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 this day in history.   

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

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

1778  On August - 05 thomas Linley, composer, dies at 22   

1781  Battle at Doggers Bank: Dutch fleet vs English fleet on August - 05.   

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

1797  On this day in history friedrich August Kummer, composer   

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  On this day in history carnot Posey, Confederate brig-general   

1815  Edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica) on this day in history.   

1822  On this day in history johann Georg Herzog, composer   

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

1828  On August - 05 giovanni Rossi, composer   

1829  Heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer on this day in history.   

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

1830  Karl Friedrich Horn, composer, dies at 68 on August - 05.   

1834  Gijsbert K van Hogendorp, Dutch min of Foreign affairs, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

1843  On this day in history james Scott Skinner, composer   

1845  On this day in history in Australia's worst shipping disaster, 407 die when the Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island.   

1846  On August - 05 oregon country divided between US & Britain at 49th parallel   

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

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 this day in history cyrus W Field completes 1st transatlantic telegraph cable   

1860  Carl IV of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim on this day in history.   

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  Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330) was born on August - 05.   

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

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

1540  On this day in history birth of joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating   

1604  On August - 05 birth of john Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized   

1607  On August - 05 birth of philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer   

1623  Antonio Cesti, composer was born on this day in history.   

1624  William, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America was born on this day in history.   

0882  Death of King Louis III of France (b. 863) on this day in history.   

1063  On this day in history death of gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd   

1157  On this day in history dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies   

1364  Death of Emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313) on this day in history.   

1572  Death of Isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534) on this day in history.   

1579  On August - 05 death of stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504)   

1610  On August - 05 death of alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile   

1644  On this day in history j Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61