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  Juan Carlos Paz, composer on August - 05.   

1901  On August - 05 victoria, Emperor of Germany/Queen of Prussia, dies at 60   

1904  On August - 05 kenneth Thimann, botanist   

1905  On August - 05 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 August - 05.   

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

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  Robert Taylor, Filley Neb, actor (Death Valley Days) on this day in history.   

1912  Japan's first taxicab service begins in Ginza, Tokyo on August - 05.   

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

1914  On this day in history first German vessel captured in Australian waters in Port Phillip Bay   

1914  First traffic light installed in Cleveland Ohio on this day in history.   

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

1914  Anita Colby, Wash DC, model/actress (Pepsi Cola Playhouse) on this day in history.   

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  On August - 05 g V [Sonny] Montgomery, (Rep-D-Mississippi, 1967- )   

1921  First radio baseball broadcast on August - 05.   

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

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

1922  On August - 05 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  Richard Kleindienst, attorney general (1972) on August - 05.   

1924  Comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," first shown on this day in history.   

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1301  Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330) was born on August - 05.   

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  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  Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer was born on August - 05.   

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

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

0882  Death of King Louis III of France (b. 863) on this day in history.   

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  Death of Emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313) on August - 05.   

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  On August - 05 death of alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile   

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