Page 2: Historical Events In August - 05

1749  On August - 05 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  1st Spanish ship, San Carlos, enters SF Bay on this day in history.   

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

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 August - 05.   

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  Carnot Posey, Confederate brig-general on this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history 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  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 August - 05 1st ascent of Mt Marcy (5,344') highest in Adirondack, NY   

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

1850  On this day in history australia Government Act grants representative governments to South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria, which is separated from New South Wales.   

1850  On August - 05 anton Simon, composer   

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

1856  Rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61 on August - 05.   

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 August - 05 carl IV of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim.   

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

1861  On August - 05 uS Army abolishes flogging   

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1301  On this day in history birth of edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330)   

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 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  On this day in history birth of philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer   

1623  On August - 05 birth of antonio Cesti, composer   

1624  William, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America was born on this day in history.   

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  On August - 05 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 August - 05.   

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