Page 4: Historical Events In August - 29

1896  Chop suey invented in NYC by chef of visiting Chinese Ambassador   

1896  The Chinese-American dish Chop Suey is invented by the personal chef to China's US Ambassador, while on a trip to New York City   

1898  The Goodyear tire company is founded   

1898  Preston Sturges, [Edmund P Biden], Chic, director (Sullivan's Travels).   

1899  George Macready, Providence RI, actor (Martin Peyton-Peyton Place)   

1900  Oscar Nitzchke, German architect (Alcoa building/Centre Pompidou).   

1903  Ernst Kreuder, writer.   

1904  Werner Forssman, German urologist (Nobel 1956).   

1904  Murad V, sultan of Turkey (1876), dies   

1905  Pierre de Brazza leaves Brazzaville   

1905  Lan Adomian, composer.   

1906  Bridge in St Lawrence Canada caves in; 70 die.   

1906  Lurene Tuttle, Pleasant Lake Ind, actress (Father of Bride, Julia).   

1907  The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers.   

1907  Joseph Wechsberg, Austria/US writer (Looking For a Bluebird).   

1908  NY gives a ticker tape parade to returning US Olympians from London   

1909  AH Latham of France sets world airplane altitude record of 155 m   

1909  World's inaugural air race held in Rheims France. Glenn Curtis (USA) claims.   

1909  Francis Henry Smith, librarian.   

1909  Emil C Hansen, Danish physiologist, dies.   

1910  Japan changes Korea's name to Chōsen and appoints a governor-general to rule its new colony   

1910  Robert Pineda-Duque, composer.   

1910  Allen Hill, cricket bowler (England, 2 Tests), dies.   

1911  Ishi, considered the last Native American to make contact with European Americans, emerges from the wilderness of northeastern California.   

1912  Barry Sullivan, NYC, actor (Duffy's Tavern, Man Called X, Tall Man).   

1913  Pieter Cort Van de Linden forms Dutch govt   

1913  Len Butterfield, cricketer (NZ all-rounder, Test).   

1914  Arizonan is inaugural vessel to arrive in SF via Panama Canal   

1914  4th day of Tannenberg: Russian Narev-army panics, Gen Martos caught   

1914  ... Machagovsky, Russian general (Tannenberg), dies in battle.   

1915  Ingrid Bergman, Swedish actress is born   

1915  Denys Hay, historian   

1916  Steamer 'Hsin Iu' sinks off China coast, 1000 drown.   

1916  Congress creates US Naval reserve   

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1387  Henry v: King of england (1413-22)/france (1416-19)   

1434  Janus pannonius: Hungarian poet/translator   

1476  Kano motonobu: Kyoto japan, co-founder (kano school of painting)   

1561  Bartholomeus pitiscus: German mathematician (trigonometry)   

1609  Sassoferrato: [giovanni b salvi], italian painter (madonna)   

1619  Jean-baptiste colbert: French minister of naval/baron   

1628  John granville: 1st earl of bath, english royalist statesman   

1632  John locke: England, empiricist philosopher; disproved substance   

0029  John the baptist: Beheaded   

0886  Basilius i: The macedonier, byzantine emperor (867-886),   

1093  Hugh i: Duke of burgundy (b. 1057)   

1123  King eystein i of norway: King eystein i of norway (b. ca. 1088)   

1395  Death of Duke albert iii of austria: Duke albert iii of austria (b. 1349)   

1442  Death of John vi: Duke of brittany (b. 1389)   

1523  Ulrich von hutten: German poet/humanist/patriot,   

1526  Louis ii: King of hungary/bohemia,