Page 4: Historical Events In August - 08

1896  On August - 08 marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Wash DC, writer (Yearling)   

1897  On August - 08 jacob Burckhardt, Swiss cultural historian, dies at 79   

1898  On this day in history paul Belmondo, French sculptor (Bathing Woman, Orleans)   

1900  NSW and Victorian Contingent departs Sydney for the Boxer Rebellion in China on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history 1st Davis Cup tennis competition, named after Dwight Filley Davis, began at Longwood Cricket Club in Mass, & won by US 2 days later   

1900  On this day in history josephine Holt Bay, 1st woman to head a firm on NY stock exchange   

1901  The birth of Ernest Lawrence, US physicist on this day in history.   

1901  Ernest O Lawrence, Canton SC, inventor (Cyclotron-Nobel 1939) on August - 08.   

1902  2nd Davis Cup: USA beats British Isles in New York (3-2) on August - 08.   

1902  Paul A M Dirac, England, physicist (quantum mechanics, Nobel 1933) on August - 08.   

1902  On August - 08 jean Y Y Tissot, French painter/illustrator, dies   

1903  On this day in history 3rd Davis Cup: British Isles beats USA in Boston (4-1)   

1903  On this day in history august Cool, Belgian union leader/minister of state   

1904  On August - 08 istvan Szelenyi, composer   

1905  On August - 08 andre Jolivet, Paris France, composer (L'Eunuque)   

1906  Andre Demedts, Flemish writer (Rainfall of the Days) on August - 08.   

1907  On August - 08 benny Carter, NYC, musician/composer (Easy Money, King Carter)   

1908  Arthur J Goldberg, Ill, UN ambassador/Supreme Court justice (1962-65) on August - 08.   

1908  Joseph [Maria] Olbrich, architect (Wiener Sezession), dies at 40 on August - 08.   

1909  On this day in history r S Falkiner of Moonbria sheep station in NSW demonstrates first electric sheep-shears.   

1909  Bill Voce, cricketer (England left-arm bodyline bowler) on August - 08.   

1910  The US Army installs the first tricycle landing gear on the Army's Wright Flyer on this day in history.   

1910  On August - 08 francisco Brochado Da Rocha, PM of Brazil (1962)   

1911  On this day in history the millionth patent is filed in the United States Patent Office by Francis Holton for a tubeless vehicle tire.   

1911  On August - 08 rosetta LeNoire, NYC, actor (Grandma Winslow-Family Matters)   

1912  Daniel Mann, Brooklyn, director (Willard, Butterfield 8) on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history richard Corfields "Camel Corps" opens "Mad Mullah" in Burao Somalia   

1913  On this day in history axel Stordahl, Staten Island NY, orch leader (Frank Sinatra Show)   

1914  3rd pole expedition Ernest Shackleton "Endurance" on August - 08.   

1914  On August - 08 arthur Holt, politician   

1915  On August - 08 battle for Sari Bair   

1916  Battle for Mouquet Farm on this day in history.   

1916  A's set AL record with 19th consecutive loss on road on this day in history.   

1918  On August - 08 battle for Amiens begins   

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1079  Emperor Horikawa of Japan (d. 1107) was born on this day in history.   

1518  Conrad Lycosthenes, French-born German humanist and encyclopedist (d. 1561) was born on this day in history.   

1571  On this day in history birth of john Ward, composer   

1586  Adolf, earl of Nassau-Siegen was born on August - 08.   

1605  On August - 08 birth of cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, British colonial Governor of Maryland (d. 1675)   

1617  Adriaan W "Joris" van Geel, Flemish missionary (Bantu Dictionary) was born on this day in history.   

1646  Godfrey Kneller, German-born painter (d. 1723) was born on August - 08.   

1653  Jacques Basnage, French/Neth historian/vicar was born on this day in history.   

0117  Mark Ulpius Trajanus, adopted son of emperor Nerva/emperor, dies on August - 08.   

0869  On this day in history lotharius II, King of Middle-France (Lotharingen) (855-869), dies   

1445  Death of Oswald von Wolkenstein, Austrian composer on August - 08.   

1506  On August - 08 sesshu Toyo, Zen monk/painter, dies in Yamaguchi Japan at 86   

1553  Death of Girolamo Fracastoro, Italian physician (b. 1478) on this day in history.   

1555  Death of Oronce Finé, French mathematician (b. 1494) on August - 08.   

1588  On August - 08 death of alonso Sánchez Coello, Spanish painter   

1604  On August - 08 death of horio Tadauji, Japanese warlord (b. 1578)