Page 4: Historical Events In August - 05

1901  Peter O'Connor of Ireland, sets then long jump record at 24' 11 3/4" on August - 05.   

1901  On this day in history juan Carlos Paz, composer   

1901  On this day in history victoria, Emperor of Germany/Queen of Prussia, dies at 60   

1904  On this day in history kenneth Thimann, botanist   

1905  On this day in history norway cuts diplomatic ties with Sweden   

1906  On this day in history the birth of John Huston, American film director   

1906  On this day in history francis Walder, [Francois Waldburger], Belgian author   

1907  Ernestine "Tiny" Davis, jazz vocalist/trumpeter on this day in history.   

1907  Gentil T Antheunis, Flemish poet/music/composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1908  Harold Holt, PM of Australia (1966-67); supported US in Vietnam on this day in history.   

1909  On August - 05 canadian Pacific completes the Kicking Horse grade relocation on the main line between Hector and Field, B.C. by substituting two spiral tunnels and lengthened line on a grade of 2.2% compensated, for the old "Big Hill" straight grade of 4.5%.   

1910  Jacquetta Hawker, English archaeologist/author (A Country) on this day in history.   

1910  On August - 05 wojciech Gawronski, composer, dies at 42   

1911  On this day in history robert Taylor, Filley Neb, actor (Death Valley Days)   

1912  Japan's first taxicab service begins in Ginza, Tokyo on this day in history.   

1913  Nelly Aenders, [Petronella Meyer], Dutch actress (Spanish Fly) on August - 05.   

1914  First German vessel captured in Australian waters in Port Phillip Bay on this day in history.   

1914  On August - 05 first traffic light installed in Cleveland Ohio   

1914  On August - 05 uS, Nicaragua sign treaty granting canal rights to US   

1914  On August - 05 uSA declares itself neutral as Germany declares war on the Soviet Union   

1914  On this day in history 1st traffic light installed (Euclid Ave & E 105th St, Cleveland)   

1914  Anita Colby, Wash DC, model/actress (Pepsi Cola Playhouse) on August - 05.   

1915  German troops over run Warsaw on August - 05.   

1916  George Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer, dies at 31 on August - 05.   

1917  British troops attack canal of Ypres in Boesinghe Belgium on August - 05.   

1920  G V [Sonny] Montgomery, (Rep-D-Mississippi, 1967- ) on August - 05.   

1921  First radio baseball broadcast on this day in history.   

1921  On August - 05 1st radio baseball broadcast Pirates-8, Phillies-0 (KDKA, Pitts)   

1921  On this day in history nazar Mohammad, cricketer (Mudassar's pop, Pakistan's 1st centurion)   

1922  On this day in history l. Tom Perry, LDS apostle   

1923  First American to swim the English Channel (Henry Sullivan) on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history 1st American to swim English Channel (Henry Sullivan)   

1923  On August - 05 richard Kleindienst, attorney general (1972)   

1924  On August - 05 comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," first shown   

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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  On this day in history birth of alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506)   

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  On August - 05 birth of william, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America   

0882  Death of King Louis III of France (b. 863) on August - 05.   

1063  Death of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd on August - 05.   

1157  Dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies on August - 05.   

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