Page 2: Historical Events In August - 05

1749  On August - 05 thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence)   

1763  On this day in history pontiac's War: Battle of Bushy Run   

1772  On August - 05 poland loses one-third of her territory and half her population as she is partitioned among Russia, Austria, and Prussia.   

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  Battle at Doggers Bank: Dutch fleet vs English fleet on this day in history.   

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

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

1802  On this day in history niels H Abel, Norwegian mathematician (Abel's Comparisons)   

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 this day in history.   

1813  Carnot Posey, Confederate brig-general on August - 05.   

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

1822  On August - 05 johann Georg Herzog, composer   

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

1828  On this day in history giovanni Rossi, composer   

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

1830  James A Healy, 1st black bishop in America on August - 05.   

1830  Karl Friedrich Horn, composer, dies at 68 on August - 05.   

1834  On this day in history gijsbert K van Hogendorp, Dutch min of Foreign affairs, dies at 71   

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

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

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

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

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

1850  Anton Simon, composer on this day in history.   

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

1856  On this day in history rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61   

1858  On August - 05 first transatlantic telegraph cable laid   

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

1860  Carl IV of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim on August - 05.   

1860  On August - 05 joseph Carey Merrick, "Elephant Man"   

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 August - 05.   

1461  On August - 05 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 this day in history.   

1623  On this day in history birth of antonio Cesti, composer   

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 August - 05.   

1063  On this day in history death of gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd   

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

1364  On August - 05 death of emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313)   

1572  On August - 05 death of isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534)   

1579  On this day in history death of stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504)   

1610  On August - 05 death of alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile   

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