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 August - 03.  

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

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  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  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 August - 03.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1939  Jean Genets "Ondine," premieres in Paris on this day in history.  

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

1940  On August - 03 lithuanian is accepted into the USSR  

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 August - 03.  

1941  Benzine sales limited in US on August - 03.  

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  Gen Patton slaps a US GI in the hospital accusing him of cowardice on this day in history.  

1944  On August - 03 allied troops conquer Myitkyina Burma  

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

1946  On this day in history 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  Ã‰tienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546) was born on August - 03.  

1645  On August - 03 birth of august Kuhnel, composer  

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

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  Joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace) was born on this day in history.  

1808  On this day in history birth of hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893)  

1811  Elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator) was born on August - 03.  

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

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

1530  On this day in history philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies  

1546  Death of Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484) on August - 03.  

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

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