Page 5: Historical Events In August - 03

1925  On August - 03 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 August - 03 traffic lights installed on Piccadilly Circus   

1926  Tony Bennett, Queens NY, singer (Left a body part in SF) on this day in history.   

1927  Enrique Pinella, composer on August - 03.   

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  On August - 03 james Komack, NYC, writer/director/actor (Courtship of Eddie's Father)   

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  Yanks are shut out for 1st time after 308 games (since Aug 2, 1931) on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history carl F baron von Langen-Parow, German equestrian (Olympic-gold-1928)   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1940  Willard Hershberger, catcher (Cin Reds), commits suicide on this day in history.   

1941  Benzine sales limited in US on August - 03.   

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 this day in history.   

1943  On August - 03 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  Felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), dies in Auschwitz on this day in history.   

1946  On August - 03 belgian govt of Huysmans, forms   

1948  On this day in history cleveland's Satchel Paige make his 1st start & goes 7 innings   

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1509  On this day in history birth of Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546)   

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

1692  On August - 03 birth of john Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759)   

1748  Carl Ludwig Junker, composer was born on this day in history.   

1770  On August - 03 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  On this day in history birth of hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893)   

1811  On August - 03 birth of elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator)   

0808  On this day in history p'ang Yun, [Layman P'ang], Exemplary Zen practitioner, dies in China   

1387  On August - 03 olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies   

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

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

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  Death of Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander on this day in history.   

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