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  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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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 this day in history.   

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

1540  Joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating was born on August - 05.   

1604  On August - 05 birth of john Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized   

1607  Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer was born on this day in history.   

1623  On August - 05 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  On this day in history death of gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd   

1157  On August - 05 dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies   

1364  On this day in history death of emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313)   

1572  Death of Isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534) on this day in history.   

1579  Death of Stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504) on this day in history.   

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

1644  J Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61 on this day in history.