Page 5: Historical Events In August - 05

1924  Comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," by Harold Gray, debuts on August - 05.   

1925  Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language, which is in danger of dying out on August - 05.   

1925  Cor Witschge, Dutch actor (Pipo the Clown) on this day in history.   

1926  On August - 05 houdini stays in a coffin under water for over 1 hour   

1926  1st talkie movie "Don Juan" at Warner Theatre, NY on August - 05.   

1926  Betsy Jolas, composer on this day in history.   

1927  Phillies Cy Williams hits for cycle in just 4 at bats on August - 05.   

1927  On August - 05 gunnar Bucht, composer   

1927  Tom Groube, cricketer (Test for Australia 1880), dies on August - 05.   

1930  On this day in history the birth of Neil Armstrong, First man on the Moon   

1930  On this day in history neil Armstrong, Ohio, X-15 pilot, 1st Moonwalker (Gemini 8, Apollo 11)   

1931  Det Tiger Tommy Bridges perfect game is broken up with 2 outs in 9th on August - 05.   

1931  On this day in history ullrich Haupt, actor (Morocco, Du Barry-Woman of Passion), dies at 43   

1932  On this day in history sister Vince Otto, mental health activist   

1932  On this day in history israel Querido, writer (Jordan), dies   

1933  Joan Weldon, SF, actress (So This is Love, Them) on this day in history.   

1934  On this day in history vern Gosdin, Woodland Al, country singer (Set 'em Up Joe)   

1934  On August - 05 neville Quinn, cricketer (12 Tests for S Africa), dies at 26   

1935  On this day in history john McCartan, St Paul Minn, ice hockey player (Oly-gold-60)   

1936  On this day in history at Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens wins his 3rd Olympic medal   

1936  On August - 05 john Dancy, Jackson Tx, newscaster (Prime Time Sunday)   

1937  On August - 05 ranger (US) beats Endeavour II (England) in 17th America's Cup   

1938  On this day in history 33rd Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Philadelphia (3-2)   

1938  On August - 05 hayes Wendell Jones, Sturksville Mich, 110m hurdler (Oly-gold-1964)   

1939  On August - 05 irene, Princess of Netherlands   

1940  "Acquaintance" blows-up Zandvoortse synagouge on this day in history.   

1940  Frederick A Cook, US, explorer (North Pole), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history leonid Denissovich Kizim, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz T-3, T-10, T-15)   

1942  British govt cancels agreement of Munich on this day in history.   

1942  Rick Huxley, guitarist (Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over) on August - 05.   

1943  Sicily: 3 US A-36's bomb British headquarter on August - 05.   

1943  On August - 05 sammi Smith, singer   

1943  On August - 05 adam Kuckhoff, writer, dies at 55   

1944  On this day in history mass break out of Japanese prisoners of war from Cowra Camp, NSW   

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1301  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history birth of john Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized   

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

1623  On August - 05 birth of antonio Cesti, composer   

1624  William, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America was born on August - 05.   

0882  On August - 05 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  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 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 August - 05.