Page 5: Historical Events In August - 03

1925  Last US troops leave Nicaragua (there since 1912) on August - 03.   

1925  On this day in history william Bruce, cricketer (drowns 14 Tests for Australia 1885-95), dies   

1926  The birth of Tony Bennett, American singer on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history traffic lights installed on Piccadilly Circus   

1926  Tony Bennett, Queens NY, singer (Left a body part in SF) on this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history enrique Pinella, composer   

1928  Ray Barbuti saves US team from defeat in Amsterdam Olympics track events by winning 400 m (47.8 sec) on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history cécile Aubry, French actress   

1929  On August - 03 bethel Leslie, NYC, entertainer (Capt Newman MD, Rabbit Trap)   

1930  On this day in history 2nd time in 1930, Chuck Klein of Phillies hits in 26 straight games   

1930  James Komack, NYC, writer/director/actor (Courtship of Eddie's Father) on August - 03.   

1931  Alex Cord, [Viespi], NYC, actor (Brotherhood, Fire, Street Asylum) on August - 03.   

1932  On August - 03 elsa Martinelli, Grosseto Italy, actress (Indian Fighter)   

1933  On August - 03 yanks are shut out for 1st time after 308 games (since Aug 2, 1931)   

1933  Pat Crawford, cricketer (Australian pace bowler 1956) on August - 03.   

1933  Arthur Collins, singer/comedian (Peerless Quartet), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1934  Three days of anti-Jewish rioting in Constantine, Algeria leave 23 Jews killed and 35 wounded. The pogroms are traced to Radio-Berlin and Radio-Stuttgart Nazi broadcasts on August - 03.   

1934  Carl F baron von Langen-Parow, German equestrian (Olympic-gold-1928) on this day in history.   

1936  SS Calyx, built at Eems, Germany in 1929 and renamed in 1936, she sank at the entrance to Ipswich dock. Declared a total loss and later broken up at Ipswich on this day in history.   

1936  On August - 03 the U.S. State Department urges Americans living in Spain to leave because of the Spanish civil war.   

1938  Alexander Malyschkin, writer, dies on August - 03.   

1939  Jean Genets "Ondine," premieres in Paris on August - 03.   

1939  On this day in history eugust Enna, composer, dies at 80   

1940  Lithuanian is accepted into the USSR on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history the birth of Martin Sheen, American actor   

1940  On this day in history german occupiers forbid ritual slaughters & English & French movies   

1940  Willard Hershberger, catcher (Cin Reds), commits suicide on August - 03.   

1941  Benzine sales limited in US on this day in history.   

1943  On August - 03 a private in an army hospital in Sicily is slapped by U.S. General George S. Patton, who accused the soldier of cowardice. Patton later apologized for the incident, at the request of General Dwight D. Eisenhower.   

1943  Gen Patton slaps a US GI in the hospital accusing him of cowardice on August - 03.   

1944  On August - 03 allied troops conquer Myitkyina Burma   

1944  On this day in history felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), dies in Auschwitz   

1946  Belgian govt of Huysmans, forms on this day in history.   

1948  On August - 03 cleveland's Satchel Paige make his 1st start & goes 7 innings   

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1509  On this day in history birth of Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546)   

1645  August Kuhnel, composer was born on August - 03.   

1692  John Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759) was born on August - 03.   

1748  On this day in history birth of carl Ludwig Junker, composer   

1770  Frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840) was born on August - 03.   

1801  On this day in history birth of joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace)   

1808  Hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893) was born on this day in history.   

1811  On August - 03 birth of elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator)   

0808  On this day in history p'ang Yun, [Layman P'ang], Exemplary Zen practitioner, dies in China   

1387  On August - 03 olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies   

1460  Death of King James II of Scotland (b. 1430) on August - 03.   

1527  Death of Scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal on this day in history.   

1530  Philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies on August - 03.   

1546  On this day in history death of antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484)   

1604  Death of Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander on this day in history.   

1621  On this day in history death of guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556)