Page 4: Historical Events In August - 08

1896  On August - 08 marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Wash DC, writer (Yearling)   

1897  Jacob Burckhardt, Swiss cultural historian, dies at 79 on August - 08.   

1898  Paul Belmondo, French sculptor (Bathing Woman, Orleans) on this day in history.   

1900  NSW and Victorian Contingent departs Sydney for the Boxer Rebellion in China on this day in history.   

1900  On August - 08 1st Davis Cup tennis competition, named after Dwight Filley Davis, began at Longwood Cricket Club in Mass, & won by US 2 days later   

1900  Josephine Holt Bay, 1st woman to head a firm on NY stock exchange on August - 08.   

1901  The birth of Ernest Lawrence, US physicist on August - 08.   

1901  On August - 08 ernest O Lawrence, Canton SC, inventor (Cyclotron-Nobel 1939)   

1902  On August - 08 2nd Davis Cup: USA beats British Isles in New York (3-2)   

1902  On August - 08 paul A M Dirac, England, physicist (quantum mechanics, Nobel 1933)   

1902  Jean Y Y Tissot, French painter/illustrator, dies on this day in history.   

1903  3rd Davis Cup: British Isles beats USA in Boston (4-1) on August - 08.   

1903  August Cool, Belgian union leader/minister of state on this day in history.   

1904  Istvan Szelenyi, composer on August - 08.   

1905  On August - 08 andre Jolivet, Paris France, composer (L'Eunuque)   

1906  Andre Demedts, Flemish writer (Rainfall of the Days) on this day in history.   

1907  Benny Carter, NYC, musician/composer (Easy Money, King Carter) on August - 08.   

1908  Arthur J Goldberg, Ill, UN ambassador/Supreme Court justice (1962-65) on this day in history.   

1908  On August - 08 joseph [Maria] Olbrich, architect (Wiener Sezession), dies at 40   

1909  R S Falkiner of Moonbria sheep station in NSW demonstrates first electric sheep-shears on August - 08.   

1909  On this day in history bill Voce, cricketer (England left-arm bodyline bowler)   

1910  The US Army installs the first tricycle landing gear on the Army's Wright Flyer on August - 08.   

1910  Francisco Brochado Da Rocha, PM of Brazil (1962) on this day in history.   

1911  On August - 08 the millionth patent is filed in the United States Patent Office by Francis Holton for a tubeless vehicle tire.   

1911  On this day in history rosetta LeNoire, NYC, actor (Grandma Winslow-Family Matters)   

1912  Daniel Mann, Brooklyn, director (Willard, Butterfield 8) on August - 08.   

1913  Richard Corfields "Camel Corps" opens "Mad Mullah" in Burao Somalia on August - 08.   

1913  On August - 08 axel Stordahl, Staten Island NY, orch leader (Frank Sinatra Show)   

1914  3rd pole expedition Ernest Shackleton "Endurance" on this day in history.   

1914  On August - 08 arthur Holt, politician   

1915  Battle for Sari Bair on this day in history.   

1916  On August - 08 battle for Mouquet Farm   

1916  A's set AL record with 19th consecutive loss on road on August - 08.   

1918  Battle for Amiens begins on this day in history.   

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1079  On August - 08 birth of emperor Horikawa of Japan (d. 1107)   

1518  On this day in history birth of conrad Lycosthenes, French-born German humanist and encyclopedist (d. 1561)   

1571  John Ward, composer was born on this day in history.   

1586  Adolf, earl of Nassau-Siegen was born on this day in history.   

1605  Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, British colonial Governor of Maryland (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1617  Adriaan W "Joris" van Geel, Flemish missionary (Bantu Dictionary) was born on this day in history.   

1646  Godfrey Kneller, German-born painter (d. 1723) was born on this day in history.   

1653  Jacques Basnage, French/Neth historian/vicar was born on this day in history.   

0117  On August - 08 mark Ulpius Trajanus, adopted son of emperor Nerva/emperor, dies   

0869  On August - 08 lotharius II, King of Middle-France (Lotharingen) (855-869), dies   

1445  On this day in history death of oswald von Wolkenstein, Austrian composer   

1506  On August - 08 sesshu Toyo, Zen monk/painter, dies in Yamaguchi Japan at 86   

1553  Death of Girolamo Fracastoro, Italian physician (b. 1478) on August - 08.   

1555  On August - 08 death of oronce Finé, French mathematician (b. 1494)   

1588  Death of Alonso Sánchez Coello, Spanish painter on this day in history.   

1604  On this day in history death of horio Tadauji, Japanese warlord (b. 1578)