Historical Events In August - 08

1918  Cpl. Herman J. Good (13th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Amiens, France on this day in history.   

1918  Prv. John B. Cook (13th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Amiens, France on this day in history.   

1918  Canada/Australian/British breakthrough with 600 tanks at Amiens on this day in history.   

1918  Rory Calhoun, LA Calif, actor (Capitol, Motel Hell, Bill-Texan) on August - 08.   

1918  Gertrude E Durden Rush, US composer/playwright, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history treaty of Rawalpindi, British recognize Afghanistan's independence   

1919  On this day in history dino De Laurentiis, Torre Annunziata Italy, producer (King Kong)   

1920  On August - 08 tigers beat Yanks 1-0 in shortest AL game, 73 minutes   

1920  On this day in history don Cook, foreign Correspondent   

1921  Roger Nixon, composer on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history juhani Aho, Fins journalist/writer (Panu, Tuomio), dies at 59   

1922  On August - 08 italian general strike broken by fascist terror   

1922  Michael Parkin, journalist on August - 08.   

1923  On this day in history esther Williams, Inglewood Cal, actress/swimmer (Dangerous when Wet)   

1924  On August - 08 british-Russian trade agreement signed   

1924  Thomas Beversdorf, composer on this day in history.   

1925  On August - 08 1st national march of Ku Klux Klan (200,000) in Washington, DC   

1925  Jack Stoddart, designer/socialist on this day in history.   

1926  On August - 08 richard Anderson, Long Beach NJ, actor (Oscar Goldman-6 Million $ Man)   

1927  Elis Juliana, Antillian writer/poet (Lady of the Night: A flower) on this day in history.   

1928  On August - 08 stjepan Radic, founder/leader (Croatian Boer party), dies   

1929  German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight on August - 08.   

1929  On this day in history salem Oregon airport dedicated   

1929  1st airship flight around Earth flying eastward begins on this day in history.   

1930  St Louis Cards are 12 games back in NL, & go on to win pennant on August - 08.   

1931  On August - 08 wash Senator Bob Burke no-hits Boston Red Sox, 5-0   

1934  On August - 08 wilbert Robinson, baseball manager (Bkln Dodgers), dies   

1937  On August - 08 berlin 115 demonstrators are arrested. Rev. Martin Niemoller is arrested and charged with having opposed Nazi restrictions.   

1937  On this day in history bonneville Dam on Columbia River begins producing power   

1937  The birth of Dustin Hoffman, American actor on this day in history.   

1937  Berlin: 115 demonstrators are arrested. Rev. Martin Niemoller is arrested and charged with having opposed Nazi restrictions on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history battle of Britain   

1940  Battle of Britain began as Germany launches air attacks on August - 08.   

1940  On this day in history 31 German aircrafts shot down over England   

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1079  On August - 08 birth of emperor Horikawa of Japan (d. 1107)   

1518  Conrad Lycosthenes, French-born German humanist and encyclopedist (d. 1561) was born on this day in history.   

1571  John Ward, composer was born on August - 08.   

1586  On August - 08 birth of adolf, earl of Nassau-Siegen   

1605  Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, British colonial Governor of Maryland (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1617  On August - 08 birth of adriaan W "Joris" van Geel, Flemish missionary (Bantu Dictionary)   

1646  On this day in history birth of godfrey Kneller, German-born painter (d. 1723)   

1653  Jacques Basnage, French/Neth historian/vicar was born on this day in history.   

0117  On August - 08 mark Ulpius Trajanus, adopted son of emperor Nerva/emperor, dies   

0869  Lotharius II, King of Middle-France (Lotharingen) (855-869), dies on August - 08.   

1445  On this day in history death of oswald von Wolkenstein, Austrian composer   

1506  Sesshu Toyo, Zen monk/painter, dies in Yamaguchi Japan at 86 on August - 08.   

1553  On this day in history death of girolamo Fracastoro, Italian physician (b. 1478)   

1555  On this day in history death of oronce Finé, French mathematician (b. 1494)   

1588  On August - 08 death of alonso Sánchez Coello, Spanish painter   

1604  Death of Horio Tadauji, Japanese warlord (b. 1578) on this day in history.