Page 5: Historical Events In August - 03

1925  On this day in history last US troops leave Nicaragua (there since 1912)   

1925  On this day in history william Bruce, cricketer (drowns 14 Tests for Australia 1885-95), dies   

1926  On August - 03 the birth of Tony Bennett, American singer   

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

1926  Tony Bennett, Queens NY, singer (Left a body part in SF) on August - 03.   

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  Cécile Aubry, French actress on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1931  Alex Cord, [Viespi], NYC, actor (Brotherhood, Fire, Street Asylum) on this day in history.   

1932  Elsa Martinelli, Grosseto Italy, actress (Indian Fighter) on August - 03.   

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

1933  Pat Crawford, cricketer (Australian pace bowler 1956) on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history arthur Collins, singer/comedian (Peerless Quartet), dies at 69   

1934  On this day in history 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.   

1934  Carl F baron von Langen-Parow, German equestrian (Olympic-gold-1928) on August - 03.   

1936  On August - 03 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.   

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

1938  Alexander Malyschkin, writer, dies on August - 03.   

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

1939  Eugust Enna, composer, dies at 80 on August - 03.   

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

1940  The birth of Martin Sheen, American actor on this day in history.   

1940  German occupiers forbid ritual slaughters & English & French movies on August - 03.   

1940  On this day in history willard Hershberger, catcher (Cin Reds), commits suicide   

1941  Benzine sales limited in US on this day in history.   

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

1944  On this day in history allied troops conquer Myitkyina Burma   

1944  On August - 03 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  Ã‰tienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546) was born on August - 03.   

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

1692  On this day in history birth of john Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759)   

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  On August - 03 p'ang Yun, [Layman P'ang], Exemplary Zen practitioner, dies in China   

1387  Olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies on August - 03.   

1460  On this day in history death of king James II of Scotland (b. 1430)   

1527  On this day in history 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 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)