Historical Events In August - 05

1924  Comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," by Harold Gray, debuts on August - 05.   

1925  Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language, which is in danger of dying out on August - 05.   

1925  On August - 05 cor Witschge, Dutch actor (Pipo the Clown)   

1926  Houdini stays in a coffin under water for over 1 hour on this day in history.   

1926  1st talkie movie "Don Juan" at Warner Theatre, NY on this day in history.   

1926  Betsy Jolas, composer on this day in history.   

1927  On August - 05 phillies Cy Williams hits for cycle in just 4 at bats   

1927  Gunnar Bucht, composer on August - 05.   

1927  Tom Groube, cricketer (Test for Australia 1880), dies on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history the birth of Neil Armstrong, First man on the Moon   

1930  On August - 05 neil Armstrong, Ohio, X-15 pilot, 1st Moonwalker (Gemini 8, Apollo 11)   

1931  On this day in history det Tiger Tommy Bridges perfect game is broken up with 2 outs in 9th   

1931  On this day in history ullrich Haupt, actor (Morocco, Du Barry-Woman of Passion), dies at 43   

1932  Sister Vince Otto, mental health activist on August - 05.   

1932  On August - 05 israel Querido, writer (Jordan), dies   

1933  On August - 05 joan Weldon, SF, actress (So This is Love, Them)   

1934  Vern Gosdin, Woodland Al, country singer (Set 'em Up Joe) on August - 05.   

1934  Neville Quinn, cricketer (12 Tests for S Africa), dies at 26 on August - 05.   

1935  John McCartan, St Paul Minn, ice hockey player (Oly-gold-60) on this day in history.   

1936  At Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens wins his 3rd Olympic medal on this day in history.   

1936  John Dancy, Jackson Tx, newscaster (Prime Time Sunday) on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history ranger (US) beats Endeavour II (England) in 17th America's Cup   

1938  On August - 05 33rd Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Philadelphia (3-2)   

1938  Hayes Wendell Jones, Sturksville Mich, 110m hurdler (Oly-gold-1964) on August - 05.   

1939  Irene, Princess of Netherlands on August - 05.   

1940  On this day in history "Acquaintance" blows-up Zandvoortse synagouge   

1940  On this day in history frederick A Cook, US, explorer (North Pole), dies at 75   

1941  On this day in history leonid Denissovich Kizim, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz T-3, T-10, T-15)   

1942  On August - 05 british govt cancels agreement of Munich   

1942  Rick Huxley, guitarist (Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over) on August - 05.   

1943  On this day in history sicily: 3 US A-36's bomb British headquarter   

1943  On this day in history sammi Smith, singer   

1943  On August - 05 adam Kuckhoff, writer, dies at 55   

1944  On August - 05 mass break out of Japanese prisoners of war from Cowra Camp, NSW   

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1301  On this day in history 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 August - 05 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 this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history death of gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd   

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

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

1572  Death of Isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534) on August - 05.   

1579  Death of Stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504) on August - 05.   

1610  Death of Alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile on this day in history.   

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