Page 5: Historical Events In August - 08

1918  Cpl. Herman J. Good (13th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Amiens, France on this day in history.   

1918  Prv. John B. Cook (13th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Amiens, France on this day in history.   

1918  Canada/Australian/British breakthrough with 600 tanks at Amiens on August - 08.   

1918  Rory Calhoun, LA Calif, actor (Capitol, Motel Hell, Bill-Texan) on this day in history.   

1918  Gertrude E Durden Rush, US composer/playwright, dies at 38 on August - 08.   

1919  On August - 08 treaty of Rawalpindi, British recognize Afghanistan's independence   

1919  Dino De Laurentiis, Torre Annunziata Italy, producer (King Kong) on August - 08.   

1920  Tigers beat Yanks 1-0 in shortest AL game, 73 minutes on August - 08.   

1920  Don Cook, foreign Correspondent on August - 08.   

1921  On August - 08 roger Nixon, composer   

1921  Juhani Aho, Fins journalist/writer (Panu, Tuomio), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1922  On August - 08 italian general strike broken by fascist terror   

1922  Michael Parkin, journalist on this day in history.   

1923  Esther Williams, Inglewood Cal, actress/swimmer (Dangerous when Wet) on August - 08.   

1924  British-Russian trade agreement signed on this day in history.   

1924  Thomas Beversdorf, composer on this day in history.   

1925  On this day in history 1st national march of Ku Klux Klan (200,000) in Washington, DC   

1925  Jack Stoddart, designer/socialist on August - 08.   

1926  Richard Anderson, Long Beach NJ, actor (Oscar Goldman-6 Million $ Man) on August - 08.   

1927  On August - 08 elis Juliana, Antillian writer/poet (Lady of the Night: A flower)   

1928  On August - 08 stjepan Radic, founder/leader (Croatian Boer party), dies   

1929  On this day in history german airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight   

1929  Salem Oregon airport dedicated on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history 1st airship flight around Earth flying eastward begins   

1930  On this day in history st Louis Cards are 12 games back in NL, & go on to win pennant   

1931  On August - 08 wash Senator Bob Burke no-hits Boston Red Sox, 5-0   

1934  On this day in history wilbert Robinson, baseball manager (Bkln Dodgers), dies   

1937  Berlin 115 demonstrators are arrested. Rev. Martin Niemoller is arrested and charged with having opposed Nazi restrictions on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history bonneville Dam on Columbia River begins producing power   

1937  The birth of Dustin Hoffman, American actor on this day in history.   

1937  Berlin: 115 demonstrators are arrested. Rev. Martin Niemoller is arrested and charged with having opposed Nazi restrictions on August - 08.   

1940  Battle of Britain on this day in history.   

1940  On August - 08 battle of Britain began as Germany launches air attacks   

1940  31 German aircrafts shot down over England on this day in history.   

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1079  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of john Ward, composer   

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 this day in history.   

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

1653  On August - 08 birth of jacques Basnage, French/Neth historian/vicar   

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

0869  Lotharius II, King of Middle-France (Lotharingen) (855-869), dies on this day in history.   

1445  Death of Oswald von Wolkenstein, Austrian composer on August - 08.   

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

1553  On August - 08 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 August - 08.   

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