Historical Events In August - 03

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

1925  William Bruce, cricketer (drowns 14 Tests for Australia 1885-95), dies on August - 03.   

1926  The birth of Tony Bennett, American singer on August - 03.   

1926  Traffic lights installed on Piccadilly Circus on August - 03.   

1926  Tony Bennett, Queens NY, singer (Left a body part in SF) on August - 03.   

1927  Enrique Pinella, composer on August - 03.   

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

1928  Cécile Aubry, French actress on this day in history.   

1929  Bethel Leslie, NYC, entertainer (Capt Newman MD, Rabbit Trap) on August - 03.   

1930  On August - 03 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  On August - 03 alex Cord, [Viespi], NYC, actor (Brotherhood, Fire, Street Asylum)   

1932  Elsa Martinelli, Grosseto Italy, actress (Indian Fighter) on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history 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 August - 03.   

1934  On August - 03 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.   

1934  On August - 03 carl F baron von Langen-Parow, German equestrian (Olympic-gold-1928)   

1936  On this day in history 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.   

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 this day in history.   

1939  On August - 03 eugust Enna, composer, dies at 80   

1940  Lithuanian is accepted into the USSR on August - 03.   

1940  The birth of Martin Sheen, American actor on this day in history.   

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

1940  Willard Hershberger, catcher (Cin Reds), commits suicide on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history benzine sales limited in US   

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  On August - 03 gen Patton slaps a US GI in the hospital accusing him of cowardice   

1944  On August - 03 allied troops conquer Myitkyina Burma   

1944  On August - 03 felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), dies in Auschwitz   

1946  On August - 03 belgian govt of Huysmans, forms   

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 this day in history.   

1692  On this day in history birth of john Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759)   

1748  On August - 03 birth of carl Ludwig Junker, composer   

1770  On August - 03 birth of frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840)   

1801  Joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace) was born on this day in history.   

1808  Hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893) was born on August - 03.   

1811  Elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator) was born on August - 03.   

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

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

1460  On August - 03 death of king James II of Scotland (b. 1430)   

1527  Death of Scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal on August - 03.   

1530  Philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies on this day in history.   

1546  Death of Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484) on this day in history.   

1604  Death of Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander on August - 03.   

1621  Death of Guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556) on this day in history.