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 August - 05.   

1772  Poland loses one-third of her territory and half her population as she is partitioned among Russia, Austria, and Prussia on this day in history.   

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

1775  First Spanish ship, San Carlos, enters Sab Francisco Bay on this day in history.   

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 August - 05 frederick 7th baron North, English premier (1770-82), dies at 60   

1797  On this day in history friedrich August Kummer, composer   

1802  On August - 05 niels H Abel, Norwegian mathematician (Abel's Comparisons)   

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 this day in history.   

1813  Carnot Posey, Confederate brig-general on this day in history.   

1815  Edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica) on August - 05.   

1822  Johann Georg Herzog, composer on this day in history.   

1827  Deodoro da Fonseca, first President of Brazil (d.1892) on this day in history.   

1828  On this day in history giovanni Rossi, composer   

1829  Heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer on this day in history.   

1830  James A Healy, 1st black bishop in America on August - 05.   

1830  Karl Friedrich Horn, composer, dies at 68 on August - 05.   

1834  Gijsbert K van Hogendorp, Dutch min of Foreign affairs, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1837  On this day in history 1st ascent of Mt Marcy (5,344') highest in Adirondack, NY   

1843  James Scott Skinner, composer on August - 05.   

1845  In Australia's worst shipping disaster, 407 die when the Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island on August - 05.   

1846  Oregon country divided between US & Britain at 49th parallel on August - 05.   

1850  Australia Government Act grants representative governments to South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria, which is separated from New South Wales on August - 05.   

1850  On this day in history 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 August - 05.   

1858  On August - 05 first transatlantic telegraph cable laid   

1858  On this day in history 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  Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330) was born on August - 05.   

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

1461  Alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506) was born on August - 05.   

1540  Joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating was born on this day in history.   

1604  On this day in history birth of john Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized   

1607  Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer was born on August - 05.   

1623  Antonio Cesti, composer was born on August - 05.   

1624  William, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America was born on August - 05.   

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

1063  On August - 05 death of gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd   

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

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

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

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  J Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61 on August - 05.