Page 5: Historical Events In August - 08

1918  On August - 08 cpl. Herman J. Good (13th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Amiens, France   

1918  On August - 08 prv. John B. Cook (13th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Amiens, France   

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

1918  On August - 08 rory Calhoun, LA Calif, actor (Capitol, Motel Hell, Bill-Texan)   

1918  On August - 08 gertrude E Durden Rush, US composer/playwright, dies at 38   

1919  Treaty of Rawalpindi, British recognize Afghanistan's independence on August - 08.   

1919  On this day in history dino De Laurentiis, Torre Annunziata Italy, producer (King Kong)   

1920  On August - 08 tigers beat Yanks 1-0 in shortest AL game, 73 minutes   

1920  Don Cook, foreign Correspondent on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history roger Nixon, composer   

1921  Juhani Aho, Fins journalist/writer (Panu, Tuomio), dies at 59 on August - 08.   

1922  On this day in history italian general strike broken by fascist terror   

1922  Michael Parkin, journalist on August - 08.   

1923  Esther Williams, Inglewood Cal, actress/swimmer (Dangerous when Wet) on this day in history.   

1924  On August - 08 british-Russian trade agreement signed   

1924  On this day in history thomas Beversdorf, composer   

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

1925  Jack Stoddart, designer/socialist on this day in history.   

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

1927  Elis Juliana, Antillian writer/poet (Lady of the Night: A flower) on this day in history.   

1928  Stjepan Radic, founder/leader (Croatian Boer party), dies on this day in history.   

1929  German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight on August - 08.   

1929  On August - 08 salem Oregon airport dedicated   

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

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

1931  Wash Senator Bob Burke no-hits Boston Red Sox, 5-0 on August - 08.   

1934  Wilbert Robinson, baseball manager (Bkln Dodgers), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1937  On August - 08 the birth of Dustin Hoffman, American actor   

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

1940  On August - 08 battle of Britain   

1940  On this day in history 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 August - 08 birth of emperor Horikawa of Japan (d. 1107)   

1518  Conrad Lycosthenes, French-born German humanist and encyclopedist (d. 1561) was born on August - 08.   

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  Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, British colonial Governor of Maryland (d. 1675) was born on August - 08.   

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 August - 08.   

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

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

1506  Sesshu Toyo, Zen monk/painter, dies in Yamaguchi Japan at 86 on August - 08.   

1553  On August - 08 death of girolamo Fracastoro, Italian physician (b. 1478)   

1555  On this day in history death of oronce Finé, French mathematician (b. 1494)   

1588  On August - 08 death of alonso Sánchez Coello, Spanish painter   

1604  On August - 08 death of horio Tadauji, Japanese warlord (b. 1578)