Historical Events In August - 05

1749  Thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence) on this day in history.  

1763  Pontiac's War: Battle of Bushy Run on August - 05.  

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  1st partition of Poland, between Austria, Prussia & Russia on August - 05.  

1775  On this day in history first Spanish ship, San Carlos, enters Sab Francisco Bay  

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

1778  Thomas Linley, composer, dies at 22 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

1813  On August - 05 carnot Posey, Confederate brig-general  

1815  On this day in history edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica)  

1822  On this day in history johann Georg Herzog, composer  

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

1828  On August - 05 giovanni Rossi, composer  

1829  On August - 05 heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer  

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

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 this day in history.  

1843  On August - 05 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  On this day in history oregon country divided between US & Britain at 49th parallel  

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 this day in history anton Simon, composer  

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

1856  Rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1858  On this day in history first transatlantic telegraph cable laid  

1858  On this day in history 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  Joseph Carey Merrick, "Elephant Man" on this day in history.  

1861  On this day in history uS Army abolishes flogging  

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1301  Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330) was born on this day in history.  

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

1461  Alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506) was born on this day in history.  

1540  On August - 05 birth of joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating  

1604  John Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized was born on August - 05.  

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

1623  Antonio Cesti, composer was born on August - 05.  

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

0882  On this day in history death of king Louis III of France (b. 863)  

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  On this day in history death of emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313)  

1572  Death of Isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534) on this day in history.  

1579  On August - 05 death of stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504)  

1610  Death of Alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile on this day in history.  

1644  J Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61 on August - 05.