Page 4: Historical Events In August - 12

1876  Mary Roberts Rinehart, mystery writer (Miss Pinkerton).   

1877  Thomas Edison invents the Edisonphone, a sound recording device.   

1877  Thomas Edison invents Edisonphone, a sound recording device   

1877  James Drummond, historical painter, dies   

1879  inaugural National Archery Association tournament (Chicago).   

1879  1st National Archery Association tournament (Chicago)   

1880  Christy Mathewson, HOF baseball pitcher (Won 37 in 1908).   

1881  Cecil B. De Mille, Hollywood producer/director is born.   

1881  Cecil B deMille, Mass, directed God (10 Commandments, Cleopatra)   

1882  Great Western Railway, controlling 1009 miles of track is merged into the Grand Trunk System   

1883  The last quagga dies at the Artis Magistra zoo in Amsterdam   

1883  Jan Schouten, Dutch co-founder (Daily Trouw)/chairman (ARP).   

1883  Last Quagga, zebra with less slashes (in Artis), dies   

1884  Bill Murdoch scores 1st Test Cricket double-century, 211 at The Oval   

1884  Frank Arthur Swinnerton, England, novelist (Summer Storm, Sanctuary).   

1885  Alexander Albrecht, composer.   

1885  Georg Curtius, German classical/linguist/philologist, dies at 65.   

1886  W G Grace made his highest Test Cricket score, v Aust, The Oval   

1887  Thomas Edison makes the inaugural sound recording.   

1888  Bertha, wife of inventor Karl Benz, makes inaugural motor tour   

1888  Bertha, wife of inventor Karl Benz, makes 1st motor tour   

1888  Marion Lorne, Phila, actress (Strangers on a Train, Girl Rush)   

1890  Al Goodman, Nikopol Russia, orch leader (NBC Comedy Hour)   

1891  James Russell Lowell, poet/critic/diplomat, dies.   

1893  Howard Smith, Attleboro Mass, actor (Harvey Griffin-Hazel).   

1896  Gold discovered at Klondike River at Dawson.   

1896  Thomas Chamberlain, officer of the 20th Maine at the Battle of Gettysburg.   

1897  British naval authorities grant US Navy permission to put battleship 'Indiana' in drydock in Halifax, Nova Scotia   

1897  Manuel Blancafort, composer.   

1898  Hawaii formally annexed to US.   

1898  Peace protocol ends Spanish-American War, signed   

1898  Oscar Homolka, Vienna Austria, actor (I Remember Mama).   

1899  Alfred Kantorowicz, German historian (Spanish Diary)   

1900  Jose Ignacio Prieto Arrizubieta, composer.   

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1503  Christian iii: King of denmark/norway (1534-59)   

1566  Isabella ce: Infante of spain/governess of the netherlands   

1592  Willem earl of nassau-siegen: Dutch gov (fort emmerik/heusden)   

1604  Tokugawa iemitsu: Japanese shogun   

1620  Pieter cuypers: S neth lawyer   

1626  Giovanni legrenzi: Composer   

1629  Tsar alexei i of russia: Tsar alexei i of russia (d. 1676)   

1644  Georg christoph leuttner: Composer   

0030  Death of Cleopatra vii thea philopator: Cleopatra vii thea philopator (b. 69 bc)   

0875  Death of Louis ii: King of italy/emperor of france,   

1158  Death of Anselmus van havelberg: Brandenburg bshp of havelberg (1129-55),   

1350  Death of Philip vi: King of france,   

1424  Death of Yongle: Emperor of china (b. 1360)   

1484  Death of Sixtus iv: [francesco della rovere], pope (1471-84),   

1546  Death of Francisco de vitoria: Spanish theology/lawyer,   

1577  Death of Thomas smith: English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513)