Page 4: Historical Events In August - 05

1901  On this day in history peter O'Connor of Ireland, sets then long jump record at 24' 11 3/4"   

1901  On August - 05 juan Carlos Paz, composer   

1901  Victoria, Emperor of Germany/Queen of Prussia, dies at 60 on August - 05.   

1904  Kenneth Thimann, botanist on August - 05.   

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  Francis Walder, [Francois Waldburger], Belgian author on this day in history.   

1907  On August - 05 ernestine "Tiny" Davis, jazz vocalist/trumpeter   

1907  Gentil T Antheunis, Flemish poet/music/composer, dies at 66 on August - 05.   

1908  On August - 05 harold Holt, PM of Australia (1966-67); supported US in Vietnam   

1909  On this day in history 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  On August - 05 jacquetta Hawker, English archaeologist/author (A Country)   

1910  Wojciech Gawronski, composer, dies at 42 on August - 05.   

1911  Robert Taylor, Filley Neb, actor (Death Valley Days) on August - 05.   

1912  On August - 05 japan's first taxicab service begins in Ginza, Tokyo.   

1913  On this day in history nelly Aenders, [Petronella Meyer], Dutch actress (Spanish Fly)   

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

1914  On this day in history first traffic light installed in Cleveland Ohio   

1914  US, Nicaragua sign treaty granting canal rights to US on August - 05.   

1914  USA declares itself neutral as Germany declares war on the Soviet Union on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history german troops over run Warsaw   

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 this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history first radio baseball broadcast   

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  L. Tom Perry, LDS apostle on this day in history.   

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

1923  1st American to swim English Channel (Henry Sullivan) on August - 05.   

1923  On this day in history richard Kleindienst, attorney general (1972)   

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

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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  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 this day in history.   

1604  John Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized was born on this day in history.   

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

1623  Antonio Cesti, composer was born on August - 05.   

1624  On this day in history birth of william, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America   

0882  On this day in history death of king Louis III of France (b. 863)   

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

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

1364  On August - 05 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 this day in history.   

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