Page 5: Historical Events In August - 06

1921  Ella Raines, Sinoqualmie Falls Wash, actress (Janice Dean RN).   

1922  Freddie Laker, CEO (Laker airlines).   

1923  Jack Parnell, London England, orch leader (Englebert Humperdick Show).   

1924  John Henry Roberts, composer, dies at 76.   

1925  Barbara Bates, Denver Colo, actress (Kathy-It's a Great Life)   

1926  Gertrude Ederle is recorded as becoming inaugural woman to swim the English Channel.   

1926  Warner Bros premiers Vitaphone sound-on-disc movie system   

1926  NY's Gertrude Ederle is recorded as becoming 1st woman to swim English Channel   

1926  Christa Reinig, writer   

1927  The third Toronto Union Station is opened officially by Edward, Prince of Wales. It was opened to the public on August 11, but passengers had to walk across to the old station tracks. The inaugural day on which trains used the new, elevated, tracks through the new station platform was January 31, 1930   

1927  Andy Warhol, McKeesport PA, artist/producer (Frankenstein, Bad).   

1928  Janice-Lee York Romary, Calif, fencer (Olympics-1948-68)   

1928  William Henry Grattan Flood, composer, dies at 68   

1930  Supreme Court Justice John Force Crater disappears in NYC.   

1934  US troops leave Haiti, which had been occupied since 1915.   

1935  Alexander Gustav Adolfovich Winkler, composer, dies at 70.   

1936  1st time in 20th century, 1st 2 batters in a game-Roy Johnson and Rabbit Warstler of Boston Bees-lead off with HRs   

1937  Franco-artillery fire on Madrid.   

1937  Annie E F Horniman, England, theater owner (Abbey Theatre), dies at 76   

1938  Warner Oland, actor (Werewolf of London, Jazz Singer), dies at 57.   

1939  1st broadcast of "Dinah Shore Show" on NBC-radio   

1940  Estonia is annexed into Soviet empire   

1941  Detroit pitcher Al Benton is 1st to collect 2 sacrifices in an inning.   

1942  -8] Riots by Dutch Jews   

1943  US 1st Infantry division occupies node Troina Sicily.   

1943  Tom Garrett, cricketer (last survivor of 1st Test in 1877), dies.   

1944  Deportation of 70000 jews from Lodz Poland to Auschwitz begins.   

1944  All 1200 Jewish death marchers from Lipcani Moldavia have died   

1945  Atomic bomb dropped Hiroshima.   

1945  Hiroshima Peace Day-atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima by "Enola Gay".   

1945  The inaugural atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima, an explosion equal to 20000 tons of TNT.   

1946  US officially submits to jurisdiction of World Court.   

1947  1st performance of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 8"   

1948  In this year, Bob Mathias, US, claims decathlon at London Olympics   

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1180  Emperor go-toba of japan: Emperor go-toba of japan (d. 1239)   

1504  Matthew "nosey" parker: Archbishop of canterbury   

1609  Richard bennett: British colonial governor of virginia   

1619  Barbara strozzi: Composer   

1638  Nicolas de malebranche: French philosopher   

1644  Francoise l de la baume le blanc: French mistress of louis xiv   

1651  Francois fenelon: France, writer (playing for time)   

1651  Johann michael zacher: Composer   

0258  Death of Sixtus ii: Bishop of rome (257-58), beheaded   

0523  Death of Hormisdas: Pope (514-23),   

0966  Death of Berengarius ii: Markgraaf of ivrea/king of italy (950-963)   

1162  Death of Ramon berenguer iv: Count of barcelona   

1195  Death of Henry de leeuw: Duke of saxon/bayern,   

1221  Dominicus: Italian religious order founder (dominicans)   

1272  Death of Stefanus v: Prince of transylvania/king of hungary (1270-72),   

1414  Death of King ladislas of naples: King ladislas of naples (b. 1377)