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  Juan Carlos Paz, composer on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1906  On August - 05 the birth of John Huston, American film director  

1906  On August - 05 francis Walder, [Francois Waldburger], Belgian author  

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 this day in history 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% on August - 05.  

1910  Jacquetta Hawker, English archaeologist/author (A Country) on August - 05.  

1910  Wojciech Gawronski, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.  

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 August - 05.  

1914  On August - 05 first traffic light installed in Cleveland Ohio  

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

1914  On August - 05 uSA declares itself neutral as Germany declares war on the Soviet Union  

1914  1st traffic light installed (Euclid Ave & E 105th St, Cleveland) on this day in history.  

1914  On this day in history anita Colby, Wash DC, model/actress (Pepsi Cola Playhouse)  

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

1916  George Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer, dies at 31 on August - 05.  

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 August - 05.  

1921  First radio baseball broadcast on this day in history.  

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 this day in history l. Tom Perry, LDS apostle  

1923  First American to swim the English Channel (Henry Sullivan) on August - 05.  

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 August - 05.  

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1301  On August - 05 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 August - 05 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  On this day in history birth of john Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized  

1607  Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer was born on August - 05.  

1623  On August - 05 birth of antonio Cesti, composer  

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

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

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

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 August - 05 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 August - 05.