Historical Events In August - 03

1925  Last US troops leave Nicaragua (there since 1912) on this day in history.  

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

1926  The birth of Tony Bennett, American singer on this day in history.  

1926  On August - 03 traffic lights installed on Piccadilly Circus  

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

1927  Enrique Pinella, composer on this day in history.  

1928  Ray Barbuti saves US team from defeat in Amsterdam Olympics track events by winning 400 m (47.8 sec) on this day in history.  

1928  Cécile Aubry, French actress on August - 03.  

1929  Bethel Leslie, NYC, entertainer (Capt Newman MD, Rabbit Trap) on August - 03.  

1930  2nd time in 1930, Chuck Klein of Phillies hits in 26 straight games on this day in history.  

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

1931  On this day in history alex Cord, [Viespi], NYC, actor (Brotherhood, Fire, Street Asylum)  

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

1933  On August - 03 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  Arthur Collins, singer/comedian (Peerless Quartet), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1936  The U.S. State Department urges Americans living in Spain to leave because of the Spanish civil war on August - 03.  

1938  On this day in history alexander Malyschkin, writer, dies  

1939  On this day in history jean Genets "Ondine," premieres in Paris  

1939  On August - 03 eugust Enna, composer, dies at 80  

1940  Lithuanian is accepted into the USSR on August - 03.  

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

1940  On this day in history 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  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 on August - 03.  

1943  Gen Patton slaps a US GI in the hospital accusing him of cowardice on August - 03.  

1944  Allied troops conquer Myitkyina Burma on August - 03.  

1944  Felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), dies in Auschwitz on August - 03.  

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

1948  Cleveland's Satchel Paige make his 1st start & goes 7 innings on August - 03.  

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1509  Ã‰tienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546) was born on August - 03.  

1645  August Kuhnel, composer was born on August - 03.  

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

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

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

1801  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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

1530  Philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies on this day in history.  

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.