Historical Events In August - 05
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1749 On this day in history thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence)
1763 Pontiac's War: Battle of Bushy Run on this day in history.
1772 Poland loses one-third of her territory and half her population as she is partitioned among Russia, Austria, and Prussia on August - 05.
1772 1st partition of Poland, between Austria, Prussia & Russia on this day in history.
1775 First Spanish ship, San Carlos, enters Sab Francisco Bay on August - 05.
1775 1st Spanish ship, San Carlos, enters SF Bay on August - 05.
1778 On August - 05 thomas Linley, composer, dies at 22
1781 Battle at Doggers Bank: Dutch fleet vs English fleet on August - 05.
1792 On August - 05 frederick 7th baron North, English premier (1770-82), dies at 60
1797 Friedrich August Kummer, composer on this day in history.
1802 Niels H Abel, Norwegian mathematician (Abel's Comparisons) on this day in history.
1812 War of 1812: Tecumseh's Native American force ambushes Thomas Van Horne's 200 Americans at Brownstone Creek, causing them to flee and retreat on August - 05.
1813 Carnot Posey, Confederate brig-general on this day in history.
1815 On August - 05 edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica)
1822 On this day in history johann Georg Herzog, composer
1827 On August - 05 deodoro da Fonseca, first President of Brazil (d.1892)
1828 Giovanni Rossi, composer on this day in history.
1829 On August - 05 heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer
1830 James A Healy, 1st black bishop in America on this day in history.
1830 Karl Friedrich Horn, composer, dies at 68 on August - 05.
1834 On this day in history gijsbert K van Hogendorp, Dutch min of Foreign affairs, dies at 71
1837 On August - 05 1st ascent of Mt Marcy (5,344') highest in Adirondack, NY
1843 James Scott Skinner, composer on August - 05.
1845 On August - 05 in Australia's worst shipping disaster, 407 die when the Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island.
1846 On this day in history oregon country divided between US & Britain at 49th parallel
1850 On August - 05 australia Government Act grants representative governments to South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria, which is separated from New South Wales.
1850 On August - 05 anton Simon, composer
1852 Frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech slavist/poet, dies at 53 on August - 05.
1856 Rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.
1858 First transatlantic telegraph cable laid on August - 05.
1858 On August - 05 cyrus W Field completes 1st transatlantic telegraph cable
1860 On this day in history carl IV of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim.
1860 On August - 05 joseph Carey Merrick, "Elephant Man"
1861 US Army abolishes flogging on August - 05.
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