Page 4: Historical Events In August - 08

1896  Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Wash DC, writer (Yearling).   

1897  Jacob Burckhardt, Swiss cultural historian, dies at 79   

1898  Paul Belmondo, French sculptor (Bathing Woman, Orleans).   

1900  NSW and Victorian Contingent departs Sydney for the Boxer Rebellion in China   

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

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

1901  Ernest Lawrence, US physicist is born.   

1901  Ernest O Lawrence, Canton SC, inventor (Cyclotron-Nobel 1939)   

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

1902  Paul A M Dirac, England, physicist (quantum mechanics, Nobel 1933)   

1902  Jean Y Y Tissot, French painter/illustrator, dies.   

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

1903  August Cool, Belgian union leader/minister of state.   

1904  Istvan Szelenyi, composer.   

1905  Andre Jolivet, Paris France, composer (L'Eunuque).   

1906  Andre Demedts, Flemish writer (Rainfall of the Days)   

1907  Benny Carter, NYC, musician/composer (Easy Money, King Carter).   

1908  Arthur J Goldberg, Ill, UN ambassador/Supreme Court justice (1962-65)   

1908  Joseph [Maria] Olbrich, architect (Wiener Sezession), dies at 40.   

1909  R S Falkiner of Moonbria sheep station in NSW demonstrates inaugural electric sheep-shears   

1909  Bill Voce, cricketer (England left-arm bodyline bowler)   

1910  The US Army installs the inaugural tricycle landing gear on the Army's Wright Flyer.   

1910  Francisco Brochado Da Rocha, PM of Brazil (1962)   

1911  The millionth patent is filed in the United States Patent Office by Francis Holton for a tubeless vehicle tire   

1911  Rosetta LeNoire, NYC, actor (Grandma Winslow-Family Matters)   

1912  Daniel Mann, Brooklyn, director (Willard, Butterfield 8).   

1913  Richard Corfields "Camel Corps" opens "Mad Mullah" in Burao Somalia   

1913  Axel Stordahl, Staten Island NY, orch leader (Frank Sinatra Show).   

1914  3rd pole expedition Ernest Shackleton "Endurance".   

1914  Arthur Holt, politician.   

1915  Battle for Sari Bair.   

1916  Battle for Mouquet Farm.   

1916  A's set AL record with 19th consecutive loss on road   

1918  Battle for Amiens begins   

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1079  Emperor Horikawa of Japan (d. 1107) was born on this day in history.   

1518  Conrad Lycosthenes, French-born German humanist and encyclopedist (d. 1561) was born on this day in history.   

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

1586  On this day in history birth of adolf, earl of Nassau-Siegen   

1605  On August - 08 birth of cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, British colonial Governor of Maryland (d. 1675)   

1617  Adriaan W "Joris" van Geel, Flemish missionary (Bantu Dictionary) was born on August - 08.   

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 August - 08.   

0117  Mark Ulpius Trajanus, adopted son of emperor Nerva/emperor, dies on this day in history.   

0869  On this day in history lotharius II, King of Middle-France (Lotharingen) (855-869), dies   

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

1506  Sesshu Toyo, Zen monk/painter, dies in Yamaguchi Japan at 86 on this day in history.   

1553  On this day in history death of girolamo Fracastoro, Italian physician (b. 1478)   

1555  Death of Oronce Finé, French mathematician (b. 1494) on August - 08.   

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

1604  Death of Horio Tadauji, Japanese warlord (b. 1578) on August - 08.