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 this day in history.   

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

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 August - 05 tom Groube, cricketer (Test for Australia 1880), dies   

1930  On this day in history the birth of Neil Armstrong, First man on the Moon   

1930  Neil Armstrong, Ohio, X-15 pilot, 1st Moonwalker (Gemini 8, Apollo 11) on August - 05.   

1931  Det Tiger Tommy Bridges perfect game is broken up with 2 outs in 9th on August - 05.   

1931  Ullrich Haupt, actor (Morocco, Du Barry-Woman of Passion), dies at 43 on August - 05.   

1932  Sister Vince Otto, mental health activist on August - 05.   

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

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  On August - 05 john McCartan, St Paul Minn, ice hockey player (Oly-gold-60)   

1936  At Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens wins his 3rd Olympic medal on this day in history.   

1936  John Dancy, Jackson Tx, newscaster (Prime Time Sunday) on August - 05.   

1937  Ranger (US) beats Endeavour II (England) in 17th America's Cup on this day in history.   

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 August - 05.   

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

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

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  On August - 05 sammi Smith, singer   

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

1944  On August - 05 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 this day in history.   

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

1604  On this day in history birth of john Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized   

1607  Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer was born on August - 05.   

1623  Antonio Cesti, composer was born on August - 05.   

1624  On this day in history birth of william, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America   

0882  Death of King Louis III of France (b. 863) on August - 05.   

1063  On August - 05 death of gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd   

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

1364  On August - 05 death of emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313)   

1572  On this day in history death of isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534)   

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.