Page 5: Historical Events In August - 05

1924  On August - 05 comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," by Harold Gray, debuts   

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

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

1926  On August - 05 houdini stays in a coffin under water for over 1 hour   

1926  1st talkie movie "Don Juan" at Warner Theatre, NY on this day in history.   

1926  On August - 05 betsy Jolas, composer   

1927  On August - 05 phillies Cy Williams hits for cycle in just 4 at bats   

1927  Gunnar Bucht, composer on this day in history.   

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

1930  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history sister Vince Otto, mental health activist   

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

1933  On August - 05 joan Weldon, SF, actress (So This is Love, Them)   

1934  Vern Gosdin, Woodland Al, country singer (Set 'em Up Joe) on August - 05.   

1934  On August - 05 neville Quinn, cricketer (12 Tests for S Africa), dies at 26   

1935  John McCartan, St Paul Minn, ice hockey player (Oly-gold-60) on August - 05.   

1936  At Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens wins his 3rd Olympic medal on August - 05.   

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

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

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

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

1939  Irene, Princess of Netherlands on August - 05.   

1940  "Acquaintance" blows-up Zandvoortse synagouge on August - 05.   

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 August - 05.   

1942  British govt cancels agreement of Munich on this day in history.   

1942  On August - 05 rick Huxley, guitarist (Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over)   

1943  On August - 05 sicily: 3 US A-36's bomb British headquarter   

1943  On this day in history 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  Guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474) was born on August - 05.   

1461  Alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506) was born on this day in history.   

1540  On this day in history 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 August - 05.   

1623  On August - 05 birth of antonio Cesti, composer   

1624  On this day in history 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 August - 05.   

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

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

1572  On August - 05 death of isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534)   

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 August - 05.   

1644  On August - 05 j Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61