldier of cowardice. Patton later apologized for the incident, at the request of General Dwight D. Eisenhower.  

1943  On this day in history gen Patton slaps a US GI in the hospital accusing him of cowardice  

1944  On this day in history allied troops conquer Myitkyina Burma  

1944  On this day in history felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), dies in Auschwitz  

1946  Belgian govt of Huysmans, forms on this day in history.  

1948  Cleveland's Satchel Paige make his 1st start & goes 7 innings on this day in history.  

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1509  On August - 03 birth of Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546)  

1645  August Kuhnel, composer was born on this day in history.  

1692  John Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.  

1748  On this day in history birth of carl Ludwig Junker, composer  

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

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

1808  Hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893) was born on this day in history.  

1811  Elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator) was born on this day in history.  

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 August - 03.  

1460  Death of King James II of Scotland (b. 1430) on August - 03.  

1527  On August - 03 death of scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal  

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

1546  On this day in history death of antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484)  

1604  On this day in history death of bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander  

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