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  The birth of Tony Bennett, American singer on August - 03.   

1926  Traffic lights installed on Piccadilly Circus on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1931  On August - 03 alex Cord, [Viespi], NYC, actor (Brotherhood, Fire, Street Asylum)   

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 this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history pat Crawford, cricketer (Australian pace bowler 1956)   

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 August - 03.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1940  On August - 03 lithuanian is accepted into the USSR   

1940  On August - 03 the birth of Martin Sheen, American actor   

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

1940  On August - 03 willard Hershberger, catcher (Cin Reds), commits suicide   

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 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 August - 03.   

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

1948  On August - 03 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  On August - 03 birth of august Kuhnel, composer   

1692  John Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.   

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

1770  Frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840) was born on this day in history.   

1801  On this day in history birth of joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace)   

1808  On August - 03 birth of hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893)   

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

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

1527  Death of Scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal on this day in history.   

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

1546  On August - 03 death of antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484)   

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)