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

1904  Kenneth Thimann, botanist on this day in history.   

1905  Norway cuts diplomatic ties with Sweden on August - 05.   

1906  The birth of John Huston, American film director on August - 05.   

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 August - 05.   

1909  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% on August - 05.   

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 this day in history 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 August - 05.   

1914  First traffic light installed in Cleveland Ohio on August - 05.   

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

1914  On this day in history uSA declares itself neutral as Germany declares war on the Soviet Union   

1914  On August - 05 1st traffic light installed (Euclid Ave & E 105th St, Cleveland)   

1914  On August - 05 anita Colby, Wash DC, model/actress (Pepsi Cola Playhouse)   

1915  German troops over run Warsaw on August - 05.   

1916  On this day in history george Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer, dies at 31   

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  Nazar Mohammad, cricketer (Mudassar's pop, Pakistan's 1st centurion) on this day in history.   

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

1923  On August - 05 first American to swim the English Channel (Henry Sullivan)   

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

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

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  On August - 05 birth of john Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized   

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 this day in history.   

1157  On this day in history dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies   

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 August - 05.   

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