Page 2: Historical Events In August - 05

1749  Thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence) on August - 05.   

1763  Pontiac's War: Battle of Bushy Run on this day in history.   

1772  Poland loses one-third of her territory and half her population as she is partitioned among Russia, Austria, and Prussia on this day in history.   

1772  On this day in history 1st partition of Poland, between Austria, Prussia & Russia   

1775  First Spanish ship, San Carlos, enters Sab Francisco Bay on August - 05.   

1775  On this day in history 1st Spanish ship, San Carlos, enters SF Bay   

1778  On this day in history thomas Linley, composer, dies at 22   

1781  On this day in history battle at Doggers Bank: Dutch fleet vs English fleet   

1792  Frederick 7th baron North, English premier (1770-82), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1797  On this day in history friedrich August Kummer, composer   

1802  Niels H Abel, Norwegian mathematician (Abel's Comparisons) on August - 05.   

1812  War of 1812: Tecumseh's Native American force ambushes Thomas Van Horne's 200 Americans at Brownstone Creek, causing them to flee and retreat on August - 05.   

1813  Carnot Posey, Confederate brig-general on this day in history.   

1815  Edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica) on this day in history.   

1822  Johann Georg Herzog, composer on August - 05.   

1827  On this day in history deodoro da Fonseca, first President of Brazil (d.1892)   

1828  Giovanni Rossi, composer on August - 05.   

1829  Heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer on this day in history.   

1830  On this day in history james A Healy, 1st black bishop in America   

1830  Karl Friedrich Horn, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1834  Gijsbert K van Hogendorp, Dutch min of Foreign affairs, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1837  1st ascent of Mt Marcy (5,344') highest in Adirondack, NY on this day in history.   

1843  James Scott Skinner, composer on this day in history.   

1845  On this day in history in Australia's worst shipping disaster, 407 die when the Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island.   

1846  On August - 05 oregon country divided between US & Britain at 49th parallel   

1850  On this day in history australia Government Act grants representative governments to South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria, which is separated from New South Wales.   

1850  On August - 05 anton Simon, composer   

1852  Frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech slavist/poet, dies at 53 on August - 05.   

1856  On August - 05 rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61   

1858  On this day in history first transatlantic telegraph cable laid   

1858  On August - 05 cyrus W Field completes 1st transatlantic telegraph cable   

1860  On August - 05 carl IV of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim.   

1860  On this day in history joseph Carey Merrick, "Elephant Man"   

1861  US Army abolishes flogging on August - 05.   

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1301  On this day in history birth of edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330)   

1397  Guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474) was born on this day in history.   

1461  On this day in history birth of alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506)   

1540  On this day in history birth of joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating   

1604  On August - 05 birth of john Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized   

1607  Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer was born on August - 05.   

1623  Antonio Cesti, composer was born on this day in history.   

1624  William, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America was born on August - 05.   

0882  Death of King Louis III of France (b. 863) on this day in history.   

1063  Death of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd on August - 05.   

1157  On this day in history dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies   

1364  Death of Emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313) on this day in history.   

1572  On this day in history death of isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534)   

1579  Death of Stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504) on this day in history.   

1610  Death of Alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile on August - 05.   

1644  J Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61 on this day in history.