Page 2: Historical Events In August - 05

1749  Thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence) on this day in history.   

1763  On August - 05 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 August - 05.   

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

1775  First Spanish ship, San Carlos, enters Sab Francisco Bay on this day in history.   

1775  1st Spanish ship, San Carlos, enters SF Bay on this day in history.   

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

1781  On August - 05 battle at Doggers Bank: Dutch fleet vs English fleet   

1792  Frederick 7th baron North, English premier (1770-82), dies at 60 on August - 05.   

1797  Friedrich August Kummer, composer on August - 05.   

1802  Niels H Abel, Norwegian mathematician (Abel's Comparisons) on this day in history.   

1812  On August - 05 war of 1812: Tecumseh's Native American force ambushes Thomas Van Horne's 200 Americans at Brownstone Creek, causing them to flee and retreat.   

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

1815  On August - 05 edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica)   

1822  Johann Georg Herzog, composer on August - 05.   

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

1828  On this day in history giovanni Rossi, composer   

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

1830  James A Healy, 1st black bishop in America on August - 05.   

1830  Karl Friedrich Horn, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1834  Gijsbert K van Hogendorp, Dutch min of Foreign affairs, dies at 71 on August - 05.   

1837  1st ascent of Mt Marcy (5,344') highest in Adirondack, NY on this day in history.   

1843  James Scott Skinner, composer on August - 05.   

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

1846  Oregon country divided between US & Britain at 49th parallel on August - 05.   

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  On August - 05 frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech slavist/poet, dies at 53   

1856  On August - 05 rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61   

1858  On this day in history first transatlantic telegraph cable laid   

1858  Cyrus W Field completes 1st transatlantic telegraph cable on August - 05.   

1860  On August - 05 carl IV of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim.   

1860  On this day in history joseph Carey Merrick, "Elephant Man"   

1861  On this day in history uS Army abolishes flogging   

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

1397  Guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474) was born on August - 05.   

1461  On this day in history birth of alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506)   

1540  On August - 05 birth of joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating   

1604  John Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized was born on August - 05.   

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

1623  On August - 05 birth of antonio Cesti, composer   

1624  On August - 05 birth of william, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America   

0882  Death of King Louis III of France (b. 863) on August - 05.   

1063  On August - 05 death of gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd   

1157  On August - 05 dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies   

1364  On this day in history death of emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313)   

1572  On this day in history 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  Death of Alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile on this day in history.   

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