Historical Events In August - 05

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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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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1607  On this day in history birth of philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer   

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

1624  On August - 05 birth of william, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America   

0882  On this day in history death of king Louis III of France (b. 863)   

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

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

1364  On August - 05 death of emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313)   

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

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

1610  On this day in history death of alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile   

1644  J Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61 on August - 05.