Historical Events In August - 05

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  On this day in history poland loses one-third of her territory and half her population as she is partitioned among Russia, Austria, and Prussia.   

1772  On August - 05 1st partition of Poland, between Austria, Prussia & Russia   

1775  On this day in history first Spanish ship, San Carlos, enters Sab Francisco Bay   

1775  1st Spanish ship, San Carlos, enters SF Bay on August - 05.   

1778  Thomas Linley, composer, dies at 22 on August - 05.   

1781  Battle at Doggers Bank: Dutch fleet vs English fleet on this day in history.   

1792  On this day in history frederick 7th baron North, English premier (1770-82), dies at 60   

1797  Friedrich August Kummer, composer on August - 05.   

1802  On this day in history niels H Abel, Norwegian mathematician (Abel's Comparisons)   

1812  On August - 05 war of 1812: Tecumseh's Native American force ambushes Thomas Van Horne's 200 Americans at Brownstone Creek, causing them to flee and retreat.   

1813  On August - 05 carnot Posey, Confederate brig-general   

1815  Edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica) on this day in history.   

1822  On August - 05 johann Georg Herzog, composer   

1827  Deodoro da Fonseca, first President of Brazil (d.1892) on August - 05.   

1828  Giovanni Rossi, composer on August - 05.   

1829  On August - 05 heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer   

1830  On this day in history james A Healy, 1st black bishop in America   

1830  On this day in history karl Friedrich Horn, composer, dies at 68   

1834  Gijsbert K van Hogendorp, Dutch min of Foreign affairs, dies at 71 on August - 05.   

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  Oregon country divided between US & Britain at 49th parallel on August - 05.   

1850  On this day in history australia Government Act grants representative governments to South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria, which is separated from New South Wales.   

1850  Anton Simon, composer on August - 05.   

1852  Frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech slavist/poet, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1856  On August - 05 rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61   

1858  On August - 05 first transatlantic telegraph cable laid   

1858  Cyrus W Field completes 1st transatlantic telegraph cable on August - 05.   

1860  On this day in history carl IV of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim.   

1860  Joseph Carey Merrick, "Elephant Man" on August - 05.   

1861  On this day in history uS Army abolishes flogging   

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1301  On August - 05 birth of edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330)   

1397  Guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474) was born on August - 05.   

1461  On this day in history birth of alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506)   

1540  On August - 05 birth of joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating   

1604  John Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized was born on August - 05.   

1607  On August - 05 birth of philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer   

1623  On this day in history birth of antonio Cesti, composer   

1624  William, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America was born on this day in history.   

0882  Death of King Louis III of France (b. 863) on this day in history.   

1063  Death of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd on this day in history.   

1157  Dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies on August - 05.   

1364  Death of Emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313) on August - 05.   

1572  On August - 05 death of isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534)   

1579  On August - 05 death of stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504)   

1610  Death of Alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile on August - 05.   

1644  On August - 05 j Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61