Historical Events In August - 05
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1901 On August - 05 peter O'Connor of Ireland, sets then long jump record at 24' 11 3/4"
1901 On August - 05 juan Carlos Paz, composer
1901 On August - 05 victoria, Emperor of Germany/Queen of Prussia, dies at 60
1904 Kenneth Thimann, botanist on this day in history.
1905 On August - 05 norway cuts diplomatic ties with Sweden
1906 The birth of John Huston, American film director on August - 05.
1906 Francis Walder, [Francois Waldburger], Belgian author on this day in history.
1907 Ernestine "Tiny" Davis, jazz vocalist/trumpeter on this day in history.
1907 On this day in history gentil T Antheunis, Flemish poet/music/composer, dies at 66
1908 On August - 05 harold Holt, PM of Australia (1966-67); supported US in Vietnam
1909 Canadian Pacific completes the Kicking Horse grade relocation on the main line between Hector and Field, B.C. by substituting two spiral tunnels and lengthened line on a grade of 2.2% compensated, for the old "Big Hill" straight grade of 4.5% on this day in history.
1910 Jacquetta Hawker, English archaeologist/author (A Country) on this day in history.
1910 Wojciech Gawronski, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.
1911 On August - 05 robert Taylor, Filley Neb, actor (Death Valley Days)
1912 Japan's first taxicab service begins in Ginza, Tokyo on August - 05.
1913 On this day in history nelly Aenders, [Petronella Meyer], Dutch actress (Spanish Fly)
1914 First German vessel captured in Australian waters in Port Phillip Bay on this day in history.
1914 On August - 05 first traffic light installed in Cleveland Ohio
1914 On August - 05 uS, Nicaragua sign treaty granting canal rights to US
1914 USA declares itself neutral as Germany declares war on the Soviet Union on August - 05.
1914 On August - 05 1st traffic light installed (Euclid Ave & E 105th St, Cleveland)
1914 On August - 05 anita Colby, Wash DC, model/actress (Pepsi Cola Playhouse)
1915 On August - 05 german troops over run Warsaw
1916 George Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer, dies at 31 on this day in history.
1917 British troops attack canal of Ypres in Boesinghe Belgium on this day in history.
1920 On August - 05 g V [Sonny] Montgomery, (Rep-D-Mississippi, 1967- )
1921 First radio baseball broadcast on this day in history.
1921 1st radio baseball broadcast Pirates-8, Phillies-0 (KDKA, Pitts) on August - 05.
1921 On August - 05 nazar Mohammad, cricketer (Mudassar's pop, Pakistan's 1st centurion)
1922 L. Tom Perry, LDS apostle on August - 05.
1923 On this day in history first American to swim the English Channel (Henry Sullivan)
1923 On August - 05 1st American to swim English Channel (Henry Sullivan)
1923 On August - 05 richard Kleindienst, attorney general (1972)
1924 On August - 05 comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," first shown
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