Page 4: Historical Events In August - 05

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

1901  Juan Carlos Paz, composer on August - 05.   

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

1904  On this day in history kenneth Thimann, botanist   

1905  Norway cuts diplomatic ties with Sweden on this day in history.   

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

1906  Francis Walder, [Francois Waldburger], Belgian author on August - 05.   

1907  Ernestine "Tiny" Davis, jazz vocalist/trumpeter on August - 05.   

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

1910  On this day in history wojciech Gawronski, composer, dies at 42   

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

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

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

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 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 this day in history.   

1915  German troops over run Warsaw on this day in history.   

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

1917  On this day in history british troops attack canal of Ypres in Boesinghe Belgium   

1920  G V [Sonny] Montgomery, (Rep-D-Mississippi, 1967- ) on this day in history.   

1921  On August - 05 first radio baseball broadcast   

1921  1st radio baseball broadcast Pirates-8, Phillies-0 (KDKA, Pitts) on this day in history.   

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  First American to swim the English Channel (Henry Sullivan) on August - 05.   

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

1923  Richard Kleindienst, attorney general (1972) on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history 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  Guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474) was born on August - 05.   

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

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

1624  On August - 05 birth of william, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America   

0882  On August - 05 death of king Louis III of France (b. 863)   

1063  On this day in history death of gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd   

1157  On August - 05 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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.