Page 5: Historical Events In August - 08

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

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

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

1920  Tigers beat Yanks 1-0 in shortest AL game, 73 minutes on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history don Cook, foreign Correspondent   

1921  Roger Nixon, composer on August - 08.   

1921  On this day in history juhani Aho, Fins journalist/writer (Panu, Tuomio), dies at 59   

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

1922  Michael Parkin, journalist on this day in history.   

1923  On August - 08 esther Williams, Inglewood Cal, actress/swimmer (Dangerous when Wet)   

1924  British-Russian trade agreement signed on August - 08.   

1924  Thomas Beversdorf, composer on August - 08.   

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

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

1926  On this day in history richard Anderson, Long Beach NJ, actor (Oscar Goldman-6 Million $ Man)   

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

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

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

1929  Salem Oregon airport dedicated on this day in history.   

1929  On August - 08 1st airship flight around Earth flying eastward begins   

1930  On August - 08 st Louis Cards are 12 games back in NL, & go on to win pennant   

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

1934  On August - 08 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  Bonneville Dam on Columbia River begins producing power on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history 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  Battle of Britain on August - 08.   

1940  On this day in history battle of Britain began as Germany launches air attacks   

1940  31 German aircrafts shot down over England on August - 08.   

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1079  On this day in history birth of emperor Horikawa of Japan (d. 1107)   

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 August - 08.   

1586  On August - 08 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  On this day in history birth of adriaan W "Joris" van Geel, Flemish missionary (Bantu Dictionary)   

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

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

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

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

1588  On this day in history death of alonso Sánchez Coello, Spanish painter   

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