Page 2: Historical Events In August - 05

1749  Thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence) on August - 05.   

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

1775  On August - 05 first Spanish ship, San Carlos, enters Sab Francisco Bay   

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

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

1781  On August - 05 battle at Doggers Bank: Dutch fleet vs English fleet   

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

1797  Friedrich August Kummer, composer on August - 05.   

1802  Niels H Abel, Norwegian mathematician (Abel's Comparisons) on August - 05.   

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  Johann Georg Herzog, composer on August - 05.   

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

1828  On this day in history giovanni Rossi, composer   

1829  On this day in history heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer   

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

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 August - 05.   

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

1846  On this day in history 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 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 August - 05.   

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

1860  Joseph Carey Merrick, "Elephant Man" on August - 05.   

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  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 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 this day in history.   

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

1623  On August - 05 birth of antonio Cesti, composer   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

1610  Death of Alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile on August - 05.   

1644  On this day in history j Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61