Page 5: Historical Events In August - 04

1930  David M G Curry, South African Labour Party parliament leader   

1930  Siegfried Wagner, German opera composer, dies at 61   

1931  Narendra Tamhane, dependable Indian cricket wicketkeeper (1950's)   

1931  Daniel H Williams, doctor (pioneer in surgery), dies.   

1933  Nathan Eugene Brooks, Cleve Oh, flyweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1952).   

1934  NY Giants Mel Ott sets record of 6 runs in game and beats Phillies 21-4   

1934  Dallas Green, baseball manager (Phillies, Yankees)   

1936  Ioannis Metaxas names himself dictator of Greece   

1936  Elsberry Hobbs, rocker (Drifters)   

1936  Henry Schoenfeld, composer, dies at 78.   

1937  David Vickerman Bedford, composer   

1938  Ellen Schrecker, American college professor   

1938  L H Perquin, Dutch radio announcer, dies at 73   

1939  Frankie Ford, [Frank Guzzo], Gretna La, rock vocalist (Sea Cruise).   

1940  Karel Vachek, director (Moravska Hellas, Elective Affinities).   

1940  Vladimir Jabotinsky, founder of Revisionist Zionism, dies.   

1941  Dodger Mickey Owens is 1st to catch 3 foul flies in an inning (3rd).   

1942  1st train with Jews departs Mechelen Belgium to Auschwitz   

1942  Alberto Franchetti, composer, dies at 81.   

1943  British premier Churchill travels on the Queen Mary to Canada.   

1944  Anne Frank, 15, (Diary of Anne Frank) is arrested by Nazis.   

1944  Anne Frank arrested in Amsterdam by German Security Police (Grüne Polizei) following a tip-off from an informer who was never identified.   

1945  In this year, Golfer Byron Nelson records most tournament claims (18) in a season.   

1946  1946 Dominican Republic earthquake: an earthquake of magnitude 8.0 hits northern Dominican Republic. 100 are killed and 20000 are left homeless.   

1947  Birthdate of the Medical Service Corps   

1947  The Supreme Court of Japan is established   

1948  5 day southern filibuster succeeds in maintaining poll tax   

1948  5 day Southern States filibuster succeeds in maintaining America's poll tax   

1949  NBL and NBAA merge into National Basketball Association.   

1953  Black families move into Trumbull Park housing project in Chicago   

1954  Boscombe Down 1st flight of supersonic P-1 Lightning   

1955  Eisenhower authorizes $46 million for construction of CIA headquarters   

1956  inaugural motorcycle driven over 200 mph.   

1956  1st motorcycle rode over 200 mph (Wilhelm Herz-210 mph/338 kph).   

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1222  Richard de clare: 6th earl of hertford, english soldier   

1290  Duke leopold i of austria: Duke leopold i of austria (d. 1326)   

1502  Pieter coecke van aelst: Flemish painter/carpet designer   

1521  Pope urban vii: Pope urban vii (d. 1590)   

1604  François hédelin: Abbé d'aubignac, french writer   

1664  Louis lully: Composer   

1687  Johan willem friso: Prince of orange/monarch of nassau-dietz [os]   

1701  Thomas blackwell: Scottish classical scholar   

1060  Death of Henry i: King of france (1027..60),   

1113  Gertrude of saxony: Gertrude of saxony (b. 1030)   

1204  Death of Boniface of montferrat: Margrave of montferrat, murdered   

1265  Death of Simon de montfort: English earl of leicester,   

1306  Wenceslaus iii of bohemia: Wenceslaus iii of bohemia (b. 1289)   

1338  Death of Thomas of brotherton: 1st earl of norfolk, son of edward i of england (b. 1300)   

1430  Philip of saint-pol: Duke of brabant/limburg,   

1476  Death of Jacob van armagnac-pardiac: French duke of nemours, beheaded