Page 4: Historical Events In August - 05

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

1901  Juan Carlos Paz, composer.   

1901  Victoria, Emperor of Germany/Queen of Prussia, dies at 60.   

1904  Kenneth Thimann, botanist   

1905  Norway cuts diplomatic ties with Sweden.   

1906  John Huston, American film director is born   

1906  Francis Walder, [Francois Waldburger], Belgian author.   

1907  Ernestine "Tiny" Davis, jazz vocalist/trumpeter   

1907  Gentil T Antheunis, Flemish poet/music/composer, dies at 66   

1908  Harold Holt, PM of Australia (1966-67); supported US in Vietnam   

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%.   

1910  Jacquetta Hawker, English archaeologist/author (A Country)   

1910  Wojciech Gawronski, composer, dies at 42.   

1911  Robert Taylor, Filley Neb, actor (Death Valley Days).   

1912  Japan's inaugural taxicab service begins in Ginza, Tokyo.   

1913  Nelly Aenders, [Petronella Meyer], Dutch actress (Spanish Fly)   

1914  inaugural German vessel captured in Australian waters in Port Phillip Bay.   

1914  inaugural traffic light installed in Cleveland Ohio.   

1914  US, Nicaragua sign treaty granting canal rights to US   

1914  USA declares itself neutral as Germany declares war on the Soviet Union   

1914  1st traffic light installed (Euclid Ave and E 105th St, Cleveland).   

1914  Anita Colby, Wash DC, model/actress (Pepsi Cola Playhouse)   

1915  German troops over run Warsaw.   

1916  George Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer, dies at 31   

1917  British troops attack canal of Ypres in Boesinghe Belgium.   

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

1921  inaugural radio baseball broadcast   

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

1921  Nazar Mohammad, cricketer (Mudassar's pop, Pakistan's 1st centurion).   

1922  L. Tom Perry, LDS apostle   

1923  inaugural American to swim the English Channel (Henry Sullivan)   

1923  1st American to swim English Channel (Henry Sullivan)   

1923  Richard Kleindienst, attorney general (1972).   

1924  Comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," inaugural shown   

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1301  Edmund of woodstock: 1st earl of kent, english politician   

1397  Guillaume dufay: Franco-flemish composer and theorist   

1461  Alexander jagiellon: Grand duke of lithuania   

1540  Joseph justice scaliger: Proposed julian dating   

1604  John eliot: "apostle to indians," bible translator, baptized   

1607  Philipp friedrich boddecker: Composer   

1623  Antonio cesti: Composer   

1624  William: Jamestown va, 1st black child born in english america   

0882  King louis iii of france: King louis iii of france (b. 863)   

1063  Gruffydd ap llywelyn: King of gwynedd   

1157  Death of Dirk vi: Count of holland,   

1364  Emperor kogon of japan: Emperor kogon of japan (b. 1313)   

1572  Death of Isaac luria: Palestinian-born kabbalist (b. 1534)   

1579  Stanislaus hosius: Polish catholic cardinal (b. 1504)   

1610  Alonso garcía de ramón: Spanish soldier and twice royal governor of chile   

1644  Death of J henry alting: Theologist (statenvertaling),