Page 5: Historical Events In August - 05

1924  On August - 05 comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," by Harold Gray, debuts   

1925  On this day in history plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language, which is in danger of dying out.   

1925  On August - 05 cor Witschge, Dutch actor (Pipo the Clown)   

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

1926  On this day in history 1st talkie movie "Don Juan" at Warner Theatre, NY   

1926  Betsy Jolas, composer on this day in history.   

1927  Phillies Cy Williams hits for cycle in just 4 at bats on this day in history.   

1927  Gunnar Bucht, composer on August - 05.   

1927  On this day in history tom Groube, cricketer (Test for Australia 1880), dies   

1930  On August - 05 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 this day in history.   

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

1932  Sister Vince Otto, mental health activist on this day in history.   

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

1933  On August - 05 joan Weldon, SF, actress (So This is Love, Them)   

1934  Vern Gosdin, Woodland Al, country singer (Set 'em Up Joe) on this day in history.   

1934  Neville Quinn, cricketer (12 Tests for S Africa), dies at 26 on this day in history.   

1935  On August - 05 john McCartan, St Paul Minn, ice hockey player (Oly-gold-60)   

1936  On August - 05 at Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens wins his 3rd Olympic medal   

1936  John Dancy, Jackson Tx, newscaster (Prime Time Sunday) on August - 05.   

1937  Ranger (US) beats Endeavour II (England) in 17th America's Cup on this day in history.   

1938  33rd Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Philadelphia (3-2) on August - 05.   

1938  On this day in history hayes Wendell Jones, Sturksville Mich, 110m hurdler (Oly-gold-1964)   

1939  On this day in history irene, Princess of Netherlands   

1940  "Acquaintance" blows-up Zandvoortse synagouge on August - 05.   

1940  Frederick A Cook, US, explorer (North Pole), dies at 75 on August - 05.   

1941  On August - 05 leonid Denissovich Kizim, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz T-3, T-10, T-15)   

1942  British govt cancels agreement of Munich on August - 05.   

1942  Rick Huxley, guitarist (Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over) on this day in history.   

1943  Sicily: 3 US A-36's bomb British headquarter on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history sammi Smith, singer   

1943  Adam Kuckhoff, writer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

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

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1301  Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330) was born on August - 05.   

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

1063  Death of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd on August - 05.   

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  Death of Isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534) on August - 05.   

1579  On August - 05 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