Page 4: Historical Events In August - 05

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

1901  On August - 05 juan Carlos Paz, composer   

1901  On August - 05 victoria, Emperor of Germany/Queen of Prussia, dies at 60   

1904  On August - 05 kenneth Thimann, botanist   

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

1906  The birth of John Huston, American film director on this day in history.   

1906  On August - 05 francis Walder, [Francois Waldburger], Belgian author   

1907  On August - 05 ernestine "Tiny" Davis, jazz vocalist/trumpeter   

1907  On August - 05 gentil T Antheunis, Flemish poet/music/composer, dies at 66   

1908  On August - 05 harold Holt, PM of Australia (1966-67); supported US in Vietnam   

1909  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% on August - 05.   

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  On August - 05 japan's first taxicab service begins in Ginza, Tokyo.   

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

1914  First German vessel captured in Australian waters in Port Phillip Bay on this day in history.   

1914  On August - 05 first traffic light installed in Cleveland Ohio   

1914  On this day in history uS, Nicaragua sign treaty granting canal rights to US   

1914  On this day in history uSA declares itself neutral as Germany declares war on the Soviet Union   

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

1914  Anita Colby, Wash DC, model/actress (Pepsi Cola Playhouse) on August - 05.   

1915  On this day in history german troops over run Warsaw   

1916  On August - 05 george Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer, dies at 31   

1917  British troops attack canal of Ypres in Boesinghe Belgium on August - 05.   

1920  G V [Sonny] Montgomery, (Rep-D-Mississippi, 1967- ) on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history first radio baseball broadcast   

1921  On August - 05 1st radio baseball broadcast Pirates-8, Phillies-0 (KDKA, Pitts)   

1921  On this day in history nazar Mohammad, cricketer (Mudassar's pop, Pakistan's 1st centurion)   

1922  L. Tom Perry, LDS apostle on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history first American to swim the English Channel (Henry Sullivan)   

1923  On this day in history 1st American to swim English Channel (Henry Sullivan)   

1923  Richard Kleindienst, attorney general (1972) on August - 05.   

1924  On this day in history comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," first shown   

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1301  Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1607  Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer was born on August - 05.   

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 August - 05.   

1157  Dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

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 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.