Page 2: Historical Events In August - 05

1749  On this day in history thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence)   

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 August - 05.   

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 this day in history.   

1775  On August - 05 1st Spanish ship, San Carlos, enters SF Bay   

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

1781  Battle at Doggers Bank: Dutch fleet vs English fleet on August - 05.   

1792  On August - 05 frederick 7th baron North, English premier (1770-82), dies at 60   

1797  Friedrich August Kummer, composer on this day in history.   

1802  Niels H Abel, Norwegian mathematician (Abel's Comparisons) on this day in history.   

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  On August - 05 carnot Posey, Confederate brig-general   

1815  On August - 05 edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica)   

1822  Johann Georg Herzog, composer on this day in history.   

1827  On August - 05 deodoro da Fonseca, first President of Brazil (d.1892)   

1828  Giovanni Rossi, composer on August - 05.   

1829  Heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer on August - 05.   

1830  James A Healy, 1st black bishop in America on this day in history.   

1830  On this day in history karl Friedrich Horn, composer, dies at 68   

1834  On August - 05 gijsbert K van Hogendorp, Dutch min of Foreign affairs, dies at 71   

1837  1st ascent of Mt Marcy (5,344') highest in Adirondack, NY on August - 05.   

1843  On this day in history james Scott Skinner, composer   

1845  In Australia's worst shipping disaster, 407 die when the Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island on August - 05.   

1846  Oregon country divided between US & Britain at 49th parallel on this day in history.   

1850  Australia Government Act grants representative governments to South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria, which is separated from New South Wales on August - 05.   

1850  On August - 05 anton Simon, composer   

1852  On August - 05 frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech slavist/poet, dies at 53   

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

1858  First transatlantic telegraph cable laid on this day in history.   

1858  Cyrus W Field completes 1st transatlantic telegraph cable on August - 05.   

1860  On this day in history carl IV of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim.   

1860  Joseph Carey Merrick, "Elephant Man" on this day in history.   

1861  US Army abolishes flogging on this day in history.   

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1301  On August - 05 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 August - 05 birth of joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating   

1604  John Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1607  Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1624  On August - 05 birth of william, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America   

0882  Death of King Louis III of France (b. 863) on August - 05.   

1063  Death of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd on this day in history.   

1157  Dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1644  On this day in history j Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61