Historical Events In August - 05

1901  On this day in history peter O'Connor of Ireland, sets then long jump record at 24' 11 3/4"   

1901  On this day in history juan Carlos Paz, composer   

1901  Victoria, Emperor of Germany/Queen of Prussia, dies at 60 on August - 05.   

1904  On this day in history kenneth Thimann, botanist   

1905  Norway cuts diplomatic ties with Sweden on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history the birth of John Huston, American film director   

1906  Francis Walder, [Francois Waldburger], Belgian author on August - 05.   

1907  Ernestine "Tiny" Davis, jazz vocalist/trumpeter on August - 05.   

1907  Gentil T Antheunis, Flemish poet/music/composer, dies at 66 on August - 05.   

1908  Harold Holt, PM of Australia (1966-67); supported US in Vietnam on August - 05.   

1909  On this day in history canadian Pacific completes the Kicking Horse grade relocation on the main line between Hector and Field, B.C. by substituting two spiral tunnels and lengthened line on a grade of 2.2% compensated, for the old "Big Hill" straight grade of 4.5%.   

1910  Jacquetta Hawker, English archaeologist/author (A Country) on this day in history.   

1910  Wojciech Gawronski, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1911  On August - 05 robert Taylor, Filley Neb, actor (Death Valley Days)   

1912  Japan's first taxicab service begins in Ginza, Tokyo on August - 05.   

1913  Nelly Aenders, [Petronella Meyer], Dutch actress (Spanish Fly) on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history first German vessel captured in Australian waters in Port Phillip Bay   

1914  On this day in history first traffic light installed in Cleveland Ohio   

1914  On August - 05 uS, Nicaragua sign treaty granting canal rights to US   

1914  On August - 05 uSA declares itself neutral as Germany declares war on the Soviet Union   

1914  1st traffic light installed (Euclid Ave & E 105th St, Cleveland) on August - 05.   

1914  On August - 05 anita Colby, Wash DC, model/actress (Pepsi Cola Playhouse)   

1915  On August - 05 german troops over run Warsaw   

1916  On this day in history george Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer, dies at 31   

1917  On this day in history british troops attack canal of Ypres in Boesinghe Belgium   

1920  G V [Sonny] Montgomery, (Rep-D-Mississippi, 1967- ) on August - 05.   

1921  First radio baseball broadcast on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history 1st radio baseball broadcast Pirates-8, Phillies-0 (KDKA, Pitts)   

1921  Nazar Mohammad, cricketer (Mudassar's pop, Pakistan's 1st centurion) on August - 05.   

1922  On this day in history l. Tom Perry, LDS apostle   

1923  First American to swim the English Channel (Henry Sullivan) on August - 05.   

1923  1st American to swim English Channel (Henry Sullivan) on August - 05.   

1923  On this day in history richard Kleindienst, attorney general (1972)   

1924  Comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," first shown on this day in history.   

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

1397  On August - 05 birth of guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474)   

1461  Alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506) was born on this day in history.   

1540  Joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating was born on this day in history.   

1604  John Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1607  Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1624  On this day in history 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  Death of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd on this day in history.   

1157  On this day in history 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  Death of Alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile on August - 05.   

1644  On August - 05 j Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61