Historical Events In August - 05

1749  On August - 05 thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence)   

1763  On this day in history pontiac's War: Battle of Bushy Run   

1772  Poland loses one-third of her territory and half her population as she is partitioned among Russia, Austria, and Prussia on this day in history.   

1772  On August - 05 1st partition of Poland, between Austria, Prussia & Russia   

1775  On August - 05 first Spanish ship, San Carlos, enters Sab Francisco Bay   

1775  1st Spanish ship, San Carlos, enters SF Bay on August - 05.   

1778  Thomas Linley, composer, dies at 22 on August - 05.   

1781  On this day in history battle at Doggers Bank: Dutch fleet vs English fleet   

1792  Frederick 7th baron North, English premier (1770-82), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1797  Friedrich August Kummer, composer on this day in history.   

1802  On this day in history niels H Abel, Norwegian mathematician (Abel's Comparisons)   

1812  War of 1812: Tecumseh's Native American force ambushes Thomas Van Horne's 200 Americans at Brownstone Creek, causing them to flee and retreat on this day in history.   

1813  Carnot Posey, Confederate brig-general on this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica)   

1822  Johann Georg Herzog, composer on this day in history.   

1827  Deodoro da Fonseca, first President of Brazil (d.1892) on this day in history.   

1828  Giovanni Rossi, composer on this day in history.   

1829  On this day in history heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer   

1830  On this day in history james A Healy, 1st black bishop in America   

1830  On August - 05 karl Friedrich Horn, composer, dies at 68   

1834  On this day in history gijsbert K van Hogendorp, Dutch min of Foreign affairs, dies at 71   

1837  1st ascent of Mt Marcy (5,344') highest in Adirondack, NY on August - 05.   

1843  James Scott Skinner, composer on this day in history.   

1845  On August - 05 in Australia's worst shipping disaster, 407 die when the Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island.   

1846  On this day in history oregon country divided between US & Britain at 49th parallel   

1850  On this day in history australia Government Act grants representative governments to South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria, which is separated from New South Wales.   

1850  Anton Simon, composer on this day in history.   

1852  Frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech slavist/poet, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1856  On this day in history rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61   

1858  First transatlantic telegraph cable laid on August - 05.   

1858  On August - 05 cyrus W Field completes 1st transatlantic telegraph cable   

1860  Carl IV of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim on August - 05.   

1860  Joseph Carey Merrick, "Elephant Man" on August - 05.   

1861  US Army abolishes flogging on August - 05.   

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1301  On August - 05 birth of edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330)   

1397  On this day in history birth of guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474)   

1461  On August - 05 birth of alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506)   

1540  Joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating was born on August - 05.   

1604  On this day in history birth of john Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized   

1607  On this day in history birth of philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer   

1623  Antonio Cesti, composer was born on August - 05.   

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  On August - 05 death of isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534)   

1579  On this day in history death of stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504)   

1610  On this day in history death of alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile   

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