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 August - 05.   

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

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

1775  First Spanish ship, San Carlos, enters Sab Francisco Bay on this day in history.   

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

1778  On August - 05 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 August - 05.   

1797  On August - 05 friedrich August Kummer, composer   

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  Carnot Posey, Confederate brig-general on August - 05.   

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

1822  On this day in history johann Georg Herzog, composer   

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

1828  On this day in history giovanni Rossi, composer   

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

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

1830  On August - 05 karl Friedrich Horn, composer, dies at 68   

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

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

1843  James Scott Skinner, composer on August - 05.   

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

1850  Anton Simon, composer on this day in history.   

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

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 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  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  Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330) was born on August - 05.   

1397  On this day in history birth of guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474)   

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

1540  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of antonio Cesti, composer   

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 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  On August - 05 death of isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534)   

1579  Death of Stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504) on August - 05.   

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

1644  On August - 05 j Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61