Page 5: 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 this day in history.   

1926  On August - 03 the birth of Tony Bennett, American singer   

1926  On August - 03 traffic lights installed on Piccadilly Circus   

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

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 August - 03.   

1928  Cécile Aubry, French actress on August - 03.   

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  On this day in history james Komack, NYC, writer/director/actor (Courtship of Eddie's Father)   

1931  On this day in history alex Cord, [Viespi], NYC, actor (Brotherhood, Fire, Street Asylum)   

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  On August - 03 pat Crawford, cricketer (Australian pace bowler 1956)   

1933  On this day in history arthur Collins, singer/comedian (Peerless Quartet), dies at 69   

1934  On this day in history 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 this day in history carl F baron von Langen-Parow, German equestrian (Olympic-gold-1928)   

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  On August - 03 jean Genets "Ondine," premieres in Paris   

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

1940  On this day in history lithuanian is accepted into the USSR   

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

1940  On August - 03 german occupiers forbid ritual slaughters & English & French movies   

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

1941  Benzine sales limited in US on August - 03.   

1943  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 on August - 03.   

1943  On this day in history gen Patton slaps a US GI in the hospital accusing him of cowardice   

1944  Allied troops conquer Myitkyina Burma on this day in history.   

1944  Felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), dies in Auschwitz on August - 03.   

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

1948  Cleveland's Satchel Paige make his 1st start & goes 7 innings on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history birth of carl Ludwig Junker, composer   

1770  Frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840) was born on this day in history.   

1801  On August - 03 birth of joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace)   

1808  On August - 03 birth of hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893)   

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  Death of King James II of Scotland (b. 1430) on this day in history.   

1527  On this day in history death of scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal   

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

1546  Death of Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484) on August - 03.   

1604  On August - 03 death of bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander   

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