Page 5: Historical Events In August - 08

1918  On this day in history cpl. Herman J. Good (13th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Amiens, France   

1918  On August - 08 prv. John B. Cook (13th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Amiens, France   

1918  On August - 08 canada/Australian/British breakthrough with 600 tanks at Amiens   

1918  On August - 08 rory Calhoun, LA Calif, actor (Capitol, Motel Hell, Bill-Texan)   

1918  On this day in history gertrude E Durden Rush, US composer/playwright, dies at 38   

1919  Treaty of Rawalpindi, British recognize Afghanistan's independence on August - 08.   

1919  On August - 08 dino De Laurentiis, Torre Annunziata Italy, producer (King Kong)   

1920  Tigers beat Yanks 1-0 in shortest AL game, 73 minutes on this day in history.   

1920  On August - 08 don Cook, foreign Correspondent   

1921  Roger Nixon, composer on August - 08.   

1921  On August - 08 juhani Aho, Fins journalist/writer (Panu, Tuomio), dies at 59   

1922  On August - 08 italian general strike broken by fascist terror   

1922  Michael Parkin, journalist on August - 08.   

1923  Esther Williams, Inglewood Cal, actress/swimmer (Dangerous when Wet) on August - 08.   

1924  British-Russian trade agreement signed on August - 08.   

1924  Thomas Beversdorf, composer on this day in history.   

1925  On this day in history 1st national march of Ku Klux Klan (200,000) in Washington, DC   

1925  On this day in history jack Stoddart, designer/socialist   

1926  Richard Anderson, Long Beach NJ, actor (Oscar Goldman-6 Million $ Man) on this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history elis Juliana, Antillian writer/poet (Lady of the Night: A flower)   

1928  On this day in history stjepan Radic, founder/leader (Croatian Boer party), dies   

1929  On August - 08 german airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight   

1929  On August - 08 salem Oregon airport dedicated   

1929  1st airship flight around Earth flying eastward begins on this day in history.   

1930  St Louis Cards are 12 games back in NL, & go on to win pennant on August - 08.   

1931  Wash Senator Bob Burke no-hits Boston Red Sox, 5-0 on this day in history.   

1934  Wilbert Robinson, baseball manager (Bkln Dodgers), dies on August - 08.   

1937  On August - 08 berlin 115 demonstrators are arrested. Rev. Martin Niemoller is arrested and charged with having opposed Nazi restrictions.   

1937  On this day in history bonneville Dam on Columbia River begins producing power   

1937  On August - 08 the birth of Dustin Hoffman, American actor   

1937  On this day in history berlin: 115 demonstrators are arrested. Rev. Martin Niemoller is arrested and charged with having opposed Nazi restrictions.   

1940  On August - 08 battle of Britain   

1940  On August - 08 battle of Britain began as Germany launches air attacks   

1940  On this day in history 31 German aircrafts shot down over England   

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1079  On August - 08 birth of emperor Horikawa of Japan (d. 1107)   

1518  On August - 08 birth of conrad Lycosthenes, French-born German humanist and encyclopedist (d. 1561)   

1571  John Ward, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1605  On this day in history birth of cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, British colonial Governor of Maryland (d. 1675)   

1617  On August - 08 birth of adriaan W "Joris" van Geel, Flemish missionary (Bantu Dictionary)   

1646  On August - 08 birth of godfrey Kneller, German-born painter (d. 1723)   

1653  On this day in history birth of jacques Basnage, French/Neth historian/vicar   

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 this day in history sesshu Toyo, Zen monk/painter, dies in Yamaguchi Japan at 86   

1553  On August - 08 death of girolamo Fracastoro, Italian physician (b. 1478)   

1555  On this day in history death of oronce Finé, French mathematician (b. 1494)   

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

1604  On this day in history death of horio Tadauji, Japanese warlord (b. 1578)