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

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  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  On this day in history friedrich August Kummer, composer   

1802  On August - 05 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 August - 05.   

1813  On this day in history carnot Posey, Confederate brig-general   

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 August - 05 giovanni Rossi, composer   

1829  On August - 05 heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer   

1830  On August - 05 james A Healy, 1st black bishop in America   

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

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  On August - 05 james Scott Skinner, composer   

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

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  Anton Simon, composer on August - 05.   

1852  On this day in history frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech slavist/poet, dies at 53   

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

1858  First transatlantic telegraph cable laid on August - 05.   

1858  Cyrus W Field completes 1st transatlantic telegraph cable on this day in history.   

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

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

1861  US Army abolishes flogging on August - 05.   

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1301  Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330) was born on August - 05.   

1397  On August - 05 birth of guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474)   

1461  Alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506) was born on August - 05.   

1540  Joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating was born on August - 05.   

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

1607  On August - 05 birth of philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer   

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  On August - 05 death of king Louis III of France (b. 863)   

1063  On August - 05 death of gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd   

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

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 August - 05.   

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 August - 05.   

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