Page 5: 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 August - 03 the birth of Tony Bennett, American singer   

1926  On August - 03 traffic lights installed on Piccadilly Circus   

1926  On August - 03 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 August - 03.   

1928  On this day in history cécile Aubry, French actress   

1929  On this day in history bethel Leslie, NYC, entertainer (Capt Newman MD, Rabbit Trap)   

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

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

1931  Alex Cord, [Viespi], NYC, actor (Brotherhood, Fire, Street Asylum) on August - 03.   

1932  On August - 03 elsa Martinelli, Grosseto Italy, actress (Indian Fighter)   

1933  On August - 03 yanks are shut out for 1st time after 308 games (since Aug 2, 1931)   

1933  Pat Crawford, cricketer (Australian pace bowler 1956) on August - 03.   

1933  Arthur Collins, singer/comedian (Peerless Quartet), dies at 69 on August - 03.   

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 this day in history.   

1934  On this day in history 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  On August - 03 the U.S. State Department urges Americans living in Spain to leave because of the Spanish civil war.   

1938  On August - 03 alexander Malyschkin, writer, dies   

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

1939  Eugust Enna, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1940  Lithuanian is accepted into the USSR on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history the birth of Martin Sheen, American actor   

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  Allied troops conquer Myitkyina Burma on August - 03.   

1944  Felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), dies in Auschwitz on this day in history.   

1946  On August - 03 belgian govt of Huysmans, forms   

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

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1509  Ã‰tienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1748  On August - 03 birth of carl Ludwig Junker, composer   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

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

1460  On August - 03 death of king James II of Scotland (b. 1430)   

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

1530  Philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies on August - 03.   

1546  Death of Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484) on this day in history.   

1604  On August - 03 death of bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander   

1621  On this day in history death of guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556)