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  Cor Witschge, Dutch actor (Pipo the Clown) on this day in history.  

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  Betsy Jolas, composer on August - 05.  

1927  On this day in history phillies Cy Williams hits for cycle in just 4 at bats  

1927  Gunnar Bucht, composer on August - 05.  

1927  Tom Groube, cricketer (Test for Australia 1880), dies on August - 05.  

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

1930  On August - 05 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

1932  Israel Querido, writer (Jordan), dies on August - 05.  

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

1934  On this day in history vern Gosdin, Woodland Al, country singer (Set 'em Up Joe)  

1934  Neville Quinn, cricketer (12 Tests for S Africa), dies at 26 on this day in history.  

1935  John McCartan, St Paul Minn, ice hockey player (Oly-gold-60) on this day in history.  

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

1936  On this day in history john Dancy, Jackson Tx, newscaster (Prime Time Sunday)  

1937  On August - 05 ranger (US) beats Endeavour II (England) in 17th America's Cup  

1938  33rd Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Philadelphia (3-2) on August - 05.  

1938  Hayes Wendell Jones, Sturksville Mich, 110m hurdler (Oly-gold-1964) on this day in history.  

1939  On this day in history irene, Princess of Netherlands  

1940  On August - 05 "Acquaintance" blows-up Zandvoortse synagouge  

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

1941  On this day in history leonid Denissovich Kizim, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz T-3, T-10, T-15)  

1942  On August - 05 british govt cancels agreement of Munich  

1942  On this day in history rick Huxley, guitarist (Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over)  

1943  Sicily: 3 US A-36's bomb British headquarter on August - 05.  

1943  On August - 05 sammi Smith, singer  

1943  On this day in history adam Kuckhoff, writer, dies at 55  

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

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1301  On this day in history birth of edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330)  

1397  On August - 05 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  On August - 05 birth of joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating  

1604  John Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized was born on August - 05.  

1607  Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer was born on this day in history.  

1623  On August - 05 birth of antonio Cesti, composer  

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

0882  On this day in history death of king Louis III of France (b. 863)  

1063  Death of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd on this day in history.  

1157  Dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies on August - 05.  

1364  On this day in history 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 August - 05.  

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.