Page 2: 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 this day in history.   

1772  On August - 05 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  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 August - 05.   

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 this day in history.   

1815  Edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica) on August - 05.   

1822  Johann Georg Herzog, composer on this day in history.   

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

1828  On August - 05 giovanni Rossi, composer   

1829  On August - 05 heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer   

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

1830  On this day in history karl Friedrich Horn, composer, dies at 68   

1834  Gijsbert K van Hogendorp, Dutch min of Foreign affairs, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

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  Oregon country divided between US & Britain at 49th parallel on August - 05.   

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 this day in history anton Simon, composer   

1852  Frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech slavist/poet, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1856  On August - 05 rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61   

1858  On this day in history first transatlantic telegraph cable laid   

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

1861  On August - 05 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  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 this day in history.   

1607  On this day in history birth of philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer   

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

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

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  Death of Stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504) on this day in history.   

1610  On this day in history death of alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile   

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