Page 5: Historical Events In August - 05

1924  Comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," by Harold Gray, debuts on this day in history.   

1925  Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language, which is in danger of dying out on August - 05.   

1925  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1926  Betsy Jolas, composer on August - 05.   

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

1927  On this day in history gunnar Bucht, composer   

1927  On this day in history tom Groube, cricketer (Test for Australia 1880), dies   

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  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  On this day in history joan Weldon, SF, actress (So This is Love, Them)   

1934  On August - 05 vern Gosdin, Woodland Al, country singer (Set 'em Up Joe)   

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  On August - 05 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  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 this day in history.   

1939  Irene, Princess of Netherlands on this day in history.   

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

1940  On August - 05 frederick A Cook, US, explorer (North Pole), dies at 75   

1941  On August - 05 leonid Denissovich Kizim, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz T-3, T-10, T-15)   

1942  British govt cancels agreement of Munich on August - 05.   

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 this day in history.   

1943  Sammi Smith, singer on this day in history.   

1943  On August - 05 adam Kuckhoff, writer, dies at 55   

1944  On this day in history 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 (d. 1330) was born on August - 05.   

1397  On this day in history birth of guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474)   

1461  On this day in history birth of alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506)   

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 August - 05.   

1607  On August - 05 birth of philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer   

1623  Antonio Cesti, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1572  Death of Isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534) on August - 05.   

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 August - 05.