Page 5: 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  On this day in history 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 August - 05.   

1926  On this day in history betsy Jolas, composer   

1927  Phillies Cy Williams hits for cycle in just 4 at bats on August - 05.   

1927  Gunnar Bucht, composer on August - 05.   

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

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

1930  On this day in history 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  On August - 05 sister Vince Otto, mental health activist   

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 August - 05 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  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  On this day in history hayes Wendell Jones, Sturksville Mich, 110m hurdler (Oly-gold-1964)   

1939  Irene, Princess of Netherlands on August - 05.   

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

1940  On this day in history 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  On August - 05 british govt cancels agreement of Munich   

1942  Rick Huxley, guitarist (Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over) on August - 05.   

1943  Sicily: 3 US A-36's bomb British headquarter on this day in history.   

1943  On August - 05 sammi Smith, singer   

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  On August - 05 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 this day in history birth of joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating   

1604  John Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized was born on this day in history.   

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

1623  On this day in history birth of antonio Cesti, composer   

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 August - 05.   

1157  On August - 05 dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies   

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

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