Historical Events In August - 05

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

1925  On August - 05 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) on August - 05.   

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

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

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  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  Neil Armstrong, Ohio, X-15 pilot, 1st Moonwalker (Gemini 8, Apollo 11) on this day in history.   

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 August - 05.   

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 August - 05.   

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

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

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

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

1936  On August - 05 john Dancy, Jackson Tx, newscaster (Prime Time Sunday)   

1937  Ranger (US) beats Endeavour II (England) in 17th America's Cup on August - 05.   

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 August - 05.   

1939  On this day in history irene, Princess of Netherlands   

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

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

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

1943  Sammi Smith, singer on August - 05.   

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 August - 05.   

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1301  Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330) was born on August - 05.   

1397  Guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474) was born on this day in history.   

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

1540  Joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating was born on this day in history.   

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  Antonio Cesti, composer was born on August - 05.   

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

0882  On August - 05 death of king Louis III of France (b. 863)   

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

1157  On this day in history dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies   

1364  Death of Emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313) on August - 05.   

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 August - 05.   

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