Page 3: Historical Events In August - 07

1882  On this day in history hatfields of south WV & McCoys of east Ky feud, 100 wounded or die   

1883  On this day in history j Ringelnatz, writer   

1884  Germany annexes Angra Pequena (Southwest-Africa) on August - 07.   

1885  5 German warships anchor at Zanzibar on this day in history.   

1885  Billie Burke, Washington DC, actress (Glinda-Wizard of Oz) on August - 07.   

1885  Antony EJ Modderman, Dutch minister of Justice (1879-83), dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1886  Louis Hazeltine, inventor (neutrodyne circuit, making radio possible) on August - 07.   

1887  Jan HA Eman, Aruban politician on this day in history.   

1888  Patent for revolving door granted on this day in history.   

1888  Theophilus Van Kannel of Phila patents revolving door on August - 07.   

1893  53rd Congress (1893-95) convenes on August - 07.   

1893  Alfredo Catalani, composer, dies at 39 on August - 07.   

1895  On August - 07 edward Gill, baseball player   

1897  Franz J Weinrich, [Heinrich Lerse], German writer (Himmlisches) on this day in history.   

1899  Ricci Riano, England on August - 07.   

1900  On this day in history diamond workers in Amsterdam strike   

1900  On this day in history taylor Caldwell, novelist   

1903  On August - 07 the birth of Louis Leakey, British archaeologist   

1903  On August - 07 louis Leakey, anthropologist (1964 Richard Hooper Medal)   

1904  On August - 07 train derailed on bridge in Eden Colo during a flash flood, kills 96   

1904  Ralph J Bunche, founder/diplomat (UN) (Nobel 1950) on this day in history.   

1906  Gerhard Frommel, composer on August - 07.   

1907  On August - 07 walter Johnson wins 1st of his 416 wins, 7-2 over Cleveland   

1907  On August - 07 ben Carter, NYC, actor (Dark Alibi, Dressed to Kill)   

1909  On this day in history uS issues 1st Lincoln penny   

1911  On this day in history r Nicholas Ray, Galesville WI, director (Rebel Without a Cause)   

1912  On this day in history progressive (Bull Moose) Party nominates Theodore Roosevelt for pres   

1913  On August - 07 david Popper, composer, dies at 70   

1914  British Gloucester vs German Breslau/Goeben off Greece on this day in history.   

1914  Ted Moore, South Africa, cinematographer (James Bond) on this day in history.   

1914  On August - 07 b B (Bransby) Cooper, cricketer (Test for Australia), dies   

1915  On this day in history charge of Australian Light Horse Brigade at the Nek, Gallipoli   

1915  Crpl. Cyril Royston Guyton BASSETT, NZ Divisional Signals, NZ Engineers won the Victoria Cross at Chunuk Bair, on the Gallipoli Peninsula on this day in history.   

1915  On August - 07 assault up Russell's Top at Gallipolis, 232 Australians die   

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1282  Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316) was born on August - 07.   

1533  On August - 07 birth of alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, Basque soldier and poet (d. 1595)   

1560  On August - 07 birth of elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614)   

1574  Robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick, English writer (d. 1649) was born on August - 07.   

1598  Georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules) was born on August - 07.   

1726  On this day in history birth of james Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790)   

1742  Nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General was born on August - 07.   

1746  Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian was born on August - 07.   

0461  Death of Majorian, Roman Emperor (assassinated) (b. 420) on August - 07.   

0479  Death of Emperor YÅ«ryaku of Japan on August - 07.   

1033  On this day in history death of frederick II, duke of Upper Lorraine   

1106  On this day in history henry IV, Roman German king/emperor (1056/84-1105), dies at 54   

1485  On this day in history death of alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince   

1547  Cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies on August - 07.   

1609  On this day in history eustache du Caurroy, composer, dies at 60   

1613  On this day in history death of thomas Fleming, English judge (b. 1544)