Page 5: Historical Events In August - 05

1924  Comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," by Harold Gray, debuts on August - 05.   

1925  Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language, which is in danger of dying out on this day in history.   

1925  On August - 05 cor Witschge, Dutch actor (Pipo the Clown)   

1926  On this day in history houdini stays in a coffin under water for over 1 hour   

1926  1st talkie movie "Don Juan" at Warner Theatre, NY on August - 05.   

1926  On August - 05 betsy Jolas, composer   

1927  Phillies Cy Williams hits for cycle in just 4 at bats on this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history gunnar Bucht, composer   

1927  On August - 05 tom Groube, cricketer (Test for Australia 1880), dies   

1930  On August - 05 the birth of Neil Armstrong, First man on the Moon   

1930  On this day in history neil Armstrong, Ohio, X-15 pilot, 1st Moonwalker (Gemini 8, Apollo 11)   

1931  On this day in history det Tiger Tommy Bridges perfect game is broken up with 2 outs in 9th   

1931  Ullrich Haupt, actor (Morocco, Du Barry-Woman of Passion), dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1932  Sister Vince Otto, mental health activist on this day in history.   

1932  On August - 05 israel Querido, writer (Jordan), dies   

1933  Joan Weldon, SF, actress (So This is Love, Them) on this day in history.   

1934  Vern Gosdin, Woodland Al, country singer (Set 'em Up Joe) on this day in history.   

1934  On this day in history neville Quinn, cricketer (12 Tests for S Africa), dies at 26   

1935  On August - 05 john McCartan, St Paul Minn, ice hockey player (Oly-gold-60)   

1936  On this day in history at Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens wins his 3rd Olympic medal   

1936  John Dancy, Jackson Tx, newscaster (Prime Time Sunday) on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history ranger (US) beats Endeavour II (England) in 17th America's Cup   

1938  On this day in history 33rd Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Philadelphia (3-2)   

1938  On this day in history hayes Wendell Jones, Sturksville Mich, 110m hurdler (Oly-gold-1964)   

1939  On this day in history irene, Princess of Netherlands   

1940  On this day in history "Acquaintance" blows-up Zandvoortse synagouge   

1940  Frederick A Cook, US, explorer (North Pole), dies at 75 on August - 05.   

1941  Leonid Denissovich Kizim, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz T-3, T-10, T-15) on this day in history.   

1942  On August - 05 british govt cancels agreement of Munich   

1942  Rick Huxley, guitarist (Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over) on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history sicily: 3 US A-36's bomb British headquarter   

1943  Sammi Smith, singer on this day in history.   

1943  Adam Kuckhoff, writer, dies at 55 on August - 05.   

1944  Mass break out of Japanese prisoners of war from Cowra Camp, NSW on this day in history.   

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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  Alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506) was born on August - 05.   

1540  Joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating was born on August - 05.   

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of king Louis III of France (b. 863)   

1063  On August - 05 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 this day in history.   

1579  Death of Stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504) on this day in history.   

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

1644  J Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61 on this day in history.