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 this day in history the birth of Tony Bennett, American singer   

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  On this day in history 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  Bethel Leslie, NYC, entertainer (Capt Newman MD, Rabbit Trap) on this day in history.   

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  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  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 this day in history.   

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

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

1939  On August - 03 jean Genets "Ondine," premieres in Paris   

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 August - 03.   

1940  German occupiers forbid ritual slaughters & English & French movies on this day in history.   

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

1941  Benzine sales limited in US on August - 03.   

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 August - 03.   

1944  On August - 03 allied troops conquer Myitkyina Burma   

1944  On August - 03 felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), dies in Auschwitz   

1946  On this day in history 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  On August - 03 birth of Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546)   

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

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

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

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 August - 03.   

1808  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history death of scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal   

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

1546  On this day in history death of antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484)   

1604  Death of Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander on August - 03.   

1621  Death of Guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556) on August - 03.