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  Juan Carlos Paz, composer on August - 05.   

1901  Victoria, Emperor of Germany/Queen of Prussia, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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  Francis Walder, [Francois Waldburger], Belgian author on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 August - 05 robert Taylor, Filley Neb, actor (Death Valley Days)   

1912  On August - 05 japan's first taxicab service begins in Ginza, Tokyo.   

1913  Nelly Aenders, [Petronella Meyer], Dutch actress (Spanish Fly) on this day in history.   

1914  First German vessel captured in Australian waters in Port Phillip Bay on this day in history.   

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

1914  US, Nicaragua sign treaty granting canal rights to US on this day in history.   

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 August - 05.   

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

1915  On August - 05 german troops over run Warsaw   

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  G V [Sonny] Montgomery, (Rep-D-Mississippi, 1967- ) on August - 05.   

1921  On this day in history first radio baseball broadcast   

1921  On this day in history 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 this day in history first American to swim the English Channel (Henry Sullivan)   

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

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

1924  On August - 05 comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," first shown   

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1301  On August - 05 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 this day in history.   

1461  On this day in history birth of alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506)   

1540  On this day in history birth of joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating   

1604  On August - 05 birth of john Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized   

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

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

1624  On this day in history birth of william, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America   

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

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

1157  Dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

1364  Death of Emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313) on this day in history.   

1572  Death of Isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534) on this day in history.   

1579  On August - 05 death of stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504)   

1610  Death of Alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile on this day in history.   

1644  On this day in history j Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61