Page 5: Historical Events In August - 05

1924  Comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," by Harold Gray, debuts   

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

1925  Cor Witschge, Dutch actor (Pipo the Clown)   

1926  Houdini stays in a coffin under water for over 1 hour.   

1926  1st talkie movie "Don Juan" at Warner Theatre, NY   

1926  Betsy Jolas, composer.   

1927  Phillies Cy Williams hits for cycle in just 4 at bats.   

1927  Gunnar Bucht, composer.   

1927  Tom Groube, cricketer (Test for Australia 1880), dies   

1930  Neil Armstrong, inaugural man on the Moon is born.   

1930  Neil Armstrong, Ohio, X-15 pilot, 1st Moonwalker (Gemini 8, Apollo 11).   

1931  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.   

1932  Sister Vince Otto, mental health activist   

1932  Israel Querido, writer (Jordan), dies.   

1933  Joan Weldon, SF, actress (So This is Love, Them).   

1934  Vern Gosdin, Woodland Al, country singer (Set 'em Up Joe)   

1934  Neville Quinn, cricketer (12 Tests for S Africa), dies at 26   

1935  John McCartan, St Paul Minn, ice hockey player (Oly-gold-60)   

1936  In this year, At Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens claims his 3rd Olympic medal   

1936  John Dancy, Jackson Tx, newscaster (Prime Time Sunday)   

1937  Ranger (US) beats Endeavour II (England) in 17th America's Cup   

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

1938  Hayes Wendell Jones, Sturksville Mich, 110m hurdler (Oly-gold-1964)   

1939  Irene, Princess of Netherlands   

1940  "Acquaintance" blows-up Zandvoortse synagouge.   

1940  Frederick A Cook, US, explorer (North Pole), dies at 75.   

1941  Leonid Denissovich Kizim, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz T-3, T-10, T-15).   

1942  British govt cancels agreement of Munich   

1942  Rick Huxley, guitarist (Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over)   

1943  Sicily: 3 US A-36's bomb British headquarter   

1943  Sammi Smith, singer.   

1943  Adam Kuckhoff, writer, dies at 55.   

1944  Mass break out of Japanese prisoners of war from Cowra Camp, NSW   

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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  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  J henry alting: Theologist (statenvertaling),